| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tomas Mattingly (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Crane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Derek Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Malcom McGregory (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alberto Conti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Schooler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Alberto Conti inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Daniel Perry knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeffery Pettie | 35-38 |
| 19:06 | Miami (OH) | Joel Schooler blows the layup but he's fouled by James Crane - foul #2 on James Crane, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:06 | Miami (OH) | Joel Schooler makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:06 | Miami (OH) | Joel Schooler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie is fouled on the floor by Malcom McGregory - foul #1 on Malcom McGregory, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Eric Baker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Eric Baker, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (SG) Eric Baker | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 18:15 | Miami (OH) | James Crane blocks the short jumper by Daniel Butler | 35-40 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Daniel Perry | 35-40 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Steve Young buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffery Pettie | 38-40 |
| 17:23 | Miami (OH) | Malcom McGregory hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-40 |
| 17:04 | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 38-40 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Steve Young | 38-40 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly's pass is intercepted by Alberto Conti | 38-40 |
| 16:38 | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase lays it up and in on a great pass from Alberto Conti | 38-42 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | James Crane makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffery Pettie | 40-42 |
| 16:05 | Miami (OH) | Alberto Conti hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Derek Chase | 40-44 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Daniel Perry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 15:52 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler grabs the board | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steve Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Mattingly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Crane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Derek Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Malcom McGregory (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alberto Conti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Schooler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Miami (OH) | Alberto Conti hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-46 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG), Daniel Detwiler (SF), David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Jeffery Pettie, Daniel Perry, Tomas Mattingly, James Crane | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jack Byrns (PG), James Jackson (SG), Cecil Burnett (SF), Carl Grego (PF), Stanley Grant (C) Derek Chase, Malcom McGregory, Alberto Conti, Daniel Butler, Joel Schooler | |
| 15:14 | Miami (OH) | Carl Grego clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 15:13 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Grant | 40-46 |
| 15:01 | Miami (OH) | James Jackson buries a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Eric Baker - foul #4 on Eric Baker, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tommy Gills (SG), Timothy Hargrove (SF) Steve Young, Eric Baker | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:01 | Miami (OH) | James Jackson misses the free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | David Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Mark Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 14:33 | Miami (OH) | Stanley Grant grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Cecil Burnett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | David Brennan grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Tommy Gills | 43-48 |
| 13:43 | Miami (OH) | Stanley Grant misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), Steve Young (SG), Tomas Mattingly (PF) Tommy Gills, Timothy Hargrove, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase (PG), Malcom McGregory (SG), Alberto Conti (SF) Jack Byrns, James Jackson, Cecil Burnett | |
| 13:43 | Miami (OH) | Stanley Grant makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:43 | Miami (OH) | Stanley Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Steve Young connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Detwiler | 46-50 |
| 13:22 | Miami (OH) | Malcom McGregory misses short on a floater from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-50 |
| 12:56 | Miami (OH) | Stanley Grant snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 12:51 | Miami (OH) | Alberto Conti hits the finger roll | 46-52 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Steve Young tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 12:17 | Miami (OH) | Carl Grego misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | David Brennan snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Perry (SF), James Crane (C) Daniel Detwiler, David Brennan | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler (PF), Joel Schooler (C) Carl Grego, Stanley Grant | |
| 11:51 | Miami (OH) | Joel Schooler can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 11:49 | Miami (OH) | Joel Schooler grabs the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steve Young (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Mattingly (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Derek Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Malcom McGregory (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alberto Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Schooler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Miami (OH) | Joel Schooler banks in the layup | 48-54 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-54 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly tips it home | 50-54 |
| 11:15 | Miami (OH) | Malcom McGregory drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Chase | 50-57 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-57 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Daniel Perry grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly clanks a jumper from the left block | 50-57 |
| 10:58 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 10:32 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Alberto Conti | 50-59 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Young | 53-59 |
| 09:54 | Miami (OH) | Malcom McGregory scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alberto Conti and he's hacked by Steve Young - foul #2 on Steve Young, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), Tommy Gills (SG), David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Jeffery Pettie, Steve Young, Tomas Mattingly, James Crane | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Cecil Burnett (SF) Alberto Conti | |
