| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) PF - William Scheller (fresh) C - Duane Paredes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fresh) SG - Elmer Watkins (fresh) SF - Walter Ellis (fresh) PF - Michael Webster (fresh) C - Martin Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Miami (OH) | William Scheller blocks the short jumper by Michael Webster | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Webster | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Duane Paredes - foul #1 on Duane Paredes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | William Scheller hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Chandler | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Webster | 3-5 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Duane Paredes's pass is intercepted by Michael Webster | 3-5 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins can't finish the layup but the foul's on Duane Paredes - foul #2 on Duane Paredes, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Spillman (C) Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Robert Chandler hits a floater from the right block | 5-7 |
| 18:13 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 18:12 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 18:06 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-7 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Robert Chandler gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | William Scheller makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Chandler | 8-7 |
| 17:41 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson buries a turnaround from close range set up by Hans Zbell | 8-9 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Shane Elliott can't connect on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 3rd free throw | 9-9 |
| 17:09 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | William Scheller grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Robert Chandler misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Hans Zbell - foul #1 on Hans Zbell, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Robert Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Robert Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:40 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-9 |
| 16:14 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses the lay-in | 10-9 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | William Scheller grabs the board | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fairly fresh) SF - Shane Elliott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Scheller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Spillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elmer Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Ellis (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Webster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Edward Worrall connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Shane Elliott | 12-9 |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Hans Zbell and he's fouled by Edward Worrall - foul #1 on Edward Worrall, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Mark Breedlove (SF), Eddie Laboy (C) Robert Chandler, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Timothy Spillman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | William Scheller's floater is tipped away by Michael Webster | 12-12 |
| 15:17 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:56 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson clanks a floater from the left block | 12-12 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Eddie Laboy grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 14:36 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:19 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Martin Johnson | 12-15 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Sammy Leach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-15 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Alex Lewis tips it in | 14-15 |
| 13:40 | Miami (OH) | Mark Breedlove is called for the reach on Walter Ellis - foul #1 on Mark Breedlove, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Timothy Spillman (PF) Alex Lewis, Sammy Leach, William Scheller, Eddie Laboy | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher (SF), Gary Harmon (C) Walter Ellis, Michael Webster | |
| 13:26 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon misses the floater from close range | 14-15 |
| 13:24 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 13:10 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins's pass is intercepted by Mark Breedlove | 14-15 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Robert Chandler knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Edward Worrall | 16-15 |
| 12:36 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Breedlove - foul #2 on Mark Breedlove, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Laboy (C) Mark Breedlove | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (PG), George Hart (PF) Hans Zbell, Martin Johnson | |
| 12:36 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:36 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Shane Elliott pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Eddie Laboy comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 12:22 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 12:07 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher tips it in | 16-18 |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Edward Worrall misses long on a shot from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Shane Elliott snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Spillman (fresh) C - Eddie Laboy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Paul Brooks (fresh) SG - Elmer Watkins (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Howard Thresher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Hart (fresh) C - Gary Harmon (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Robert Chandler misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Brooks - foul #1 on Paul Brooks, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Scheller (PF) Shane Elliott | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell (PG), Walter Ellis (SF), Michael Webster (PF) Paul Brooks, Elmer Watkins, George Hart | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Robert Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Robert Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:09 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Spillman swats the short shot by Gary Harmon | 18-18 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Timothy Spillman | 18-18 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Edward Worrall is whistled for a carry | 18-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG) Robert Chandler, Edward Worrall | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson (C) Gary Harmon | |
| 10:27 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher's pass is intercepted by William Scheller | 18-18 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman misses the jumper in the paint | 18-18 |
| 10:10 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 09:53 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 09:51 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster grabs the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:43 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eddie Laboy | 18-18 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Sammy Leach is fouled on the floor by Howard Thresher - foul #1 on Howard Thresher, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF) Alex Lewis, Sammy Leach, Timothy Spillman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (PG), Elmer Watkins (SG) Hans Zbell, Howard Thresher | |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Shane Elliott hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Worrall | 21-18 |
