| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) PF - Ben Boller (fresh) C - Barry Goff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fresh) SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) PF - Cory Defalco (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) | Donald Pressley buries a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Adolph Morton hits a floater from the right wing set up by Richard Gavin | 2-3 |
| 19:16 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn misses the fadeaway from the right side | 2-3 |
| 19:14 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| 18:53 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri is hacked by Adolph Morton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adolph Morton, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Negri | 2-8 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Ben Boller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb tips it but misses | 2-8 |
| 18:21 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:54 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Whitehorn and he's hacked by Ben Boller - foul #1 on Ben Boller, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| 17:54 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco misses the free throw | 2-10 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Adolph Morton snags the defensive board | 2-10 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-10 |
| 17:45 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Ronnie Negri | 2-10 |
| 17:33 | Miami (OH) | Jeremy Holcomb is called for the reach on Ronnie Negri - foul #1 on Jeremy Holcomb, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| 17:22 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronnie Negri | 2-12 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Adolph Morton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Allen McElligott - foul #1 on Allen McElligott, team foul #1 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne (PG), John True (PF), Douglas Breece (C) Ronnie Negri, Cory Defalco, Allen McElligott | |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Adolph Morton makes the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Adolph Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 16:45 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), James Sakai (C) William Whitehorn, Donald Pressley | |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Barry Goff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-12 |
| 16:19 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece snags the defensive board | 4-12 |
| 15:53 | Miami (OH) | John True can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-12 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Barry Goff grabs the defensive rebound | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) PF - Ben Boller (fairly fresh) C - Barry Goff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) SG - Travis Swayne (fresh) SF - John True (fresh) PF - Douglas Breece (fresh) C - James Sakai (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Ben Boller buries a shot from the left block and the foul's on James Sakai - foul #1 on James Sakai, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (SF) Jeremy Holcomb | |
| 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 | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | Ben Boller makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:40 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Barry Goff | 7-12 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Richard Gavin is called for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Plumlee (PF) Ben Boller | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:07 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley is whistled for traveling | 7-12 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Adam Meyer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-12 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Adam Meyer grabs the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Whitehorn - foul #1 on William Whitehorn, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Patrick Newton (C) Adolph Morton, James Plumlee, Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Richard Gavin makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:26 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Adam Meyer grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Richard Gavin clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Allen McElligott - foul #2 on Allen McElligott, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Boller (PF) Patrick Newton | |
| 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 | |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Richard Gavin makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Richard Gavin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:25 | Miami (OH) | John True misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 13:24 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:06 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai misses the easy layup | 10-12 |
| 13:04 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:43 | Miami (OH) | John True knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Daniel Macek misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:17 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 12:02 | Miami (OH) | Richard Gavin is called for the reach on Travis Swayne - foul #1 on Richard Gavin, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Charles Marcheski (SG), Barry Goff (C) Daniel Macek, Richard Gavin, Adam Meyer | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), William Whitehorn (SG), Donald Pressley (SF), Cory Defalco (PF) Evan Hall, Travis Swayne, John True, James Sakai | |
| 11:47 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Barry Goff | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Marcheski (fresh) SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fairly fresh) PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cory Defalco (fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Breece (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Ben Boller misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cory Defalco - foul #1 on Cory Defalco, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Skiles (SF) Jeremy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Ben Boller makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Ben Boller misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:36 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:13 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronnie Negri | 11-18 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | William Whitehorn is called for the reach on Charles Marcheski - foul #2 on William Whitehorn, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gavin (SG), James Plumlee (PF) Charles Marcheski, Ben Boller | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne (SG), James Sakai (C) William Whitehorn, Douglas Breece | |
| 10:39 | Kent State | James Plumlee drills a shot from the right block set up by Adolph Morton | 13-18 |
| 10:20 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne lays it up and in set up by Donald Pressley | 13-20 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Adolph Morton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-20 |
| 09:58 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 09:54 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-20 |
