| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Williams Wahl (fresh) SG - Dean Miles (fresh) SF - Eric Bieber (fresh) PF - Wayne Brooks (fresh) C - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fresh) SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fresh) SF - Michael Dimick (fresh) PF - Joseph Cranford (fresh) C - Nicholas Mota (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Williams Wahl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Nicholas Mota steals the ball from Eric Bieber | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Miami (OH) | Benjamin Griffin swats the layup by Michael Dimick | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Miami (OH) | Dean Miles steals it from Barry Bechtold | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Dean Miles banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Miami (OH) | Eric Bieber takes the ball from Joseph Cranford | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Brooks | 2-0 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Dean Miles travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (PG), William Stephens (SG), Walter Robinson (SF), Donald Walker (C) Barry Bechtold, Wesley Shellenbarger, Michael Dimick, Nicholas Mota | |
| 17:07 | Miami (OH) | Williams Wahl steals it from William Stephens | 2-0 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Dean Miles can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 17:02 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Williams Wahl - foul #1 on Williams Wahl, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG) Joseph Cranford | |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Barry Bechtold steals it from Dean Miles | 2-1 |
| 16:31 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker misses the easy layup | 2-1 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Barry Bechtold is called for the reach on Dean Miles - foul #1 on Barry Bechtold, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Nicholas Mota (C) Barry Bechtold, William Stephens | |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Eric Bieber hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-1 |
| 15:39 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota jams it on a great pass from Wesley Shellenbarger | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Williams Wahl (fresh) SG - Dean Miles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Bieber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - David Teneyck (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Robinson (fresh) PF - Donald Walker (fresh) C - Nicholas Mota (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Williams Wahl is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Williams Wahl, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (PG), Evan Woodward (SG) Williams Wahl, Dean Miles | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), William Stephens (SG), Michael Dimick (SF), Joseph Cranford (PF) David Teneyck, Wesley Shellenbarger, Walter Robinson, Nicholas Mota | |
| 14:55 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Bechtold | 4-5 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Evan Woodward | 6-5 |
| 14:03 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker makes the fadeaway near the basket | 6-7 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks scores on a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Joseph Cranford - foul #1 on Joseph Cranford, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SG), Richard Brooks (SF), Parker Bourdon (C) Evan Woodward, Eric Bieber, Benjamin Griffin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Nicholas Mota (C) William Stephens, Donald Walker | |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:14 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Barry Bechtold | 9-9 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Parker Bourdon's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Dimick | 9-9 |
| 13:02 | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:45 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold buries a 3 from straight away | 9-12 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Richard Brooks knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 11-12 |
| 12:08 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford's floater is tipped away by Parker Bourdon | 11-12 |
| 12:07 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Richard Brooks jams it | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) SG - Dean Miles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Parker Bourdon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Dimick (fresh) PF - Joseph Cranford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Mota (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger is hacked by Joshua Myers - foul #1 on Joshua Myers, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Hawkinson (PG), Evan Woodward (SG), Eric Bieber (SF), Benjamin Griffin (C) Joshua Myers, Dean Miles, Wayne Brooks, Parker Bourdon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (PG), Walter Robinson (SF), Donald Walker (PF) Barry Bechtold, Michael Dimick, Joseph Cranford | |
| 10:44 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Evan Woodward - foul #1 on Evan Woodward, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), Joseph Cranford (PF) Wesley Shellenbarger, Donald Walker | |
| 10:44 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:44 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Eric Bieber connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Evan Woodward | 15-16 |
| 10:12 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota clanks a fadeaway from close range | 15-16 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Richard Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (SG), Willy Palen (PF) Evan Woodward, Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Michael Dimick (SF), Donald Walker (C) Barry Bechtold, Walter Robinson, Nicholas Mota | |
| 09:36 | Miami (OH) | Dean Miles is called for the reach on Wesley Shellenbarger - foul #1 on Dean Miles, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (PG) Craig Hawkinson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), William Stephens (SF) David Teneyck, Michael Dimick | |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford is fouled on the floor by Willy Palen - foul #1 on Willy Palen, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (SG), Michael Dimick (SF), Nicholas Mota (C) Wesley Shellenbarger, William Stephens, Joseph Cranford | |
