| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Connelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark banks in the layup and the foul's on Thomas Combs - foul #2 on Thomas Combs, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:45 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses the free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is hacked by Kenneth Lyle - foul #2 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Danny Connelly misses short on a floater from close range | 29-24 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons tips it but misses | 29-24 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert snags the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 18:16 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:52 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wade Gilbert | 29-24 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| 17:22 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Parsons | 29-26 |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-26 |
| 16:32 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle tips it home | 31-26 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG), Mark Sandusky (SF), William Glenn (PF), Roger McGunnigle (C) Ron Risch, Todd Herbert, Eugene Clark, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:42 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Carlos Gammon - foul #3 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SF) Douglas Legrand | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:42 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 15:42 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Sean Abner (fresh) SF - Jody Garland (fresh) PF - William Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger McGunnigle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Jody Garland steals it from Carlos Gammon | 32-26 |
| 15:03 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky buries a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Thomas Combs - foul #3 on Thomas Combs, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF) Jody Garland | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:03 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the free throw | 34-26 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Danny Connelly | 34-26 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | William Glenn steals it from Thomas Combs | 34-26 |
| 14:26 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert comes up short on the floater from the left side | 34-26 |
| 14:03 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Mark Sandusky | 34-26 |
| 13:34 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky lays it in despite the doubleteam | 36-26 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Todd Herbert takes the ball from Wade Gilbert | 36-26 |
| 12:46 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 36-26 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Danny Connelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (PG), Ron Risch (SG), Eugene Clark (PF), Kenneth Lyle (C) Mark Sandusky, Sean Abner, Todd Herbert, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (SG), Larry Hughes (C) Carlos Gammon, Thomas Combs | |
| 12:07 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle clanks a jumper in the lane | 36-26 |
| 12:06 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Legrand | 36-26 |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch is whistled for traveling | 36-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), James Craine (PF) Shawn Parsons, Wade Gilbert, Danny Connelly | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Larry Hughes comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 36-26 |
| 11:32 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roger McGunnigle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) SG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Craine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Legrand | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Larry Hughes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 38-26 |
| 10:50 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 10:48 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF) Roger McGunnigle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (SG), Wade Gilbert (SF), Danny Connelly (PF) Matthew Dunneback, Everett Brasfield, James Craine | |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Larry Hughes's pass is intercepted by Ron Risch | 38-26 |
| 10:22 | Miami (OH) | David Briggs picks off the pass by Kenneth Lyle | 38-26 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | David Briggs clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 10:04 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 09:41 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Lyle - foul #3 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (SG), William Glenn (PF), Roger McGunnigle (C) Ron Risch, Eugene Clark, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Thomas Combs (C) David Briggs, Larry Hughes | |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 09:00 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky lays it up and in set up by Douglas Legrand | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't throw it down | 43-27 |
| 08:48 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| 08:26 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is hacked by Thomas Combs - foul #4 on Thomas Combs, team foul #4 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG) Douglas Legrand | |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF), James Craine (PF) Wade Gilbert, Danny Connelly | |
| 08:17 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is fouled on the floor by James Craine - foul #1 on James Craine, team foul #5 | 43-27 |
| 07:55 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Combs blocks the short jumper by Mark Sandusky | 43-27 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Craine | 43-27 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Todd Herbert steals the ball from James Craine | 43-27 |
| 07:43 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner hits the finger roll set up by Todd Herbert | 45-27 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Thomas Combs hits a shot in the paint set up by Shawn Parsons | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sean Abner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger McGunnigle (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Craine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Mark Sandusky | 48-29 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield is hacked by Todd Herbert - foul #3 on Todd Herbert, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (PG), Ron Risch (SG), Eugene Clark (PF), Kenneth Lyle (C) Sean Abner, Todd Herbert, William Glenn, Roger McGunnigle | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (SG), Wade Gilbert (SF), Danny Connelly (PF) Carlos Gammon, Everett Brasfield, James Craine | |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 48-29 |
| 06:29 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Douglas Legrand | 48-29 |
| 06:13 | Miami (OH) | Wade Gilbert takes the ball from Mark Sandusky after a doubleteam | 48-29 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-29 |
| 05:52 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 05:31 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses the jumper from the right block | 48-29 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | David Briggs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-29 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Danny Connelly gets the offensive rebound | 48-29 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert buries a shot in the lane | 48-31 |
| 04:39 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Combs swats the shot by Douglas Legrand | 48-31 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Danny Connelly | 48-31 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Briggs | 48-34 |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Wade Gilbert - foul #4 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #6 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF) Douglas Legrand | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (SG), James Craine (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Shawn Parsons, Danny Connelly, Thomas Combs | |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Briggs | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:47 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Clark | 52-36 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 03:28 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Lyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wade Gilbert (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Craine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert loses the ball out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (PG), Sean Abner (SG), William Glenn (PF), Roger McGunnigle (C) Mark Sandusky, Ron Risch, Eugene Clark, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF), Danny Connelly (PF) Wade Gilbert, James Craine | |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by William Glenn - foul #2 on William Glenn, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG) David Briggs | |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 02:21 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner double dribbles | 52-37 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 01:49 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shawn Parsons | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield's pass is intercepted by William Glenn | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand is hacked by Shawn Parsons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (SG), Jody Garland (SF), Kenneth Lyle (C) Sean Abner, Todd Herbert, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wade Gilbert (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Everett Brasfield, Larry Hughes | |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Lyle - foul #4 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), Todd Herbert (SF), Eugene Clark (PF) Mark Sandusky, Jody Garland, Roger McGunnigle | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark is whistled for traveling | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon is fouled on the floor by Todd Herbert - foul #4 on Todd Herbert, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert buries a shot in the lane | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Shawn Parsons - foul #3 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #8 | 54-44 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Legrand - foul #1 on Douglas Legrand, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 00:11 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand runs out the clock | 56-44 |