| 09:53 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley gets the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:41 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Travis Swayne | 13-23 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | James Plumlee misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Travis Swayne - foul #1 on Travis Swayne, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb (SF) Alfred Skiles | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 09:29 | Kent State | James Plumlee makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | James Plumlee misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:29 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 09:14 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 14-25 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Barry Goff is called for a backcourt violation | 14-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Boller (PF) James Plumlee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John True (SG), Douglas Breece (C) Ronnie Negri, James Sakai | |
| 08:34 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 08:32 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne hits the follow up shot | 14-27 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Ben Boller comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Pressley - foul #1 on Donald Pressley, team foul #8 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Marcheski (SG) Richard Gavin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), James Sakai (C) Donald Pressley, Cory Defalco | |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Ben Boller misses the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Ben Boller makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 07:51 | Miami (OH) | John True buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Evan Hall | 15-30 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Barry Goff misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-30 |
| 07:35 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece pulls down the rebound | 15-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Marcheski (fresh) SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 5 pts. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Evan Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Swayne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John True (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Breece (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Sakai (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne loses the dribble to Jeremy Holcomb | 15-30 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeremy Holcomb | 17-30 |
| 06:52 | Miami (OH) | John True is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Holcomb - foul #2 on Jeremy Holcomb, team foul #5 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Richard Gavin (SG), Adam Meyer (SF), Patrick Newton (C) Adolph Morton, Charles Marcheski, Jeremy Holcomb, Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), Donald Pressley (SF), Cory Defalco (PF) Evan Hall, Travis Swayne, Douglas Breece | |
| 06:29 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-30 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Adam Meyer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Adam Meyer, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG) Daniel Macek | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:55 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-32 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | James Sakai is called for the reach on Adolph Morton - foul #2 on James Sakai, team foul #9 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Plumlee (PF), Barry Goff (C) Ben Boller, Patrick Newton | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (SG) James Sakai | |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Adolph Morton makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:28 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 05:17 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Barry Goff pulls down the rebound | 18-32 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Adolph Morton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne (SG) Evan Hall | |
| 04:41 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Pressley | 18-34 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-34 |
| 04:18 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Travis Swayne | 18-34 |
| 04:02 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Swayne | 18-37 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | James Plumlee connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Adolph Morton | 21-37 |
| 03:29 | Miami (OH) | John True hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-37 |
| 03:28 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco grabs the offensive board | 21-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) 6 pts. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Swayne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Pressley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Defalco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John True (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Cory Defalco is blocked by James Plumlee | 21-37 |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Richard Gavin grabs the defensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Adolph Morton drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Plumlee | 24-37 |
| 02:44 | Miami (OH) | John True connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Ronnie Negri | 24-40 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Richard Gavin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF) Adolph Morton, Adam Meyer, James Plumlee | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), William Whitehorn (SG), Manuel Saunders (SF), Douglas Breece (PF), Allen McElligott (C) Ronnie Negri, Travis Swayne, Donald Pressley, Cory Defalco, John True | |
| 02:10 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall is hacked by Ben Boller - foul #2 on Ben Boller, team foul #7 | 24-40 |
| 02:10 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 02:10 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Barry Goff is called for 5 seconds | 24-42 |
| 01:27 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-42 |
| 01:25 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece misses the tip | 24-42 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Barry Goff | 24-42 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Richard Gavin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 01:02 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece grabs the board | 24-42 |
| 00:59 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Charles Marcheski (SG) Daniel Macek, Richard Gavin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Barry Goff blows the layup but the foul's on Allen McElligott - foul #3 on Allen McElligott, team foul #10 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne (PG), James Sakai (C) Evan Hall, Allen McElligott | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Barry Goff makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Barry Goff misses the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 00:52 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece snags the defensive board | 25-42 |
| 00:33 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Saunders | 25-44 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski can't finish the layup | 25-44 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Goff | 25-44 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Adolph Morton is hacked by Manuel Saunders - foul #1 on Manuel Saunders, team foul #11 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gavin (SG), Adam Meyer (C) Charles Marcheski, Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), Donald Pressley (SF), Cory Defalco (PF) Travis Swayne, Manuel Saunders, Douglas Breece | |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Adolph Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 26-44 |