| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Kimmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Morris Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Nunley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Eugene Baker inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Adam Hollis comes up short on the floater from close range | 31-28 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Eugene Baker gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | George Nunley steals the ball from Luke Hughes | 31-28 |
| 19:08 | Miami (OH) | Morris Jenkins buries a shot from the left side | 33-28 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Eugene Baker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Morris Jenkins - foul #1 on Morris Jenkins, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:17 | Miami (OH) | Morris Jenkins buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Kimmons | 36-30 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Adam Hollis drills a runner from close range | 36-32 |
| 17:41 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons is called for a charge - foul #3 on William Kimmons, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Clement Brown (PG), Graham Canter (SG), Walter Hammond (SF), Dean Brazil (PF), Timothy Welch (C) Wayne Dozier, William Kimmons, Morris Jenkins, George Nunley, Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) Luke Hughes, Adam Hollis, David Bradley | |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Eugene Baker knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Harvey Treiber | 36-34 |
| 16:51 | Miami (OH) | Clement Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Clement Brown, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Eugene Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:25 | Miami (OH) | Dean Brazil grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 16:06 | Miami (OH) | Harvey Treiber steals it from Timothy Welch | 36-34 |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wayne Dozier (PG), William Kimmons (SG), Morris Jenkins (SF), George Nunley (PF), Christopher Smith (C) Clement Brown, Graham Canter, Walter Hammond, Dean Brazil, Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (PF), David Bradley (C) Harvey Treiber, Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Marijan Zupan | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Kimmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Morris Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Nunley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:11 | Miami (OH) | George Nunley connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Wayne Dozier | 38-34 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | David Bradley blows the dunk but he's fouled by Wayne Dozier - foul #3 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | David Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | David Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:29 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Smith | 41-36 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Alicea, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timothy Welch (C) Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Eugene Baker (SF), Marijan Zupan (C) Larry Stokes, Christopher Alicea, David Bradley | |
| 13:47 | Miami (OH) | George Nunley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Adam Hollis - foul #1 on Adam Hollis, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Hammond (SF) Morris Jenkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:47 | Miami (OH) | George Nunley misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:47 | Miami (OH) | George Nunley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Eugene Baker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 42-36 |
| 13:24 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Welch snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 13:14 | Miami (OH) | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Welch is blocked by Adam Hollis | 42-36 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Adam Hollis gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Luke Hughes comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Wayne Dozier - foul #4 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Clement Brown (PG), Graham Canter (SG), Dean Brazil (PF), Christopher Smith (C) Wayne Dozier, William Kimmons, George Nunley, Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Harvey Treiber, Adam Hollis, Marijan Zupan | |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:30 | Miami (OH) | Graham Canter hits a jumper in the paint | 44-38 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Eugene Baker's pass is intercepted by Graham Canter | 44-38 |
| 11:50 | Miami (OH) | Walter Hammond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Morris Jenkins (SF) Walter Hammond | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), David Bradley (C) Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Arthur Cox | |
| 11:47 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong is fouled in the backcourt by Clement Brown - foul #3 on Clement Brown, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (PF) Christopher Alicea | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan hits a wide open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Bradley | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Clement Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Graham Canter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dean Brazil (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) PF - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Miami (OH) | Clement Brown is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Fijalkowski - foul #2 on Swietomierz Fijalkowski, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wayne Dozier (PG), Timothy Welch (C) Clement Brown, Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Adam Hollis (PF) Larry Stokes, Marijan Zupan | |
| 10:48 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Welch scores on a shot from the right side set up by Wayne Dozier | 46-40 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | David Bradley clanks a runner from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 10:19 | Miami (OH) | Dean Brazil pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 09:59 | Miami (OH) | He-ping Xiong steals it from Morris Jenkins | 46-40 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber lays it up and in on a great pass from He-ping Xiong | 46-42 |
| 09:35 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Dozier makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Adam Hollis travels with the ball | 48-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Clement Brown (PG), William Kimmons (SG), Walter Hammond (SF), George Nunley (PF), Christopher Smith (C) Wayne Dozier, Graham Canter, Morris Jenkins, Dean Brazil, Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Marijan Zupan (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Harvey Treiber, He-ping Xiong, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Adam Hollis, David Bradley | |
