| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ivan Zaltz (fresh) SG - Richard Clevenger (fresh) SF - Kenneth Hawk (fresh) PF - Raymond Seabolt (fresh) C - Joey Culpepper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) SG - Sung Tao (fresh) SF - John Billings (fresh) PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty banks in the layup on a great pass from John Billings | 3-2 |
| 19:19 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-2 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses the floater from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 19:09 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Joey Culpepper | 6-2 |
| 18:47 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Clevenger - foul #1 on Richard Clevenger, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:06 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk scores on a jump hook near the basket | 8-4 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | John Billings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-4 |
| 17:35 | Miami (OH) | Sung Tao steals the ball from Raymond Seabolt | 8-4 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Joey Culpepper - foul #1 on Joey Culpepper, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:16 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 17:02 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk blows the layup but the foul's on Ivan Jakubowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney (C) Joey Culpepper | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:02 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:02 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-4 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | John Billings tips it but misses | 10-4 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Sung Tao hits the follow up shot | 10-6 |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Miroslav Zolty is called for the reach on Ivan Zaltz - foul #1 on Miroslav Zolty, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Sowers (PG), Thomas Dunton (SG), Omar Dejean (SF), Roy Walker (PF) Ivan Zaltz, Richard Clevenger, Kenneth Hawk, Raymond Seabolt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) John Billings | |
| 16:10 | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 10-6 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses the tip | 10-6 |
| 15:48 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Omar Dejean | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Sowers (fresh) SG - Thomas Dunton (fresh) SF - Omar Dejean (fresh) PF - Roy Walker (fresh) C - Mark Roney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sung Tao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) PF - Ardian Zegar (fairly fresh) C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers is fouled in the backcourt by Sung Tao - foul #1 on Sung Tao, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz (PG), Joey Culpepper (C) Omar Dejean, Mark Roney | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (PG), Li Xayasith (SG), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Miroslav Zolty, Sung Tao, Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 10-6 |
| 15:33 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper tips it in | 12-6 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Keith Tully is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zaltz - foul #1 on Ivan Zaltz, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger (SG), Kenneth Hawk (SF), Raymond Seabolt (PF) Thomas Dunton, John Sowers, Roy Walker | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens is whistled for traveling | 12-6 |
| 14:54 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ivan Zaltz | 14-6 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Raymond Seabolt - foul #1 on Raymond Seabolt, team foul #4 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), John Billings (SF) Li Xayasith, Keith Tully | |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:24 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Bertram Leech snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Eric Wright misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Joey Culpepper - foul #2 on Joey Culpepper, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney (C) Joey Culpepper | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (SG), Ardian Zegar (PF) Samuel Aikens, Bertram Leech | |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Eric Wright misses the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Eric Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:51 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk scores on a runner in the paint set up by Raymond Seabolt | 16-8 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Sung Tao buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Miroslav Zolty | 16-11 |
| 13:02 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt knocks in the shot near the basket | 18-11 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar's pass is intercepted by Richard Clevenger | 18-11 |
| 12:24 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger is hacked by Miroslav Zolty - foul #2 on Miroslav Zolty, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Sowers (PG), Thomas Dunton (SG), Omar Dejean (SF), Roy Walker (PF) Ivan Zaltz, Richard Clevenger, Kenneth Hawk, Raymond Seabolt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), Keith Tully (SF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Miroslav Zolty, John Billings, Eric Wright | |
| 12:19 | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 12:18 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Omar Dejean | 18-11 |
| 11:58 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Omar Dejean | 21-11 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sung Tao | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Dunton (fresh) SF - Omar Dejean (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Walker (fresh) C - Mark Roney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) SF - Keith Tully (fresh) PF - Ardian Zegar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Keith Tully - foul #1 on Keith Tully, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timothy Staley (SG) Mark Roney | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Bertram Leech (PF) Sung Tao, Ardian Zegar | |
| 11:16 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 11:16 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-13 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Keith Tully snags the offensive board | 23-13 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Samuel Aikens | 23-16 |
| 10:41 | Miami (OH) | Timothy Staley makes the floater from the free throw line | 25-16 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Omar Dejean steps in front of the Bertram Leech pass | 25-16 |
| 10:19 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean banks in the layup | 27-16 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Bertram Leech hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Roy Walker - foul #1 on Roy Walker, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz (PG), Richard Clevenger (SG), Kenneth Hawk (SF), Raymond Seabolt (PF), Mark Roney (C) John Sowers, Timothy Staley, Omar Dejean, Roy Walker, Thomas Dunton | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (SF) Keith Tully | |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 10:09 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Raymond Seabolt | 27-16 |
| 09:59 | Miami (OH) | John Billings steals the ball from Ivan Zaltz | 27-16 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | John Billings lays it up and in | 27-18 |
