| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey McKenzie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emerson Moody (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Ybanez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Miami (OH) | James Andres is called for the reach on Ricky Ybanez - foul #1 on James Andres, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:16 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 28-32 |
| 19:14 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Ybanez tips it home | 28-34 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 18:50 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:29 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 18:28 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark snags the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 18:13 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Tony Garner - foul #1 on Tony Garner, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 18:13 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:13 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Charles Brase misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to James Andres | 28-35 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Tony Garner hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan McGibbon | 31-35 |
| 17:32 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips lays it in | 31-37 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Ricky Ybanez is called for the reach on Nathan McGibbon - foul #3 on Ricky Ybanez, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Dominique Dibble (C) Tony Garner, James Andres | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bryan Johnson (C) Ricky Ybanez | |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Charles Brase grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Archie Cessna | 34-37 |
| 16:31 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody is whistled for traveling | 34-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SF), Anthony Burns (C) Charles Brase, Michael Mullen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Jones (PG), Michael Parker (SF), Richard Howze (C) Ryan Clark, John Phillips, Emerson Moody | |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Joseph Clark banks in the layup set up by Nathan McGibbon and he's fouled by Richard Howze - foul #1 on Richard Howze, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Karl Glasscock (SF) Nathan McGibbon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Hildebrandt (SG) Jeffrey McKenzie | |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Joseph Clark misses the free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Joseph Clark travels with the ball | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Andres (C) Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ricky Ybanez (C) Richard Howze | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Glasscock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hildebrandt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ricky Ybanez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Miami (OH) | John Hildebrandt is called for 3 seconds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG) Karl Glasscock | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Archie Cessna drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Andres | 39-37 |
| 14:53 | Miami (OH) | John Hildebrandt loses the dribble to James Andres | 39-37 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Michael Parker steps in front of the Tony Garner pass | 39-37 |
| 14:13 | Miami (OH) | Dominique Dibble is called for the reach on Bryan Johnson - foul #2 on Dominique Dibble, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Archie Cessna, Joseph Clark, James Andres | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), Jeffrey McKenzie (SG), John Phillips (SF), Emerson Moody (PF) Michael Jones, John Hildebrandt, Michael Parker, Bryan Johnson | |
| 13:57 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 13:56 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Ybanez tips it in | 39-39 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon is hacked by Emerson Moody - foul #1 on Emerson Moody, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG) Tony Garner | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Charles Brase can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 13:21 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Ricky Ybanez | 39-39 |
| 13:17 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey McKenzie's pass is intercepted by Archie Cessna | 39-39 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon travels with the ball | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Burns (C) Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 12:47 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Michael Mullen lays it in on a nice dish by Archie Cessna | 41-39 |
| 12:08 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Ybanez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Charles Brase snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Archie Cessna misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey McKenzie gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey McKenzie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emerson Moody (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Ybanez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon loses the dribble to Ricky Ybanez | 41-42 |
| 11:07 | Miami (OH) | Michael Mullen is called for the reach on Ryan Clark - foul #2 on Michael Mullen, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Dominique Dibble (PF), James Andres (C) Charles Brase, Michael Mullen, Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bryan Johnson (C) Ricky Ybanez | |
| 10:55 | Miami (OH) | Bryan Johnson throws it down on a nice dish by Jeffrey McKenzie | 41-44 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 10:36 | Miami (OH) | Bryan Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:20 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey McKenzie | 41-46 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Archie Cessna's pass is intercepted by John Phillips | 41-46 |
| 09:50 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Johnson | 41-49 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Tony Garner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 09:39 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to John Phillips | 41-49 |
| 09:34 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 09:33 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody grabs the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:17 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody hits a floater in the lane | 41-51 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Tony Garner clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan Clark - foul #1 on Ryan Clark, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Nathan McGibbon, Archie Cessna, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Jones (PG), John Hildebrandt (SG), Michael Parker (SF), Ricky Ybanez (C) Ryan Clark, Jeffrey McKenzie, John Phillips, Emerson Moody | |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Tony Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 08:39 | Miami (OH) | John Hildebrandt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tanner Litherland (SG) Tony Garner | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 08:20 | Kent State | James Andres hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Clark | 45-51 |
| 07:57 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Hildebrandt | 45-54 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Michael Mullen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Clark | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tanner Litherland (fresh) SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Andres (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hildebrandt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Ybanez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Miami (OH) | Bryan Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Mullen - foul #3 on Michael Mullen, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Nathan McGibbon (SG), Dominique Dibble (C) Joseph Clark, Tanner Litherland, James Andres | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey McKenzie (SG), John Phillips (SF) John Hildebrandt, Bryan Johnson | |
| 07:07 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Mullen - foul #4 on Michael Mullen, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG) Archie Cessna | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 07:07 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:07 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble can't finish the layup | 47-55 |
| 06:45 | Miami (OH) | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:41 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey McKenzie buries a jumper from the left block set up by Michael Jones | 47-57 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Charles Brase connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 05:58 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Ybanez loses the dribble to Michael Mullen | 49-57 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Joseph Clark (SF), Anthony Burns (C) Tony Garner, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), Emerson Moody (PF) Michael Jones, Michael Parker | |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Ybanez hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Joseph Clark buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Dominique Dibble and the foul's on Emerson Moody - foul #2 on Emerson Moody, team foul #5 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Hildebrandt (SG), Thomas Granado (SF) Jeffrey McKenzie, John Phillips | |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Joseph Clark misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:09 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 04:47 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark double dribbles | 51-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Andres (C) Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker (SF), Bryan Johnson (C) Thomas Granado, Ricky Ybanez | |
| 04:23 | Kent State | James Andres misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 04:22 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 04:05 | Miami (OH) | Archie Cessna is called for the reach on John Hildebrandt - foul #1 on Archie Cessna, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Michael Mullen (PF) Nathan McGibbon, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Phillips (SF) Michael Parker | |
| 04:05 | Miami (OH) | John Hildebrandt misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Joseph Clark gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Tony Garner connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Clark | 53-60 |
| 03:37 | Miami (OH) | John Hildebrandt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Clark | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Tony Garner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Emerson Moody - foul #3 on Emerson Moody, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Brase (SF), Dominique Dibble (C) Joseph Clark, James Andres | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey McKenzie (SG), Ricky Ybanez (C) John Hildebrandt, Bryan Johnson | |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Tony Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Tony Garner makes the 3rd free throw | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey McKenzie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Emerson Moody (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Ybanez (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Ybanez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Michael Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon (SG), James Andres (C) Archie Cessna, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ricky Ybanez - foul #4 on Ricky Ybanez, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Michael Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Michael Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Nathan McGibbon - foul #1 on Nathan McGibbon, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| 02:25 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:25 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Tony Garner is hacked by Ryan Clark - foul #2 on Ryan Clark, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Tony Garner makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Tony Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 01:48 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey McKenzie buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Clark | 59-66 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Tony Garner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-66 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to James Andres | 59-66 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Michael Mullen buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Tony Garner | 61-66 |
| 00:57 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-66 |
| 00:56 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Emerson Moody comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 61-66 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Michael Mullen pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Tony Garner scores on a 3 from the right corner | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Ybanez is hacked by Tony Garner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Garner, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | Ricky Ybanez misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Michael Mullen grabs the board | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Kent State | James Andres scores on a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Ricky Ybanez - foul #5 on Ricky Ybanez, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bryan Johnson (C) Ricky Ybanez | |
| 00:14 | Kent State | James Andres makes the free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Phillips | 67-68 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Charles Brase scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey McKenzie comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 69-68 |