| 09:08 | Miami (OH) | George Nunley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Walter Hammond is called for the reach on Eugene Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Hammond, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:37 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-44 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Luke Hughes | 48-44 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Arthur Cox scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-46 |
| 07:58 | Miami (OH) | Walter Hammond is hacked by Eugene Baker - foul #2 on Eugene Baker, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marion Black (SF) Walter Hammond | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (PF) Eugene Baker, Arthur Cox | |
| 07:40 | Miami (OH) | Adam Hollis swats the shot by Clement Brown | 48-46 |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Marion Black tips it in | 50-46 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 50-46 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Clement Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Kimmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marion Black (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Nunley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Marijan Zupan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Alicea | 50-48 |
| 06:32 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Adam Hollis scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Stokes | 50-50 |
| 06:02 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Smith is fouled on the floor by Luke Hughes - foul #3 on Luke Hughes, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Wayne Dozier (PG), Graham Canter (SG), Morris Jenkins (SF), Dean Brazil (PF), Timothy Welch (C) Clement Brown, William Kimmons, Marion Black, George Nunley, Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), He-ping Xiong (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), David Bradley (C) Larry Stokes, Luke Hughes, Christopher Alicea, Adam Hollis, Marijan Zupan | |
| 05:44 | Miami (OH) | Morris Jenkins makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Dozier | 53-50 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber's pass is intercepted by Graham Canter in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 05:28 | Miami (OH) | Morris Jenkins's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by David Bradley | 53-50 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Timothy Welch blocks the short jumper by David Bradley | 53-50 |
| 04:59 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber tips it in | 53-52 |
| 04:39 | Miami (OH) | Morris Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | David Bradley buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by He-ping Xiong | 53-54 |
| 04:04 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Welch can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by David Bradley - foul #2 on David Bradley, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marion Black (SG), Walter Hammond (SF), Charles Satterwhite (PF) Graham Canter, Morris Jenkins, Dean Brazil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Harvey Treiber, He-ping Xiong, Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, David Bradley | |
| 04:04 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Welch makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:04 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Luke Hughes buries a floater from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 03:24 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Welch clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 03:22 | Kent State | Adam Hollis gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses short on a shot from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Arthur Cox snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marion Black (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Hammond (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Charles Satterwhite (fresh) C - Timothy Welch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Arthur Cox misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 55-56 |
| 02:53 | Miami (OH) | Marion Black grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:53 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons (SG), Morris Jenkins (SF), George Nunley (PF), Christopher Smith (C) Marion Black, Walter Hammond, Charles Satterwhite, Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eugene Baker (SF), David Bradley (C) Christopher Alicea, Arthur Cox | |
| 02:38 | Miami (OH) | Wayne Dozier comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Adam Hollis | 55-56 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the easy layup | 55-56 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Luke Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | David Bradley is hacked by Christopher Smith - foul #2 on Christopher Smith, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | David Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | David Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:29 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-58 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:43 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 00:41 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Smith misses the tip | 57-61 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Adam Hollis | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Adam Hollis is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Dozier - foul #5 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Clement Brown (PG) Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:32 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons is hacked by Luke Hughes - foul #4 on Luke Hughes, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| 00:32 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:32 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Adam Hollis is fouled in the backcourt by William Kimmons - foul #4 on William Kimmons, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:24 | Miami (OH) | Morris Jenkins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Christopher Smith | 61-65 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Clement Brown is called for the reach on Larry Stokes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clement Brown, team foul #11 | 61-65 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Morris Jenkins | 64-67 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is fouled in the backcourt by Clement Brown - foul #5 on Clement Brown, team foul #12 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Marion Black (PG) Clement Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:07 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Marion Black | 67-69 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Marion Black is called for the reach on Larry Stokes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marion Black, team foul #13 | 67-69 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | Luke Hughes is called for the reach on William Kimmons - foul #5 on Luke Hughes, team foul #8 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG) Luke Hughes | |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | William Kimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Larry Stokes runs out the clock | 69-71 |