| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Luke Burleson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Bellamy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Pannell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell clanks a turnaround from the left block | 37-27 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Charles Eastland shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-27 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Gaines | 37-27 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 19:11 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:49 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell loses the dribble to Terry Gaines | 37-27 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby lays it up and in set up by Terry Gaines | 37-29 |
| 18:26 | Miami (OH) | Greg Lamarche is called for the reach on Frank Pannell - foul #2 on Greg Lamarche, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:12 | Miami (OH) | Charles Eastland is called for the reach on David Bellamy - foul #2 on Charles Eastland, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 18:01 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Joe Russell | 39-29 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joe Russell - foul #1 on Joe Russell, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:54 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Luke Burleson | 39-29 |
| 17:35 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Greg Lamarche | 39-32 |
| 17:01 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-32 |
| 16:52 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:42 | Miami (OH) | Charles Eastland blocks the short jumper by David Bellamy | 39-32 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Charles Eastland snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Charles Eastland splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 16:19 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:15 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Ruby steals it from Joe Russell in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Terry Gaines misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-32 |
| 15:57 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson grabs the board | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Luke Burleson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Pannell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Pannell | 42-32 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Bruce Olsen steals the ball from Charles Eastland | 42-32 |
| 15:30 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bruce Olsen | 44-32 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 15:24 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:09 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell is hacked by Daniel Ruby - foul #2 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Charles Mayfield (SF) Joe Russell, Luke Burleson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Keene (SG), William Lim (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Daniel Ruby, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter, Greg Lamarche | |
| 14:46 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell misses the fadeaway in the lane | 44-32 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Lawrence Nuzzo steals the ball from Robert Keene | 44-32 |
| 14:29 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence Nuzzo | 46-32 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Robert Keene is hacked by David Bellamy - foul #2 on David Bellamy, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-32 |
| 13:57 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Frank Pannell | 46-32 |
| 13:46 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Olsen | 48-32 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-32 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 13:18 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 13:09 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell banks in the layup set up by Charles Mayfield | 50-32 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Tom Hawkins | 50-34 |
| 12:33 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Nuzzo | 52-34 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas is called for traveling | 52-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Luke Burleson (SF), Lloyd Cottrell (PF), Mark Gates (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Charles Mayfield, David Bellamy, Frank Pannell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Daniel Ruby (SG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Keene, William Lim, Tom Hawkins, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 11:59 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson buries a floater from the free throw line | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Luke Burleson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Cottrell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. C - Mark Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry Gaines (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Charles Eastland loses the ball out of bounds | 54-34 |
| 11:21 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Ruby - foul #3 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #4 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy (PF) Lloyd Cottrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:21 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 11:21 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-34 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Charles Eastland grabs the offensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Greg Lamarche is blocked by Luke Burleson | 56-34 |
| 10:57 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen gets the rebound | 56-34 |
| 10:48 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-34 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Charles Eastland is hacked by Luke Burleson - foul #2 on Luke Burleson, team foul #3 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright (SG), Frank Pannell (C) Bruce Olsen, Mark Gates | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-34 |
| 10:24 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell gets the rebound | 59-34 |
| 10:01 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Charles Eastland - foul #3 on Charles Eastland, team foul #5 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SG) Daniel Ruby | |
| 10:01 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson misses the 1st free throw | 59-34 |
| 10:01 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-34 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche connects on the shot in the lane | 60-36 |
| 09:29 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-36 |
| 09:28 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy hits the follow up shot | 62-36 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Carpenter | 62-38 |
| 08:49 | Miami (OH) | Luke Burleson is whistled for a carry | 62-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Bruce Olsen (SG), Charles Mayfield (SF), Lloyd Cottrell (PF), Mark Gates (C) Joe Russell, Jesse Wright, Luke Burleson, David Bellamy, Frank Pannell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), William Lim (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter, Greg Lamarche | |
