| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ernesto Hernandez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hurley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wendell Benjamin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Sergio Collazo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gilbert Dolly - foul #1 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| 19:45 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 19:45 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | William Williams misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 20-38 |
| 19:28 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez snags the defensive board | 20-38 |
| 19:01 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito blows the layup but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Parikh (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 19:01 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 19:01 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Sam Warf is whistled for traveling | 20-39 |
| 18:14 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Franklin Bath - foul #1 on Franklin Bath, team foul #3 | 20-39 |
| 18:14 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 20-39 |
| 18:14 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-40 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Ernesto Hernandez steals it from Terry Walker | 20-40 |
| 17:51 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley blows the layup | 20-40 |
| 17:49 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo snags the offensive board | 20-40 |
| 17:26 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin double dribbles | 20-40 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Sam Warf connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Franklin Bath | 22-40 |
| 16:48 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez blows the layup | 22-40 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Franklin Bath grabs the defensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 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) | |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Franklin Bath's fadeaway is rejected by Sergio Collazo | 22-40 |
| 16:40 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo grabs the board | 22-40 |
| 16:14 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin loses the ball out of bounds | 22-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Frank Houston (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, Terry Walker, Gilbert Dolly, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo (PG), Millard Ezell (SF), Ralph Montgomery (PF) Ernesto Hernandez, Gabriel Esposito, Wendell Benjamin | |
| 16:03 | Kent State | William Gunn knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Frank Houston | 24-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Al Lewandowsky (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Reynolds (fresh) PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) C - William Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alfredo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hurley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Millard Ezell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Montgomery (fresh) 1 pts. C - Sergio Collazo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Hurley | 24-42 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Frank Houston knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Al Lewandowsky | 27-42 |
| 15:01 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-42 |
| 15:00 | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo tips it but misses | 27-42 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Paul Parikh | 27-42 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Paul Parikh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Hurley - foul #2 on James Hurley, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), Sam Warf (C) Al Lewandowsky, Randy Reynolds, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez (PG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Wendell Benjamin (PF) Alfredo Russo, Millard Ezell, Ralph Montgomery | |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:23 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Wendell Benjamin | 28-44 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | James Hurley is called for the reach on Gilbert Dolly - foul #3 on James Hurley, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG), William Williams (PF) Frank Houston, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 13:58 | Kent State | William Williams is hacked by Sergio Collazo - foul #1 on Sergio Collazo, team foul #3 | 28-44 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Sam Warf clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 13:32 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 13:07 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ernesto Hernandez | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Sam Warf loses the ball out of bounds | 28-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo (PG), Millard Ezell (SF) Ernesto Hernandez, Gabriel Esposito | |
| 12:42 | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Millard Ezell and the foul's on Gilbert Dolly - foul #2 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #4 | 28-48 |
| 12:42 | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo makes the free throw | 28-49 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Franklin Bath clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Hurley - foul #4 on James Hurley, team foul #4 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery (PF), Vaughn Hall (C) Wendell Benjamin, Sergio Collazo | |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 12:29 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Vaughn Hall | 29-49 |
| 12:10 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 29-49 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-49 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Franklin Bath comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-49 |
| 12:00 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Alfredo Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hurley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Millard Ezell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Montgomery (fresh) 1 pts. C - Vaughn Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Miami (FL) | Sam Warf steals it from Millard Ezell | 29-49 |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Sam Warf makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gilbert Dolly | 32-49 |
| 11:13 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Alfredo Russo | 32-52 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 32-52 |
| 11:03 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 10:43 | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo is fouled on the floor by Franklin Bath - foul #2 on Franklin Bath, team foul #5 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Frank Houston (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Paul Parikh (C) Franklin Bath, Terry Walker, Gilbert Dolly, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez (PG), Pavel Wolkowski (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Wendell Benjamin (PF), Sergio Collazo (C) Alfredo Russo, James Hurley, Millard Ezell, Ralph Montgomery, Vaughn Hall | |
