| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Noel Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Roquemore (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Collum (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Valletta (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Williams (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Hahn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Hornung (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hans Jastremski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Crabtree (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Wesson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Anthony Collum inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:49 | Kent State | Noel Ford is hacked by Hans Jastremski - foul #3 on Hans Jastremski, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Pedro Perez (SF) Hans Jastremski | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Anthony Collum blows the layup but the foul's on David Wesson - foul #3 on David Wesson, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Brian Bartley (C) David Wesson | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Anthony Collum makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Anthony Collum makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:23 | Miami (OH) | Brian Bartley is whistled for traveling | 35-36 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | David Roquemore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Anthony Collum pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Anthony Collum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | David Roquemore snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Anthony Collum can't finish the layup | 35-36 |
| 18:28 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:24 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 18:22 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Noel Ford hits a shot from the left side set up by James Valletta | 37-38 |
| 17:49 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Hahn | 37-41 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | David Roquemore knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Noel Ford | 40-41 |
| 17:33 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree clanks a floater from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 17:31 | Miami (OH) | Brian Bartley grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 17:20 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Anthony Collum - foul #1 on Anthony Collum, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Uros Slowinski (SF) Pedro Perez | |
| 17:20 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Chester Crabtree swats the short shot by Ralph Williams | 40-44 |
| 17:04 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:47 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 16:45 | Miami (OH) | Brian Bartley hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | David Roquemore hits a 3 from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 16:12 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Anthony Collum grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Ralph Williams can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | David Roquemore grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Noel Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Roquemore (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Collum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Valletta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Hahn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Hornung (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Uros Slowinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chester Crabtree (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Bartley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Ralph Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Uros Slowinski - foul #2 on Uros Slowinski, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Tucker (PG), Dean Shotwell (SG), Keith Elem (SF), Dennis Harris (PF) Noel Ford, David Roquemore, Anthony Collum, James Valletta | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski (SF), David Wesson (C) Uros Slowinski, Brian Bartley | |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Ralph Williams misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Ralph Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 15:28 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Chester Crabtree is denied by Dennis Harris | 44-46 |
| 15:26 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 15:24 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson tips it home | 44-48 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Dennis Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dean Shotwell | 46-48 |
| 14:53 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn is hacked by Robert Tucker - foul #2 on Robert Tucker, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Blanton (C) Ralph Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 14:37 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-51 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Robert Tucker is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Tucker, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Roquemore (SG), James Valletta (PF) Robert Tucker, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 14:21 | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hahn | 46-54 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | James Valletta drills a floater from the right block | 48-54 |
| 13:44 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Chester Crabtree, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Noel Ford (PG), Anthony Collum (SF) Dean Shotwell, Keith Elem | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:24 | Kent State | David Roquemore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Anthony Collum tips it in | 50-54 |
| 13:09 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Peter Hornung, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Telek Zircher (SG) Peter Hornung | |
| 12:55 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by James Valletta is blocked by David Wesson | 50-54 |
| 12:54 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 12:38 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson scores on a shot from close range and he's hacked by Dennis Harris - foul #1 on Dennis Harris, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Shotwell (SG), Ralph Williams (C) David Roquemore, Dennis Harris | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver (PG) Michael Hahn | |
| 12:38 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | David Wesson blocks the short jumper by James Valletta | 50-57 |
| 12:23 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Wesson | 50-57 |
| 12:03 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-57 |
| 12:02 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 11:37 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Noel Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Shotwell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Anthony Collum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Valletta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Williams (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Telek Zircher (fresh) SF - Hans Jastremski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chester Crabtree (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - David Wesson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Anthony Collum can't connect on a floater from close range | 50-60 |
| 11:28 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 11:12 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver is hacked by Noel Ford - foul #2 on Noel Ford, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Roquemore (SG), Keith Elem (SF), Ronald Blanton (PF) Noel Ford, Anthony Collum, James Valletta | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn (PG), Peter Hornung (SG), Pedro Perez (SF), Uros Slowinski (PF) Matthew Weaver, Telek Zircher, Hans Jastremski, Chester Crabtree | |
| 10:56 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Ralph Williams grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | David Roquemore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Ronald Blanton tips it back up and in | 52-60 |
| 10:28 | Miami (OH) | Uros Slowinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Hahn and he's fouled by Ronald Blanton - foul #2 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Harris (PF) Ralph Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 10:28 | Miami (OH) | Uros Slowinski makes the free throw | 52-63 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | David Roquemore comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Ronald Blanton pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Peter Hornung steals the ball from Keith Elem | 52-63 |