| 09:46 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Ardian Zegar (PF) Li Xayasith, Bertram Leech | |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Ivan Zaltz - foul #2 on Ivan Zaltz, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Sowers (PG) Ivan Zaltz | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 09:29 | Miami (OH) | Sung Tao steals it from John Sowers in the backcourt | 27-20 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski is hacked by Mark Roney - foul #1 on Mark Roney, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 09:01 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk is hacked by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #2 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wright (C) Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 08:52 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-22 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | John Billings blows the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Seabolt - foul #2 on Raymond Seabolt, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker (PF), Thomas Dunton (C) Raymond Seabolt, Mark Roney | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:44 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 08:29 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers's fadeaway is rejected by John Billings | 27-23 |
| 08:27 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 08:10 | Miami (OH) | John Billings steps in front of the Richard Clevenger pass | 27-23 |
| 07:55 | Kent State | Sung Tao comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 07:53 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Thomas Dunton | 27-23 |
| 07:48 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-23 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Eric Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | John Billings misses the jump hook from the left block | 27-23 |
| 07:34 | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Clevenger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Hawk (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Walker (fresh) C - Thomas Dunton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Aikens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ardian Zegar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk hits a floater from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | The jump hook by John Billings is blocked by Roy Walker | 29-23 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | John Billings tips it in | 29-25 |
| 06:49 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Eric Wright pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Eric Wright double dribbles | 29-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timothy Staley (PG), Omar Dejean (SF), Mark Roney (C) John Sowers, Richard Clevenger, Kenneth Hawk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Keith Tully (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) Samuel Aikens, John Billings, Ardian Zegar | |
| 06:21 | Miami (OH) | Omar Dejean misses the floater in the paint | 29-25 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Timothy Staley is called for the reach on Li Xayasith - foul #1 on Timothy Staley, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ardian Zegar (PF) Eric Wright | |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 06:04 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney misses long on a floater from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 06:02 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney tips it but misses | 29-27 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Bertram Leech gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Sowers (SF) Roy Walker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (PG) Sung Tao | |
| 05:17 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-27 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens is fouled on the floor by Timothy Staley - foul #2 on Timothy Staley, team foul #11 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger (SG), Kenneth Hawk (SF) Timothy Staley, Thomas Dunton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:55 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keith Tully - foul #2 on Keith Tully, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF), Eric Wright (C) Keith Tully, Ardian Zegar | |
| 04:55 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:55 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Eric Wright loses the dribble to John Sowers | 30-28 |
| 04:29 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Eric Wright is fouled on the floor by Richard Clevenger - foul #2 on Richard Clevenger, team foul #12 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton (SG) Richard Clevenger | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (SF) Shaiming Wang | |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Eric Wright makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Eric Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from John Sowers | 32-30 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Bertram Leech comes up short on the shot near the basket | 32-30 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Eric Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Bertram Leech loses the ball out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz (PG), Richard Clevenger (SG), Raymond Seabolt (PF), Joey Culpepper (C) John Sowers, Thomas Dunton, Omar Dejean, Mark Roney | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Keith Tully (SF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Li Xayasith, Bertram Leech, Eric Wright | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ivan Zaltz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Clevenger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Hawk (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Seabolt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Culpepper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Keith Tully is fouled on the floor by Joey Culpepper - foul #3 on Joey Culpepper, team foul #13 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton (C) Joey Culpepper | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (SG), Ardian Zegar (PF) Samuel Aikens, John Billings | |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Keith Tully misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski gets the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski buries a shot from the right wing set up by Sung Tao | 32-33 |
| 02:20 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ivan Zaltz | 35-33 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Sung Tao tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 01:51 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton loses the ball out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Sowers (SF), Mark Roney (C) Kenneth Hawk, Thomas Dunton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Sung Tao hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 01:40 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:21 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ardian Zegar | 35-35 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 01:08 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski is called for traveling | 37-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton (SG), Roy Walker (PF) Richard Clevenger, Raymond Seabolt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), John Billings (SF), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Sung Tao, Keith Tully, Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 00:13 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Bertram Leech - foul #1 on Bertram Leech, team foul #8 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timothy Staley (SG), Kenneth Hawk (SF) Ivan Zaltz, Mark Roney | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG) Miroslav Zolty | |
| 00:13 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:13 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-35 |