| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Rodney Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacques Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roland Denney (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joe Stephan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blythe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Floyd McConchie (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Urena (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 19:45 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Roland Denney | 23-27 |
| 19:38 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Shepherd misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 19:36 | Miami (OH) | Joe Stephan tips it but misses | 23-27 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Rodney Shepherd takes the ball from James Blythe | 23-27 |
| 19:09 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Shepherd misses the lay-in | 23-27 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Robert Moore comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Joe Stephan - foul #3 on Joe Stephan, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield (C) Joe Stephan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Robert Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:02 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:51 | Miami (OH) | John Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Robert Urena misses badly on a runner near the basket | 23-28 |
| 18:35 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Roland Denney | 23-28 |
| 18:14 | Miami (OH) | Roland Denney makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Lee | 25-28 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | James Blythe knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 17:30 | Miami (OH) | Roland Denney scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Robert Moore misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 17:24 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 16:56 | Miami (OH) | Roland Denney buries a turnaround from the baseline | 30-31 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Blythe | 30-33 |
| 16:12 | Miami (OH) | Roland Denney is fouled on the floor by James Blythe - foul #1 on James Blythe, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Patrick Paschall (PG), Donnie Jacobson (SG), Landon Davis (SF), Seymour Ward (C) Rodney Shepherd, Jacques Schultz, John Lee, Roland Denney | |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Griffin (SG), Steven Nguyen (SF), Robert Jordan (PF), Jonathon Kerr (C) Valeri Zuclich, Floyd McConchie, Robert Urena, Robert Moore | |
| 15:52 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-33 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Paul Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Patrick Paschall (fresh) SG - Donnie Jacobson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Landon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Rayfield (fresh) 3 pts. C - Seymour Ward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blythe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Griffin (fresh) SF - Steven Nguyen (fresh) PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) C - Jonathon Kerr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Kent State | James Blythe clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 15:26 | Miami (OH) | Donnie Jacobson pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:08 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield double dribbles | 30-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Lee (SF), Joe Stephan (C) Carlos Rayfield, Seymour Ward | |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (PG), Robert Urena (PF) James Blythe, Robert Jordan | |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathon Kerr | 30-35 |
| 14:45 | Miami (OH) | John Lee can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Robert Urena grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Paul Griffin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 14:18 | Miami (OH) | Joe Stephan pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Landon Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Urena - foul #1 on Robert Urena, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Shepherd (PG), Roland Denney (PF) Patrick Paschall, Donnie Jacobson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Floyd McConchie (PG), Robert Moore (C) Paul Griffin, Jonathon Kerr | |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Landon Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Landon Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-35 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | Robert Moore tips it home | 31-37 |
| 13:32 | Miami (OH) | Joe Stephan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Shepherd | 33-37 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Robert Urena throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jacques Schultz (SG) John Lee | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (PG), Paul Griffin (SG) Valeri Zuclich, Steven Nguyen | |
| 12:49 | Miami (OH) | Landon Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-37 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Robert Moore gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | James Blythe is fouled on the floor by Landon Davis - foul #1 on Landon Davis, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jordan (PF) Robert Urena | |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jacques Schultz - foul #1 on Jacques Schultz, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:23 | Miami (OH) | Joe Stephan snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 11:57 | Miami (OH) | Jacques Schultz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-37 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Robert Jordan makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Blythe | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Rodney Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacques Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Landon Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Denney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Stephan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blythe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Griffin (fresh) SF - Floyd McConchie (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Miami (OH) | Roland Denney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 11:22 | Kent State | James Blythe pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Robert Moore misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jacques Schultz - foul #2 on Jacques Schultz, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Lee (SF), Carlos Rayfield (PF), Seymour Ward (C) Landon Davis, Roland Denney, Joe Stephan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SG), Robert Urena (PF) Paul Griffin, Robert Jordan | |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:52 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Shepherd is hacked by Floyd McConchie - foul #2 on Floyd McConchie, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Patrick Paschall (PG) Rodney Shepherd | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF), Jonathon Kerr (C) Floyd McConchie, Robert Moore | |
| 10:47 | Miami (OH) | John Lee drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Carlos Rayfield | 35-42 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | James Blythe is hacked by Carlos Rayfield - foul #1 on Carlos Rayfield, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Landon Davis (PF) Seymour Ward | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:07 | Kent State | Robert Urena misses the dunk attempt | 35-42 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr tips it home | 35-44 |
| 09:46 | Miami (OH) | Landon Davis makes the jumper in the lane set up by Jacques Schultz | 37-44 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | James Blythe drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Valeri Zuclich and he's hacked by Patrick Paschall - foul #1 on Patrick Paschall, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Shepherd (PG), Joe Stephan (C) Patrick Paschall, Jacques Schultz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Floyd McConchie (SF), Robert Moore (C) Steven Nguyen, Jonathon Kerr | |
