| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Craine (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Glenn (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky drills a runner from the right block set up by Jody Garland and the foul's on David Briggs - foul #3 on David Briggs, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| 19:39 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the free throw | 20-29 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Eugene Clark is called for the reach on James Craine - foul #1 on Eugene Clark, team foul #1 | 20-29 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | Robert Boshears comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses the tip | 20-29 |
| 18:59 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 18:36 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Combs is called for the reach on Eugene Clark - foul #2 on Thomas Combs, team foul #2 | 20-29 |
| 18:20 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Sandusky | 20-32 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | David Briggs travels in the backcourt | 20-32 |
| 17:53 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark slams it home on a great pass from Mark Sandusky | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:39 | Kent State | James Craine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-34 |
| 17:37 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 17:15 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Craine - foul #1 on James Craine, team foul #3 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SG), Todd Tadlock (PF) David Briggs, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:15 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 17:15 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Robert Boshears is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Boshears, team foul #4 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG) Robert Boshears | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:57 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses short on a shot near the basket | 20-36 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Everett Brasfield | 20-36 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 20-36 |
| 16:40 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the jumper near the basket | 20-36 |
| 16:33 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark tips it in | 20-38 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Donald Levering misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-38 |
| 16:14 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland grabs the board | 20-38 |
| 15:45 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Levering - foul #1 on Donald Levering, team foul #5 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Robert Boshears (SG), Thomas Combs (PF) Matthew Dunneback, Everett Brasfield, James Craine | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF), Rick Taylor (C) Jody Garland, Eugene Clark, William Glenn | |
| 15:45 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 1st free throw | 20-39 |
| 15:45 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock gets the rebound | 20-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Levering (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Tadlock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Taylor (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Todd Herbert steals the ball from Todd Tadlock | 20-39 |
| 15:30 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Herbert | 20-41 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | David Briggs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Lyle - foul #2 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #2 | 20-41 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | David Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 20-41 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | David Briggs misses the 2nd free throw | 20-41 |
| 15:22 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle grabs the defensive rebound | 20-41 |
| 15:01 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Sandusky | 20-44 |
| 14:45 | Kent State | Thomas Combs buries a fadeaway from close range | 22-44 |
| 14:27 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-44 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 22-44 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-44 |
| 13:52 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Boshears - foul #4 on Robert Boshears, team foul #6 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Thomas Huff (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), James Craine (C) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Donald Levering, Todd Tadlock | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG), Eugene Clark (PF) Ron Risch, Rick Taylor | |
| 13:52 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 13:52 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Thomas Huff knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Craine | 26-46 |
| 13:24 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 26-46 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Thomas Huff snags the defensive board | 26-46 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Mark Sandusky steals the ball from Thomas Combs | 26-46 |
| 12:59 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky blows the layup | 26-46 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Everett Brasfield | 26-46 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses the floater from the left side | 26-46 |
| 12:51 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Jody Garland | 26-46 |
| 12:27 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-46 |
| 12:25 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 12:12 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Clark | 26-48 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield can't connect on a shot from the left block | 26-48 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield tips it in | 28-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) SG - Thomas Huff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Craine (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (tiring) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jody Garland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Todd Herbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lyle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Jody Garland | 28-50 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Thomas Combs grabs the offensive board | 28-50 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Thomas Huff makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 10:51 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle loses the dribble to Everett Brasfield | 31-50 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Lyle - foul #3 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Todd Tadlock (C) Matthew Dunneback, Thomas Huff, James Craine | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), Rick Taylor (PF), William Glenn (C) Todd Herbert, Eugene Clark, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 10:14 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 33-50 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Donald Levering can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-50 |
| 09:49 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Rick Taylor | 33-50 |
| 09:28 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ron Risch | 33-52 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | The short jumper by Thomas Combs is denied by Rick Taylor | 33-52 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 08:52 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jody Garland and he's hacked by Todd Tadlock - foul #1 on Todd Tadlock, team foul #7 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Huff (SF), James Craine (C) Everett Brasfield, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF) Jody Garland, Rick Taylor | |
| 08:52 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the free throw | 33-55 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | David Briggs drills a floater from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 08:11 | Miami (OH) | David Briggs is called for the reach on Mark Sandusky - foul #4 on David Briggs, team foul #8 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG) David Briggs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF), Eugene Clark (PF) Ron Risch, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 08:11 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 08:11 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | James Craine snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Todd Herbert steps in front of the Donald Levering pass | 35-56 |
| 07:35 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert loses the dribble to Matthew Dunneback | 35-56 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Thomas Huff throws it down on a nice dish by Matthew Dunneback | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Levering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Huff (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Todd Tadlock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Craine (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (tiring) 23 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Todd Herbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Glenn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Miami (OH) | James Craine is called for the reach on Mark Sandusky - foul #2 on James Craine, team foul #9 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Robert Boshears (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Thomas Combs (PF) Matthew Dunneback, Donald Levering, Thomas Huff, Todd Tadlock | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (C) William Glenn | |
| 07:07 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Rick Taylor is called for the reach on Robert Boshears - foul #1 on Rick Taylor, team foul #4 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), Jody Garland (SF) Mark Sandusky, Rick Taylor | |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Thomas Combs loses the dribble to Eugene Clark | 37-56 |
| 06:15 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle misses long on a shot from the baseline | 37-56 |
| 06:14 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the tip | 37-56 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Thomas Combs is fouled on the floor by Eugene Clark - foul #2 on Eugene Clark, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Thomas Combs hits the finger roll set up by Robert Boshears | 39-56 |
| 05:30 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland lays it in | 39-58 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Kenneth Lyle denies the turnaround by Thomas Combs | 39-58 |
| 05:19 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle grabs the board | 39-58 |
| 05:00 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-58 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | James Craine pulls down the rebound | 39-58 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Thomas Combs clanks a runner in the lane | 39-58 |
| 04:46 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark pulls down the rebound | 39-58 |
| 04:17 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by David Briggs - foul #5 on David Briggs, team foul #10 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Thomas Huff (SF), Todd Tadlock (PF) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Everett Brasfield, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Rick Taylor (SF), William Glenn (C) Todd Herbert, Jody Garland, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 04:17 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark misses the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 04:17 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Donald Levering connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matthew Dunneback | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Rick Taylor | 42-62 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock knocks in the floater in the paint | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Levering (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Huff (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Todd Tadlock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Craine (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (tiring) 23 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Miami (OH) | A charge is called on Mark Sandusky - foul #1 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG) Thomas Huff | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (PF) Eugene Clark | |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Robert Boshears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF), Thomas Combs (PF) Matthew Dunneback, James Craine | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Glenn | 44-65 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-65 |
| 02:21 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn gets the rebound | 44-65 |
| 01:57 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky's layup is rejected by Todd Tadlock | 44-65 |
| 01:56 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor grabs the offensive board | 44-65 |
| 01:42 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor is denied on a layup by Thomas Combs | 44-65 |
| 01:40 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn misses the tip | 44-65 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock grabs the board | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Thomas Combs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Mark Sandusky - foul #2 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #7 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Craine (C) Todd Tadlock | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SF), Eugene Clark (PF) Rick Taylor, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the free throw | 47-65 |
| 01:13 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Combs steals it from Jody Garland | 47-65 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Thomas Combs is whistled for a carry | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-65 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-65 |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky runs out the clock | 47-65 |