| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Meeks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 1 pts. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| 19:43 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 19:43 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Joseph Meeks swats the short shot by Thomas Combs | 24-20 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | David Briggs can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-20 |
| 19:03 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 18:50 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Robert Boshears - foul #2 on Robert Boshears, team foul #2 | 24-20 |
| 18:50 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 18:50 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 18:50 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks gets the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 18:25 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor is fouled on the floor by Everett Brasfield - foul #1 on Everett Brasfield, team foul #3 | 25-20 |
| 18:07 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | David Briggs connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Boshears | 25-22 |
| 17:12 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland clanks a floater from the left side | 25-22 |
| 17:10 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch grabs the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 16:54 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Ron Risch | 27-22 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Robert Boshears hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Meeks - foul #2 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF) Rick Taylor, Eugene Clark | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SG), James Craine (PF) David Briggs, Thomas Combs | |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Robert Boshears makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Robert Boshears makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 16:09 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland is called for a backcourt violation | 27-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Todd Tadlock (PF) Larry Hughes | |
| 15:44 | Kent State | Donald Levering can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 15:42 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Meeks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Boshears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Levering (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd Tadlock (fresh) C - James Craine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Herbert | 29-24 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Meeks - foul #3 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF), Eugene Clark (PF) Ron Risch, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Thomas Combs (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Robert Boshears, Todd Tadlock, James Craine | |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 14:31 | Miami (OH) | Everett Brasfield picks off the pass by Jody Garland | 29-26 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Thomas Combs's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Meeks | 29-26 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Larry Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Todd Herbert steals it from Larry Hughes | 29-26 |
| 13:41 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (PG) Jody Garland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (SG) Everett Brasfield | |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-26 |
| 13:18 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 13:03 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark is whistled for a carry | 29-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF) Matthew Dunneback, Donald Levering | |
| 12:41 | Kent State | David Briggs comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 12:39 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 12:16 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Thomas Combs banks in the layup and the foul's on Eugene Clark - foul #2 on Eugene Clark, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG), William Glenn (C) Todd Herbert, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SF) David Briggs, Everett Brasfield | |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 11:39 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 11:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Boshears | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Levering (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Kent State | William Glenn is called for the reach on Robert Boshears - foul #1 on William Glenn, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (PG), Kenneth Lyle (PF) Ron Risch, Eugene Clark | |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) Matthew Dunneback, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| 10:58 | Kent State | James Craine makes the runner from the left block | 32-31 |
| 10:35 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert is hacked by Robert Boshears - foul #3 on Robert Boshears, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG) Donald Levering | |
| 10:13 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks (C) William Glenn | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:51 | Kent State | David Briggs misses short on a shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 09:23 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland blows the dunk | 32-33 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | James Craine snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 08:50 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 08:45 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland lays it up and in | 34-33 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | David Briggs misses the lay-in | 34-33 |
| 08:27 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 08:01 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Rick Taylor | 36-33 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Joseph Meeks is called for the reach on James Craine - foul #4 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (PG), Eugene Clark (PF), William Glenn (C) Todd Herbert, Rick Taylor, Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Thomas Combs (PF), Larry Hughes (C) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Todd Tadlock, James Craine | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Thomas Combs banks in the layup set up by Matthew Dunneback | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Levering (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Glenn | 39-35 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Larry Hughes is fouled on the floor by William Glenn - foul #2 on William Glenn, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield is called for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF) Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG) Everett Brasfield | |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Robert Boshears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 05:57 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 39-35 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Donald Levering misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Eugene Clark | 39-35 |
| 04:58 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland connects on the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Donald Levering - foul #1 on Donald Levering, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks (C) William Glenn | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Everett Brasfield (SF) Matthew Dunneback, Robert Boshears | |
| 04:58 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield buries a shot in the paint | 42-37 |
| 04:23 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Meeks | 44-37 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Larry Hughes blows the layup | 44-37 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Thomas Combs pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Jody Garland denies the turnaround by Thomas Combs | 44-37 |
| 03:55 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Joseph Meeks | 44-37 |
| 03:30 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark can't finish the layup | 44-37 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | David Briggs grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Garland (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Herbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Joseph Meeks (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Levering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Larry Hughes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jody Garland - foul #2 on Jody Garland, team foul #7 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF) Jody Garland, Eugene Clark | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG), James Craine (PF) Donald Levering, Thomas Combs | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 02:50 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle hits the finger roll | 46-39 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Robert Boshears clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 02:40 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 02:11 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Todd Herbert | 48-39 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | David Briggs misses the jumper from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Larry Hughes snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Larry Hughes jams it on a nice dish by David Briggs | 48-41 |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SG), Eugene Clark (PF) Todd Herbert, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Combs (PF) James Craine | |
| 01:30 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Jody Garland is blocked by Thomas Combs | 48-41 |
| 01:28 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Thomas Combs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:13 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch is fouled in the backcourt by David Briggs - foul #3 on David Briggs, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Glenn (C) Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch is fouled on the floor by Larry Hughes - foul #2 on Larry Hughes, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | The short jumper by Robert Boshears is denied by Eugene Clark | 50-41 |
| 01:05 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 01:04 | Miami (OH) | David Briggs is called for the reach on Jody Garland in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Briggs, team foul #8 | 50-41 |
| 01:04 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 01:04 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses the dunk | 52-41 |
| 00:43 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland grabs the board | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | David Briggs is called for the reach on Jody Garland - foul #5 on David Briggs, team foul #9 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joseph Meeks (C) William Glenn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SG) David Briggs | |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Joseph Meeks is called for the reach on Thomas Combs - foul #5 on Joseph Meeks, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Glenn (C) Joseph Meeks | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch runs out the clock | 54-43 |