| 08:31 | Kent State | William Lim is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Lim, team foul #6 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG) Ernest Thomas | |
| 08:18 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen connects on the shot from close range | 64-38 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | William Lim can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 64-38 |
| 07:55 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo pulls down the rebound | 64-38 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Olsen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Charles Mayfield (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Cottrell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. C - Mark Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Keene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Lim (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tom Hawkins (fresh) C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates loses the dribble to Kevin Bolduc | 64-38 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-38 |
| 07:11 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell grabs the defensive rebound | 64-38 |
| 06:58 | Miami (OH) | Tom Hawkins denies the turnaround by Lloyd Cottrell | 64-38 |
| 06:56 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell misses the tip | 64-38 |
| 06:54 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield tips it home | 66-38 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Robert Keene knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Daniel Ruby | 66-41 |
| 06:44 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-41 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | William Lim grabs the defensive rebound | 66-41 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Mark Gates swats the layup by William Lim | 66-41 |
| 06:34 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen grabs the board | 66-41 |
| 06:29 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-41 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc pulls down the rebound | 66-41 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Robert Keene splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Nuzzo - foul #1 on Lawrence Nuzzo, team foul #4 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jesse Wright (SG) Bruce Olsen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG) Daniel Ruby | |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:13 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield is fouled on the floor by Ernest Thomas - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #7 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell (PG), Luke Burleson (SF), David Bellamy (PF), Frank Pannell (C) Lawrence Nuzzo, Jesse Wright, Lloyd Cottrell, Mark Gates | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Keene, William Lim, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 06:13 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 06:13 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Tom Hawkins | 68-46 |
| 05:49 | Miami (OH) | Charles Eastland swats the shot by David Bellamy | 68-46 |
| 05:48 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell tips it home | 70-46 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Greg Lamarche | 70-49 |
| 05:04 | Miami (OH) | Joe Russell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-49 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins snags the defensive board | 70-49 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins is called for traveling | 70-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Jesse Wright (SG), Lloyd Cottrell (PF), Mark Gates (C) Joe Russell, Luke Burleson, David Bellamy, Frank Pannell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), George Burns (SG), Robert Keene (SF), William Lim (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Terry Gaines, Tom Hawkins, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter, Greg Lamarche | |
| 04:43 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell loses the dribble to Kevin Bolduc | 70-49 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | William Lim misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-49 |
| 04:25 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates pulls down the rebound | 70-49 |
| 04:08 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Nuzzo | 73-49 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | George Burns is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 73-51 |
| 03:34 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell gets the offensive rebound | 73-51 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Nuzzo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Mayfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Cottrell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Mark Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Keene (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Lim (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Cottrell | 75-51 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | George Burns loses the dribble to Mark Gates | 75-51 |
| 02:53 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield blows the layup | 75-51 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the board | 75-51 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (SF) Robert Keene | |
| 02:21 | Miami (OH) | Lloyd Cottrell clanks a shot from the left wing | 75-51 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | William Lim grabs the defensive rebound | 75-51 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | George Burns is fouled on the floor by Jesse Wright - foul #1 on Jesse Wright, team foul #5 | 75-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson (PG), Charles Addis (PF) Lawrence Nuzzo, Lloyd Cottrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF) George Burns | |
| 01:55 | Kent State | William Lim connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ernest Thomas | 75-54 |
| 01:31 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Bolduc | 75-54 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | William Lim gets the rebound | 75-54 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | William Lim clanks a 3 from the left wing | 75-54 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | William Lim's floater is knocked away by Charles Mayfield | 75-54 |
| 01:05 | Miami (OH) | Charles Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Charles Mayfield connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Anderson | 78-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Charles Anderson is called for the reach on Kevin Bolduc - foul #1 on Charles Anderson, team foul #6 | 78-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo (PG), Lloyd Cottrell (PF) Charles Anderson, Charles Addis | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Lloyd Cottrell denies the turnaround by Tom Hawkins | 78-54 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | William Lim tips it but misses | 78-54 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses the tip | 78-54 |
| 00:33 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Nuzzo gets the rebound | 78-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:07 | Miami (OH) | Mark Gates banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Mayfield | 80-54 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 80-54 |