| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Wiley Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raul Castro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohammed Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - Charles Saner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Mohammed Ward inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Miami (FL) | Vasily Slominski is called for the reach on Wiley Cox - foul #3 on Vasily Slominski, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (C) Vasily Slominski | |
| 19:41 | Miami (FL) | Mohammed Ward makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Wiley Cox | 43-32 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-34 |
| 19:06 | Miami (FL) | Mohammed Ward can't connect on a shot in the paint | 43-34 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Gerald Avery is whistled for traveling | 43-34 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Reynolds (SG), Raul Rivas (PF), Antonio Lopez (C) Raul Castro, Charles Saner, Joseph Fletcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:37 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rivas comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Palafox | 43-34 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Scott, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer (PG), George Johnston (SF) Wiley Cox, Mohammed Ward | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SF), Vincent Goad (PF) Gerald Avery, Jason Butler | |
| 18:21 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Brent Horne grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Anthony Messer takes the ball from John Guillory | 43-34 |
| 18:05 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer banks in the layup | 45-34 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Richard Reynolds - foul #2 on Richard Reynolds, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Fletcher (C) Antonio Lopez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Jason Butler (PF) John Guillory, Fredrick Palafox | |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:31 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Fletcher loses the ball out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox (PG), Raul Castro (SG), Mohammed Ward (SF), Charles Saner (PF) Anthony Messer, Richard Reynolds, George Johnston, Raul Rivas | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 17:06 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Fletcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez (C) Joseph Fletcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Brent Horne, Vincent Goad | |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Jason Butler makes the jumper in the lane | 45-41 |
| 16:41 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox dunks the ball set up by Antonio Lopez and he's fouled by Gerald Avery - foul #2 on Gerald Avery, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer (SG), Kenneth Stevens (C) Raul Castro, Mohammed Ward | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:41 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott connects on the turnaround in the paint | 48-43 |
| 16:23 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox misses the runner from the baseline | 48-43 |
| 16:21 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Stevens grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 16:08 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez is whistled for a carry | 48-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Reynolds (SG), George Johnston (SF), Raul Rivas (PF) Wiley Cox, Antonio Lopez, Charles Saner | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SF) Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery | |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott's fadeaway is rejected by George Johnston | 48-43 |
| 15:51 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stevens | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Anthony Messer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Johnston (fresh) PF - Raul Rivas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Horne (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Fredrick Palafox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Stevens is hacked by Fredrick Palafox - foul #1 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jerry Terry (PG), Joseph Fletcher (C) Anthony Messer, Kenneth Stevens | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Walsh (SF), Vincent Goad (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Nicholas Scott, Jason Butler, Fredrick Palafox | |
| 15:34 | Miami (FL) | Richard Reynolds clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | William Walsh gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the lay-in | 48-43 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | John Guillory tips it but misses | 48-43 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski tips it home | 48-45 |
| 15:07 | Miami (FL) | Richard Reynolds misses short on a jumper from the left side | 48-45 |
| 15:05 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rivas snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 14:50 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Fletcher misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 48-45 |
| 14:49 | Miami (FL) | George Johnston snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 14:38 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Fletcher can't finish the layup | 48-45 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | John Guillory gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | William Walsh's pass is intercepted by Raul Rivas | 48-45 |
| 14:25 | Miami (FL) | George Johnston hits a jump hook from close range set up by Jerry Terry and he's hacked by John Guillory - foul #2 on John Guillory, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox (PG), Raul Castro (SG), Mohammed Ward (SF), Antonio Lopez (C) Jerry Terry, Richard Reynolds, Raul Rivas, Joseph Fletcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Nicholas Scott (SG), Jason Butler (PF) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Vincent Goad | |
| 14:25 | Miami (FL) | George Johnston misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is whistled for a carry | 50-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Stevens (C) George Johnston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) William Walsh | |
| 14:00 | Miami (FL) | Vasily Slominski is called for the reach on Kenneth Stevens - foul #4 on Vasily Slominski, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (C) Vasily Slominski | |
