| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jeromy Linck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) PF - Roger Perryman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Patterson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown inbounds the ball | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Jeromy Linck | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-28 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Perryman - foul #2 on Roger Perryman, team foul #1 | 49-28 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 19:16 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Joseph Patterson | 49-29 |
| 18:57 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-29 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Robert Jury gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer travels with the ball | 49-29 |
| 18:16 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson blows the layup | 49-29 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer grabs the board | 49-29 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Roger Perryman blocks the short jumper by Robert Jury | 49-29 |
| 17:54 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman grabs the board | 49-29 |
| 17:49 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Brown | 52-29 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders is fouled on the floor by Joseph Patterson - foul #1 on Joseph Patterson, team foul #2 | 52-29 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Robert Jury's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-29 |
| 16:58 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Brown | 55-29 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 55-29 |
| 16:48 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown gets the rebound | 55-29 |
| 16:30 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 55-29 |
| 16:29 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson tips it back up and in | 57-29 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy (SG), David Jones (SF) Roy Jones, Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Craig Russ (PF), Gary Raya (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| 15:46 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford (PG), Thomas Brazelton (C) Jeromy Linck, Joseph Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Ropp (C) Roger Hillyer | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jordan Rexford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jae Christy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Jones (fresh) PF - Roger Perryman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Brazelton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Raya (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Ropp (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Greg Ropp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-29 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Craig Russ tips it but misses | 57-29 |
| 15:22 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford snags the defensive board | 57-29 |
| 15:06 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jae Christy | 59-29 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-29 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Russ | 59-29 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | James Allan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-31 |
| 14:37 | Miami (OH) | Gary Raya picks off the pass by David Jones | 59-31 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-31 |
| 14:32 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford snags the defensive board | 59-31 |
| 14:15 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck (PG), Roy Jones (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), Joseph Patterson (C) Jordan Rexford, Jae Christy, David Jones, Roger Perryman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Craig Russ, Gary Raya, Greg Ropp | |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Robert Jury drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao | 59-33 |
| 13:39 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-33 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-33 |
| 13:17 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 59-33 |
| 12:59 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck is hacked by Robert Jury - foul #3 on Robert Jury, team foul #1 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman (PF) Thomas Brazelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:43 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson scores on a shot from the left block set up by Roger Perryman | 61-33 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Robert Jury evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-33 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders tips it but misses | 61-33 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Robert Jury tips it home | 61-35 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-35 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 61-35 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-37 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jeromy Linck (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Jones (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Perryman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Patterson (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Roger Hillyer - foul #1 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #2 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (PF), Gary Raya (C) Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| 11:24 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-37 |
| 11:24 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-37 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell knocks in the runner from the left block | 63-39 |
| 11:03 | Miami (OH) | Jing-Sheng Tao is called for the reach on Jeromy Linck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #3 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG) Carlos Mitchell | |
| 10:51 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-39 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Gary Raya grabs the board | 63-39 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao is hacked by Jeromy Linck - foul #1 on Jeromy Linck, team foul #3 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy (SG), David Jones (SF) Roy Jones, Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Craig Russ buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-42 |
| 10:19 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman misses the shot from the baseline | 63-42 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Gary Raya snags the defensive board | 63-42 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | James Allan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-42 |
| 10:03 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Roger Perryman | 63-42 |
| 09:49 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck can't throw it down but he's hacked by James Allan - foul #1 on James Allan, team foul #4 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), Thomas Brazelton (PF) Jae Christy, David Jones, Roger Perryman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Greg Ropp (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Roger Hillyer | |
| 09:49 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck misses the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 09:49 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-42 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell snags the offensive board | 64-42 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Russ | 64-45 |
| 09:00 | Miami (OH) | 3 seconds is called on Roy Jones | 64-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford (PG), Roger Perryman (PF) Jeromy Linck, Joseph Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Robert Jury (C) Craig Russ, Gary Raya, Greg Ropp | |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Jordan Rexford is called for the reach on Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #1 on Jordan Rexford, team foul #4 | 64-45 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-45 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders hits the follow up shot | 64-47 |
| 08:11 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-47 |
| 08:09 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Brazelton | 64-47 |
| 07:49 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roger Perryman | 67-47 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jordan Rexford - foul #2 on Jordan Rexford, team foul #5 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck (PG), Jae Christy (SG), David Jones (SF), Joseph Patterson (C) Jordan Rexford, Roy Jones, Shawn Brown, Thomas Brazelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jeromy Linck (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jae Christy (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Jones (fresh) PF - Roger Perryman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Patterson (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Mitchell steals it from Roger Perryman | 67-49 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 06:50 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 67-52 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Allan and he's hacked by Jae Christy - foul #2 on Jae Christy, team foul #6 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones (SG), Thomas Brazelton (PF) Jae Christy, Roger Perryman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF), Gary Raya (PF) Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders | |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:35 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 69-55 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Thomas Brazelton swats the layup by Craig Russ | 69-55 |
| 06:22 | Miami (OH) | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 06:17 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Craig Russ grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Allan | 69-57 |
| 05:52 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson clanks a floater from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 05:51 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones tips it but misses | 69-57 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | James Allan grabs the board | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:31 | Kent State | James Allan loses the ball out of bounds | 69-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown (SF), Roger Perryman (PF) David Jones, Thomas Brazelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) Carlos Mitchell, Gary Raya, Robert Jury | |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeromy Linck | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-57 |
| 05:07 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson snags the defensive board | 72-57 |
| 04:43 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 04:42 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman tips it home | 74-57 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | James Allan is hacked by Roy Jones - foul #1 on Roy Jones, team foul #7 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy (SG), Thomas Brazelton (C) Roy Jones, Joseph Patterson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:22 | Kent State | James Allan misses the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:22 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton grabs the board | 74-57 |
| 04:15 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 74-57 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Craig Russ grabs the board | 74-57 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-57 |
| 03:56 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton pulls down the rebound | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeromy Linck | 76-57 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jeromy Linck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jae Christy (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Perryman (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Brazelton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Allan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Russ (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #5 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford (PG), David Jones (SF), Joseph Patterson (C) Jeromy Linck, Shawn Brown, Roger Perryman | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Gary Raya (SF), Greg Ropp (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, James Allan, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders | |
| 02:41 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-57 |
| 02:39 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 02:19 | Miami (OH) | David Jones lays it in on a great pass from Jordan Rexford | 78-57 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Craig Russ clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 78-57 |
| 02:03 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson grabs the board | 78-57 |
| 01:34 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-57 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Craig Russ | 78-57 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jordan Rexford - foul #3 on Jordan Rexford, team foul #8 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG) James Schuelke | |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Gary Raya makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Gary Raya misses the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 01:18 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson is hacked by Craig Russ - foul #3 on Craig Russ, team foul #6 | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Allan - foul #2 on James Allan, team foul #7 | 78-58 |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford makes the 1st free throw | 79-58 |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford makes the 2nd free throw | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Greg Ropp drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Allan | 80-60 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford runs out the clock | 80-60 |