| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kenneth Quon (fresh) SG - Edward Palmer (fresh) SF - Anthony Montgomery (fresh) PF - Emerson Moody (fresh) C - John Shelton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) SF - Dan Washington (fresh) PF - Billy Plum (fresh) C - Max Holmes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Billy Plum wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Joseph Clark can't throw it down but the foul's on Kenneth Quon - foul #1 on Kenneth Quon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Joseph Clark misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Joseph Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Miami (OH) | John Shelton pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Dan Washington buries a shot near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Miami (OH) | John Shelton loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Joseph Clark makes the driving attempt in the paint | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Billy Plum pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | John Shelton steals it from Max Holmes | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Dan Washington - foul #1 on Dan Washington, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Billy Plum misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Plum | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Tony Garner can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Dan Washington misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Quon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Billy Plum pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Max Holmes misses the lay-in | 3-4 |
| 16:57 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:51 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:50 | Miami (OH) | Edward Palmer hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses the floater from the right side | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Miami (OH) | John Shelton grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer (SF), Louis Moore (PF) Anthony Montgomery, Emerson Moody | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tanner Litherland (PG), Ted Castiglia (SG), Nathan McGibbon (SF), Daniel Glass (PF), David Banks (C) Tony Garner, Joseph Clark, Dan Washington, Billy Plum, Max Holmes | |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Ted Castiglia comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Tanner Litherland grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kenneth Quon (fresh) SG - Edward Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Pelzer (fresh) PF - Louis Moore (fresh) C - John Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tanner Litherland (fresh) SG - Ted Castiglia (fresh) SF - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) PF - Daniel Glass (fresh) C - David Banks (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Tanner Litherland misses badly on a shot from the left side | 5-4 |
| 15:36 | Miami (OH) | Edward Palmer gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:20 | Miami (OH) | Louis Moore misses the shot from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 15:18 | Miami (OH) | Edward Palmer can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Nathan McGibbon | 5-4 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tanner Litherland and the foul's on Edward Palmer - foul #1 on Edward Palmer, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Goldfarb (SG), Walter Wurth (SF) Kenneth Quon, Edward Palmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:05 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to John Shelton | 5-6 |
| 14:49 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | Miami (OH) | John Shelton pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:07 | Miami (OH) | John Goldfarb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:06 | Miami (OH) | Louis Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:46 | Miami (OH) | Walter Wurth dunks the ball set up by John Goldfarb | 10-6 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Daniel Pelzer steals it from Tanner Litherland | 10-6 |
| 13:08 | Miami (OH) | John Shelton clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-6 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Ted Castiglia is whistled for a carry | 10-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Quon (PG), Edward Palmer (SG), Anthony Montgomery (SF), Emerson Moody (PF) Daniel Pelzer, John Goldfarb, Walter Wurth, Louis Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Dan Washington (SF), Billy Plum (PF), Max Holmes (C) Tanner Litherland, Ted Castiglia, Nathan McGibbon, Daniel Glass, David Banks | |
| 12:39 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 10-6 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Tony Garner | 10-6 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Dan Washington misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Anthony Montgomery - foul #1 on Anthony Montgomery, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Dan Washington makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Dan Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Max Holmes - foul #1 on Max Holmes, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Max Holmes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 11:41 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Quon snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kenneth Quon (fresh) SG - Edward Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Emerson Moody (fresh) C - John Shelton (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Washington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Plum (fresh) 3 reb. C - Max Holmes (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Quon hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Palmer | 15-8 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | John Shelton swats the layup by Dan Washington | 15-8 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Dan Washington snags the offensive board | 15-8 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 11:09 | Miami (OH) | John Shelton snags the defensive board | 15-8 |
| 10:45 | Miami (OH) | Edward Palmer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Max Holmes snags the defensive board | 15-8 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Billy Plum misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Quon - foul #2 on Kenneth Quon, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer (PG), Louis Moore (C) Kenneth Quon, John Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Billy Plum makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Billy Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:05 | Miami (OH) | Louis Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Max Holmes snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 09:45 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Edward Palmer | 15-10 |
| 09:21 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Dan Washington gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Max Holmes buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Tony Garner | 15-12 |
| 08:38 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Dan Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Daniel Pelzer takes the ball from Billy Plum | 15-12 |
