| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Montgomery (fresh) SG - Darrell Richie (fresh) SF - Ronald Masters (fresh) PF - Eugene Johns (fresh) C - Jeffrey Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) SG - Richard Cooper (fresh) SF - Clifford McGrane (fresh) PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) C - Chad Harland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Chad Harland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell drills a jump hook from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Masters's floater is tipped away by Dwayne Caldwell | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Richard Cooper connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Dwayne Caldwell | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Richie buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Montgomery and he's fouled by Richard Cooper - foul #1 on Richard Cooper, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Richie misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Caldwell | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Jeffrey Parker steals it from Milton Farrar | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Richie clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Chad Harland | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Richard Cooper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Chad Harland pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Richie scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Eugene Johns | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Richard Cooper hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Milton Farrar | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Masters is fouled on the floor by Richard Cooper - foul #2 on Richard Cooper, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Cherry (SG), Thomas Nesmith (SF), Garf Zeidan (C) Richard Cooper, Clifford McGrane, Chad Harland | |
| 16:39 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Masters's layup is rejected by Garf Zeidan | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Milton Farrar | 4-7 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:15 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Parker gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:52 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Darrell Richie is blocked by Dwayne Caldwell | 4-7 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Richie (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Masters (fairly fresh) PF - Eugene Johns (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Parker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Cherry (fresh) SF - Thomas Nesmith (fresh) PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Garf Zeidan (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:29 | Miami (OH) | James Montgomery grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:04 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Masters slams it home on a great pass from Darrell Richie and the foul's on Alfred Cherry - foul #1 on Alfred Cherry, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase (PG), Charles Berry (SG), Gerald Houston (PF), Daniel Butler (C) James Montgomery, Darrell Richie, Eugene Johns, Jeffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clifford McGrane (SF), Chad Harland (C) Milton Farrar, Dwayne Caldwell | |
| 15:04 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Masters makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:45 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Chad Harland snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Derek Chase is called for the reach on Alfred Cherry - foul #1 on Derek Chase, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Alberto Conti (SF) Ronald Masters | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Alfred Cherry misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 14:16 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Houston gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:11 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Houston's layup is rejected by Chad Harland | 7-7 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Alberto Conti pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:05 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Houston misses short on a floater from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alfred Cherry | 7-10 |
| 13:37 | Miami (OH) | Charles Berry scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Alberto Conti | 10-10 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Garf Zeidan comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 10-10 |
| 13:18 | Miami (OH) | Alberto Conti snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:53 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Alfred Cherry - foul #2 on Alfred Cherry, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Montgomery (PG), Darrell Richie (SG), Eugene Johns (PF), Jeffrey Parker (C) Derek Chase, Charles Berry, Alberto Conti, Gerald Houston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Jason McCament (SG), Dwayne Caldwell (PF) Alfred Cherry, Thomas Nesmith, Garf Zeidan | |
| 12:53 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:53 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Dwayne Caldwell and the foul's on Daniel Butler - foul #1 on Daniel Butler, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Berry (SF) Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:26 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Parker clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-13 |
| 12:24 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Johns tips it in | 13-13 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane can't finish the layup | 13-13 |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Johns grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 12:04 | Miami (OH) | James Montgomery misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-13 |
| 12:02 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Parker grabs the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 11:39 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 11:38 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Johns tips it home | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Richie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Berry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason McCament (fresh) SF - Clifford McGrane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Harland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Parker - foul #1 on Jeffrey Parker, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronald Masters (SF) Charles Berry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith (SG), Garf Zeidan (C) Jason McCament, Chad Harland | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:10 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Parker makes the 3 from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Milton Farrar clanks a shot from the left block | 18-14 |
| 10:52 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Johns grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 10:27 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Parker hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Eugene Johns | 21-14 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Milton Farrar drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Nesmith | 21-16 |
| 10:00 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Johns misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 21-16 |
| 09:59 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Masters hits the follow up shot | 23-16 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith is whistled for a carry | 23-16 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Berry (SF), Gerald Houston (PF), Daniel Butler (C) Ronald Masters, Eugene Johns, Jeffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Dailey (SF), Chad Harland (C) Clifford McGrane, Garf Zeidan | |