| 09:08 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Teneyck | 15-18 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Dean Miles travels with the ball | 15-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Brooks (PF) Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Walter Robinson (SF), Joseph Cranford (PF) David Teneyck, Michael Dimick, Nicholas Mota | |
| 08:15 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker is whistled for a carry | 15-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (PG), Michael Dimick (SF) Barry Bechtold, Walter Robinson | |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-18 |
| 07:58 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:37 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Teneyck | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) SG - Dean Miles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Bieber (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - David Teneyck (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Cranford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Wayne Brooks hits a fadeaway from the right side | 17-20 |
| 06:49 | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Cranford | 17-23 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Joshua Myers clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 06:25 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 05:56 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Cranford and he's hacked by Joshua Myers - foul #2 on Joshua Myers, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Hawkinson (PG), Evan Woodward (SG), Richard Brooks (SF), Willy Palen (PF), Parker Bourdon (C) Joshua Myers, Dean Miles, Eric Bieber, Wayne Brooks, Benjamin Griffin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold (PG), William Stephens (SG), Nicholas Mota (C) David Teneyck, Wesley Shellenbarger, Donald Walker | |
| 05:56 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick makes the free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 05:40 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 05:23 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Parker Bourdon - foul #1 on Parker Bourdon, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Walter Robinson (SF) William Stephens, Michael Dimick | |
| 05:23 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:23 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:23 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Cranford | 17-27 |
| 05:06 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Wesley Shellenbarger and he's hacked by Willy Palen - foul #2 on Willy Palen, team foul #9 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Brooks (PF) Willy Palen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Stephens (SG) Wesley Shellenbarger | |
| 05:06 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford makes the free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Evan Woodward can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Walter Robinson - foul #1 on Walter Robinson, team foul #3 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Donald Walker (PF) William Stephens, Joseph Cranford | |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Evan Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:50 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 04:31 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-30 |
| 04:29 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Mota | 18-30 |
| 04:10 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 18-30 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Richard Brooks | 18-30 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Richard Brooks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-30 |
| 03:50 | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 03:42 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Richard Brooks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-30 |
| 03:34 | Miami (OH) | Donald Walker snags the defensive board | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Craig Hawkinson (fresh) SG - Evan Woodward (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Parker Bourdon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Barry Bechtold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Shellenbarger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Robinson (fresh) PF - Donald Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Mota (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Miami (OH) | Craig Hawkinson is called for the reach on Wesley Shellenbarger - foul #1 on Craig Hawkinson, team foul #10 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Williams Wahl (PG), Dean Miles (SG), Eric Bieber (SF), Benjamin Griffin (C) Craig Hawkinson, Evan Woodward, Wayne Brooks, Parker Bourdon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick (SF), Joseph Cranford (PF) Walter Robinson, Donald Walker | |
| 03:11 | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:11 | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Eric Bieber connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Dean Miles | 20-32 |
| 02:34 | Miami (OH) | Michael Dimick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (SG) Wesley Shellenbarger | |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-32 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin tips it home | 22-32 |
| 01:51 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford hits a driving attempt from close range | 22-34 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Dean Miles comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 01:30 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 01:08 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold is fouled on the floor by Richard Brooks - foul #1 on Richard Brooks, team foul #11 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Brooks (PF) Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wesley Shellenbarger (SG), Donald Walker (C) David Teneyck, Nicholas Mota | |
| 01:08 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 01:08 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG) Dean Miles | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Mota (C) Donald Walker | |
| 00:32 | Miami (OH) | Barry Bechtold connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wesley Shellenbarger | 22-39 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Eric Bieber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Teneyck (SG), William Stephens (SF), Donald Walker (C) Wesley Shellenbarger, Michael Dimick, Nicholas Mota | |
| 00:04 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Cranford misses badly on a shot near the basket | 22-39 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 22-39 |