| 13:40 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 13:39 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:17 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gerald Avery | 50-45 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Raul Castro steals the ball from Jason Butler in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 13:12 | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro lays it in | 52-45 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is hacked by Raul Castro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raul Castro, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer (PG), Jerry Terry (SG), Charles Saner (PF), Joseph Fletcher (C) Wiley Cox, Raul Castro, Antonio Lopez, Kenneth Stevens | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), William Walsh (SF) Reinaldo Gallo, Nicholas Scott | |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Fletcher - foul #4 on Joseph Fletcher, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:45 | Miami (FL) | Mohammed Ward scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Messer | 54-47 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | John Guillory clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 12:23 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 12:14 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald Avery - foul #3 on Gerald Avery, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Rivas (PF) Charles Saner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), Vincent Goad (PF) Gerald Avery, Jason Butler | |
| 12:14 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 12:14 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | William Walsh hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Scott | 56-49 |
| 11:53 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer is fouled in the backcourt by John Guillory - foul #3 on John Guillory, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox (PG), Kenneth Stevens (C) Jerry Terry, Joseph Fletcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Brent Horne (SF) John Guillory, William Walsh | |
| 11:53 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 11:53 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Wiley Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Messer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohammed Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Raul Rivas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Horne (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Goad (fresh) C - Fredrick Palafox (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott drills a floater in the lane | 58-51 |
| 11:31 | Miami (FL) | Mohammed Ward makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Wiley Cox | 60-51 |
| 11:21 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott connects on the shot near the basket and the foul's on Anthony Messer - foul #2 on Anthony Messer, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro (SG) Anthony Messer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason Butler (PF) Fredrick Palafox | |
| 11:21 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 11:08 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raul Castro | 63-54 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 10:54 | Miami (FL) | Mohammed Ward snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 10:50 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox scores on a shot from the right block set up by Raul Rivas | 65-54 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | The jump hook by Nicholas Scott is blocked by Kenneth Stevens | 65-54 |
| 10:29 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rivas gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 10:07 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rivas connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Kenneth Stevens | 67-54 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Brent Horne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-54 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jerry Terry (PG), Richard Reynolds (SG), George Johnston (SF), Charles Saner (PF), Antonio Lopez (C) Wiley Cox, Raul Castro, Mohammed Ward, Raul Rivas, Kenneth Stevens | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Gerald Avery (SG), William Walsh (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Nicholas Scott, Brent Horne, Vincent Goad | |
| 09:57 | Miami (FL) | Gerald Avery is called for the reach on Richard Reynolds - foul #4 on Gerald Avery, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG) Gerald Avery | |
| 09:57 | Miami (FL) | Richard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 09:57 | Miami (FL) | Richard Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Jerry Terry is called for the reach on John Guillory in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Terry, team foul #5 | 68-54 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott is whistled for a carry | 68-54 |
| 09:27 | Miami (FL) | Richard Reynolds buries a floater from the right side set up by George Johnston | 70-54 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Jerry Terry is called for the reach on Fredrick Palafox - foul #3 on Jerry Terry, team foul #6 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Fletcher (C) George Johnston | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Antonio Lopez picks off the pass by Nicholas Scott | 70-54 |
| 08:53 | Miami (FL) | Nicholas Scott steps in front of the Antonio Lopez pass | 70-54 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | John Guillory hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Scott | 70-56 |
| 08:30 | Miami (FL) | Richard Reynolds is hacked by Fredrick Palafox - foul #2 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #10 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer (PG), George Johnston (SF) Jerry Terry, Antonio Lopez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Vincent Goad (PF) Nicholas Scott, Jason Butler | |
| 08:30 | Miami (FL) | Richard Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 08:30 | Miami (FL) | Richard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Saner | 71-56 |
| 08:12 | Miami (FL) | George Johnston gets the rebound | 71-56 |
| 08:10 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox (PG) Richard Reynolds | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:50 | Kent State | William Walsh clanks a jumper from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 07:49 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Wiley Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Messer (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Saner (tiring) 5 reb. C - Joseph Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Walsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Goad (fairly fresh) C - Fredrick Palafox (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox is hacked by John Guillory - foul #4 on John Guillory, team foul #11 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro (SG), Mohammed Ward (SF), Raul Rivas (PF) Anthony Messer, George Johnston, Charles Saner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, William Walsh, Fredrick Palafox | |
| 07:29 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 07:29 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Vincent Goad grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Raul Castro steps in front of the Vasily Slominski pass in the backcourt | 72-56 |
| 07:23 | Miami (FL) | Mohammed Ward misses the easy layup | 72-56 |
| 07:22 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox gets the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 07:13 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Raul Rivas | 74-56 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Joseph Fletcher is called for the reach on Vasily Slominski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Fletcher, team foul #7 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez (C) Joseph Fletcher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason Butler (PF) Vincent Goad | |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 06:51 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez banks in the layup on a great pass from Raul Castro | 76-58 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | John Guillory hits a jumper from the left wing | 76-60 |