| 09:46 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung hits the finger roll | 52-65 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Dennis Harris misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Uros Slowinski - foul #3 on Uros Slowinski, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Noel Ford (PG), Anthony Collum (SF), James Valletta (PF) Dean Shotwell, Keith Elem, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski (SF), Chester Crabtree (PF) Pedro Perez, Uros Slowinski | |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Dennis Harris makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Dennis Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 09:15 | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Michael Hahn and the foul's on James Valletta - foul #1 on James Valletta, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver (PG) Michael Hahn | |
| 09:15 | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski misses the free throw | 54-67 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | James Valletta grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Anthony Collum double dribbles | 54-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ralph Williams (C) Dennis Harris | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 08:30 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-67 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Ralph Williams gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Anthony Collum is fouled on the floor by Hans Jastremski - foul #4 on Hans Jastremski, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn (PG), Telek Zircher (SG), Pedro Perez (SF) Matthew Weaver, Peter Hornung, Hans Jastremski | |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Anthony Collum misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 07:54 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Telek Zircher | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 07:40 | Kent State | David Roquemore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-70 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Noel Ford hits the follow up shot | 56-70 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Noel Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Roquemore (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Collum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Valletta (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Hahn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 ast. SG - Telek Zircher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Pedro Perez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Crabtree (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - David Wesson (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Miami (OH) | Telek Zircher's pass is intercepted by Noel Ford | 56-70 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Noel Ford hits the finger roll | 58-70 |
| 06:44 | Miami (OH) | Pedro Perez can't connect on a runner in the lane | 58-70 |
| 06:43 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson gets the offensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 06:34 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree scores on a floater from the left side set up by Michael Hahn | 58-72 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | David Roquemore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-72 |
| 06:08 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson grabs the board | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 05:50 | Miami (OH) | David Roquemore is called for the reach on Telek Zircher - foul #3 on David Roquemore, team foul #8 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Tucker (PG), Dean Shotwell (SG), Keith Elem (SF), Dennis Harris (PF), Ronald Blanton (C) Noel Ford, David Roquemore, Anthony Collum, James Valletta, Ralph Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver (PG), Hans Jastremski (SF), Uros Slowinski (PF), Brian Bartley (C) Michael Hahn, Pedro Perez, Chester Crabtree, David Wesson | |
| 05:50 | Miami (OH) | Telek Zircher makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 05:50 | Miami (OH) | Telek Zircher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Dean Shotwell is fouled on the floor by Matthew Weaver - foul #1 on Matthew Weaver, team foul #8 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung (SG) Telek Zircher | |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Dean Shotwell misses the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 05:40 | Miami (OH) | Uros Slowinski pulls down the rebound | 58-74 |
| 05:14 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Blanton blocks the short jumper by Uros Slowinski | 58-74 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Dennis Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 58-74 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Brian Bartley denies the turnaround by Dennis Harris | 58-74 |
| 05:06 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver snags the defensive board | 58-74 |
| 04:40 | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Weaver | 58-77 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Ronald Blanton can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Uros Slowinski - foul #4 on Uros Slowinski, team foul #9 | 58-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | Noel Ford (PG), James Valletta (PF) Robert Tucker, Dennis Harris | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn (PG) Matthew Weaver | |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Ronald Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Ronald Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 03:58 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn loses the ball out of bounds | 60-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Roquemore (SG), Ralph Williams (C) Dean Shotwell, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree (PF) Uros Slowinski | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | David Roquemore connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-77 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 03:15 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Hans Jastremski is denied by James Valletta | 63-77 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Ralph Williams gets the rebound | 63-77 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Noel Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Roquemore (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Keith Elem (fresh) PF - James Valletta (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Hahn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 ast. SG - Peter Hornung (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hans Jastremski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Chester Crabtree (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Bartley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Keith Elem scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Roquemore and the foul's on Brian Bartley - foul #1 on Brian Bartley, team foul #10 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Wesson (C) Brian Bartley | |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Keith Elem makes the free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:37 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson is whistled for traveling | 66-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Collum (SF) Keith Elem | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver (PG) Michael Hahn | |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Noel Ford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 02:20 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Hans Jastremski | 66-77 |
| 01:51 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-77 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | David Roquemore snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Anthony Collum lays it in on a great pass from Noel Ford | 68-77 |
| 01:04 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-77 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Ralph Williams snags the defensive board | 68-77 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:56 | Kent State | David Roquemore misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-77 |
| 00:55 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Matthew Weaver | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Noel Ford is called for the reach on Matthew Weaver in the backcourt - foul #3 on Noel Ford, team foul #9 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Pedro Perez (SF), Uros Slowinski (PF), Brian Bartley (C) Hans Jastremski, Chester Crabtree, David Wesson | |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | James Valletta can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-79 |
| 00:47 | Miami (OH) | Pedro Perez snags the defensive board | 68-79 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Miami (OH) | Brian Bartley misses the jump hook from close range | 68-79 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Anthony Collum grabs the defensive rebound | 68-79 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Anthony Collum's floater is tipped away by Brian Bartley | 68-79 |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Brian Bartley | 68-79 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver runs out the clock | 68-79 |