| 09:29 | Kent State | James Blythe makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 09:08 | Miami (OH) | Joe Stephan pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 08:52 | Miami (OH) | Landon Davis misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-47 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Robert Moore grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 08:43 | Miami (OH) | Rodney Shepherd snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 08:37 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Robert Urena can't finish the layup | 37-47 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich tips it home | 37-49 |
| 08:02 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jacques Schultz (SG), Roland Denney (PF) Landon Davis, Joe Stephan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF) James Blythe | |
| 08:02 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:02 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:02 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Shepherd | 37-49 |
| 07:57 | Miami (OH) | Roland Denney lays it in on a great pass from Rodney Shepherd and he's fouled by Robert Urena - foul #2 on Robert Urena, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| 07:57 | Miami (OH) | Roland Denney misses the free throw | 39-49 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Rodney Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacques Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roland Denney (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Rayfield (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Floyd McConchie (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. SG - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Urena (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Miami (OH) | Valeri Zuclich steals it from Rodney Shepherd in the backcourt | 39-51 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Moore and he's hacked by Carlos Rayfield - foul #2 on Carlos Rayfield, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Landon Davis (SF), Joe Stephan (C) John Lee, Carlos Rayfield | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jordan (PF), Jonathon Kerr (C) Robert Urena, Robert Moore | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich misses the free throw | 39-53 |
| 07:26 | Miami (OH) | Joe Stephan pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 07:10 | Miami (OH) | Steven Nguyen picks off the pass by Joe Stephan | 39-53 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen is whistled for traveling | 39-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Patrick Paschall (PG) Rodney Shepherd | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (PG), Paul Griffin (SG) Floyd McConchie, Valeri Zuclich | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:33 | Miami (OH) | Roland Denney misses the dunk attempt | 39-53 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | James Blythe misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr hits the follow up shot | 39-55 |
| 05:55 | Miami (OH) | Jonathon Kerr takes the ball from Patrick Paschall | 39-55 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Paul Griffin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Blythe | 39-58 |
| 05:31 | Miami (OH) | Paul Griffin picks off the pass by Jacques Schultz | 39-58 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Paul Griffin lays it up and in | 39-60 |
| 05:19 | Miami (OH) | Roland Denney blows the layup | 39-60 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Jacques Schultz steps in front of the Jonathon Kerr pass | 39-60 |
| 04:56 | Miami (OH) | Joe Stephan connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-60 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | The short jumper by Jonathon Kerr is denied by Roland Denney | 41-60 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen tips it back up and in | 41-62 |
| 04:17 | Miami (OH) | Patrick Paschall hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Patrick Paschall picks off the pass by James Blythe in the backcourt | 44-62 |
| 03:59 | Miami (OH) | Landon Davis is hacked by James Blythe - foul #2 on James Blythe, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donnie Jacobson (SG), Carlos Rayfield (SF), Seymour Ward (PF), Orval Cuadrado (C) Jacques Schultz, Landon Davis, Roland Denney, Joe Stephan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Floyd McConchie (PG), David Ross (SF), Jeremy Roughton (PF) James Blythe, Steven Nguyen, Robert Jordan | |
| 03:53 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Donnie Jacobson and he's hacked by Paul Griffin - foul #2 on Paul Griffin, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| 03:53 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield makes the free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-62 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rodney Shepherd (PG), John Lee (SF), Landon Davis (PF) Patrick Paschall, Seymour Ward, Orval Cuadrado | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (PG), Valeri Zuclich (SG), Robert Urena (PF), Robert Moore (C) Paul Griffin, David Ross, Jeremy Roughton, Jonathon Kerr | |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Robert Urena comes up short on the shot from the right side | 47-62 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich grabs the offensive board | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Rodney Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donnie Jacobson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - John Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Landon Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Rayfield (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blythe (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd McConchie (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Urena (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-62 |
| 03:07 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 02:52 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Robert Urena misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Landon Davis - foul #2 on Landon Davis, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Patrick Paschall (PG), Seymour Ward (C) Rodney Shepherd, John Lee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Griffin (SG), Steven Nguyen (SF), Robert Jordan (PF), Jonathon Kerr (C) James Blythe, Valeri Zuclich, Floyd McConchie, Robert Moore | |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Robert Urena misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Robert Urena makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:16 | Miami (OH) | Patrick Paschall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | Robert Urena misses the jumper from the baseline | 49-63 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen misses the tip | 49-63 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Robert Urena misses the tip | 49-63 |
| 01:56 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 01:49 | Miami (OH) | Patrick Paschall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Robert Urena scores on a 3 from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 01:15 | Miami (OH) | Landon Davis is denied on a layup by Steven Nguyen | 49-66 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | Robert Urena grabs the board | 49-66 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Robert Urena connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Nguyen and the foul's on Donnie Jacobson - foul #1 on Donnie Jacobson, team foul #9 | 49-68 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Robert Urena misses the free throw | 49-68 |
| 00:54 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Miami (OH) | Landon Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Robert Urena gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Robert Urena scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Paul Griffin | 49-70 |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Rayfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-70 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Robert Urena pulls down the rebound | 49-70 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Urena runs out the clock | 49-70 |