| 06:22 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox can't throw it down | 76-60 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Brent Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Brent Horne is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 76-60 |
| 05:59 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rivas gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| 05:46 | Miami (FL) | Mohammed Ward hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Wiley Cox and the foul's on John Guillory - foul #5 on John Guillory, team foul #12 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer (PG), Jerry Terry (SG), Charles Saner (PF), Kenneth Stevens (C) Wiley Cox, Raul Castro, Raul Rivas, Antonio Lopez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Nicholas Scott (SG), William Walsh (SF), Vincent Goad (PF) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Gerald Avery, Jason Butler | |
| 05:46 | Miami (FL) | Mohammed Ward makes the free throw | 79-60 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the easy open layup | 79-60 |
| 05:26 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer grabs the defensive rebound | 79-60 |
| 05:17 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer can't finish the layup | 79-60 |
| 05:15 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner misses the tip | 79-60 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Vincent Goad snags the defensive board | 79-60 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Vincent Goad loses the dribble to Jerry Terry in the backcourt | 79-60 |
| 04:55 | Miami (FL) | Mohammed Ward slams it home set up by Anthony Messer | 81-60 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Kenneth Stevens denies the turnaround by Nicholas Scott | 81-60 |
| 04:49 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Stevens grabs the board | 81-60 |
| 04:32 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer's layup is rejected by Vincent Goad | 81-60 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vincent Goad | 81-60 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-60 |
| 04:22 | Miami (FL) | Charles Saner snags the defensive board | 81-60 |
| 04:11 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 81-60 |
| 04:10 | Miami (FL) | Jerry Terry misses the tip | 81-60 |
| 04:09 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Stevens tips it back up and in | 83-60 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott misses the fadeaway from the right block | 83-60 |
| 03:54 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Stevens pulls down the rebound | 83-60 |
| 03:37 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Messer is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Anthony Messer, team foul #8 | 83-60 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox (PG), Richard Reynolds (SG), George Johnston (SF), Raul Rivas (PF), Antonio Lopez (C) Anthony Messer, Jerry Terry, Mohammed Ward, Charles Saner, Kenneth Stevens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (PG), Gerald Avery (SF), Jason Butler (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, William Walsh, Vincent Goad | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Wiley Cox (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raul Rivas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Brent Horne (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jason Butler (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-60 |
| 03:22 | Miami (FL) | George Johnston pulls down the rebound | 83-60 |
| 03:18 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Brent Horne - foul #1 on Brent Horne, team foul #13 | 83-60 |
| 03:18 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox makes the 1st free throw | 84-60 |
| 03:18 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 84-60 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 84-60 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Jason Butler hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Nicholas Scott | 84-62 |
| 02:59 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 84-62 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 84-62 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Brent Horne is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 84-62 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Vasily Slominski - foul #5 on Vasily Slominski, team foul #14 | 84-62 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Fredrick Palafox (C) Brent Horne, Vasily Slominski | |
| 02:39 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 85-62 |
| 02:39 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 86-62 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Avery | 86-64 |
| 02:20 | Miami (FL) | Richard Reynolds buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Antonio Lopez | 88-64 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Richard Reynolds takes the ball from Nicholas Scott in the backcourt | 88-64 |
| 02:07 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Richard Reynolds and the foul's on Fredrick Palafox - foul #3 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #15 | 90-64 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Raul Castro (SG) Richard Reynolds | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Walsh (SF) Gerald Avery | |
| 02:07 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox makes the free throw | 91-64 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott buries a turnaround from close range | 91-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 91-66 |
| 01:27 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox snags the offensive board | 91-66 |
| 01:08 | Miami (FL) | George Johnston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 91-66 |
| 01:07 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Lopez grabs the offensive rebound | 91-66 |
| 00:48 | Miami (FL) | Raul Rivas hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 91-66 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox grabs the board | 91-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | George Johnston steals it from William Walsh in the backcourt | 91-66 |
| 00:42 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox lays it in on a nice dish by George Johnston | 93-66 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Raul Rivas picks off the pass by Fredrick Palafox in the backcourt | 93-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox connects on the shot from the right side set up by George Johnston and he's fouled by Reinaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Reinaldo Gallo, team foul #16 | 95-66 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Mohammed Ward (SF), Charles Saner (PF) George Johnston, Raul Rivas | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:14 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox makes the free throw | 96-66 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is called for traveling in the backcourt | 96-66 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Wiley Cox runs out the clock | 96-66 |