| 10:24 | Miami (FL) | Pavel Wolkowski is hacked by Al Lewandowsky - foul #2 on Al Lewandowsky, team foul #6 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Gunn (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 10:07 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito loses the dribble to Paul Parikh | 32-52 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Gabriel Esposito - foul #2 on Gabriel Esposito, team foul #5 | 32-52 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 09:22 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Wendell Benjamin | 34-55 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-55 |
| 09:02 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 34-55 |
| 08:50 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Parikh - foul #1 on Paul Parikh, team foul #7 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Al Lewandowsky, Randy Reynolds, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Hurley (SG) Pavel Wolkowski | |
| 08:50 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 08:50 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly drills a floater from the left side | 36-56 |
| 08:16 | Miami (FL) | Frank Houston is called for the reach on Ernesto Hernandez - foul #2 on Frank Houston, team foul #8 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG) Frank Houston | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 08:16 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 08:16 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | William Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ernesto Hernandez (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hurley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wendell Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Sergio Collazo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Gabriel Esposito and he's hacked by Franklin Bath - foul #3 on Franklin Bath, team foul #9 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell (SF), Vaughn Hall (C) Gabriel Esposito, Sergio Collazo | |
| 07:45 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez makes the free throw | 39-61 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | William Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Vaughn Hall | 39-61 |
| 07:21 | Miami (FL) | Vaughn Hall grabs the board | 39-61 |
| 06:53 | Miami (FL) | William Williams is called for the reach on Wendell Benjamin - foul #4 on William Williams, team foul #10 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo (PG), Pavel Wolkowski (SG) Ernesto Hernandez, James Hurley | |
| 06:53 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 06:53 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 39-61 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly double dribbles | 39-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito (SF), Ralph Montgomery (PF) Millard Ezell, Wendell Benjamin | |
| 06:19 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Alfredo Russo | 39-63 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Sam Warf misses the dunk attempt | 39-63 |
| 06:06 | Miami (FL) | Vaughn Hall gets the rebound | 39-63 |
| 05:44 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gilbert Dolly - foul #3 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #11 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Frank Houston (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, Terry Walker, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Sergio Collazo (C) Vaughn Hall | |
| 05:44 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 05:44 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | William Gunn pulls down the rebound | 39-63 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | William Gunn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Sergio Collazo - foul #2 on Sergio Collazo, team foul #6 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez (PG), James Hurley (SG), Wendell Benjamin (PF) Alfredo Russo, Pavel Wolkowski, Ralph Montgomery | |
| 05:23 | Kent State | William Gunn misses the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | William Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 04:59 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses short on a jumper from the right side | 40-63 |
| 04:57 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin grabs the offensive board | 40-63 |
| 04:31 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley is hacked by Randy Reynolds - foul #1 on Randy Reynolds, team foul #12 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell (SF) Gabriel Esposito | |
| 04:31 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 04:31 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Paul Parikh is hacked by Wendell Benjamin - foul #1 on Wendell Benjamin, team foul #7 | 40-65 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 04:09 | Miami (FL) | Millard Ezell grabs the board | 41-65 |
| 03:40 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-65 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Randy Reynolds | 41-65 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Al Lewandowsky (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Houston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Gunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ernesto Hernandez (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hurley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Millard Ezell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Wendell Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Sergio Collazo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Millard Ezell picks off the pass by Paul Parikh | 41-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:08 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernesto Hernandez | 41-67 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-67 |
| 02:45 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Wendell Benjamin | 41-67 |
| 02:24 | Miami (FL) | James Hurley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chase Clark (PG), Christian Greene (C) Randy Reynolds, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alfredo Russo (PG), Pavel Wolkowski (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Ralph Montgomery (PF), Vaughn Hall (C) Ernesto Hernandez, James Hurley, Millard Ezell, Wendell Benjamin, Sergio Collazo | |
| 02:05 | Kent State | The short jumper by Christian Greene is denied by Gabriel Esposito | 41-67 |
| 02:03 | Miami (FL) | Ralph Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 41-67 |
| 01:44 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Houston - foul #3 on Frank Houston, team foul #13 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Randy Reynolds (SF), William Gunn (C) Chase Clark, Christian Greene | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez (PG), James Hurley (SG), Wendell Benjamin (PF), Sergio Collazo (C) Alfredo Russo, Pavel Wolkowski, Ralph Montgomery, Vaughn Hall | |
| 01:44 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 01:44 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Paul Parikh snags the defensive board | 41-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Paul Parikh hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 41-67 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Frank Houston tips it back up and in | 43-67 |
| 01:05 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-67 |
| 01:04 | Miami (FL) | Wendell Benjamin tips it in | 43-69 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Sergio Collazo steps in front of the Frank Houston pass | 43-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Miami (FL) | Gabriel Esposito hits a floater in the paint set up by Ernesto Hernandez | 43-71 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Houston | 46-71 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Hernandez runs out the clock | 46-71 |