| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ralph Harris (fresh) SG - Dustin Crumb (fresh) SF - Humberto Diaz (fresh) PF - Clarence Mejias (fresh) C - Jean Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) SG - Brent Horne (fresh) SF - Hans Zentz (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Donald Deal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Clarence Mejias is called for the reach on Reinaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Clarence Mejias, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Donald Deal clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Miami (OH) | Dustin Crumb is hacked by Brent Horne - foul #1 on Brent Horne, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris scores on a jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Donald Deal buries a runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Miami (OH) | Dustin Crumb scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Brent Horne comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Miami (OH) | Jean Hicks can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Hans Zentz - foul #1 on Hans Zentz, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Miami (OH) | Jean Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:47 | Miami (OH) | Jean Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Hans Zentz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | Miami (OH) | Humberto Diaz misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris grabs the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:41 | Miami (OH) | Humberto Diaz misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Donald Deal drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Reinaldo Gallo | 6-5 |
| 16:14 | Miami (OH) | Dustin Crumb misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brent Horne | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ralph Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Crumb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Humberto Diaz (fresh) PF - Clarence Mejias (fresh) C - Jean Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hans Zentz (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Humberto Diaz | 9-8 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Donald Deal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:13 | Miami (OH) | Humberto Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:51 | Miami (OH) | Humberto Diaz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:50 | Miami (OH) | Jean Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Miami (OH) | Humberto Diaz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 14:32 | Miami (OH) | Clarence Mejias grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:22 | Miami (OH) | Humberto Diaz loses the dribble to Hans Zentz | 9-8 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jean Hicks - foul #1 on Jean Hicks, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Williams (PG), Solomon Purdie (SF), Henry Zumstein (PF) Ralph Harris, Humberto Diaz, Clarence Mejias | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Charles Becker (SF), Robert Phillips (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Hans Zentz, Donald Deal | |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:07 | Miami (OH) | Henry Zumstein snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:00 | Miami (OH) | Dustin Crumb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Charles Becker gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Robert Phillips clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Dustin Crumb - foul #1 on Dustin Crumb, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Abell (SG), Donald Sabo (C) Dustin Crumb, Jean Hicks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF) Brent Horne, Vasily Slominski | |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Charles Becker grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Ted Krug connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 13:17 | Miami (OH) | Donald Sabo clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 9-12 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Robert Phillips gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Charles Becker can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Sabo - foul #1 on Donald Sabo, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris (PG), Clarence Mejias (PF), Jean Hicks (C) Robert Abell, Henry Zumstein, Donald Sabo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Donald Deal (PF) Wilfredo Reyes, Pedro Cabrera | |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Charles Becker makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Charles Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:59 | Miami (OH) | Solomon Purdie grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:39 | Miami (OH) | Jean Hicks scores on a floater from the baseline | 11-13 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | The short jumper by Brent Horne is denied by Clarence Mejias | 11-13 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Donald Deal hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| 12:10 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-15 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Brent Horne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 11:47 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Jean Hicks | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ralph Harris (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Williams (fresh) SF - Solomon Purdie (fresh) PF - Clarence Mejias (fresh) C - Jean Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Becker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Miami (OH) | James Williams double dribbles | 14-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dustin Crumb (SG), Humberto Diaz (SF) James Williams, Solomon Purdie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Hans Zentz (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Ted Krug, Charles Becker, Robert Phillips | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Donald Deal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| 10:58 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Brent Horne is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Henry Zumstein (PF), Donald Sabo (C) Clarence Mejias, Jean Hicks | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:14 | Miami (OH) | Dustin Crumb knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Sabo | 16-15 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Hans Zentz loses the dribble to Humberto Diaz | 16-15 |
| 09:40 | Miami (OH) | Dustin Crumb loses the ball out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Williams (PG), Jean Hicks (C) Ralph Harris, Donald Sabo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Becker (PF) Donald Deal | |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Brent Horne gets the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Dustin Crumb is called for the reach on Brent Horne - foul #2 on Dustin Crumb, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Abell (SG), Clarence Mejias (PF) Dustin Crumb, Henry Zumstein | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (SG), Robert Phillips (C) Brent Horne, Vasily Slominski | |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Robert Phillips is hacked by Robert Abell - foul #1 on Robert Abell, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Jean Hicks steals the ball from Reinaldo Gallo | 16-15 |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Robert Abell can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Hans Zentz - foul #2 on Hans Zentz, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Donald Deal (PF) Ted Krug, Hans Zentz | |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Robert Abell makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Robert Abell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Donald Deal can't finish the layup | 18-15 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Charles Becker tips it home | 18-17 |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Donald Deal blocks the short jumper by Jean Hicks | 18-17 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Deal | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Abell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Humberto Diaz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clarence Mejias (fresh) C - Jean Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 18-17 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris (PG), Solomon Purdie (SF) Robert Abell, Humberto Diaz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Robert Phillips | |
| 07:15 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris is hacked by Donald Deal - foul #1 on Donald Deal, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donald Sabo (C) Jean Hicks | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:03 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris hits a fadeaway in the lane | 20-17 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Clarence Mejias - foul #2 on Clarence Mejias, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Henry Zumstein (PF) Clarence Mejias | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Deal | 20-18 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Sabo - foul #2 on Donald Sabo, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jean Hicks (C) Donald Sabo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG) Ted Krug | |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:32 | Miami (OH) | Henry Zumstein grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 06:12 | Miami (OH) | James Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 06:11 | Miami (OH) | Jean Hicks tips it in | 22-18 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Donald Deal hits the follow up shot | 22-20 |
| 05:30 | Miami (OH) | Jean Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Abell (SG), Humberto Diaz (SF) James Williams, Solomon Purdie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera (SF), Robert Phillips (PF) Charles Becker, Donald Deal | |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (SG) Brent Horne | |
| 04:47 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Abell | 24-20 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Henry Zumstein is called for the reach on Reinaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Henry Zumstein, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Williams (SG) Robert Abell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Charles Becker (SF), Donald Deal (PF) Ted Krug, Pedro Cabrera, Vasily Slominski | |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:02 | Miami (OH) | James Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 04:00 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris misses the tip | 24-22 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Brent Horne connects on the 3 from straight away | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ralph Harris (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Williams (fresh) SF - Humberto Diaz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Zumstein (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jean Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Miami (OH) | Robert Phillips blocks the short jumper by James Williams | 24-25 |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Brent Horne connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 03:04 | Miami (OH) | Donald Deal steals the ball from Ralph Harris | 24-28 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Brent Horne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-28 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Phillips | 24-28 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Charles Becker misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 02:17 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | Humberto Diaz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dustin Crumb (SG), Solomon Purdie (SF), Clarence Mejias (PF), Donald Sabo (C) James Williams, Humberto Diaz, Henry Zumstein, Jean Hicks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Hans Zentz (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Charles Becker, Robert Phillips | |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Donald Deal clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Harris - foul #1 on Ralph Harris, team foul #10 | 24-28 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:31 | Miami (OH) | Donald Sabo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 24-30 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Brent Horne snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Donald Deal drills a jump hook from the baseline | 24-32 |
| 00:55 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Deal - foul #2 on Donald Deal, team foul #5 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Becker (PF) Donald Deal | |
| 00:55 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 00:55 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Hans Zentz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 00:25 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Clarence Mejias | 25-32 |
| 00:18 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Crumb | 27-32 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Hans Zentz makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-35 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Dustin Crumb can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-35 |