| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Victor Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lance Beland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki loses the dribble to Thomas Hamilton | 32-37 |
| 19:33 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 34-37 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | John Hilliard hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by George Dwyer - foul #1 on George Dwyer, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:00 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Dwyer | 37-40 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:38 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Frank Sullivan - foul #2 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 18:38 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:38 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Larry Dean hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 18:03 | Miami (OH) | Victor Peters is called for traveling | 39-42 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | John Hilliard drills a floater from the left side set up by Frank Sullivan and the foul's on George Dwyer - foul #2 on George Dwyer, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 17:22 | Miami (OH) | Brian Oyama is called for the reach on Victor Peters - foul #1 on Brian Oyama, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG) Dikembe Aoki | |
| 17:02 | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses badly on a runner in the paint | 42-45 |
| 16:40 | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 16:27 | Miami (OH) | Victor Peters misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Sullivan - foul #3 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Rodberg (SG), James Rothman (C) Thomas Hamilton, George Dwyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (SG), Stephen Kelly (SF), Milton Morrison (C) Frank Sullivan, Brian Oyama, John Hilliard | |
| 16:27 | Miami (OH) | Victor Peters makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:27 | Miami (OH) | Victor Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | James Rothman blocks the short jumper by Sobieslaw Rupinski | 44-45 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Baker | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Victor Peters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Rodberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lance Beland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Rothman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Milton Morrison (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Milton Morrison hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Lance Beland - foul #1 on Lance Beland, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury (SF), Glenn Meade (PF) Victor Peters, Lance Beland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Ronald Olsen (C) Robert Baker, Larry Dean | |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Milton Morrison makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:38 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury slams it home and he's fouled by Stephen Kelly - foul #2 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ellis Fairley (SG) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG) Sobieslaw Rupinski | |
| 15:38 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Aoki | 47-51 |
| 15:09 | Miami (OH) | James Rothman misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 47-51 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Milton Morrison blows the layup | 47-51 |
| 14:53 | Miami (OH) | James Rothman pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 14:38 | Miami (OH) | James Rothman lays it up and in | 49-51 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Ellis Fairley steps in front of the Milton Morrison pass | 49-51 |
| 14:13 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Rodberg banks in the layup set up by Ellis Fairley | 51-51 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Rothman - foul #1 on James Rothman, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Victor Peters (PG), Thomas Hamilton (SG), Lance Beland (PF), George Dwyer (C) Kenneth Rodberg, Ellis Fairley, Glenn Meade, James Rothman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF), John Hilliard (C) Frank Sullivan, Dikembe Aoki, Stephen Kelly, Milton Morrison | |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:29 | Miami (OH) | Victor Peters misses long on a floater from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 13:28 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 13:10 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (SG) Ronald Olsen | |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Brian Oyama tips it home | 51-54 |
| 12:45 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-54 |
| 12:43 | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland tips it in | 53-54 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Lance Beland - foul #2 on Lance Beland, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson (SF) Jimmy Jury | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Robert Baker | |
| 12:28 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | John Hilliard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:28 | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson is fouled on the floor by Larry Dean - foul #2 on Larry Dean, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| 11:54 | Miami (OH) | Victor Peters comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer tips it home | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Victor Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lance Beland (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - George Dwyer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Kent State | John Hilliard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 55-55 |
| 11:29 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson tips it home | 57-55 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Larry Dean comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 11:11 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 11:06 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer loses the ball out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury (SF) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Morrison (C) John Hilliard | |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Milton Morrison buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 10:25 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 10:24 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Beland | 57-57 |
| 10:07 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton hits a 3 from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | The short jumper by Brian Oyama is denied by Lance Beland | 60-57 |