| 08:12 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 08:11 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery gets the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 07:56 | Miami (OH) | Tony Garner is called for the reach on Emerson Moody - foul #1 on Tony Garner, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Goldfarb (SG), Walter Wurth (SF), John Shelton (C) Edward Palmer, Anthony Montgomery, Emerson Moody | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tanner Litherland (PG), Ted Castiglia (SG), Nathan McGibbon (SF), Daniel Glass (PF), David Banks (C) Tony Garner, Joseph Clark, Dan Washington, Billy Plum, Max Holmes | |
| 07:46 | Miami (OH) | Louis Moore is hacked by Daniel Glass - foul #1 on Daniel Glass, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| 07:27 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 15-12 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Edward Palmer (SG) Daniel Pelzer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Goldfarb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Moore (fresh) C - John Shelton (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tanner Litherland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Castiglia (fresh) SF - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Glass (fresh) C - David Banks (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Kent State | David Banks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 15-12 |
| 07:05 | Miami (OH) | Louis Moore snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 06:40 | Miami (OH) | Edward Palmer clanks a shot from the left side | 15-12 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Daniel Glass grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Walter Wurth - foul #1 on Walter Wurth, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer (PG), Emerson Moody (PF) Edward Palmer, Louis Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Washington (SF) Tanner Litherland | |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 06:06 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody buries a shot from the right side set up by Daniel Pelzer | 17-13 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | David Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 05:47 | Miami (OH) | John Shelton grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 05:42 | Miami (OH) | John Goldfarb can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 05:41 | Miami (OH) | John Shelton gets the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 05:30 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody misses badly on a floater from the right side | 17-13 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ted Castiglia | 17-13 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | David Banks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ted Castiglia | 17-15 |
| 04:50 | Miami (OH) | Ted Castiglia is called for the reach on John Goldfarb - foul #1 on Ted Castiglia, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Edward Palmer (SG), Anthony Montgomery (SF) John Goldfarb, Walter Wurth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Billy Plum (PF), Max Holmes (C) Nathan McGibbon, Ted Castiglia, Daniel Glass, David Banks | |
| 04:25 | Miami (OH) | Dan Washington is called for the reach on Anthony Montgomery - foul #2 on Dan Washington, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Louis Moore (C) John Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tanner Litherland (SF) Dan Washington | |
| 04:15 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery scores on a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Tanner Litherland - foul #1 on Tanner Litherland, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| 04:15 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Tony Garner hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Clark | 20-18 |
| 03:44 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer loses the dribble to Tanner Litherland | 20-18 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Tony Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Quon (PG) Daniel Pelzer | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Banks (SF) Tanner Litherland | |
| 03:30 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Quon | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kenneth Quon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emerson Moody (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Louis Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Max Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Joseph Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Billy Plum grabs the offensive board | 23-18 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Joseph Clark misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Emerson Moody - foul #1 on Emerson Moody, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Shelton (C) Emerson Moody | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Castiglia (PG), Dan Washington (SF) Tony Garner, David Banks | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Joseph Clark makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Joseph Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | Louis Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 02:48 | Miami (OH) | John Shelton's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Plum | 23-19 |
| 02:46 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery gets the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 02:31 | Miami (OH) | John Shelton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Joseph Clark snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Louis Moore steals it from Ted Castiglia | 23-19 |
| 01:49 | Miami (OH) | Louis Moore clanks a jump hook in the lane | 23-19 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Joseph Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Max Holmes comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Louis Moore - foul #1 on Louis Moore, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer (SF), Emerson Moody (PF) Anthony Montgomery, Louis Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Daniel Glass (PF) Joseph Clark, Billy Plum | |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Max Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Max Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 01:35 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 01:24 | Miami (OH) | Edward Palmer connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Emerson Moody | 25-19 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Dan Washington connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Daniel Glass | 25-22 |
| 00:45 | Miami (OH) | Edward Palmer's pass is intercepted by Dan Washington | 25-22 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Tony Garner lays it in on a nice dish by Dan Washington | 25-24 |
| 00:20 | Miami (OH) | Max Holmes is called for the reach on Daniel Pelzer - foul #2 on Max Holmes, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Anthony Montgomery (SF), Louis Moore (C) Edward Palmer, John Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Banks (C) Max Holmes | |
| 00:20 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:20 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Daniel Glass slams it home | 27-26 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Pelzer clanks a fullcourt shot | 27-26 |