| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Billings (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ivan Zaltz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Clevenger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hawk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Culpepper (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | John Billings inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Kent State | Roy Walker steps in front of the Ardian Zegar pass | 35-24 |
| 19:45 | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker is hacked by Ardian Zegar - foul #2 on Ardian Zegar, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Joey Culpepper is called for the reach on Ardian Zegar - foul #1 on Joey Culpepper, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 35-24 |
| 19:00 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Jakubowski | 37-24 |
| 18:15 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz is fouled on the floor by Ardian Zegar - foul #3 on Ardian Zegar, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Bertram Leech (PF) Ardian Zegar | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:58 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-24 |
| 17:57 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk hits the follow up shot | 37-26 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 37-26 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty gets the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 17:27 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 17:22 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Hawk | 37-29 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | John Billings slams it home and he's hacked by Kenneth Hawk - foul #1 on Kenneth Hawk, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean (PF) Roy Walker | |
| 17:03 | Kent State | John Billings makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:40 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ivan Zaltz | 40-32 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 15:54 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Ardian Zegar (PF), Eric Wright (C) Miroslav Zolty, Bertram Leech, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Sowers (PG), Thomas Dunton (SG), Raymond Seabolt (PF), Mark Roney (C) Ivan Zaltz, Richard Clevenger, Kenneth Hawk, Joey Culpepper | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Sowers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Dunton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omar Dejean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Seabolt (fresh) 3 pf. C - Mark Roney (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Kent State | John Billings lays it in on a great pass from Samuel Aikens | 45-32 |
| 15:41 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 15:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sung Tao | 45-32 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | John Sowers picks off the pass by Sung Tao | 45-32 |
| 15:18 | Miami (OH) | Ardian Zegar swats the layup by Raymond Seabolt | 45-32 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sung Tao | 45-32 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Sung Tao hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eric Wright | 48-32 |
| 14:35 | Miami (OH) | Samuel Aikens steps in front of the Raymond Seabolt pass | 48-32 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits the finger roll | 50-32 |
| 14:09 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton is hacked by Samuel Aikens - foul #1 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Samuel Aikens, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz (PG), Richard Clevenger (SG), Kenneth Hawk (SF), Joey Culpepper (C) John Sowers, Thomas Dunton, Omar Dejean, Mark Roney | |
| 13:54 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ardian Zegar - foul #4 on Ardian Zegar, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) John Billings, Ardian Zegar | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:54 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 13:54 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger misses the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Bertram Leech loses the dribble to Kenneth Hawk | 50-33 |
| 13:17 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Ivan Jakubowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #5 | 50-33 |
| 13:17 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 13:17 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Sung Tao | 53-35 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:48 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-35 |
| 12:46 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper grabs the offensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 12:41 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Keith Tully - foul #2 on Keith Tully, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), John Billings (SF) Sung Tao, Keith Tully | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker (PF) Raymond Seabolt | |
| 12:41 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski hits a shot from the left side set up by Miroslav Zolty | 55-38 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:04 | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the rebound | 55-38 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Aikens | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ivan Zaltz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Clevenger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hawk (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Culpepper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Jakubowski picks off the pass by Joey Culpepper | 58-38 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Bertram Leech hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Miroslav Zolty and he's hacked by Kenneth Hawk - foul #2 on Kenneth Hawk, team foul #3 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF), Eric Wright (C) John Billings, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton (SG), John Sowers (SF), Raymond Seabolt (PF), Mark Roney (C) Richard Clevenger, Kenneth Hawk, Roy Walker, Joey Culpepper | |
| 11:12 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the free throw | 61-38 |
| 10:57 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-38 |
| 10:55 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt can't tip it in | 61-38 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Eric Wright snags the defensive board | 61-38 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Keith Tully is fouled on the floor by John Sowers - foul #1 on John Sowers, team foul #4 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (PF) Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean (SF) Ivan Zaltz | |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Miroslav Zolty | 64-38 |
| 10:04 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean misses the shot from the free throw line | 64-38 |
| 10:03 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt grabs the offensive rebound | 64-38 |
