| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cory Defalco (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen McElligott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Ben Boller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb tips it but misses | 36-28 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Boller | 36-28 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb blows the layup | 36-28 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb can't tip it in | 36-28 |
| 19:29 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 19:24 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Whitehorn | 36-31 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Ben Boller is denied on a layup by Donald Pressley | 36-31 |
| 19:01 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 18:47 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ben Boller - foul #2 on Ben Boller, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:47 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:47 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| 18:04 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott can't finish the layup | 36-33 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Richard Gavin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 17:42 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 17:38 | Miami (OH) | Ben Boller is called for the reach on Donald Pressley - foul #3 on Ben Boller, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (PF) Ben Boller | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:16 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by William Whitehorn and he's fouled by Adam Meyer - foul #1 on Adam Meyer, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| 17:16 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Adam Meyer makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Gavin | 39-36 |
| 16:41 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri double dribbles | 39-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Plumlee (PF) Jeremy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Travis Swayne (SG), John True (SF), Douglas Breece (PF), James Sakai (C) Ronnie Negri, William Whitehorn, Donald Pressley, Cory Defalco, Allen McElligott | |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Richard Gavin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 16:24 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to James Sakai | 39-36 |
| 16:19 | Miami (OH) | John True scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Sakai | 39-39 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Adam Meyer can't connect on a floater in the lane | 39-39 |
| 16:04 | Miami (OH) | John True snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) C - Barry Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Swayne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John True (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Breece (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sakai (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Miami (OH) | John True misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 15:47 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece tips it home | 39-41 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Adolph Morton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Richard Gavin tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 15:11 | Miami (OH) | James Plumlee blocks the jumper by John True | 41-41 |
| 15:10 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece tips it in | 41-43 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | James Plumlee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Charles Marcheski (SG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF) Adolph Morton, Richard Gavin, James Plumlee, Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), William Whitehorn (SG), Donald Pressley (SF), Cory Defalco (PF), Allen McElligott (C) Evan Hall, Travis Swayne, John True, Douglas Breece, James Sakai | |
| 14:27 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Adam Meyer | 41-43 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Daniel Macek knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 13:50 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley jams it on a nice dish by Ronnie Negri | 44-45 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Allen McElligott steps in front of the Daniel Macek pass | 44-45 |
| 13:13 | Miami (OH) | Ben Boller is called for the reach on Donald Pressley - foul #4 on Ben Boller, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Richard Gavin (SG), James Plumlee (PF), Barry Goff (C) Daniel Macek, Charles Marcheski, Ben Boller, Adam Meyer | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:00 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb double dribbles | 44-45 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronnie Negri | 44-48 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-48 |
| 11:39 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) C - Barry Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cory Defalco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen McElligott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 44-50 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Whitehorn - foul #1 on William Whitehorn, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (PF) James Plumlee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Travis Swayne (SG), John True (SF), Douglas Breece (PF), James Sakai (C) Ronnie Negri, William Whitehorn, Donald Pressley, Cory Defalco, Allen McElligott | |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:47 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece loses the ball out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SF) Jeremy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Barry Goff drills a turnaround from the right block | 48-50 |
| 10:11 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 48-50 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Barry Goff | 48-50 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Richard Gavin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Meyer | 51-50 |
| 09:47 | Miami (OH) | John True comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 09:45 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:27 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Adolph Morton | 54-50 |
| 08:57 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Barry Goff can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-50 |
| 08:39 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 08:20 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne misses the floater from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Barry Goff gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | John True takes the ball from Richard Gavin | 54-50 |
| 08:10 | Miami (OH) | John True hits the finger roll | 54-52 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles hits the follow up shot | 56-52 |
| 07:25 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Gavin - foul #3 on Richard Gavin, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Charles Marcheski (SG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF), Patrick Newton (C) Adolph Morton, Richard Gavin, Alfred Skiles, Adam Meyer, Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), William Whitehorn (SG), Donald Pressley (SF), Cory Defalco (PF) Evan Hall, Travis Swayne, John True, James Sakai | |
| 07:25 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:25 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Patrick Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Macek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Marcheski (fresh) SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Patrick Newton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cory Defalco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Breece (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott (C) Douglas Breece | |
| 06:49 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Daniel Macek knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ben Boller | 58-55 |
| 06:17 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Whitehorn | 58-57 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Ben Boller clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 05:54 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Donald Pressley | 58-57 |
| 05:35 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn is whistled for a carry | 58-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Richard Gavin (SG), Barry Goff (C) Daniel Macek, Charles Marcheski, Patrick Newton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses short on a floater from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 05:25 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Allen McElligott | 58-57 |
| 05:08 | Miami (OH) | Jeremy Holcomb picks off the pass by Cory Defalco | 58-57 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-57 |
| 04:43 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Donald Pressley | 58-57 |
| 04:41 | Miami (OH) | Adolph Morton is called for the reach on Ronnie Negri in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adolph Morton, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| 04:32 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ben Boller - foul #5 on Ben Boller, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (PF) Ben Boller | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:32 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:32 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Donald Pressley steps in front of the Barry Goff pass | 58-58 |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley banks in the layup | 58-60 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Donald Pressley is called for the reach on Jeremy Holcomb - foul #1 on Donald Pressley, team foul #2 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Plumlee (PF) Jeremy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Travis Swayne (SG), John True (SF), Douglas Breece (PF), James Sakai (C) Ronnie Negri, William Whitehorn, Donald Pressley, Cory Defalco, Allen McElligott | |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Barry Goff misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | James Plumlee tips it in | 60-60 |
| 03:10 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 03:09 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Swayne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John True (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Breece (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Sakai (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Miami (OH) | John True misses short on a floater from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | James Plumlee grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb (SF) James Plumlee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), William Whitehorn (SG), Donald Pressley (SF), Cory Defalco (PF), Allen McElligott (C) Evan Hall, Travis Swayne, John True, Douglas Breece, James Sakai | |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Adolph Morton | 63-60 |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott misses the turnaround from the right block | 63-60 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Richard Gavin grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 01:51 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-60 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Barry Goff pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Barry Goff misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Gavin | 63-60 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Cory Defalco - foul #1 on Cory Defalco, team foul #3 | 65-60 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb makes the free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:51 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Whitehorn | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Barry Goff misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 66-63 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Richard Gavin snags the offensive board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | William Whitehorn is called for the reach on Richard Gavin - foul #2 on William Whitehorn, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Marcheski (SG), Alfred Skiles (SF) Richard Gavin, Jeremy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski is fouled on the floor by William Whitehorn - foul #3 on William Whitehorn, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | William Whitehorn is called for the reach on Charles Marcheski - foul #4 on William Whitehorn, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Adolph Morton is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Negri - foul #1 on Ronnie Negri, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Adolph Morton makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Barry Goff is called for the reach on Ronnie Negri - foul #2 on Barry Goff, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gavin (SG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF) Charles Marcheski, Alfred Skiles | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Barry Goff pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Barry Goff is hacked by William Whitehorn in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Whitehorn, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Marcheski (SG), Alfred Skiles (SF) Richard Gavin, Jeremy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne (SG) William Whitehorn | |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Barry Goff misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles grabs the offensive board | 67-64 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles is hacked by Cory Defalco - foul #2 on Cory Defalco, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gavin (SG) Charles Marcheski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:11 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco grabs the board | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-64 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Barry Goff grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Adolph Morton runs out the clock | 67-64 |