| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) SG - Joe Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Lofton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Dent (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Sellers inbounds the ball | 19-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon is fouled on the floor by Ronald Dent - foul #2 on Ronald Dent, team foul #1 | 19-34 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't connect on a runner near the basket | 19-34 |
| 19:35 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Jody Garland | 19-34 |
| 19:08 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jamie Lofton | 19-36 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert scores on a floater from the right side | 21-36 |
| 18:28 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carlos Gammon - foul #3 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #1 | 21-36 |
| 18:28 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 18:28 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Jamie Lofton steals it from Wade Gilbert | 21-38 |
| 17:44 | Miami (OH) | Joe Lewis takes the ball from Ronald Dent | 21-38 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Robert Sellers blows the layup | 21-38 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon tips it in | 23-38 |
| 17:34 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton is fouled on the floor by Wade Gilbert - foul #1 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| 17:16 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton is fouled on the floor by Larry Hughes - foul #2 on Larry Hughes, team foul #3 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (C) Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:52 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky travels with the ball | 23-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF) Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (PF) Eugene Clark | |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Jody Garland - foul #1 on Jody Garland, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Pendley (SG) Carlos Gammon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (SF) Jody Garland | |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| 16:14 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky lays it up and in set up by Ronald Dent | 26-40 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-40 |
| 15:50 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Danny Connelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Lofton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Dent (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-40 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-40 |
| 15:24 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 14:59 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Joe Lewis (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), Larry Hughes (C) Shawn Parsons, Christopher Pendley, Everett Brasfield, Wade Gilbert | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner (SG), Jody Garland (SF), Eugene Clark (PF), William Glenn (C) Mark Sandusky, Jamie Lofton, Kenneth Lyle, Ronald Dent | |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Danny Connelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-40 |
| 14:11 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Douglas Legrand | 26-43 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Danny Connelly clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Eugene Clark - foul #2 on Eugene Clark, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Danny Connelly misses the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Danny Connelly misses the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 14:04 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Eugene Clark | 26-43 |
| 13:36 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-43 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Danny Connelly snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 26-43 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Danny Connelly grabs the offensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Danny Connelly misses the lay-in | 26-43 |
| 13:06 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 12:46 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Clark | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Danny Connelly hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Carlos Gammon | 28-46 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-46 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon grabs the defensive rebound | 28-46 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Joe Lewis drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-46 |
| 11:46 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Douglas Legrand (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Abner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jody Garland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Glenn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Joe Lewis is hacked by Douglas Legrand - foul #1 on Douglas Legrand, team foul #4 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Christopher Pendley (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Robert Sellers, Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Jamie Lofton (SG), Roger McGunnigle (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF), Ronald Dent (C) Douglas Legrand, Sean Abner, Jody Garland, Eugene Clark, William Glenn | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the jump hook from close range | 32-49 |
| 10:55 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton is fouled on the floor by Christopher Pendley - foul #1 on Christopher Pendley, team foul #4 | 32-49 |
| 10:41 | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-49 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-49 |
| 10:22 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 09:53 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the floater from the baseline | 32-49 |
| 09:52 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky gets the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 09:38 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent is hacked by Larry Hughes - foul #3 on Larry Hughes, team foul #5 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Joe Lewis (SG), Robert Sellers (SF) Shawn Parsons, Christopher Pendley, Everett Brasfield | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SF), Eugene Clark (PF) Roger McGunnigle, Kenneth Lyle | |
| 09:27 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark buries a fadeaway from the right block | 32-51 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Larry Hughes buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Ronald Dent - foul #3 on Ronald Dent, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the free throw | 35-51 |
| 08:42 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 08:25 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 08:01 | Miami (OH) | Larry Hughes is called for the reach on Jody Garland - foul #4 on Larry Hughes, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (PF), Danny Connelly (C) Wade Gilbert, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Legrand (PG) Mark Sandusky | |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 35-51 |
| 07:44 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent snags the offensive board | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Connelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Douglas Legrand (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Lofton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eugene Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Dent (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-54 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Robert Sellers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-54 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Danny Connelly hits the follow up shot | 37-54 |
| 06:34 | Miami (OH) | Joe Lewis steps in front of the Eugene Clark pass | 37-54 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Joe Lewis loses the dribble to Eugene Clark | 37-54 |
| 05:48 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Ronald Dent is blocked by Everett Brasfield | 37-54 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Joe Lewis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 05:01 | Miami (OH) | Carlos Gammon picks off the pass by Jamie Lofton | 40-54 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Joe Lewis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Connelly | 43-54 |
| 04:36 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Ronald Dent, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Christopher Pendley (SG), Wade Gilbert (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Everett Brasfield, Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Sean Abner (SG), Kenneth Lyle (PF), William Glenn (C) Jamie Lofton, Jody Garland, Eugene Clark, Ronald Dent | |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 04:25 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 04:04 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Legrand | 43-56 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 03:49 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. C - Larry Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Abner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Legrand (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky throws it down and he's fouled by Larry Hughes - foul #5 on Larry Hughes, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF), Danny Connelly (C) Robert Sellers, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roger McGunnigle (SF) Douglas Legrand | |
| 03:24 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the free throw | 43-59 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Danny Connelly clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Lyle - foul #2 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 02:41 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner is whistled for traveling | 45-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent (C) William Glenn | |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Danny Connelly slams it home set up by Shawn Parsons | 47-59 |
| 02:13 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner is fouled on the floor by Shawn Parsons - foul #1 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland (SF) Roger McGunnigle | |
| 02:13 | Miami (OH) | Sean Abner misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield is whistled for traveling | 47-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Joe Lewis (SG), Robert Sellers (SF) Shawn Parsons, Christopher Pendley, Everett Brasfield | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton (SG), Eugene Clark (PF) Sean Abner, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Gammon - foul #4 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-61 |
| 01:38 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Gammon - foul #5 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #10 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG) Carlos Gammon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 01:38 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:38 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Sellers | 52-63 |
| 01:28 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Lewis - foul #2 on Joe Lewis, team foul #11 | 52-63 |
| 01:28 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:28 | Miami (OH) | Jamie Lofton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Joe Lewis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland grabs the board | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 52-65 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Robert Sellers gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jody Garland - foul #2 on Jody Garland, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Joe Lewis is hacked by Jody Garland - foul #3 on Jody Garland, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Joe Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:07 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Dent pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky runs out the clock | 55-67 |