| 09:37 | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 09:31 | Miami (OH) | Victor Peters connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmy Jury | 62-57 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Thomas Hamilton is called for the reach on Dikembe Aoki - foul #2 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Rodberg (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Glenn Meade (PF), James Rothman (C) Victor Peters, Thomas Hamilton, Lance Beland, George Dwyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Stephen Kelly (SF), John Hilliard (C) Frank Sullivan, Dikembe Aoki, Brian Oyama, Larry Dean | |
| 08:51 | Kent State | James Rothman denies the turnaround by Milton Morrison | 62-57 |
| 08:50 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 08:27 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | John Hilliard pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sobieslaw Rupinski | 62-59 |
| 07:36 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson misses the floater in the lane | 62-59 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kenneth Rodberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Jury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Meade (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Rothman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Milton Morrison throws it down set up by Stephen Kelly | 62-61 |
| 06:54 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Baker - foul #1 on Robert Baker, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Victor Peters (PG), Thomas Hamilton (SG), Lance Beland (PF), George Dwyer (C) Kenneth Rodberg, Jimmy Jury, Glenn Meade, James Rothman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Robert Baker, Stephen Kelly, Milton Morrison | |
| 06:54 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:54 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan loses the dribble to Lance Beland | 64-61 |
| 06:22 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson misses the lay-in | 64-61 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Brian Oyama snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Brian Oyama travels with the ball | 64-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Olsen (C) John Hilliard | |
| 05:48 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Larry Dean gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 05:20 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 05:18 | Miami (OH) | Victor Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Milton Morrison (C) Dikembe Aoki, Ronald Olsen | |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Hamilton - foul #3 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Hilliard (C) Milton Morrison | |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:48 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 04:47 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to George Dwyer | 64-62 |
| 04:39 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Hamilton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Brian Oyama grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski's floater is tipped away by Lance Beland | 64-62 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | John Hilliard pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Brian Oyama drills a shot from the right block | 64-64 |
| 03:59 | Miami (OH) | Sobieslaw Rupinski steps in front of the George Dwyer pass | 64-64 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Brian Oyama's layup is rejected by Lance Beland | 64-64 |
| 03:39 | Kent State | John Hilliard pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | John Hilliard hits the finger roll | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Victor Peters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lance Beland (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. C - George Dwyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - John Hilliard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland knocks in the floater from the left side | 66-66 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | George Dwyer swats the short shot by John Hilliard | 66-66 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Larry Dean can't tip it in | 66-66 |
| 02:36 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to George Dwyer | 66-66 |
| 02:30 | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | John Hilliard gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | John Hilliard is hacked by George Dwyer - foul #3 on George Dwyer, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Rodberg (PG), Ellis Fairley (SG), Jimmy Jury (SF), Glenn Meade (PF), James Rothman (C) Victor Peters, Thomas Hamilton, Stephen Johnson, Lance Beland, George Dwyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Stephen Kelly (SF), Milton Morrison (PF) Frank Sullivan, Sobieslaw Rupinski, Brian Oyama, Larry Dean | |
| 02:14 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | John Hilliard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:12 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland (PF) Glenn Meade | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Larry Dean (PF) Robert Baker, Milton Morrison | |
| 02:03 | Miami (OH) | Ellis Fairley double dribbles | 66-68 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Stephen Johnson (SG), George Dwyer (C) Ellis Fairley, James Rothman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 01:42 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Victor Peters (PG), Thomas Hamilton (SG) Kenneth Rodberg, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Oyama (SF) Stephen Kelly | |
| 01:31 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-70 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Larry Dean is whistled for traveling | 69-70 |
| 00:50 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury's floater is tipped away by John Hilliard | 69-70 |
| 00:48 | Miami (OH) | Jimmy Jury gets the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:40 | Miami (OH) | George Dwyer hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses the easy layup | 72-70 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Larry Dean can't tip it in | 72-70 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | John Hilliard pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Larry Dean is hacked by George Dwyer - foul #4 on George Dwyer, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:10 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Lance Beland | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Sullivan - foul #4 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Lance Beland makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | John Hilliard gets the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | The clock runs out | 74-71 |