| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Peter Ryan (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Donald Zimmerman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Belvin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Seeberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Walsh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Miles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Anderson (fresh) C - Joseph Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 19:43 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan misses the tip | 40-29 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | John Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Samuel Miles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-29 |
| 18:57 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh banks in the layup | 42-29 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | John Anderson connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Miles | 42-31 |
| 18:21 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Anderson | 42-31 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Joseph Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| 17:45 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Joseph Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Joseph Learned clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-31 |
| 17:31 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 17:07 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Mario Belvin | 44-31 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Joseph Williams clanks a jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Steven Klinger grabs the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Samuel Miles misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 16:30 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:07 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-31 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Joseph Williams snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | John Anderson snags the offensive board | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Peter Ryan (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Donald Zimmerman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Belvin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Seeberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Walsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Miles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Joseph Learned misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 15:49 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:25 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 44-31 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Joseph Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Joseph Learned buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Steven Klinger | 44-33 |
| 14:47 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Steven Klinger grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Peter Ryan is called for the reach on Steven Klinger - foul #1 on Peter Ryan, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe (SG), Ricardo Diaz (SF), Steven Oliver (PF), Kevin Gish (C) Donald Zimmerman, Mario Belvin, Edward Seeberger, Harold Walsh | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG), Barry Jones (SF), Mark Rothrock (PF), David Lindsey (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, John Anderson, Joseph Williams | |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Barry Jones misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 44-33 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Barry Jones can't tip it in | 44-33 |
| 14:25 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:09 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin (SF) Peter Ryan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:39 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-33 |
| 13:38 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver tips it but misses | 46-33 |
| 13:37 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 13:15 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver is called for 3 seconds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman (SG) Mario Belvin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Klinger (SG) Gordon Callaghan | |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Steven Oliver takes the ball from Mark Rothrock | 46-33 |
| 12:52 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Billy Riebe | 48-33 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Steven Klinger drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Lindsey | 48-36 |
| 12:12 | Miami (OH) | Ricardo Diaz clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-36 |
| 11:48 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Ricardo Diaz | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Billy Riebe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Zimmerman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Diaz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Gish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Jones (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Rothrock (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - David Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan (PG), Mario Belvin (SF), Edward Seeberger (PF), Harold Walsh (C) Billy Riebe, Ricardo Diaz, Steven Oliver, Kevin Gish | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Samuel Miles (SF), John Anderson (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Mitchell Herbert, Barry Jones, Mark Rothrock, David Lindsey | |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Donald Zimmerman knocks away the 3 by Steven Klinger | 48-36 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | John Anderson grabs the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Samuel Miles clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Joseph Learned misses the tip | 48-36 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Joseph Williams tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 10:33 | Miami (OH) | Harold Walsh travels with the ball | 48-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver (SG) Donald Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (SG) Steven Klinger | |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Joseph Learned misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 10:10 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 09:53 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Peter Ryan | 51-38 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Joseph Learned clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 09:28 | Miami (OH) | Edward Seeberger pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 09:11 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Peter Ryan | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Samuel Miles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | John Anderson tips it but misses | 54-38 |
| 08:54 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:25 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #1 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman (SG), Kevin Gish (C) Edward Seeberger, Harold Walsh | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Klinger (SG), Mark Rothrock (PF) Mitchell Herbert, John Anderson | |
| 08:25 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:25 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Samuel Miles comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 55-38 |
| 08:07 | Miami (OH) | Peter Ryan grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 07:47 | Miami (OH) | Donald Zimmerman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Samuel Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Peter Ryan (fresh) 15 pts. 9 ast. SG - Donald Zimmerman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Belvin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Kevin Gish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Rothrock (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Joseph Learned throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Chad Crowe (C) Steven Oliver | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG), Barry Jones (SF), David Lindsey (C) Joseph Learned, Samuel Miles, Joseph Williams | |
| 07:22 | Miami (OH) | Chris Brill steps in front of the Chad Crowe pass | 55-38 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-38 |
| 07:01 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 06:37 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Ryan | 57-38 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Steven Klinger clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-38 |
| 06:11 | Miami (OH) | Chad Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 06:05 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 06:03 | Miami (OH) | Chad Crowe grabs the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 05:39 | Miami (OH) | Mario Belvin buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Chad Crowe | 60-38 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Gish - foul #2 on Kevin Gish, team foul #2 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe (PG), Steven Oliver (SG), Ricardo Diaz (SF) Peter Ryan, Donald Zimmerman, Mario Belvin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG) Chris Brill, Steven Klinger | |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 05:07 | Miami (OH) | Barry Jones is called for the reach on Ricardo Diaz - foul #1 on Barry Jones, team foul #2 | 60-40 |
| 04:49 | Miami (OH) | Ricardo Diaz connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 04:36 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish grabs the board | 63-40 |
| 04:28 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Lindsey - foul #2 on David Lindsey, team foul #3 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Vaughn (PF) Chad Crowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG) Mark Rothrock | |
| 04:28 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 04:28 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | David Lindsey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-40 |
| 04:14 | Miami (OH) | John Vaughn snags the defensive board | 65-40 |
| 03:57 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe is fouled on the floor by Chris Brill - foul #1 on Chris Brill, team foul #4 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Rothrock (PF) David Lindsey | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Miami (OH) | Steven Oliver misses the fadeaway from the left block | 65-40 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock pulls down the rebound | 65-40 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Billy Riebe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Oliver (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ricardo Diaz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Vaughn (fresh) C - Kevin Gish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chris Brill (fresh) SG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Rothrock (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Barry Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Barry Jones | 65-42 |
| 03:03 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricardo Diaz | 68-42 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock misses the easy layup | 68-42 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Rothrock | 68-42 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Brill | 68-44 |
| 02:11 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish misses long on a floater from the right block | 68-44 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock snags the defensive board | 68-44 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-44 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-44 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Chris Brill clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-44 |
| 01:47 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish snags the defensive board | 68-44 |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-44 |
| 01:25 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Gish grabs the offensive rebound | 68-44 |
| 01:00 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ricardo Diaz | 71-44 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Kevin Gish takes the ball from Barry Jones | 71-44 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Miami (OH) | Mitchell Herbert steals the ball from John Vaughn | 71-44 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Brill and he's hacked by Steven Oliver - foul #2 on Steven Oliver, team foul #3 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Chad Crowe (C) John Vaughn | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Lindsey (C) Chris Brill | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan makes the free throw | 71-47 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Billy Riebe runs out the clock | 71-47 |