| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Hugh Gamberg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Javier Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Medina (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Virgil Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Miami (FL) | Robert Jury steps in front of the Angelo Sandoval pass | 25-28 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Javier Martinez is called for the reach on James Allan - foul #2 on Javier Martinez, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Angelo Sandoval is called for the reach on Carlos Mitchell - foul #1 on Angelo Sandoval, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | The jumper by Robert Jury is denied by Angelo Sandoval | 25-28 |
| 18:40 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:18 | Miami (FL) | Monroe Sanders is called for the reach on Angelo Sandoval - foul #3 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 17:54 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Robert Jury tips it in | 27-28 |
| 17:30 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval is hacked by Robert Jury - foul #2 on Robert Jury, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 17:12 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James Allan - foul #1 on James Allan, team foul #3 | 27-28 |
| 17:12 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:12 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Craig Russ grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Robert Jury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (C) Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley (SG), Kenneth Lloyd (SF), Phillip Lewis (C) Angelo Sandoval, Javier Martinez, Virgil Roberts | |
| 16:35 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Mitchell picks off the pass by Kevin Worley | 27-29 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Phillip Lewis - foul #1 on Phillip Lewis, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG) James Allan, Carlos Mitchell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 15:52 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Monroe Sanders (PF) James Schuelke, Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox (PG), Angelo Sandoval (PF) Hugh Gamberg, Jose Medina | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Craig Russ (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffry Maddox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Worley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Lloyd (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) 3 reb. C - Phillip Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 15:25 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 15:07 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd loses the ball out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Gary Raya (SF), Robert Jury (C) Andrew Savitz, Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez (SF), Virgil Roberts (C) Kevin Worley, Kenneth Lloyd | |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 14:43 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Mitchell steals the ball from Phillip Lewis | 28-29 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell lays it up and in | 30-29 |
| 14:20 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffry Maddox | 30-31 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | Gary Raya pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses badly on a floater from the left side | 30-31 |
| 13:31 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:25 | Miami (FL) | Monroe Sanders picks off the pass by Virgil Roberts | 30-31 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Phillip Lewis swats the short shot by Monroe Sanders | 30-31 |
| 13:02 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 12:36 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox is hacked by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #4 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Craig Russ (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Gary Raya, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg (PG), Kevin Worley (SG), Kenneth Lloyd (SF), Jose Medina (PF) Jeffry Maddox, Angelo Sandoval, Javier Martinez, Phillip Lewis | |
| 12:12 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Robert Jury pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Robert Jury hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 30-31 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | James Allan grabs the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Robert Jury lays it up and in and he's fouled by Virgil Roberts - foul #2 on Virgil Roberts, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Russ (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Hugh Gamberg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kevin Worley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Lloyd (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jose Medina (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Virgil Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Jury | 33-31 |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 11:21 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Jury | 36-31 |
| 10:55 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Hugh Gamberg | 36-34 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Jose Medina steals it from Andrew Savitz | 36-34 |
| 10:32 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 10:30 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 10:12 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd is whistled for a carry | 36-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF) Andrew Savitz, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval (SG), Javier Martinez (SF), Phillip Lewis (C) Kevin Worley, Kenneth Lloyd, Virgil Roberts | |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer tips it in | 38-34 |
| 09:25 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Phillip Lewis | 38-36 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Javier Martinez - foul #3 on Javier Martinez, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Gary Raya (C) James Allan, Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 08:39 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis hits the finger roll set up by Javier Martinez | 40-38 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Phillip Lewis steps in front of the Monroe Sanders pass | 40-38 |
| 07:50 | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Greg Ropp (C) James Schuelke, Roger Hillyer | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox (PG), Kevin Worley (SG), Virgil Roberts (C) Hugh Gamberg, Angelo Sandoval, Phillip Lewis | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Raya (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Greg Ropp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffry Maddox (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Worley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Javier Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jose Medina (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Virgil Roberts (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Jeffry Maddox takes the ball from Carlos Mitchell | 40-38 |
| 07:09 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 07:08 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts tips it but misses | 40-38 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Virgil Roberts - foul #3 on Virgil Roberts, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Robert Jury (C) Carlos Mitchell, Monroe Sanders, Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (SF) Javier Martinez | |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:53 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 06:39 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jeffry Maddox | 42-41 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Virgil Roberts is called for the reach on James Allan - foul #4 on Virgil Roberts, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (PF) Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg (PG), Angelo Sandoval (PF), Phillip Lewis (C) Jeffry Maddox, Jose Medina, Virgil Roberts | |
| 06:22 | Kent State | James Allan makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | James Allan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 05:53 | Miami (FL) | Robert Jury is called for the reach on Kevin Worley - foul #3 on Robert Jury, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG) James Allan | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 05:27 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #5 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Monroe Sanders (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez (SF) Kenneth Lloyd | |
| 05:27 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 05:27 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | James Allan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | James Allan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts (C) Kevin Worley | |
| 04:37 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Hugh Gamberg | 44-44 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-44 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Robert Jury grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | James Allan comes up short on the shot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 04:03 | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 03:34 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Angelo Sandoval | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Hillyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Hugh Gamberg (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Angelo Sandoval (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Javier Martinez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgil Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 03:16 | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 03:10 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by James Allan - foul #2 on James Allan, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Gary Raya (PF), Greg Ropp (C) Carlos Mitchell, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox (PG), Kevin Worley (SG), Kenneth Lloyd (SF), Jose Medina (PF) Hugh Gamberg, Angelo Sandoval, Javier Martinez, Phillip Lewis | |
| 03:10 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 03:10 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Gary Raya grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Kevin Worley steals it from Andrew Savitz | 44-47 |
| 02:52 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Worley | 44-49 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) Andrew Savitz, Gary Raya, Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg (PG), Javier Martinez (SF) Jeffry Maddox, Kenneth Lloyd | |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Allan | 47-49 |
| 02:13 | Miami (FL) | Roger Hillyer is called for the reach on Kevin Worley - foul #1 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (C) Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 02:13 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:13 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 01:48 | Miami (FL) | Javier Martinez grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 01:29 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg knocks in the shot in the paint | 47-53 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Robert Jury double dribbles | 47-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval (SG) Kevin Worley | |
| 00:50 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 00:48 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | James Allan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Robert Jury snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 00:35 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval is hacked by James Allan in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Allan, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley (SG) Jose Medina | |
| 00:32 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:32 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Worley - foul #2 on Kevin Worley, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF), Gary Raya (PF), Greg Ropp (C) Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina (PF) Kevin Worley | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:23 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Mitchell - foul #1 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) Craig Russ, Gary Raya, Greg Ropp | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley (SG) Jose Medina | |
| 00:23 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:23 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell buries a turnaround from close range | 51-59 |
| 00:15 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley is fouled in the backcourt by James Allan - foul #4 on James Allan, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| 00:15 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:15 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders can't throw it down | 51-61 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Robert Jury tips it but misses | 51-61 |
| 00:07 | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg runs out the clock | 51-61 |