| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian McClellan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Leclaire (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andy Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Brent Horne drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 19:12 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brent Horne - foul #3 on Brent Horne, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG) Brent Horne | |
| 19:12 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:12 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Vincent Goad comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski can't tip it in | 38-35 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | John Guillory grabs the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Vincent Goad scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Reinaldo Gallo | 38-37 |
| 18:20 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vasily Slominski | 38-37 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Paul Sutton swats the short shot by John Guillory | 38-37 |
| 17:58 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:47 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan's floater is knocked away by Donald Deal | 38-37 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Donald Deal pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | John Guillory banks in the layup and the foul's on Lawrence Horton - foul #3 on Lawrence Horton, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris (PG) Lawrence Horton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:41 | Kent State | John Guillory misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:41 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:12 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-39 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Brian McClellan steals the ball from Donald Deal | 38-39 |
| 16:42 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 16:40 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:28 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Ralph Harris and he's hacked by Donald Deal - foul #1 on Donald Deal, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Bills (SF), Donald Fitzgerald (C) James Leclaire, Paul Sutton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Vincent Goad, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 16:28 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Evan Bills - foul #3 on Evan Bills, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Williams (PG), Todd Rhodes (C) Evan Bills, Andy Puleo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Gerald Avery makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Gerald Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:58 | Miami (OH) | Donald Fitzgerald can't connect on a floater in the paint | 41-41 |
| 15:57 | Miami (OH) | Todd Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian McClellan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Harris (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Donald Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. C - Todd Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | Donald Fitzgerald misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 15:34 | Miami (OH) | Donald Fitzgerald grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 15:22 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Gerald Avery - foul #2 on Gerald Avery, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton (PG), Evan Bills (SF) James Williams, Brian McClellan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Donald Deal (PF) John Guillory, Reinaldo Gallo, Robert Phillips | |
| 15:22 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:22 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Deal | 42-41 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Ted Krug throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire (SF), Paul Sutton (C) Donald Fitzgerald, Todd Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vasily Slominski (C) Fredrick Palafox | |
| 14:34 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Brent Horne - foul #4 on Brent Horne, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan (SG) Ralph Harris | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronnie Porter (SF) Brent Horne | |
| 14:34 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:34 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 44-41 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Gerald Avery grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the turnaround from the right block | 44-43 |
| 13:39 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire misses the easy layup | 44-43 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter misses the floater in the lane | 44-43 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Avery | 44-43 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 13:23 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Paul Sutton | 44-43 |
| 13:12 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 44-43 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Ted Krug scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Deal | 44-45 |
| 12:35 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton is fouled on the floor by Ted Krug - foul #1 on Ted Krug, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo (PF), Donald Fitzgerald (C) James Leclaire, Paul Sutton | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, Gerald Avery, Ronnie Porter, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 12:17 | Miami (OH) | Evan Bills comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Reinaldo Gallo | 44-45 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-45 |
| 11:50 | Miami (OH) | Donald Fitzgerald grabs the board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian McClellan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Bills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andy Puleo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan clanks a floater from the left block | 44-45 |
| 11:39 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Fitzgerald | 44-45 |
| 11:22 | Miami (OH) | Evan Bills misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 11:21 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 11:03 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton is fouled on the floor by Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris (PG), Todd Rhodes (SG), James Leclaire (SF), Paul Sutton (C) Lawrence Horton, Brian McClellan, Evan Bills, Donald Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Fredrick Palafox, Robert Phillips | |
| 10:54 | Miami (OH) | Reinaldo Gallo is called for the reach on Todd Rhodes - foul #1 on Reinaldo Gallo, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| 10:54 | Miami (OH) | Todd Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:54 | Miami (OH) | Todd Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Vincent Goad loses the ball out of bounds | 46-45 |
| 10:20 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Guillory | 46-47 |
| 09:50 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Vincent Goad blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 09:35 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 09:17 | Miami (OH) | Ralph Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 09:16 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:01 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Harris | 52-47 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the lay-in | 52-47 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 08:25 | Miami (OH) | Todd Rhodes grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 08:12 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Vasily Slominski | 52-50 |
| 07:36 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire is whistled for a carry | 52-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton (PG), Brian McClellan (SG), Evan Bills (SF), Donald Fitzgerald (PF) Ralph Harris, Todd Rhodes, James Leclaire, Andy Puleo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Reinaldo Gallo, Vincent Goad, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian McClellan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Bills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Sutton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Lawrence Horton is called for the reach on Ted Krug in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Horton, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Brent Horne can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-50 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Robert Phillips snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox blows the dunk but he's fouled by Paul Sutton - foul #2 on Paul Sutton, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:07 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Paul Sutton | 52-50 |
| 07:00 | Miami (OH) | Evan Bills is fouled on the floor by Gerald Avery - foul #3 on Gerald Avery, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| 07:00 | Miami (OH) | Evan Bills misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Brent Horne snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Robert Phillips's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Horton | 52-50 |
| 06:41 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton lays it in | 54-50 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Robert Phillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-50 |
| 06:14 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:56 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Evan Bills | 56-50 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 56-52 |
| 05:33 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-52 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire (SF), Andy Puleo (PF) Donald Fitzgerald, Paul Sutton | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Ted Krug, Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox, Robert Phillips | |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Brent Horne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| 04:54 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:53 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire tips it in | 58-52 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | John Guillory hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-52 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Brent Horne can't tip it in | 58-52 |
| 04:43 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to James Leclaire | 58-52 |
| 04:37 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Andy Puleo | 61-52 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | John Guillory scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Brent Horne | 61-55 |
| 03:56 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 61-55 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Vincent Goad gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Donald Deal clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Andy Puleo - foul #3 on Andy Puleo, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton (C) Evan Bills | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:30 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-57 |
| 03:28 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo gets the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lawrence Horton (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brian McClellan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Leclaire (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Andy Puleo (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Vincent Goad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Brian McClellan and the foul's on Vincent Goad - foul #2 on Vincent Goad, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Vincent Goad | |
| 03:09 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire misses the free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Guillory and he's hacked by Paul Sutton - foul #3 on Paul Sutton, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:47 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Brent Horne gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Brent Horne buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Guillory | 63-63 |
| 02:19 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 63-63 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Guillory | 63-63 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Gerald Avery scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brent Horne | 63-66 |
| 01:51 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire drills a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Gerald Avery - foul #4 on Gerald Avery, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF) Gerald Avery | |
| 01:51 | Miami (OH) | James Leclaire misses the free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:51 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton gets the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:44 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton is whistled for a carry | 65-66 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 01:30 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:08 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Sutton | 67-66 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 00:49 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Miami (OH) | Brian McClellan clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-66 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | John Guillory snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | John Guillory is hacked by Brian McClellan - foul #1 on Brian McClellan, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | John Guillory misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | Paul Sutton pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Andy Puleo hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 69-67 |