| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) SF - Michael Parker (fresh) PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) C - Richard Howze (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) SF - Charles Brase (fresh) PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) C - James Andres (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | James Andres 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) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | James Andres hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:34 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Clark | 3-3 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Charles Brase misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:10 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 3-3 |
| 19:04 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Andres - foul #1 on James Andres, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:56 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Man Tao can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Michael Parker | 5-3 |
| 18:28 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Charles Brase pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Charles Brase is hacked by Michael Parker - foul #1 on Michael Parker, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Man Tao scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Brase | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Andres - foul #2 on James Andres, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Brown (C) James Andres | |
| 17:43 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Charles Brase can't finish the layup | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:58 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Howze, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Burns (SF) Charles Brase | |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Michael Parker steals the ball from Randall Brown | 6-5 |
| 16:20 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Clark | 9-5 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Anthony Burns is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Anthony Burns, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Phillips (SG), Thomas Granado (PF) Phillip Fowler, Dennis Hibbard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Dominique Dibble (C) Man Tao, Kevin Adams, Michael Mullen | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Phillips (fresh) SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Granado (fresh) C - Richard Howze (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) SG - Eric Wise (fresh) SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) PF - Randall Brown (fresh) C - Dominique Dibble (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Clark | 12-5 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Anthony Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 15:28 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Ryan Clark | 12-5 |
| 15:10 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Howze | 14-5 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Anthony Burns misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-5 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Randall Brown snags the offensive board | 14-5 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Charles Wright is fouled on the floor by Richard Howze - foul #2 on Richard Howze, team foul #3 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (PG), Phillip Fowler (SG), Dennis Hibbard (PF), Martin Hering (C) Ryan Clark, Michael Parker, Thomas Granado, Richard Howze | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Charles Wright, Eric Wise, Anthony Burns, Randall Brown | |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Michael Mullen knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Man Tao | 14-7 |
| 14:08 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 14:06 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Hering | 14-7 |
| 13:46 | Miami (OH) | Charles Brase is called for the reach on John Phillips - foul #1 on Charles Brase, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker (SF) John Phillips | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:30 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty knocks in the jumper from the left block | 16-7 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Charles Brase hits the finger roll set up by Man Tao | 16-9 |
| 13:02 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Timmy Prouty | 19-9 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Charles Brase can't tip it in | 19-9 |
| 12:44 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard snags the defensive board | 19-9 |
| 12:27 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Adams steps in front of the Timmy Prouty pass | 19-9 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 19-9 |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Michael Mullen grabs the offensive board | 19-9 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Michael Mullen lays it up and in set up by Man Tao and he's fouled by Michael Parker - foul #2 on Michael Parker, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), John Phillips (SG), Thomas Granado (SF) Timmy Prouty, Phillip Fowler, Michael Parker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Randall Brown (C) Kevin Adams, Dominique Dibble | |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses the free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:53 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips snags the defensive board | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Phillips (fresh) SF - Thomas Granado (fresh) PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Martin Hering (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randall Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (SG) Martin Hering | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Burns (C) Michael Mullen | |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Randall Brown blows the layup | 19-11 |
| 11:08 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 10:49 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-11 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Man Tao misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-11 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brase | 22-11 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Man Tao misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 22-11 |
| 10:09 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 22-11 |
| 10:03 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Dennis Hibbard and the foul's on Anthony Burns - foul #2 on Anthony Burns, team foul #5 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler (SG), Martin Hering (C) Ryan Clark, Dennis Hibbard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Dominique Dibble (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Man Tao, Eric Wise, Charles Brase, Anthony Burns | |
| 10:03 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty makes the free throw | 25-11 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Michael Mullen knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Charles Wright | 25-13 |
| 09:19 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty's layup is rejected by Randall Brown | 25-13 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dominique Dibble | 25-13 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Michael Mullen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG) Timmy Prouty | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG) Charles Wright | |
| 08:36 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Granado makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Phillips and the foul's on Man Tao - foul #1 on Man Tao, team foul #6 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Hampson (SF) Randall Brown | |
| 08:36 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Granado misses the free throw | 27-13 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Michael Mullen snags the defensive board | 27-13 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Ryan Clark is called for the reach on Man Tao - foul #1 on Ryan Clark, team foul #5 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard (PF) Thomas Granado | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Brase (SF) Michael Hampson | |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble misses long on a shot from the right side | 27-13 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Dominique Dibble | 27-13 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Charles Brase comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-13 |
| 07:50 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard grabs the board | 27-13 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Phillip Fowler (fairly fresh) SF - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Hering (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-13 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Michael Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 27-13 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Michael Mullen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-13 |
| 07:21 | Miami (OH) | Martin Hering gets the rebound | 27-13 |
| 06:59 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips is hacked by Dominique Dibble - foul #1 on Dominique Dibble, team foul #7 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (SG), Thomas Granado (C) Phillip Fowler, Martin Hering | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Randall Brown (C) Kevin Adams, Dominique Dibble | |
| 06:59 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Michael Mullen pulls down the rebound | 27-13 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 27-13 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Eric Wise snags the offensive board | 27-13 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Granado - foul #1 on Thomas Granado, team foul #6 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Turco (SF) John Phillips | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Michael Hampson (SF), Dominique Dibble (C) Man Tao, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen | |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Randall Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Randall Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 05:54 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Wright - foul #1 on Charles Wright, team foul #8 | 27-15 |
| 05:54 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark misses the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 05:54 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Michael Hampson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Hampson, team foul #9 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG) Eric Wise | |
| 05:18 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Michael Hampson | 28-15 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble grabs the board | 28-15 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Michael Hampson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Wright | 28-18 |
| 04:58 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler (SG), Martin Hering (C) Ryan Clark, Dennis Hibbard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Charles Wright, Michael Hampson, Dominique Dibble | |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-18 |
| 04:42 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 04:36 | Miami (OH) | John Turco is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Turco, team foul #7 | 28-18 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Kevin Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-18 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Michael Mullen snags the offensive board | 28-18 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Charles Brase is fouled on the floor by John Turco - foul #2 on John Turco, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), John Phillips (SF) Timmy Prouty, John Turco | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dominique Dibble (C) Randall Brown | |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Charles Brase makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Charles Brase makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 03:54 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Granado misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-20 |
| 03:52 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark can't tip it in | 28-20 |
| 03:50 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Granado snags the offensive board | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) SF - John Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Granado (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Hering (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Granado | 30-20 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Charles Brase tips it back up and in | 30-22 |
| 02:44 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Granado hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Fowler | 33-22 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Man Tao double dribbles | 33-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker (SF), Dennis Hibbard (PF), Richard Howze (C) Phillip Fowler, Thomas Granado, Martin Hering | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Randall Brown (PF), James Andres (C) Kevin Adams, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen, Dominique Dibble | |
| 02:16 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Phillips | 35-22 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | Randall Brown knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Anthony Burns | 35-24 |
| 01:48 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 37-24 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Anthony Burns misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-24 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | James Andres gets the offensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | James Andres is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Andres, team foul #10 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (PG), James Coates (SG) Ryan Clark, John Phillips | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Michael Mullen (PF) Man Tao, James Andres | |
| 01:16 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-24 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Randall Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Randall Brown blows the layup | 37-24 |
| 00:55 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 00:39 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-24 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Anthony Burns's pass is intercepted by James Coates | 40-24 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | James Coates misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Eric Wise pulls down the rebound | 40-24 |