| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Spires (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) C - Craig Montemayor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Bellamy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Pannell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 19:36 | Liberty | Charles Freeman gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 19:23 | Liberty | Charles Mayfield steals the ball from Charles Freeman | 27-25 |
| 19:20 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Mayfield | 27-27 |
| 19:11 | Liberty | Fred Spires blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Frank Pannell - foul #2 on Frank Pannell, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:11 | Liberty | Fred Spires makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:11 | Liberty | Fred Spires makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell misses the jumper from the right block | 29-27 |
| 18:42 | Liberty | John Griffin gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:16 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Griffin | 32-27 |
| 17:54 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 17:53 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:34 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell buries a 3 from straight away | 32-30 |
| 17:19 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Pannell - foul #3 on Frank Pannell, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Smith (PF) Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates (C) Frank Pannell | |
| 17:19 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:19 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:50 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy loses the dribble to Ulysses Johnson | 34-30 |
| 16:28 | Liberty | Fred Spires misses the floater from the right side | 34-30 |
| 16:27 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:04 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses the dunk attempt | 34-30 |
| 16:03 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 15:34 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Craig Montemayor | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Spires (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Montemayor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mayfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Gates (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:17 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 15:15 | Liberty | Fred Spires grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 14:55 | Liberty | John Griffin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Gates - foul #1 on Mark Gates, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | John Throop (PG), Randal Lanning (SG), Charles Freeman (PF) Ulysses Johnson, Fred Spires, Craig Montemayor | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Luke Burleson (SF), Frank Pannell (C) Joe Russell, Charles Mayfield, Mark Gates | |
| 14:55 | Liberty | John Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:55 | Liberty | John Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:29 | Miami (OH) | Charles Freeman blocks the short jumper by David Bellamy | 36-30 |
| 14:28 | Liberty | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:08 | Liberty | Charles Freeman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-30 |
| 13:44 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Nuzzo | 39-32 |
| 13:23 | Liberty | Frank Pannell steps in front of the Randal Lanning pass | 39-32 |
| 13:01 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Griffin - foul #1 on John Griffin, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), Fred Spires (SG), Mathew Perry (C) Randal Lanning, John Griffin, William Smith | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Charles Mayfield (SF) Lawrence Nuzzo, Luke Burleson | |
| 13:01 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 13:01 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:49 | Liberty | Mathew Perry misses badly on a floater from the right side | 39-34 |
| 12:48 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Frank Pannell | 39-34 |
| 12:35 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 12:13 | Liberty | Mathew Perry's fadeaway is rejected by David Bellamy | 39-37 |
| 12:11 | Liberty | Mathew Perry gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:05 | Liberty | Fred Spires is hacked by Frank Pannell - foul #4 on Frank Pannell, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Liberty | Craig Montemayor (C) Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates (C) Frank Pannell | |
| 11:42 | Liberty | Mathew Perry slams it home set up by John Throop and he's fouled by Mark Gates - foul #2 on Mark Gates, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Liberty | Keith Gress (SF) John Throop | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell (PF) David Bellamy | |
| 11:42 | Liberty | Mathew Perry makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:13 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Mayfield | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Spires (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Keith Gress (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mathew Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Montemayor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Cottrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Gates (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 10:52 | Liberty | Keith Gress misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 10:50 | Liberty | Mathew Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:45 | Liberty | Fred Spires comes up short on the runner in the lane | 42-40 |
| 10:43 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:15 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates buries a jumpshot from the right side | 42-42 |
| 09:57 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor scores on a runner from the right block | 44-42 |
| 09:35 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 09:24 | Liberty | Fred Spires is fouled on the floor by Bruce Olsen - foul #2 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | John Throop (PG), Randal Lanning (SG), John Griffin (SF), Charles Freeman (PF) Ulysses Johnson, Fred Spires, Keith Gress, Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Jesse Wright (SG), Luke Burleson (SF), David Bellamy (PF) Joe Russell, Bruce Olsen, Charles Mayfield, Lloyd Cottrell | |
| 09:10 | Liberty | David Bellamy swats the short shot by John Griffin | 44-45 |
