| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Nicholas Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Colvard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Gerardi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Stamps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Tuck (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Robert Williams scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Leblanc | 29-31 |
| 18:59 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Santos Diaz gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Todd Leblanc | 31-31 |
| 18:22 | Miami (OH) | Robert Williams is called for the reach on Fred Gerardi - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:03 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi misses long on a jumper in the lane | 31-31 |
| 18:02 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Santos Diaz scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Williams | 34-33 |
| 17:30 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck is whistled for a carry | 34-33 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Santos Diaz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Robert Williams snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Santos Diaz connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Nguyen | 37-33 |
| 16:41 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Robert Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Nguyen - foul #1 on Joe Nguyen, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF), De Xia (C) Santos Diaz, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Robert Williams, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton (SG), Paul Henderson (SF), Robert Hatcher (PF) Stephen Colvard, Fred Gerardi, David Stamps | |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darrell Allen (fresh) SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - De Xia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Nicholas Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Compton (fresh) SF - Paul Henderson (fresh) PF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Tuck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Dean Wessel is called for 10 seconds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus (SG), Derek Turner (C) Nicholas Collins, Jack Tuck | |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Dean Wessel drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Gallo | 42-40 |
| 15:11 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Hatcher | 42-42 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Darrell Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Darrell Allen, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Joe Nguyen (C) Darrell Allen, Gabriel Gallo, De Xia | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins (PG), Stephen Colvard (SG), Fred Gerardi (SF) Carl Compton, Joe Kraus, Paul Henderson | |
| 14:33 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher is whistled for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG) Dean Wessel | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Albert Childress | 45-42 |
| 13:51 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard makes the floater from the left side | 45-44 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 13:26 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:09 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins is whistled for a carry | 45-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Williams (PF) Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Stamps (PF), Jack Tuck (C) Robert Hatcher, Derek Turner | |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Robert Williams clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 12:51 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:39 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Colvard | 45-47 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jack Tuck - foul #1 on Jack Tuck, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG) Santos Diaz | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson (SF) Fred Gerardi | |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:24 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:08 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-47 |
| 12:07 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 11:55 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Albert Childress (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Nicholas Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Colvard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Stamps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Tuck (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Dean Wessel connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Todd Leblanc and the foul's on Jack Tuck - foul #2 on Jack Tuck, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), Flawiusz Zimmerman (C) Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton (SG) Stephen Colvard | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:18 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck can't connect on a floater from the right side | 49-47 |
| 11:16 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to David Stamps | 49-47 |
| 11:01 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 11:00 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck can't tip it in | 49-47 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Darrell Allen grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Dean Wessel buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Darrell Allen and he's fouled by Nicholas Collins - foul #3 on Nicholas Collins, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), De Xia (C) Gabriel Gallo, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard (SG), Fred Gerardi (SF) Nicholas Collins, Paul Henderson | |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:17 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | De Xia gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Dean Wessel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 09:50 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:29 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 52-47 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | De Xia grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Darrell Allen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 08:53 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Flawiusz Zimmerman - foul #2 on Flawiusz Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, Flawiusz Zimmerman, De Xia | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins (PG), Robert Hatcher (C) Carl Compton, Jack Tuck | |
| 08:53 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:53 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc can't finish the layup | 52-48 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Albert Childress tips it in | 54-48 |
| 08:15 | Miami (OH) | Robert Williams takes the ball from Fred Gerardi | 54-48 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 07:49 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Nicholas Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Colvard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Gerardi (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stamps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard is hacked by Albert Childress - foul #1 on Albert Childress, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG) Santos Diaz | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton (SG), Derek Turner (C) Stephen Colvard, David Stamps | |
| 07:30 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi misses short on a jumper in the paint | 54-48 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Dean Wessel pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Robert Williams lays it up and in set up by Joe Nguyen and he's fouled by Derek Turner - foul #1 on Derek Turner, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson (SF), Jack Tuck (C) Fred Gerardi, Derek Turner | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Robert Williams misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:06 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:50 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Henderson | 56-51 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 06:13 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Childress | 61-51 |
| 05:41 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-51 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Albert Childress connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Nguyen | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:15 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carl Compton | 64-54 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Dean Wessel loses the ball out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF), De Xia (C) Dean Wessel, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Robert Williams, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard (SG), Fred Gerardi (SF), Derek Turner (C) Carl Compton, Robert Hatcher, Jack Tuck | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:47 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Colvard | 64-56 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman can't connect on a floater in the paint | 64-56 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Santos Diaz hits the follow up shot | 66-56 |
| 04:16 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-56 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | De Xia misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 03:57 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard is fouled on the floor by Darrell Allen - foul #2 on Darrell Allen, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Joe Nguyen (C) Darrell Allen, Gabriel Gallo, De Xia | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton (PG), David Stamps (PF) Nicholas Collins, Paul Henderson | |
| 03:41 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps loses the ball out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck (C) Derek Turner | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Carl Compton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Colvard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Gerardi (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stamps (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Tuck (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc is fouled on the floor by Carl Compton - foul #3 on Carl Compton, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses the shot from the left side | 66-56 |
| 02:57 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 02:34 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 66-56 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Albert Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Santos Diaz can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-56 |
| 02:07 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 02:00 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Stamps - foul #1 on David Stamps, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF) Santos Diaz, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus (SG), Paul Henderson (SF), Robert Hatcher (PF), Derek Turner (C) Stephen Colvard, Fred Gerardi, David Stamps, Jack Tuck | |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:29 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Derek Turner | 68-58 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | The short jumper by Gabriel Gallo is denied by Derek Turner | 68-58 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Nguyen | 68-58 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Derek Turner - foul #2 on Derek Turner, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | De Xia (C) Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson misses the runner from the baseline | 70-58 |
| 00:29 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher tips it home | 70-60 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Dean Wessel runs out the clock | 70-60 |