| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Howze (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ryan Clark | 33-41 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Man Tao misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-41 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Michael Mullen can't tip it in | 33-41 |
| 19:19 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 19:01 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Kevin Adams drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Man Tao | 36-41 |
| 18:36 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 18:23 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 18:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Hibbard and he's fouled by Charles Brase - foul #3 on Charles Brase, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Burns (SF) Charles Brase | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 18:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | James Andres buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Adams | 38-47 |
| 17:49 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Man Tao clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 17:33 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 17:08 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze is whistled for traveling | 38-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Phillips (SG) Phillip Fowler | |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Michael Mullen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 16:52 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 16:35 | Miami (OH) | Man Tao is called for the reach on Dennis Hibbard - foul #1 on Man Tao, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Randall Brown (PF) Man Tao, Kevin Adams, Michael Mullen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (PG), Thomas Granado (PF), Martin Hering (C) Ryan Clark, Dennis Hibbard, Richard Howze | |
| 16:15 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Charles Wright pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Anthony Burns misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-47 |
| 16:07 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 15:52 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Timmy Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Granado (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Hering (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Anthony Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Wright | 38-50 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Charles Wright buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Eric Wise | 40-50 |
| 14:46 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Granado | 40-52 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | James Andres misses the easy layup | 40-52 |
| 14:20 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 13:58 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Granado can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 40-52 |
| 13:57 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Parker | 40-52 |
| 13:47 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Granado can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Anthony Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Thomas Granado steals the ball from Anthony Burns | 40-52 |
| 13:09 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timmy Prouty | 40-55 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Anthony Burns comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-55 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Eric Wise loses the ball out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF), Dominique Dibble (C) Charles Wright, Eric Wise, Anthony Burns, Randall Brown, James Andres | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), Phillip Fowler (SG), John Turco (SF), Dennis Hibbard (PF), Richard Howze (C) Timmy Prouty, John Phillips, Michael Parker, Thomas Granado, Martin Hering | |
| 12:19 | Miami (OH) | John Turco hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-55 |
| 12:18 | Miami (OH) | John Turco misses the tip | 40-55 |
| 12:17 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze grabs the offensive board | 40-55 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Hibbard | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Charles Brase can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Kevin Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Turco (fresh) PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Howze (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ryan Clark - foul #2 on Ryan Clark, team foul #1 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Granado (SF) John Turco | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 11:02 | Miami (OH) | Michael Mullen takes the ball from Dennis Hibbard | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Michael Mullen scores on a floater from the left block | 44-57 |
| 10:28 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Ryan Clark | 44-60 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-60 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble tips it back up and in | 46-60 |
| 09:57 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ryan Clark | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble misses the dunk | 46-63 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Michael Mullen tips it home | 48-63 |
| 09:21 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Man Tao gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble misses the lay-in | 48-63 |
| 09:00 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard grabs the board | 48-63 |
| 08:46 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Granado knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Kevin Adams is called for traveling | 48-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Randall Brown (PF), James Andres (C) Man Tao, Kevin Adams, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (PG), James Coates (SG), Michael Parker (SF), John Phillips (PF), Martin Hering (C) Ryan Clark, Phillip Fowler, Thomas Granado, Dennis Hibbard, Richard Howze | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:09 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty loses the dribble to Eric Wise | 48-66 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Eric Wise lays it up and in | 50-66 |
| 07:42 | Miami (OH) | Martin Hering is denied on a layup by James Andres | 50-66 |
| 07:40 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker hits the follow up shot | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Timmy Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Coates (fresh) SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - John Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Hering (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Randall Brown can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by James Coates - foul #1 on James Coates, team foul #2 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG) Charles Wright | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Granado (PF), Richard Howze (C) James Coates, Martin Hering | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Randall Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 07:16 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Richard Howze | 51-68 |
| 07:01 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-68 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Anthony Burns grabs the board | 51-68 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Man Tao connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-68 |
| 06:26 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Anthony Burns pulls down the rebound | 54-68 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Man Tao misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 54-68 |
| 06:14 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Thomas Granado | 54-68 |
| 05:52 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-68 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Randall Brown grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Eric Wise, Anthony Burns, Randall Brown | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), Phillip Fowler (SG), Dennis Hibbard (PF) Timmy Prouty, John Phillips, Thomas Granado | |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Kevin Adams hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Ryan Clark - foul #3 on Ryan Clark, team foul #3 | 56-68 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Kevin Adams makes the free throw | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:10 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Mullen - foul #2 on Michael Mullen, team foul #3 | 57-68 |
| 05:10 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 05:10 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Andres | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Michael Mullen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Michael Mullen, team foul #4 | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:27 | Miami (OH) | Richard Howze misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 04:26 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 03:58 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Adams - foul #1 on Kevin Adams, team foul #5 | 57-69 |
| 03:58 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 03:58 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Richard Howze blocks the short jumper by James Andres | 57-71 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | James Andres tips it in | 59-71 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 03:28 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark snags the offensive board | 59-71 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Andres (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Parker (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Howze (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker is hacked by Man Tao - foul #2 on Man Tao, team foul #6 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Phillips (SG) Phillip Fowler | |
| 02:47 | Miami (OH) | Michael Parker's fadeaway is rejected by James Andres | 59-71 |
| 02:46 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips misses the tip | 59-71 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Mullen | 59-71 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-71 |
| 02:28 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 02:12 | Miami (OH) | John Phillips connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ryan Clark | 59-74 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | James Andres makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Brase and he's fouled by Dennis Hibbard - foul #2 on Dennis Hibbard, team foul #4 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Randall Brown (PF) Man Tao, Kevin Adams, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (PG), John Turco (SF), Thomas Granado (PF), Martin Hering (C) Ryan Clark, Michael Parker, Dennis Hibbard, Richard Howze | |
| 01:55 | Kent State | James Andres makes the free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Granado's pass is intercepted by James Andres | 62-74 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | James Andres misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-74 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Randall Brown gets the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Anthony Burns scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Wise and the foul's on John Phillips - foul #2 on John Phillips, team foul #5 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dominique Dibble (C) James Andres | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Anthony Burns makes the free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty is hacked by Charles Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Wright, team foul #7 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF), James Andres (C) Charles Wright, Eric Wise, Anthony Burns, Randall Brown, Dominique Dibble | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler (SG), Richard Howze (C) John Turco, Martin Hering | |
| 00:52 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:52 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the board | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-75 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Adams | 65-75 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | James Andres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Randall Brown (PF), Dominique Dibble (C) Man Tao, Kevin Adams, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen, James Andres | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer (PG), Martin Hering (C) Phillip Fowler, Richard Howze | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from John Phillips | 65-77 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Randall Brown comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 65-77 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Thomas Granado | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer runs out the clock | 65-77 |