| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Michael Herndon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Li Xayasith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Furness (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ivan Zaltz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Clevenger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Omar Dejean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joey Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean inbounds the ball | 40-21 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-21 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens grabs the defensive rebound | 40-21 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #1 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (SG) Samuel Aikens | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 19:08 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-21 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar snags the defensive board | 40-21 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Herndon | 43-21 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:36 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-24 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Michael Herndon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-24 |
| 18:19 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper gets the rebound | 43-24 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 18:15 | Miami (OH) | Michael Herndon takes the ball from Omar Dejean | 43-24 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Sung Tao can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-24 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar snags the offensive board | 43-24 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Michael Herndon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-24 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Sung Tao tips it back up and in | 45-24 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:22 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Clevenger | 45-26 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Norman Bates - foul #3 on Norman Bates, team foul #1 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski (C) Steven Furness | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton (SG), John Sowers (SF), Kenneth Hawk (PF), Raymond Seabolt (C) Richard Clevenger, Omar Dejean, Norman Bates, Joey Culpepper | |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 17:01 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt gets the rebound | 46-26 |
| 16:47 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Sung Tao - foul #2 on Sung Tao, team foul #2 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wright (C) Ardian Zegar | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger (SG) Ivan Zaltz | |
| 16:47 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton makes the free throw | 46-29 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Eric Wright drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Herndon | 48-29 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 16:04 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-29 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Li Xayasith grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Michael Herndon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-29 |
| 15:39 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Michael Herndon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sung Tao (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Sowers (fresh) SG - Richard Clevenger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dunton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Hawk (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Seabolt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:30 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Li Xayasith grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Li Xayasith buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Sung Tao | 51-29 |
| 15:06 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-29 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Eric Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 51-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Thomas Dunton takes the ball from Li Xayasith | 51-29 |
| 14:31 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger misses the easy layup | 51-29 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eric Wright | 51-29 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Michael Herndon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Samuel Aikens (SG), Keith Tully (SF), Ardian Zegar (PF), Steven Furness (C) Michael Herndon, Sung Tao, Li Xayasith, Ivan Jakubowski, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz (PG), Omar Dejean (SF), Norman Bates (PF), Joey Culpepper (C) John Sowers, Richard Clevenger, Kenneth Hawk, Raymond Seabolt | |
| 14:12 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz is hacked by Samuel Aikens - foul #4 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #3 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Herndon (SG) Samuel Aikens | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:59 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz comes up short on the shot in the lane | 51-29 |
| 13:58 | Miami (OH) | Norman Bates pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-29 |
| 13:36 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Sowers (SG) Thomas Dunton | |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Michael Herndon misses the 3 from straight away | 51-29 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar snags the offensive board | 51-29 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-29 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty gets the offensive rebound | 51-29 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-29 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar snags the offensive board | 51-29 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-29 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses the tip | 51-29 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Michael Herndon misses the tip | 51-29 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar grabs the offensive rebound | 51-29 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Miroslav Zolty | 53-29 |
| 11:40 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz's pass is intercepted by Ardian Zegar | 53-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Herndon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Furness (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ivan Zaltz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sowers (fresh) SF - Omar Dejean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joey Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-29 |
| 11:10 | Miami (OH) | Norman Bates snags the defensive board | 53-29 |
| 10:57 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean misses short on a jumper in the paint | 53-29 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Steven Furness pulls down the rebound | 53-29 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Michael Herndon buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Miroslav Zolty | 56-29 |
| 10:18 | Miami (OH) | Norman Bates comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-29 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Steven Furness pulls down the rebound | 56-29 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Herndon | 58-29 |
| 09:42 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Sowers, team foul #2 | 58-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Ivan Jakubowski (PF), Eric Wright (C) Michael Herndon, Keith Tully, Ardian Zegar, Steven Furness | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton (SG), Kenneth Hawk (SF), Raymond Seabolt (PF), Mark Roney (C) Ivan Zaltz, Omar Dejean, Norman Bates, Joey Culpepper | |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Sung Tao and he's fouled by John Sowers - foul #2 on John Sowers, team foul #3 | 60-29 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty misses the free throw | 60-29 |
| 09:20 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Mark Roney | 60-29 |
| 09:01 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-29 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jakubowski | 60-29 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Raymond Seabolt is called for the reach on Ivan Jakubowski - foul #2 on Raymond Seabolt, team foul #4 | 60-29 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 60-29 |
| 08:27 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton grabs the board | 60-29 |
| 08:19 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt hits a shot in the lane | 60-31 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Kenneth Hawk picks off the pass by Sung Tao | 60-31 |
| 07:49 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-31 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jakubowski | 60-31 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 60-31 |
| 07:31 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney snags the defensive board | 60-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sung Tao (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) PF - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 6 reb. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Sowers (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Dunton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Hawk (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Seabolt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Roney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Roney | 60-34 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-34 |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton grabs the board | 60-34 |
| 06:37 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-34 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the rebound | 60-34 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski is fouled on the floor by Raymond Seabolt - foul #3 on Raymond Seabolt, team foul #5 | 60-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SG) Sung Tao | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:50 | Kent State | Raymond Seabolt swats the short shot by Keith Tully | 60-34 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Eric Wright can't tip it in | 60-34 |
| 05:48 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers grabs the defensive rebound | 60-34 |
| 05:25 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-34 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-34 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Kenneth Hawk takes the ball from Miroslav Zolty | 60-34 |
| 04:59 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Hawk | 60-36 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Mark Roney is called for the reach on Miroslav Zolty - foul #1 on Mark Roney, team foul #6 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG) Miroslav Zolty | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Eric Wright and he's hacked by Raymond Seabolt - foul #4 on Raymond Seabolt, team foul #7 | 62-36 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the free throw | 62-36 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Eric Wright snags the offensive board | 62-36 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Sung Tao drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ivan Jakubowski | 64-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 64-36 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Sung Tao grabs the defensive rebound | 64-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Kent State | Sung Tao hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eric Wright | 66-36 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Tully (fresh) SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) PF - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Sowers (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Dunton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Hawk (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Roney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Seabolt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 66-38 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Sung Tao can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-38 |
| 02:49 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt snags the defensive board | 66-38 |
| 02:39 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney blows the layup | 66-38 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jakubowski | 66-38 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Kenneth Hawk is called for the reach on Eric Wright - foul #1 on Kenneth Hawk, team foul #8 | 66-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG) Keith Tully | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Eric Wright makes the 1st free throw | 67-38 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Eric Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 68-38 |
| 01:58 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Jakubowski steals the ball from Mark Roney | 68-38 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Dunton - foul #1 on Thomas Dunton, team foul #9 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) Shaiming Wang | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 1st free throw | 69-38 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses the 2nd free throw | 69-38 |
| 01:42 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt gets the rebound | 69-38 |
| 01:29 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-38 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Eric Wright gets the rebound | 69-38 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Ivan Jakubowski | 72-38 |
| 01:04 | Miami (OH) | Eric Wright is called for the reach on Mark Roney - foul #1 on Eric Wright, team foul #4 | 72-38 |
| 00:52 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Sung Tao hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 72-38 |
| 00:22 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney snags the defensive board | 72-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 72-40 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty runs out the clock | 72-40 |