| 09:51 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-38 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eric Wright | 64-38 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-38 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | John Billings snags the offensive board | 64-38 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Eric Wright is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dunton - foul #1 on Thomas Dunton, team foul #5 | 64-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Bertram Leech (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Miroslav Zolty, John Billings, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz (PG), Richard Clevenger (SG), Kenneth Hawk (SF), Joey Culpepper (C) John Sowers, Thomas Dunton, Omar Dejean, Mark Roney | |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Sung Tao clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-38 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper grabs the board | 64-38 |
| 09:06 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ivan Zaltz | 64-41 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Sung Tao hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Aikens | 67-41 |
| 08:42 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt's floater is tipped away by Bertram Leech | 67-41 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Sung Tao pulls down the rebound | 67-41 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Samuel Aikens | 69-41 |
| 08:14 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-41 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Keith Tully | 69-41 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Keith Tully clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 69-41 |
| 07:58 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper grabs the defensive rebound | 69-41 |
| 07:53 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-41 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ivan Zaltz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Clevenger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hawk (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Seabolt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joey Culpepper (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Keith Tully is hacked by Joey Culpepper - foul #2 on Joey Culpepper, team foul #6 | 69-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Ardian Zegar (PF) Samuel Aikens, Keith Tully, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker (PF) Raymond Seabolt | |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-41 |
| 07:39 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper gets the rebound | 69-41 |
| 07:33 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-41 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Sung Tao snags the defensive board | 69-41 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-41 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty grabs the offensive rebound | 69-41 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Joey Culpepper swats the layup by Ivan Jakubowski | 69-41 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski tips it in | 71-41 |
| 06:31 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk is denied on a layup by Ardian Zegar | 71-41 |
| 06:29 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper tips it back up and in | 71-43 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Sung Tao knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Miroslav Zolty | 74-43 |
| 06:08 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz buries a 3 from straight away | 74-46 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Keith Tully (SF), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Miroslav Zolty, Shaiming Wang, Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Sowers (PG), Thomas Dunton (SG), Omar Dejean (SF), Mark Roney (C) Ivan Zaltz, Richard Clevenger, Kenneth Hawk, Joey Culpepper | |
| 05:39 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean is whistled for a carry | 74-46 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Sung Tao scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Li Xayasith | 77-46 |
| 05:12 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-46 |
| 05:10 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton tips it home | 77-48 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Sung Tao clanks a 3 from straight away | 77-48 |
| 04:49 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean grabs the board | 77-48 |
| 04:44 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Dunton | 77-50 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Sung Tao hits a shot from the right side | 79-50 |
| 04:01 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Eric Wright - foul #1 on Eric Wright, team foul #7 | 79-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timothy Staley (PG) Roy Walker | |
| 04:01 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers makes the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 04:01 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers makes the 2nd free throw | 79-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Bertram Leech hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 79-52 |
| 03:34 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers grabs the board | 79-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Timothy Staley (fresh) SG - Thomas Dunton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Sowers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Omar Dejean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Roney (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 79-52 |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Eric Wright gets the rebound | 79-52 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Bertram Leech connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Tully | 81-52 |
| 02:40 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Staley is fouled on the floor by Bertram Leech - foul #1 on Bertram Leech, team foul #8 | 81-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Keith Tully | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker (PF) Omar Dejean | |
| 02:40 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Staley makes the 1st free throw | 81-53 |
| 02:40 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 81-54 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-54 |
| 02:16 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Roy Walker | 81-54 |
| 02:02 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 81-54 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaiming Wang | 81-54 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 81-54 |
| 01:45 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney grabs the defensive rebound | 81-54 |
| 01:25 | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker loses the dribble to Sung Tao | 81-54 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Sung Tao buries a fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Mark Roney - foul #3 on Mark Roney, team foul #7 | 83-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) Shaiming Wang | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean (SF) Timothy Staley | |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses the free throw | 83-54 |
| 00:56 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean gets the rebound | 83-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker misses the floater from the left wing | 83-54 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Sung Tao grabs the board | 83-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Keith Tully hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-54 |
| 00:14 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 86-54 |
| 00:12 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers tips it home | 86-56 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Sung Tao runs out the clock | 86-56 |