| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Arehart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Underwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Deaton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger McGunnigle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | John Underwood inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | South Carolina State | Douglas Legrand steals it from Bernard Arehart | 33-28 |
| 19:44 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina State | John Underwood tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 18:58 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky scores on a runner from close range | 35-33 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 18:48 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:20 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Bernard Arehart - foul #1 on Bernard Arehart, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 18:20 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:20 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina State | John Underwood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eugene Clark - foul #2 on Eugene Clark, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina State | John Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina State | John Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:43 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand is fouled on the floor by Carl Johnson - foul #2 on Carl Johnson, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| 17:16 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle misses the dunk attempt | 37-34 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-34 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris tips it home | 39-34 |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Fred Whipple (SG), Douglas O'Neal (SF), Lloyd Ahmad (PF), Clayton Alston (C) Carl Johnson, Bernard Arehart, John Underwood, Stephen Harris, Joseph Deaton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), William Glenn (PF), Jody Garland (C) Mark Sandusky, Kenneth Lyle, Eugene Clark | |
| 16:03 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Legrand | 39-37 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clayton Alston and the foul's on William Glenn - foul #2 on William Glenn, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG), Kenneth Lyle (PF) Douglas Legrand, Roger McGunnigle | |
| 15:51 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Casey Westbrooks (fresh) SG - Fred Whipple (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas O'Neal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lloyd Ahmad (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton Alston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Abner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ron Risch | 42-39 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad can't connect on a runner in the paint | 42-39 |
| 15:20 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to William Glenn | 42-39 |
| 15:15 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Ahmad denies the turnaround by Jody Garland | 42-39 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina State | William Glenn denies the turnaround by Lloyd Ahmad | 42-39 |
| 14:57 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:33 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 14:32 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:16 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner is hacked by Douglas O'Neal - foul #1 on Douglas O'Neal, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson (PG), Bernard Arehart (SG), John Underwood (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) Casey Westbrooks, Fred Whipple, Douglas O'Neal, Lloyd Ahmad, Clayton Alston | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (PG), Mark Sandusky (SG), Roger McGunnigle (SF), Eugene Clark (C) Ron Risch, Sean Abner, Jody Garland, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 14:00 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Legrand - foul #1 on Douglas Legrand, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (PF) William Glenn | |
| 13:45 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:27 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky double dribbles | 44-39 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 44-39 |
| 13:12 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Roger McGunnigle | 44-39 |
| 12:47 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland is denied on a layup by Stephen Harris | 44-39 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to John Underwood | 44-39 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Harris | 44-39 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eugene Clark - foul #3 on Eugene Clark, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad (PF) Stephen Harris | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (PF), William Glenn (C) Jody Garland, Eugene Clark | |
| 12:02 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:33 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 11:32 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Arehart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Underwood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Ahmad (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Deaton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Roger McGunnigle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 11:13 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart is fouled on the floor by Roger McGunnigle - foul #1 on Roger McGunnigle, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Fred Whipple (SG), Douglas O'Neal (SF), Clayton Alston (C) Carl Johnson, Bernard Arehart, John Underwood, Joseph Deaton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG) Mark Sandusky | |
| 10:51 | South Carolina State | Fred Whipple makes the shot from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 10:28 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 10:26 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle misses the tip | 48-39 |
| 10:24 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses the tip | 48-39 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad can't finish the layup | 48-39 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal is fouled on the floor by Ron Risch - foul #1 on Ron Risch, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Underwood (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) Douglas O'Neal, Lloyd Ahmad, Clayton Alston | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (SG), Jody Garland (SF), Eugene Clark (C) Douglas Legrand, Roger McGunnigle, William Glenn | |
| 10:02 | South Carolina State | John Underwood is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lyle - foul #1 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina State | John Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina State | John Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:02 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 09:35 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-39 |
| 09:33 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina State | Fred Whipple misses the jumpshot from the left side | 49-41 |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:59 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from close range | 49-41 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Lyle | 49-41 |
| 08:10 | Miami (OH) | John Underwood steps in front of the Jody Garland pass | 49-41 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina State | Jody Garland takes the ball from Stephen Harris | 49-41 |
| 07:48 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch banks in the layup set up by Jody Garland | 49-43 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina State | John Underwood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina State | Fred Whipple grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:27 | South Carolina State | John Underwood can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 49-43 |
| 07:25 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Eugene Clark | 49-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Casey Westbrooks (fairly fresh) SG - Fred Whipple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Underwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Deaton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Miami (OH) | Fred Whipple steps in front of the Jody Garland pass | 49-43 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina State | John Underwood can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-43 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:28 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Ron Risch | 49-45 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Casey Westbrooks | 51-45 |
| 05:43 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-45 |
| 05:42 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 05:42 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson (PG), Bernard Arehart (SG), Douglas O'Neal (SF), Lloyd Ahmad (PF) Casey Westbrooks, Fred Whipple, John Underwood, Stephen Harris | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (PG), Sean Abner (SG), Roger McGunnigle (SF), William Glenn (PF) Ron Risch, Mark Sandusky, Kenneth Lyle, Eugene Clark | |
| 05:19 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand is hacked by Carl Johnson - foul #3 on Carl Johnson, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| 05:10 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-45 |
| 05:09 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:48 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Joseph Deaton - foul #2 on Joseph Deaton, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston (C) Joseph Deaton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:48 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina State | Sean Abner takes the ball from Douglas O'Neal | 51-48 |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Legrand | 51-50 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 03:54 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 03:39 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Clayton Alston | 51-50 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Carl Johnson | 54-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Arehart (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Douglas O'Neal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lloyd Ahmad (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Clayton Alston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Abner (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jody Garland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Glenn (fresh) 5 reb. C - Roger McGunnigle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Douglas Legrand out of the doubleteam | 54-53 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Underwood (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) Douglas O'Neal, Lloyd Ahmad, Clayton Alston | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (SG), Kenneth Lyle (PF), Eugene Clark (C) Sean Abner, Jody Garland, William Glenn | |
| 02:52 | South Carolina State | John Underwood is hacked by Roger McGunnigle - foul #2 on Roger McGunnigle, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina State | John Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina State | John Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:26 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Roger McGunnigle | 56-56 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Sandusky - foul #1 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:43 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Bernard Arehart | 58-56 |
| 01:39 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart lays it up and in | 60-56 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Sandusky | 60-59 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 00:50 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:27 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Deaton swats the short shot by Eugene Clark | 60-59 |
| 00:25 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 60-59 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart is hacked by Douglas Legrand in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Legrand, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-59 |