| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Pannell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Bellamy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Husted (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Charles Eastland inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Dennis Davis makes the jump hook from close range | 34-36 |
| 19:27 | Miami (OH) | Fa Hou steps in front of the Joe Russell pass | 34-36 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Dennis Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 19:03 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:42 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen hits the finger roll | 36-36 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fa Hou and he's fouled by Robert Husted - foul #1 on Robert Husted, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:59 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joe Russell | 39-39 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Pannell - foul #1 on Frank Pannell, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:28 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell lays it in and the foul's on Charles Eastland - foul #2 on Charles Eastland, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 17:28 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses the lay-in | 42-40 |
| 17:07 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Bellamy | 42-40 |
| 16:44 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the floater from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Charles Eastland connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Carpenter | 44-42 |
| 16:21 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted is denied on a layup by Henry Carpenter | 44-42 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond loses the ball out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates (C) Robert Husted | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Lim (SF), William Rhodes (C) Charles Eastland, Dennis Davis | |
| 15:56 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by William Rhodes - foul #1 on William Rhodes, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG) Joe Russell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), Tom Hawkins (C) Fa Hou, Henry Carpenter | |
| 15:56 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:56 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fresh) SG - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Pannell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Gates (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Uang Huang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Lim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Tom Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | William Rhodes misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-42 |
| 15:33 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 15:17 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 15:15 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 14:58 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Robert Husted (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Mark Gates | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF) Stephen Richmond, William Lim, Tom Hawkins | |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Fa Hou can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Charles Eastland tips it home | 46-44 |
| 14:12 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG), Dennis Davis (C) Uang Huang, William Rhodes | |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Dennis Davis is fouled on the floor by David Bellamy - foul #3 on David Bellamy, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Dennis Davis misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-44 |
| 13:45 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 13:22 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Richmond steals the ball from David Bellamy | 46-44 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Charles Eastland's pass is intercepted by Joe Russell | 46-44 |
| 13:03 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joe Russell | 48-44 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 12:34 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 12:29 | Miami (OH) | Fa Hou picks off the pass by Frank Pannell | 48-44 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Fa Hou makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 11:51 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 11:50 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Pannell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Husted (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joe Russell - foul #2 on Joe Russell, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Luke Burleson (SF), Charles Addis (PF), Mark Gates (C) Joe Russell, Frank Pannell, David Bellamy, Robert Husted | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (SG), William Lim (SF), William Rhodes (PF), Tom Hawkins (C) Stephen Richmond, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter, Dennis Davis | |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Fa Hou makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:15 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:47 | Miami (OH) | Charles Addis hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-48 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | William Lim clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Bruce Olsen - foul #1 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (SG) Fa Hou | |
| 10:40 | Kent State | William Lim makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | William Lim misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:40 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Charles Addis | 50-49 |
| 10:14 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Olsen | 53-49 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | William Lim hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Uang Huang | 53-52 |
| 09:23 | Miami (OH) | A charge is called on Bruce Olsen - foul #2 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Jesse Wright (SG), Frank Pannell (SF), David Bellamy (PF), Robert Husted (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Bruce Olsen, Luke Burleson, Charles Addis, Mark Gates | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF) James Louie, William Lim, Tom Hawkins | |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Uang Huang is fouled on the floor by Frank Pannell - foul #2 on Frank Pannell, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Davis (C) William Rhodes | |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Uang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Uang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:50 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell is fouled on the floor by Charles Eastland - foul #3 on Charles Eastland, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| 08:35 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Henry Carpenter - foul #1 on Henry Carpenter, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG) Uang Huang | |
| 08:35 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:35 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Fa Hou can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 55-54 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Charles Eastland pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Fa Hou shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-54 |
| 07:58 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:29 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jesse Wright | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Pannell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Husted (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stephen Richmond | 57-57 |
| 06:53 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell is fouled on the floor by Fa Hou - foul #2 on Fa Hou, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Bruce Olsen (SG), Luke Burleson (SF) Joe Russell, Jesse Wright, Frank Pannell | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Rhodes (C) Dennis Davis | |
| 06:34 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 06:32 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy tips it home | 59-57 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 06:10 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:53 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 59-57 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Charles Eastland grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Lawrence Nuzzo picks off the pass by Stephen Richmond | 59-57 |
| 05:42 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo is hacked by Fa Hou in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fa Hou, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Frank Pannell (SF), Mark Gates (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, David Bellamy, Robert Husted | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), William Lim (SF), Tom Hawkins (C) Fa Hou, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter | |
| 05:19 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen blows the layup but he's hacked by William Lim - foul #2 on William Lim, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 05:19 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:19 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | William Lim drills a jumper from the left block | 61-59 |
| 04:35 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 04:33 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 04:13 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Richmond steps in front of the Bruce Olsen pass | 61-59 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Uang Huang misses the lay-in | 61-59 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | William Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | William Lim misses long on a 3 from straight away | 61-59 |
| 03:51 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Mark Gates | 61-59 |
| 03:37 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joe Russell | 63-59 |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy (PF), Robert Husted (C) Luke Burleson, Mark Gates | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), Dennis Davis (C) Uang Huang, William Lim, William Rhodes, Tom Hawkins | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Frank Pannell is called for the reach on Fa Hou - foul #3 on Frank Pannell, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Fa Hou makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Fa Hou makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Pannell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Bellamy (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Husted (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy is fouled on the floor by Henry Carpenter - foul #2 on Henry Carpenter, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 02:58 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:58 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 02:37 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-61 |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:43 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Davis swats the layup by Bruce Olsen | 65-61 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | David Bellamy denies the turnaround by Dennis Davis | 65-61 |
| 01:24 | Kent State | Charles Eastland pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses the easy open layup | 65-61 |
| 01:18 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 00:57 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted loses the dribble to Charles Eastland | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 00:36 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell is hacked by Fa Hou in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fa Hou, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright (SG), Luke Burleson (PF) Bruce Olsen, David Bellamy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:35 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:35 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Fa Hou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen (SF) Robert Husted | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:26 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell is fouled in the backcourt by Fa Hou - foul #5 on Fa Hou, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG) Fa Hou | |
| 00:26 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:26 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Frank Pannell is called for the reach on Henry Carpenter - foul #4 on Frank Pannell, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy (PF), Robert Husted (C) Jesse Wright, Luke Burleson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:19 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Robert Husted | 69-62 |
| 00:18 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted is fouled in the backcourt by Uang Huang - foul #1 on Uang Huang, team foul #11 | 69-62 |
| 00:18 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:18 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:18 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell is hacked by Henry Carpenter - foul #3 on Henry Carpenter, team foul #12 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson (SF) Robert Husted | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Uang Huang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Eastland | 71-62 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Uang Huang connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell runs out the clock | 71-65 |