| 09:00 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis is hacked by Shane Elliott - foul #1 on Shane Elliott, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| 08:46 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson is fouled on the floor by Eddie Laboy - foul #1 on Eddie Laboy, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon (C) Michael Webster | |
| 08:46 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:46 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Edward Worrall is fouled on the floor by Walter Ellis - foul #1 on Walter Ellis, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Spillman (C) Eddie Laboy | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 08:17 | Kent State | William Scheller drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Chandler and the foul's on Walter Ellis - foul #2 on Walter Ellis, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell (PG), Howard Thresher (SF) Paul Brooks, Walter Ellis | |
| 08:17 | Kent State | William Scheller makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:54 | Miami (OH) | Shane Elliott steals it from Gary Harmon | 24-20 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Edward Worrall lays it in on a great pass from Shane Elliott | 26-20 |
| 07:35 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson drills a floater from the left side and he's fouled by William Scheller - foul #1 on William Scheller, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (PG), Eddie Laboy (C) Robert Chandler, William Scheller | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (SG), Michael Webster (SF) Elmer Watkins, Howard Thresher | |
| 07:35 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Alex Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Spillman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Laboy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Brooks (fresh) SF - Michael Webster (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Martin Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. C - Gary Harmon (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Edward Worrall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-23 |
| 07:25 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 07:12 | Miami (OH) | Edward Worrall is called for the reach on Paul Brooks - foul #2 on Edward Worrall, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG), William Scheller (PF) Edward Worrall, Timothy Spillman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | George Hart (PF) Martin Johnson | |
| 07:12 | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:12 | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 06:51 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Gary Harmon | 26-25 |
| 06:37 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 06:36 | Miami (OH) | George Hart hits the follow up shot | 26-27 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Shane Elliott is whistled for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG) Shane Elliott | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins (SG), Howard Thresher (SF) Paul Brooks, George Hart | |
| 05:57 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Eddie Laboy grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Eddie Laboy connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Chandler | 28-27 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins misses short on a shot from the baseline | 28-27 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Eddie Laboy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Hans Zbell picks off the pass by Sammy Leach | 28-27 |
| 04:59 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell's floater is knocked away by Sammy Leach | 28-27 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Eddie Laboy grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Sammy Leach knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Chandler | 31-27 |
| 04:27 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Eddie Laboy - foul #2 on Eddie Laboy, team foul #10 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Mitchell (PG), Shane Elliott (SF), Timothy Spillman (C) Robert Chandler, Sammy Leach, Eddie Laboy | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (PG), Martin Johnson (PF) Hans Zbell, Michael Webster | |
| 04:27 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses long on a jumper near the basket | 31-30 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | William Scheller tips it home | 33-30 |
| 03:52 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Alex Lewis and the foul's on Gary Harmon - foul #1 on Gary Harmon, team foul #7 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Breedlove (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Duane Paredes (C) Randall Mitchell, Alex Lewis, William Scheller | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis (SF) Howard Thresher | |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mark Breedlove (fresh) SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Spillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Paredes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Paul Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elmer Watkins (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Walter Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Harmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 36-30 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove comes up short on the shot in the paint | 36-30 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Mark Breedlove hits the follow up shot | 38-30 |
| 02:37 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 02:36 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses the tip | 38-30 |
| 02:34 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 02:28 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Duane Paredes - foul #3 on Duane Paredes, team foul #11 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Chandler (PG) Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell (PG) Elmer Watkins | |
| 02:28 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:28 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Robert Chandler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 02:02 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon misses the runner from close range | 38-32 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Mark Breedlove | 38-32 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Timothy Spillman connects on the shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 01:19 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Brooks | 40-34 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Edward Worrall is hacked by Martin Johnson - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #8 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SF), Eddie Laboy (C) Shane Elliott, Timothy Spillman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher (SG), Michael Webster (PF) Paul Brooks, Gary Harmon | |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Edward Worrall makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Edward Worrall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:42 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell double dribbles | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alex Lewis (SG), William Scheller (PF) Edward Worrall, Sammy Leach | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Alex Lewis buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Mark Breedlove | 44-34 |
| 00:03 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | The clock runs out | 44-34 |