| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Byron Zoltek (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerry Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bob Bivins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nicholas Villalobos (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Gros (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brigham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Cheek (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Henderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Eric Jackson inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Miami (OH) | David Adams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Cory Henderson - foul #1 on Cory Henderson, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:40 | Miami (OH) | David Adams makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:40 | Miami (OH) | David Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Scott Cheek gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:33 | Kent State | John Gros is fouled on the floor by Jerry Taylor - foul #3 on Jerry Taylor, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Scott Cheek misses the shot from the baseline | 29-31 |
| 19:06 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-31 |
| 18:44 | Miami (OH) | David Adams tips it in | 31-31 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | John Brigham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 18:24 | Miami (OH) | David Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:19 | Miami (OH) | John Gros takes the ball from Eric Jackson | 31-31 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 17:44 | Miami (OH) | David Adams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 17:43 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins tips it in | 33-31 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 17:24 | Miami (OH) | David Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:59 | Miami (OH) | Eric Jackson can't finish the layup | 33-31 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | John Brigham pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Byron Zoltek is called for the reach on John Gros - foul #2 on Byron Zoltek, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Cromer (PG), Kyle Wheeler (SF), Raymond Degen (PF) Nicholas Villalobos, John Brigham, Scott Cheek | |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Donald Cromer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-31 |
| 16:14 | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek misses short on a shot from the right side | 33-31 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Cory Henderson grabs the board | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Byron Zoltek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jerry Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bob Bivins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Cromer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Gros (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Degen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Cory Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Byron Zoltek takes the ball from Donald Cromer | 33-31 |
| 15:33 | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek blows the layup | 33-31 |
| 15:32 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins tips it home | 35-31 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Donald Cromer knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by John Gros | 35-33 |
| 15:05 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins double dribbles | 35-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos (PG), John Brigham (SG), Samuel Kardos (SF) Donald Cromer, John Gros, Kyle Wheeler | |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 14:19 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Cory Henderson snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Raymond Degen scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Samuel Kardos | 35-38 |
| 14:04 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Raymond Degen snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 13:49 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:35 | Miami (OH) | John Brigham takes the ball from Eric Jackson | 35-38 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 13:31 | Miami (OH) | Eric Jackson pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:08 | Miami (OH) | Samuel Kardos steals the ball from Byron Zoltek | 35-38 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Brigham | 35-41 |
| 12:50 | Miami (OH) | John Brigham swats the shot by Eric Jackson | 35-41 |
| 12:48 | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | John Brigham snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Raymond Degen makes the floater from the left side | 35-43 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Cromer (PG), John Gros (SG), Kyle Wheeler (SF), Scott Cheek (PF), Sergei Ziff (C) Nicholas Villalobos, John Brigham, Samuel Kardos, Raymond Degen, Cory Henderson | |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from John Gros | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Byron Zoltek (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bob Bivins (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Adams (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Cromer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Gros (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Wheeler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Cheek (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Sergei Ziff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Miami (OH) | Eric Jackson hits the easy wide open finger roll | 37-45 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Donald Cromer makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Gros | 37-48 |
| 10:46 | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Jerry Taylor picks off the pass by Kyle Wheeler | 40-48 |
| 10:04 | Miami (OH) | David Adams's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Cheek | 40-48 |
| 10:02 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins tips it but misses | 40-48 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | John Gros banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Cromer | 40-50 |
| 09:18 | Miami (OH) | David Adams buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Eric Jackson | 42-50 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Sergei Ziff hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Donald Cromer and the foul's on David Adams - foul #1 on David Adams, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos (PG), John Brigham (SG), Samuel Kardos (SF), Raymond Degen (PF) Donald Cromer, John Gros, Kyle Wheeler, Scott Cheek | |
| 08:57 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-52 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Sergei Ziff misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:57 | Miami (OH) | David Adams grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 08:49 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins blows the layup | 42-52 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Sergei Ziff gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Bob Bivins - foul #2 on Bob Bivins, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cory Henderson (C) Sergei Ziff | |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:43 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 08:28 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins is called for 3 seconds | 42-53 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Raymond Degen misses short on a shot in the paint | 42-53 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Jerry Taylor steals the ball from John Brigham | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Byron Zoltek (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eric Jackson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bob Bivins (tired) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - David Adams (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nicholas Villalobos (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Brigham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Kardos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Degen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Cory Henderson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Miami (OH) | John Brigham steps in front of the Byron Zoltek pass in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Raymond Degen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Brigham | 42-55 |
| 07:30 | Miami (OH) | David Adams hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Taylor | 44-55 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Degen | 44-58 |
| 07:11 | Miami (OH) | Eric Jackson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Adams | 46-58 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-58 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Henderson | 46-58 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Jerry Taylor steals it from Raymond Degen | 46-58 |
| 06:41 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor misses the easy layup | 46-58 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Cory Henderson pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Raymond Degen misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Byron Zoltek - foul #3 on Byron Zoltek, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Cromer (PG), John Gros (SG), Kyle Wheeler (SF) Nicholas Villalobos, John Brigham, Samuel Kardos | |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Raymond Degen makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Raymond Degen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:07 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Cory Henderson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Adams - foul #2 on David Adams, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Cheek (PF) Raymond Degen | |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Cory Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Cory Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 05:41 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Taylor and he's hacked by Scott Cheek - foul #1 on Scott Cheek, team foul #2 | 51-62 |
| 05:41 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins misses the free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:41 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Zoltek | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:36 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Donald Cromer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Henderson | 51-62 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Scott Cheek buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:51 | Miami (OH) | David Adams misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-65 |
| 04:50 | Miami (OH) | David Adams hits the follow up shot | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Donald Cromer drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 04:18 | Miami (OH) | Scott Cheek is called for the reach on Byron Zoltek - foul #2 on Scott Cheek, team foul #3 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos (PG), John Brigham (SG), Samuel Kardos (SF) Donald Cromer, John Gros, Kyle Wheeler | |
| 04:05 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Cory Henderson pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | John Brigham makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Scott Cheek | 53-71 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Byron Zoltek (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eric Jackson (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bob Bivins (very tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - David Adams (tired) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nicholas Villalobos (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Brigham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Kardos (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Scott Cheek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Cory Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Miami (OH) | David Adams comes up short on the floater from the right side | 53-71 |
| 03:28 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins snags the offensive board | 53-71 |
| 03:16 | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Taylor out of the doubleteam | 56-71 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Brigham | 56-74 |
| 02:33 | Miami (OH) | David Adams drills a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Cory Henderson - foul #2 on Cory Henderson, team foul #4 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gros (SG), Raymond Degen (PF), Sergei Ziff (C) John Brigham, Scott Cheek, Cory Henderson | |
| 02:33 | Miami (OH) | David Adams makes the free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-74 |
| 02:03 | Miami (OH) | Bob Bivins grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 01:58 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Villalobos steps in front of the Jerry Taylor pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Raymond Degen drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Gros | 59-76 |
| 01:20 | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-76 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos is fouled on the floor by Eric Jackson - foul #4 on Eric Jackson, team foul #7 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Cheek (PF), Cory Henderson (C) Raymond Degen, Sergei Ziff | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Miami (OH) | Byron Zoltek's pass is intercepted by Cory Henderson | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Cory Henderson misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Adams - foul #3 on David Adams, team foul #8 | 61-78 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Cory Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Cory Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 00:10 | Miami (OH) | Jerry Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 61-80 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Cory Henderson gets the rebound | 61-80 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos runs out the clock | 61-80 |