| 09:33 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrell Richie | 25-16 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 09:12 | Miami (OH) | James Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 08:53 | Miami (OH) | Charles Berry misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-16 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Milton Farrar grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | John Dailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Farrar | 25-16 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Milton Farrar and he's hacked by Gerald Houston - foul #1 on Gerald Houston, team foul #4 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase (PG), Ronald Masters (SF), Eugene Johns (PF), Jeffrey Parker (C) James Montgomery, Darrell Richie, Gerald Houston, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jason McCament (SG) Thomas Nesmith | |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:09 | Miami (OH) | Jason McCament is called for the reach on Charles Berry - foul #1 on Jason McCament, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Garf Zeidan (PF) Dwayne Caldwell | |
| 07:50 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Parker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Chad Harland - foul #1 on Chad Harland, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| 07:50 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Parker makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:50 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Chad Harland | 26-19 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | John Dailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 07:26 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Johns pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Derek Chase (fresh) SG - Charles Berry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Masters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Milton Farrar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason McCament (fresh) SF - John Dailey (fresh) PF - Garf Zeidan (fresh) C - Chad Harland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Parker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Chad Harland pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | John Dailey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-19 |
| 06:53 | Miami (OH) | Charles Berry pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:36 | Miami (OH) | Charles Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Montgomery (PG), Darrell Richie (SG), Gerald Houston (PF) Derek Chase, Ronald Masters, Eugene Johns | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith (PG), Clifford McGrane (SF), Dwayne Caldwell (PF) Milton Farrar, John Dailey, Chad Harland | |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Jason McCament can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 26-19 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane hits the follow up shot | 26-21 |
| 06:01 | Miami (OH) | Charles Berry is hacked by Thomas Nesmith - foul #1 on Thomas Nesmith, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Daniel Butler (C) Jeffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:01 | Miami (OH) | Charles Berry makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:01 | Miami (OH) | Charles Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Jason McCament can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell tips it back up and in | 28-23 |
| 05:22 | Miami (OH) | Dwayne Caldwell blocks the short jumper by Daniel Butler | 28-23 |
| 05:21 | Miami (OH) | Charles Berry tips it but misses | 28-23 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Clifford McGrane snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Jason McCament travels with the ball | 28-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronald Masters (SF), Eugene Johns (PF) Charles Berry, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:46 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Houston comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 28-23 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Caldwell | 28-23 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Eugene Johns blocks the short jumper by Clifford McGrane | 28-23 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses the tip | 28-23 |
| 04:23 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Johns snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 04:06 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Houston hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Montgomery | 30-23 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Thomas Nesmith makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clifford McGrane | 30-26 |
| 03:28 | Miami (OH) | James Montgomery misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 03:27 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Johns snags the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 03:13 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Richie misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Richie grabs the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Montgomery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darrell Richie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Masters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerald Houston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Thomas Nesmith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason McCament (fairly fresh) SF - Clifford McGrane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Caldwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Garf Zeidan (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:52 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Richie misses the shot from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 30-26 |
| 02:26 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Johns pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:08 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Masters connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Eugene Johns | 33-26 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Dwayne Caldwell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-26 |
| 01:47 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 01:23 | Miami (OH) | James Montgomery is fouled on the floor by Thomas Nesmith - foul #2 on Thomas Nesmith, team foul #8 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Derek Chase (SG), Charles Berry (SF), Daniel Butler (PF), Jeffrey Parker (C) Darrell Richie, Ronald Masters, Eugene Johns, Gerald Houston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Farrar (PG), Richard Cooper (SG), John Dailey (SF), Randall Griggs (PF), Chad Harland (C) Thomas Nesmith, Jason McCament, Clifford McGrane, Dwayne Caldwell, Garf Zeidan | |
| 01:23 | Miami (OH) | James Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Randall Griggs snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | John Dailey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Chad Harland grabs the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Richard Cooper's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Parker | 33-26 |
| 00:38 | Miami (OH) | Charles Berry gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:25 | Miami (OH) | Jeffrey Parker connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-26 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | John Dailey's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Parker | 35-26 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Randall Griggs snags the offensive board | 35-26 |