| 09:09 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 08:49 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Smith (C) Craig Montemayor | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 08:29 | Liberty | Randal Lanning is called for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell (C) Mark Gates | |
| 08:01 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Randal Lanning - foul #1 on Randal Lanning, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Bruce Olsen (SG), Charles Mayfield (SF) Lawrence Nuzzo, Jesse Wright, Luke Burleson | |
| 08:01 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 08:01 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:45 | Liberty | Charles Freeman can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on David Bellamy - foul #1 on David Bellamy, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), Fred Spires (SG) John Throop, Randal Lanning | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell (C) Lloyd Cottrell | |
| 07:45 | Liberty | Charles Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:45 | Liberty | Charles Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:23 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 07:21 | Liberty | Charles Freeman snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 07:03 | Liberty | Charles Freeman buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Spires (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Pannell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Miami (OH) | Ulysses Johnson steps in front of the Joe Russell pass in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 07:00 | Liberty | Fred Spires hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ulysses Johnson | 49-46 |
| 06:31 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 06:29 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:12 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield loses the dribble to Ulysses Johnson | 49-46 |
| 06:07 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson banks in the layup | 51-46 |
| 06:03 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell is whistled for a carry | 51-46 |
| Subs | Liberty | John Throop (SF), Craig Montemayor (C) John Griffin, Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:54 | Liberty | John Throop loses the ball out of bounds | 51-46 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | John Throop picks off the pass by Charles Mayfield | 51-46 |
| 05:13 | Liberty | John Throop knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Bruce Olsen - foul #3 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Liberty | Randal Lanning (SG), Keith Gress (SF), Mathew Perry (PF) Ulysses Johnson, Fred Spires, William Smith | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright (SG), Luke Burleson (SF) Bruce Olsen, Charles Mayfield | |
| 05:13 | Liberty | John Throop makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:44 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Russell | 54-48 |
| 04:22 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor is hacked by Frank Pannell - foul #5 on Frank Pannell, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Liberty | Charles Freeman (PF) Mathew Perry | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Lloyd Cottrell (PF), Mark Gates (C) Joe Russell, David Bellamy, Frank Pannell | |
| 04:22 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:22 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 03:54 | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Cottrell | 54-51 |
| 03:34 | Liberty | Keith Gress misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 03:32 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson blows the layup | 54-51 |
| 03:10 | Liberty | John Throop gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:10 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), Fred Spires (SG), John Griffin (SF) John Throop, Randal Lanning, Keith Gress | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Bruce Olsen (SG), Charles Mayfield (SF), David Bellamy (PF) Lawrence Nuzzo, Jesse Wright, Luke Burleson, Lloyd Cottrell | |
| 02:58 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Spires | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fred Spires (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Montemayor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:41 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates is fouled on the floor by Fred Spires - foul #1 on Fred Spires, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| 02:34 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell loses the dribble to Fred Spires | 56-51 |
| 02:31 | Liberty | Fred Spires lays it up and in | 58-51 |
| 02:17 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 02:15 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 02:02 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates lays it up and in and he's hacked by Craig Montemayor - foul #2 on Craig Montemayor, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| 02:02 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:55 | Liberty | Fred Spires is hacked by Bruce Olsen - foul #4 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| 01:55 | Liberty | Fred Spires misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:55 | Liberty | Fred Spires misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:55 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:36 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| 01:24 | Liberty | Bruce Olsen steals it from Ulysses Johnson | 58-54 |
| 00:58 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 00:57 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Liberty | John Griffin misses the driving attempt from close range | 58-54 |
| 00:27 | Liberty | Charles Freeman misses the tip | 58-54 |
| 00:25 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:20 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 00:19 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 00:16 | Liberty | Fred Spires grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Liberty | Joe Russell is called for the reach on Fred Spires in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Russell, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Liberty | Mathew Perry (PF) Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:15 | Liberty | Fred Spires makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:15 | Liberty | Fred Spires misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Bellamy | 61-54 |
| 00:09 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 00:08 | Liberty | John Griffin grabs the board | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson runs out the clock | 61-54 |