| 09:54 | Miami (OH) | Malcom McGregory makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | David Brennan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Detwiler | 56-62 |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler is hacked by David Brennan - foul #1 on David Brennan, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jack Byrns (PG), James Jackson (SG) Derek Chase, Malcom McGregory | |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Jack Byrns can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-62 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Daniel Perry comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Cecil Burnett - foul #1 on Cecil Burnett, team foul #2 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Grego (PF), Stanley Grant (C) Daniel Butler, Joel Schooler | |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Daniel Perry makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Daniel Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:39 | Miami (OH) | Stanley Grant is fouled on the floor by Mark Thomas - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove (SF) Daniel Perry | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 08:39 | Miami (OH) | Stanley Grant misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Tommy Gills | 58-62 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Mark Thomas loses the dribble to James Jackson | 58-62 |
| 08:16 | Miami (OH) | Jack Byrns banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Jackson | 58-64 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | The short jumper by Mark Thomas is denied by Carl Grego | 58-64 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Detwiler | 58-64 |
| 07:55 | Kent State | David Brennan misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 58-64 |
| 07:53 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Jack Byrns | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Gills (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) PF - David Brennan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jack Byrns (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cecil Burnett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Grego (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Miami (OH) | Jack Byrns lays it in on a great pass from Carl Grego | 58-66 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Hargrove, team foul #8 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), Eric Baker (SG), Tomas Mattingly (PF), James Crane (C) Tommy Gills, Timothy Hargrove, David Brennan, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase (PG), Malcom McGregory (SG), Alberto Conti (SF), Daniel Butler (PF), Joel Schooler (C) Jack Byrns, James Jackson, Cecil Burnett, Carl Grego, Stanley Grant | |
| 07:00 | Miami (OH) | Alberto Conti makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Derek Chase | 58-69 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Pettie | 61-69 |
| 06:21 | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Alberto Conti | 61-72 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-72 |
| 05:59 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Daniel Butler | 61-72 |
| 05:49 | Miami (OH) | Alberto Conti misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-72 |
| 05:47 | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase misses the tip | 61-72 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | James Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-72 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Joel Schooler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 05:15 | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase is called for a charge - foul #2 on Derek Chase, team foul #3 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Perry (SF) Daniel Detwiler | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Grego (PF), Stanley Grant (C) Daniel Butler, Joel Schooler | |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Daniel Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Brennan (C) James Crane | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:35 | Miami (OH) | Alberto Conti misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 61-72 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | David Brennan snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Daniel Perry misses the lay-in | 61-72 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Daniel Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Eric Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 03:45 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Stanley Grant | 61-72 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tomas Mattingly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brennan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Derek Chase (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Malcom McGregory (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Alberto Conti (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Grego (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:16 | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Grego | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Derek Chase - foul #3 on Derek Chase, team foul #4 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Daniel Detwiler (SG), James Crane (C) Jeffery Pettie, Eric Baker, David Brennan | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jack Byrns (PG), James Jackson (SG), Cecil Burnett (SF), Daniel Butler (PF), Joel Schooler (C) Derek Chase, Malcom McGregory, Alberto Conti, Carl Grego, Stanley Grant | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | Joel Schooler snags the defensive board | 62-75 |
| 02:59 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG) Daniel Detwiler | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase (PG), Malcom McGregory (SG) Jack Byrns, James Jackson | |
| 02:44 | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase makes the fadeaway from the right side | 62-77 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-77 |
| 02:27 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Daniel Butler | 62-80 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | James Crane is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Crane, team foul #9 | 62-80 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (SG), Timothy Hargrove (SF), David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Eric Baker, Daniel Perry, Tomas Mattingly, James Crane | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jack Byrns (PG), James Jackson (SG), Carl Grego (PF), Stanley Grant (C) Derek Chase, Malcom McGregory, Daniel Butler, Joel Schooler | |
| 01:46 | Miami (OH) | Jack Byrns scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-83 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-83 |
| 01:17 | Miami (OH) | Carl Grego is hacked by Timothy Hargrove - foul #2 on Timothy Hargrove, team foul #10 | 65-83 |
| 01:17 | Miami (OH) | Carl Grego makes the 1st free throw | 65-84 |
| 01:17 | Miami (OH) | Carl Grego makes the 2nd free throw | 65-85 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Mark Thomas misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #5 | 65-85 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Mark Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-85 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Mark Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-85 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Miami (OH) | James Jackson drills a floater from just outside the lane | 67-87 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Steve Young is called for traveling | 67-87 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Jack Byrns runs out the clock | 67-87 |