| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kevin Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Moses Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Boyers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:56 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Deshi Sun, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:43 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Manns takes the ball from James Farmer | 32-37 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Stephen Manns banks in the layup | 32-39 |
| 19:15 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese can't connect on a runner in the paint | 32-39 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Deshi Sun gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 18:50 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Frederick Morris out of the doubleteam | 35-39 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 18:23 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 18:21 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to James Farmer | 35-39 |
| 18:10 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Farmer | 37-39 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is hacked by Kenneth Boyers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Boyers, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Stephen Allison (SF), Jeremy Holbrook (PF), Michael Trull (C) Kenneth Boyers, Frederick Morris, James Farmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Esteban Guerra, Pete Armstrong | |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 37-41 |
| 17:39 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #3 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Scott Rogers (SG) Moses Reese | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 17:39 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:39 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Kevin Palmer is called for the reach on Lewis Fagundes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Palmer, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the floater from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 17:13 | Miami (OH) | Scott Rogers grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 16:53 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Allison misses the lay-in | 39-41 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the easy wide open finger roll | 39-43 |
| 16:06 | Miami (OH) | Jeremy Holbrook misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 15:34 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Allison grabs the board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kevin Palmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Rogers (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Allison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Holbrook (fairly fresh) C - Michael Trull (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:12 | Miami (OH) | Walter Zilk steals the ball from Stephen Allison | 39-43 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the shot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski tips it home | 39-45 |
| 14:26 | Miami (OH) | Michael Trull comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 13:38 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Allison gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:28 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Zilk | 39-45 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lewis Fagundes | 39-48 |
| 12:37 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Trull | 41-48 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-48 |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Allison pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer misses the lay-in | 41-48 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Scott Rogers is called for the reach on Swietomierz Bachinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Rogers, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker (PG), Moses Reese (SG), Kenneth Boyers (SF), Frederick Morris (PF), James Farmer (C) Kevin Palmer, Scott Rogers, Stephen Allison, Jeremy Holbrook, Michael Trull | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne, Walter Zilk | |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 3 from straight away | 41-48 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Parker - foul #2 on Richard Parker, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Moses Reese (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Boyers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris lays it in | 43-49 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Stephen Manns buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 10:19 | Miami (OH) | Pete Armstrong takes the ball from Frederick Morris | 43-52 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Kenneth Boyers steals it from Pete Armstrong | 43-52 |
| 09:34 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frederick Morris out of a doubleteam | 45-52 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Kenneth Boyers | 45-52 |
| 08:53 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese misses long on a floater from the left block | 45-52 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits a shot from just outside the lane | 45-54 |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | James Farmer can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Leland Pettigrew - foul #4 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer (PG), Calvin Dunn (SF), Jeremy Holbrook (PF) Richard Parker, Kenneth Boyers, Frederick Morris | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hai Wen (PG), Matthew Coyne (PF) Stephen Manns, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | James Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | James Farmer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 46-54 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 46-54 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Esteban Guerra | 46-54 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Deshi Sun scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Hai Wen | 46-56 |
| 07:00 | Miami (OH) | Jeremy Holbrook buries a jumper from the left wing | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kevin Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Moses Reese (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Dunn (fresh) PF - Jeremy Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Farmer (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Hai Wen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Hai Wen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Boyers (SF), Frederick Morris (PF), Duane Saxon (C) Moses Reese, Jeremy Holbrook, James Farmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Matthew Coyne | |
| 06:33 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Duane Saxon | 50-56 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Frederick Morris steals it from Leland Pettigrew | 50-56 |
| 05:59 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer's pass is intercepted by Hai Wen | 50-56 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 05:39 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Calvin Dunn buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Palmer out of a doubleteam | 52-56 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 04:58 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:46 | Miami (OH) | Vyacheslav Szychowski takes the ball from Kevin Palmer after a doubleteam | 52-56 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski slams it home | 52-58 |
| 04:26 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker (PG), Scott Rogers (SG), Stephen Allison (SF), Jeremy Holbrook (PF), Michael Trull (C) Kevin Palmer, Calvin Dunn, Kenneth Boyers, Frederick Morris, Duane Saxon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Lewis Fagundes (SF), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Hai Wen, Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Michael Trull steps in front of the Lewis Fagundes pass in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | Scott Rogers buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Parker | 54-58 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits a wide open floater from the right side | 54-60 |
| 03:37 | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Rogers | 56-60 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Jeremy Holbrook blocks the jumper by Matthew Coyne | 56-60 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Stephen Manns pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the easy open layup | 56-60 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer (PG), Moses Reese (SG), James Farmer (C) Richard Parker, Scott Rogers, Michael Trull | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Esteban Guerra, Lewis Fagundes, Walter Zilk | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kevin Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Moses Reese (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 02:11 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to James Farmer | 56-60 |
| 02:11 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris (PF) Jeremy Holbrook | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:04 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 02:02 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Allison grabs the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 01:42 | Miami (OH) | James Farmer scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Palmer | 58-60 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses short on a floater from the right side | 58-60 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Boyers (SF) Stephen Allison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Pete Armstrong (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Matthew Coyne | |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra buries a 3 from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 00:51 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Boyers is hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #4 | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Manns takes the ball from Kenneth Boyers | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Kevin Palmer is called for the reach on Stephen Manns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Palmer, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Walter Zilk (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne is hacked by James Farmer - foul #3 on James Farmer, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Kenneth Boyers is called for the reach on Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #3 on Kenneth Boyers, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:20 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Esteban Guerra | 58-65 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (C) Walter Zilk | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Kevin Palmer is called for the reach on Stephen Manns in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Palmer, team foul #8 | 58-65 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is fouled on the floor by James Farmer - foul #4 on James Farmer, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Frederick Morris | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is hacked by Kevin Palmer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Palmer, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker (PG) Kevin Palmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Zilk (PF) Pete Armstrong | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:07 | Miami (OH) | James Farmer grabs the board | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | James Farmer loses the dribble to Walter Zilk | 61-66 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Walter Zilk runs out the clock | 61-66 |