| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jae Christy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jordan Rexford (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vernon Geisler (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Michael Holland misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 19:38 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy grabs the defensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 19:25 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Brown | 41-23 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-23 |
| 19:17 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to John Mitchell | 41-23 |
| 18:58 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 43-23 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski's fadeaway is rejected by John Mitchell | 43-23 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Michael Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 43-23 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Michael Holland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-23 |
| 18:18 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford gets the rebound | 43-23 |
| 18:02 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 43-23 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 43-23 |
| 17:55 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown grabs the board | 43-23 |
| 17:44 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-23 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Ryan Bell snags the defensive board | 43-23 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Michael Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-23 |
| 17:20 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford snags the defensive board | 43-23 |
| 17:16 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-23 |
| 17:14 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford can't tip it in | 43-23 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-23 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | James Allan misses long on a floater from the left side | 43-23 |
| 16:56 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell gets the rebound | 43-23 |
| 16:35 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 45-23 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Allan | 45-25 |
| 16:06 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-25 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz gets the rebound | 45-25 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jae Christy (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jordan Rexford (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Vernon Geisler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Holland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Michael Holland scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Bell | 45-27 |
| 15:26 | Miami (OH) | Michael Holland is called for the reach on Jordan Rexford - foul #1 on Michael Holland, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton (C) Vernon Geisler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), James Schuelke (SF), Greg Ropp (PF), Sean Tims (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland, Ryan Bell | |
| 15:12 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-27 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Benjamin | 47-30 |
| 14:36 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-30 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Greg Ropp | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Sean Tims buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Benjamin | 47-33 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Brown | 50-33 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Shawn Brown takes the ball from James Schuelke | 50-33 |
| 13:36 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Bernardino - foul #1 on Kenneth Bernardino, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (SG), Vernon Geisler (PF) Jordan Rexford, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Ryan Bell (C) Daniel Benjamin, Kenneth Bernardino, James Schuelke, Sean Tims | |
| 13:36 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 13:36 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ryan Bell | 52-36 |
| 12:46 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 52-36 |
| 12:45 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown hits the follow up shot | 54-36 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski drills a jumper from the left side | 54-38 |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-38 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | James Allan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Ryan Bell snags the offensive board | 57-38 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | James Allan misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 11:49 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Vernon Geisler | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jae Christy (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Jones (fresh) SF - Shawn Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Vernon Geisler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Brazelton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Greg Ropp clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 60-38 |
| 11:10 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler snags the defensive board | 60-38 |
| 10:50 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas Brazelton | 63-38 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Greg Ropp makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-41 |
| 10:23 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Savitz takes the ball from Jae Christy | 63-41 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | James Allan is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Greg Ropp | 63-44 |
| 09:52 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones is fouled on the floor by Greg Ropp - foul #1 on Greg Ropp, team foul #3 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Jordan Rexford (SG), Paul Salerno (SF), John Mitchell (PF) Jae Christy, Andrew Jones, Shawn Brown, Vernon Geisler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), James Schuelke (SF), Michael Holland (PF), Sean Tims (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Kevin Polinski, Greg Ropp, Ryan Bell | |
| 09:43 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-44 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-44 |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 09:01 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-44 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Sean Tims snags the defensive board | 66-44 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin clanks a jump hook from the right block | 66-44 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Tims | 66-44 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin is fouled on the floor by Robert Arthur - foul #1 on Robert Arthur, team foul #1 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy (PG), Shawn Brown (SF) Robert Arthur, Paul Salerno | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Sean Tims | 66-46 |
| 08:04 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown comes up short on the runner in the lane | 66-46 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 66-46 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | John Mitchell is called for the reach on Sean Tims - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #2 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler (PF) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Ryan Bell (C) Daniel Benjamin, Kenneth Bernardino, Sean Tims | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jae Christy (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jordan Rexford (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Vernon Geisler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Brazelton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Schuelke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Ryan Bell clanks a floater from the right block | 66-46 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Ryan Bell tips it home | 66-48 |
| 07:12 | Miami (OH) | James Schuelke picks off the pass by Jordan Rexford | 66-48 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Michael Holland can't finish the layup | 66-48 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | James Allan grabs the offensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | James Schuelke hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Bell | 66-50 |
| 06:41 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Allan - foul #2 on James Allan, team foul #4 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Polinski (SF), Greg Ropp (PF) James Schuelke, Michael Holland | |
| 06:41 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 06:41 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Greg Ropp scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Polinski | 67-52 |
| 06:19 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton hits a runner in the lane | 69-52 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Bell | 69-52 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 05:48 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:32 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-52 |
| 05:31 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses the tip | 69-52 |
| 05:30 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Brazelton | 69-52 |
| 05:21 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 05:20 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton tips it but misses | 69-52 |
| 05:18 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:13 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Allan - foul #3 on James Allan, team foul #5 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Andrew Jones (SG), Paul Salerno (SF) Jae Christy, Jordan Rexford, Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Michael Holland (PF) James Allan, Greg Ropp | |
| 05:13 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:13 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 71-52 |
| 04:57 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 04:31 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-52 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Ryan Bell gets the rebound | 71-52 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski misses short on a shot from the left side | 71-52 |
| 04:06 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler pulls down the rebound | 71-52 |
| 03:51 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-52 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Michael Holland snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Schuelke | 71-55 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Jones (fresh) SF - Paul Salerno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Geisler (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Thomas Brazelton (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Schuelke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Savitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Schuelke | 71-55 |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz scores on a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Paul Salerno - foul #1 on Paul Salerno, team foul #3 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy (PG), Jordan Rexford (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), John Mitchell (PF), Paul McFadden (C) Robert Arthur, Andrew Jones, Paul Salerno, Vernon Geisler, Thomas Brazelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Greg Ropp (PF), Sean Tims (C) Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland, Ryan Bell | |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz makes the free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:36 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by James Schuelke - foul #2 on James Schuelke, team foul #6 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Andrew Jones (SG) Jae Christy, Jordan Rexford | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG) James Allan, Andrew Savitz | |
| 02:36 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-58 |
| 02:20 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Andrew Jones | 74-58 |
| 02:00 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown knocks in the shot from the right side | 76-58 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin is whistled for a carry | 76-58 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno (SF) Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:12 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Arthur | 78-58 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Sean Tims scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur is hacked by Daniel Benjamin - foul #1 on Daniel Benjamin, team foul #7 | 78-60 |
| 00:32 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 00:32 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 80-62 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur runs out the clock | 80-62 |