| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Gerald Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrence Worthington (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Thomas Dishman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker inbounds the ball | 34-42 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Robert Washington is hacked by Phillip Fowler - foul #1 on Phillip Fowler, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson blows the layup | 34-42 |
| 19:08 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:51 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-42 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Phillip Fowler - foul #2 on Phillip Fowler, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:09 | Miami (OH) | John Lee steps in front of the Phillip Fowler pass | 36-42 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Washington | 38-42 |
| 17:43 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 17:42 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington tips it but misses | 38-42 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs connects on the runner from the left block | 40-42 |
| 17:04 | Miami (OH) | Casey Jacobs steals the ball from Terrence Worthington | 40-42 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | John Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 16:50 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 16:31 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Gerald Zimmer | 40-44 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 40-44 |
| 16:07 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Casey Jacobs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Gerald Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Fowler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrence Worthington (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Zachary Leonard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Thomas Dishman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington's layup is rejected by Earle Hendrickson | 40-44 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson double dribbles | 40-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG), Scott Hoberg (SF), Nathan Harriss (C) Robert Washington, John Lee, Richard Knickerbocker, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Yerger (PG), James Coates (SG), John Turco (SF), James Ceniceros (PF), Michael Newbern (C) Gerald Zimmer, Phillip Fowler, Terrence Worthington, Zachary Leonard, Thomas Dishman | |
| 14:51 | Miami (OH) | James Coates's pass is intercepted by Roy Riley | 40-44 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson can't finish the layup | 40-44 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg tips it but misses | 40-44 |
| 14:46 | Miami (OH) | John Yerger grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:37 | Miami (OH) | James Coates is fouled on the floor by Roy Riley - foul #2 on Roy Riley, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 14:29 | Miami (OH) | James Ceniceros misses the runner from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | James Ceniceros denies the turnaround by Earle Hendrickson | 40-44 |
| 14:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Newbern snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:56 | Miami (OH) | John Turco connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Coates | 40-46 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-46 |
| 13:39 | Miami (OH) | Michael Newbern pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:32 | Miami (OH) | John Turco double dribbles | 40-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Casey Jacobs (C) Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer (PG), Phillip Fowler (SG), Thomas Dishman (C) John Yerger, James Coates, Michael Newbern | |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lonnie Perkins | 43-46 |
| 12:52 | Miami (OH) | John Turco comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-46 |
| 12:51 | Miami (OH) | James Ceniceros grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:36 | Miami (OH) | John Turco misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-46 |
| 12:35 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman snags the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 12:19 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-49 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Harriss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Casey Jacobs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Gerald Zimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Turco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ceniceros (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Dishman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Zimmer | 45-52 |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Roy Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), John Lee (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Lonnie Perkins, Roy Riley, Scott Hoberg, Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington (SF), Zachary Leonard (PF) John Turco, James Ceniceros | |
| 11:14 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Robert Washington loses the dribble to Thomas Dishman | 45-52 |
| 10:59 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington misses long on a runner near the basket | 45-52 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Coates (SG) Phillip Fowler | |
| 10:17 | Miami (OH) | James Coates misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs is hacked by Thomas Dishman - foul #2 on Thomas Dishman, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (C) Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 45-52 |
| 09:34 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 09:21 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington hits a 3 from straight away | 45-55 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 09:06 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 09:02 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington banks in the layup set up by Thomas Dishman | 45-57 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | John Lee drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Washington | 48-57 |
| 08:38 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Lee - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #2 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG), Nathan Harriss (PF) Robert Washington, John Lee, Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler (SG), James Ceniceros (C) Gerald Zimmer, Thomas Dishman | |
| 08:38 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:38 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses the easy layup | 48-58 |
| 08:16 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 08:04 | Miami (OH) | Scott Hoberg is called for the reach on Phillip Fowler - foul #3 on Scott Hoberg, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Casey Jacobs (C) Richard Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Turco (SF), Michael Newbern (C) Terrence Worthington, Zachary Leonard | |
| 07:52 | Miami (OH) | Michael Newbern hits a jump hook from the left block set up by John Turco and he's hacked by Roy Riley - foul #3 on Roy Riley, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker (SF) Scott Hoberg | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 07:52 | Miami (OH) | Michael Newbern misses the free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Riley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Coates (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Turco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ceniceros (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Newbern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-60 |
| 07:21 | Miami (OH) | James Coates is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Perkins - foul #2 on Lonnie Perkins, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG) Roy Riley | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer (PG), Thomas Dishman (C) James Coates, Michael Newbern | |
| 07:00 | Miami (OH) | Richard Knickerbocker steps in front of the John Turco pass | 50-60 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Turco - foul #1 on John Turco, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Lee (SG), Scott Hoberg (C) Lonnie Perkins, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington (SF), Zachary Leonard (PF) John Turco, James Ceniceros | |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:39 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:18 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Knickerbocker - foul #3 on Richard Knickerbocker, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson (PF) Richard Knickerbocker | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 06:18 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:18 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Zachary Leonard - foul #2 on Zachary Leonard, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Casey Jacobs (C) Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:54 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 05:32 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Zimmer | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Robert Washington scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Lee | 53-65 |
| 04:52 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard is called for 3 seconds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG) Robert Washington, John Lee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Coates (SG) Phillip Fowler | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 04:34 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | James Coates dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gerald Zimmer | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 53-67 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg grabs the offensive board | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Riley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Hoberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Casey Jacobs (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Gerald Zimmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Coates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrence Worthington (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. PF - Zachary Leonard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Thomas Dishman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Dishman - foul #3 on Thomas Dishman, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF) Scott Hoberg, Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler (SG), John Turco (SF), James Ceniceros (PF), Michael Newbern (C) Gerald Zimmer, Terrence Worthington, Zachary Leonard, Thomas Dishman | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:39 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Michael Newbern | 54-67 |
| 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) | |
| 03:37 | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Perkins steals it from James Coates in the backcourt | 54-67 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Roy Riley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lonnie Perkins | 56-67 |
| 02:59 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Nathan Harriss | 56-67 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), John Lee (SG), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Lonnie Perkins, Roy Riley, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer (PG), Terrence Worthington (SF), Zachary Leonard (PF), Thomas Dishman (C) James Coates, John Turco, James Ceniceros, Michael Newbern | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 02:40 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:20 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Robert Washington makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Earle Hendrickson | 58-67 |
| 01:48 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Zimmer | 58-70 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Washington | 60-70 |
| 01:07 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer makes the floater from the right side set up by Terrence Worthington | 60-72 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-72 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson gets the offensive rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker's pass is intercepted by Thomas Dishman | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins (PG), Roy Riley (SG), Scott Hoberg (SF), Casey Jacobs (C) Robert Washington, John Lee, Richard Knickerbocker, Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Yerger (PG), James Coates (SG), John Turco (SF), James Ceniceros (PF), Michael Newbern (C) Gerald Zimmer, Phillip Fowler, Terrence Worthington, Zachary Leonard, Thomas Dishman | |
| 00:17 | Kent State | James Coates is called for the reach on Roy Riley - foul #2 on James Coates, team foul #7 | 60-72 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Roy Riley makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Roy Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | John Yerger runs out the clock | 62-72 |