| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) C - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) SG - Louis Eckman (fresh) SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - Joseph Russell (fresh) C - Allen McElligott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Russell | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Miami (OH) | Joe McGruder is called for the reach on Evan Hall - foul #1 on Joe McGruder, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Johnson | 3-3 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Leonard Horton | 6-3 |
| 17:07 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Johnson | 6-5 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Joe McGruder is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joe McGruder, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | Earl Jeffery (PF) Joe McGruder | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:27 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Leonard Horton pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles tips it in | 8-5 |
| 15:52 | Miami (OH) | Louis Eckman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Evan Hall | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) PF - Earl Jeffery (fresh) C - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Eckman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - Joseph Russell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen McElligott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue is hacked by Louis Eckman - foul #1 on Louis Eckman, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece (PF), James Sakai (C) Joseph Russell, Allen McElligott | |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Evan Hall - foul #1 on Evan Hall, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:53 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall is whistled for a carry | 10-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG) Patrick Knudtson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Jordan (PG) Evan Hall | |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 10-7 |
| 14:33 | Miami (OH) | David Jordan grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 14:28 | Miami (OH) | David Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SF), Robert Reynolds (C) Leonard Horton, Harvey Donoghue | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Demartino (SG), Keith France (C) Louis Eckman, Gary Johnson | |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-7 |
| 14:07 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:49 | Miami (OH) | Earl Jeffery swats the shot by Douglas Breece | 10-7 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Charles Pace can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Keith France - foul #1 on Keith France, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF) Alfred Skiles | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Louis Eckman (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), Joseph Russell (PF), Allen McElligott (C) David Jordan, Lonnie Demartino, James Sakai, Douglas Breece, Keith France | |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:20 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 13:18 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell snags the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:11 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall hits a shot from the left wing set up by Louis Eckman | 11-9 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Leonard Horton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 12:53 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 12:31 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell's pass is intercepted by Earl Jeffery | 11-9 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Charles Pace is hacked by Evan Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Evan Hall, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Alfred Skiles (SG), Walter Rock (PF), Harvey Donoghue (C) Charles Pace, Stevie Cole, Earl Jeffery, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Jordan (PG) Evan Hall | |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Leonard Horton travels with the ball | 11-9 |
| 11:54 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 11-9 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) PF - Walter Rock (fresh) C - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - David Jordan (fresh) SG - Louis Eckman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - Joseph Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen McElligott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Leonard Horton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson can't tip it in | 11-9 |
| 11:42 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 11:20 | Miami (OH) | David Jordan scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Russell | 11-11 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Rock | 11-11 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 11-11 |
| 10:40 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 10:33 | Miami (OH) | David Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Walter Rock | 11-11 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Leonard Horton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Knudtson | 14-11 |
| 10:02 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Rock - foul #1 on Walter Rock, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Earl Jeffery (PF) Alfred Skiles, Leonard Horton, Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Demartino (SG), Douglas Breece (PF), James Sakai (C) Louis Eckman, Joseph Russell, Allen McElligott | |
| 10:02 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:02 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 09:44 | Miami (OH) | David Jordan pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:29 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson's pass is intercepted by Robert Reynolds | 14-12 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery loses the ball out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG) Patrick Knudtson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Keith France (C) Gary Johnson | |
| 08:59 | Miami (OH) | Keith France drills a 3 from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses the 3 from straight away | 14-15 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue tips it home | 16-15 |
| 08:25 | Miami (OH) | Charles Pace is called for the reach on Douglas Breece - foul #1 on Charles Pace, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SG) Harvey Donoghue | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Louis Eckman (SG), Joseph Russell (PF) David Jordan, Keith France | |
| 08:14 | Miami (OH) | Charles Pace steals the ball from Douglas Breece | 16-15 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Stevie Cole travels with the ball | 16-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Leonard Horton (SF) Charles Pace, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott (C) Douglas Breece | |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Russell, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson (SF) James Sakai | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Skiles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Jeffery (fresh) C - Stevie Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Lonnie Demartino (fresh) SG - Louis Eckman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen McElligott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles is hacked by Louis Eckman - foul #2 on Louis Eckman, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Keith France (SG) Louis Eckman | |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Leonard Horton is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Demartino - foul #1 on Lonnie Demartino, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:23 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:18 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 17-15 |
| 07:17 | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Demartino grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:01 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lonnie Demartino | 17-18 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson is fouled on the floor by Keith France - foul #2 on Keith France, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (PF), Harvey Donoghue (C) Earl Jeffery, Stevie Cole | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Jordan (PG) Keith France | |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell blows the layup but he's fouled by Leonard Horton - foul #1 on Leonard Horton, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 05:59 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:45 | Miami (OH) | David Jordan makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lonnie Demartino | 19-20 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 05:25 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:20 | Miami (OH) | David Jordan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Johnson | 19-23 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Walter Rock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 04:55 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Allen McElligott | 19-23 |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Demartino connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Johnson | 19-26 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Harvey Donoghue, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Stevie Cole (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Earl Jeffery (PF) Patrick Knudtson, Alfred Skiles, Leonard Horton, Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Sakai (SF), Richard Jaramillo (PF), Douglas Breece (C) Gary Johnson, Joseph Russell, Allen McElligott | |
| 04:06 | Miami (OH) | Earl Jeffery denies the turnaround by Douglas Breece | 19-26 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Pace | 22-26 |
| 03:41 | Miami (OH) | Lonnie Demartino loses the ball out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe McGruder (PF) Harvey Donoghue | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Louis Eckman (SG), Keith France (C) David Jordan, Lonnie Demartino, Richard Jaramillo | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Eckman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sakai (fresh) PF - Douglas Breece (fresh) C - Keith France (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Charles Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SG) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 03:13 | Miami (OH) | Louis Eckman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Douglas Breece | 22-29 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 02:46 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 02:45 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Keith France | 25-29 |
| 02:34 | Miami (OH) | Keith France drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Evan Hall | 25-31 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-31 |
| 02:17 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Douglas Breece | 25-31 |
| 02:02 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Pace - foul #2 on Charles Pace, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Leonard Horton (SF), Harvey Donoghue (C) Charles Pace, Stevie Cole, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson (SF), Joseph Russell (PF), Allen McElligott (C) James Sakai, Douglas Breece, Keith France | |
| 02:02 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:02 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Joe McGruder is hacked by Joseph Russell - foul #2 on Joseph Russell, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Joe McGruder makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Joe McGruder makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:35 | Miami (OH) | Louis Eckman is fouled on the floor by Joe McGruder - foul #3 on Joe McGruder, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Walter Rock (PF) Alfred Skiles, Joe McGruder | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 01:35 | Miami (OH) | Louis Eckman makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:35 | Miami (OH) | Louis Eckman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Leonard Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 01:06 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Gary Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Walter Rock grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-33 |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Louis Eckman gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Evan Hall and the foul's on Patrick Knudtson - foul #1 on Patrick Knudtson, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Alfred Skiles (SG), Earl Jeffery (PF) Patrick Knudtson, Stevie Cole, Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Jordan (PG) Evan Hall | |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles hits a 3 from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | David Jordan hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-35 |