| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Kraus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Colvard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Gerardi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stamps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hatcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi inbounds the ball | 43-20 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | The refs have stopped play. Robert Williams is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 43-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 19:35 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-20 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc grabs the board | 43-20 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc is hacked by Robert Hatcher - foul #2 on Robert Hatcher, team foul #1 | 43-20 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | The jump hook by Albert Childress is blocked by Fred Gerardi | 43-20 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 43-20 |
| 18:40 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stephen Colvard | 43-23 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-23 |
| 18:29 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi pulls down the rebound | 43-23 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 18:23 | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-23 |
| 18:22 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps tips it home | 43-25 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Albert Childress comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 43-25 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen tips it in | 45-25 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 17:45 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps is fouled on the floor by Todd Leblanc - foul #2 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #1 | 45-25 |
| 17:32 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Flawiusz Zimmerman - foul #3 on Flawiusz Zimmerman, team foul #2 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | De Xia (PF) Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:32 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 17:32 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Santos Diaz travels with the ball | 45-27 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 16:58 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-27 |
| 16:56 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher can't tip it in | 45-27 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to De Xia | 45-27 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-27 |
| 16:30 | Miami (OH) | David Stamps gets the rebound | 45-27 |
| 16:08 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi is hacked by Todd Leblanc - foul #3 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #3 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Gabriel Gallo (SF) Santos Diaz, Todd Leblanc | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Johnson (SF), Paul Henderson (PF), Derek Turner (C) Fred Gerardi, David Stamps, Robert Hatcher | |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on De Xia - foul #1 on De Xia, team foul #4 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins (PG), Jack Tuck (C) Joe Kraus, James Johnson | |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 15:55 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | De Xia grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - De Xia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Nicholas Collins (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Colvard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derek Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Tuck (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Jack Tuck denies the turnaround by De Xia | 45-28 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman tips it home | 47-28 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 15:17 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by De Xia - foul #2 on De Xia, team foul #5 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Allen (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Robert Williams (PF) Albert Childress, Gabriel Gallo, Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton (SG) Stephen Colvard | |
| 15:17 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck misses the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 15:17 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Robert Williams hits the finger roll | 49-29 |
| 14:46 | Miami (OH) | Robert Williams steps in front of the Nicholas Collins pass | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:18 | Kent State | De Xia clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 14:16 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck grabs the board | 49-29 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #6 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Albert Childress (SG), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, De Xia | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard (SG), Fred Gerardi (SF), David Stamps (PF) Carl Compton, Paul Henderson, Jack Tuck | |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner misses the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Robert Williams knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Albert Childress | 51-29 |
| 13:29 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner is hacked by Joe Nguyen - foul #3 on Joe Nguyen, team foul #7 | 51-29 |
| 13:29 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 13:29 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Albert Childress scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Leblanc | 54-31 |
| 12:47 | Miami (OH) | Albert Childress takes the ball from Nicholas Collins | 54-31 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Derek Turner steals the ball from Albert Childress | 54-31 |
| 12:10 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Collins | 54-34 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Santos Diaz is fouled on the floor by Derek Turner - foul #1 on Derek Turner, team foul #2 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo (SF), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Todd Leblanc, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck (C) Derek Turner | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Nicholas Collins (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Colvard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gerardi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Stamps (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Tuck (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Santos Diaz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gabriel Gallo | 57-34 |
| 11:22 | Miami (OH) | Joe Nguyen is called for the reach on Stephen Colvard - foul #4 on Joe Nguyen, team foul #8 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (SG), De Xia (C) Albert Childress, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus (PG), Robert Hatcher (PF) Nicholas Collins, David Stamps | |
| 11:22 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 11:22 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | De Xia gets the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Santos Diaz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 10:42 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 10:36 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF) Santos Diaz, Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins (PG), Carl Compton (SG) Joe Kraus, Stephen Colvard | |
| 10:07 | Kent State | Dean Wessel scores on a floater in the lane | 59-36 |
| 09:58 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-36 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Dean Wessel grabs the defensive rebound | 59-36 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Childress | 62-36 |
| 09:18 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-38 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | De Xia misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-38 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman can't tip it in | 62-38 |
| 08:46 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck snags the defensive board | 62-38 |
| 08:31 | Miami (OH) | Fred Gerardi connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Collins | 62-41 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc loses the ball out of bounds | 62-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Robert Williams (PF) Albert Childress, De Xia | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus (PG), Stephen Colvard (SG), Paul Henderson (SF), David Stamps (PF), Derek Turner (C) Nicholas Collins, Carl Compton, Fred Gerardi, Robert Hatcher, Jack Tuck | |
| 08:03 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 62-41 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 62-41 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Santos Diaz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Todd Leblanc, Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Allen (fresh) SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Kraus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Colvard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Stamps (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Turner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner misses short on a jumper from the right block | 62-41 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo is whistled for a carry | 62-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG) Darrell Allen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins (PG) Joe Kraus | |
| 06:56 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-41 |
| 06:55 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson grabs the offensive board | 62-41 |
| 06:50 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Todd Leblanc (SF) Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck (C) Derek Turner | |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Santos Diaz comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 62-41 |
| 06:32 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 06:27 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Colvard | 62-43 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses badly on a floater from the left block | 62-43 |
| 05:57 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 05:39 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nicholas Collins | 62-46 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Albert Childress hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Todd Leblanc | 65-46 |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Colvard buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Paul Henderson | 65-48 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-48 |
| 04:15 | Miami (OH) | Jack Tuck pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 03:59 | Miami (OH) | Nicholas Collins loses the dribble to Robert Williams | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Robert Williams misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on David Stamps - foul #1 on David Stamps, team foul #3 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), De Xia (C) Santos Diaz, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Joe Nguyen | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus (PG), Carl Compton (SG), James Johnson (SF), Robert Hatcher (PF), Derek Turner (C) Nicholas Collins, Stephen Colvard, Paul Henderson, David Stamps, Jack Tuck | |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 03:38 | Miami (OH) | Robert Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darrell Allen (fresh) SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - De Xia (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Joe Kraus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Compton (fresh) SF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Derek Turner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 03:17 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Kraus | 66-48 |
| 03:10 | Miami (OH) | James Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 66-48 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gabriel Gallo | 66-48 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Dean Wessel comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Joe Kraus - foul #2 on Joe Kraus, team foul #4 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Dean Wessel makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Dean Wessel misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 02:47 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 02:37 | Miami (OH) | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to De Xia | 67-48 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-48 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | De Xia gets the offensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dean Wessel | 69-48 |
| 02:02 | Miami (OH) | Carl Compton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Carl Compton, team foul #5 | 69-48 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo is hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson (SF) James Johnson | |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Joe Kraus takes the ball from De Xia | 69-48 |
| 01:15 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson banks in the layup set up by Joe Kraus | 69-50 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | De Xia is whistled for traveling | 69-50 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | De Xia is called for the reach on Joe Kraus - foul #3 on De Xia, team foul #9 | 69-50 |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:44 | Miami (OH) | Derek Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 00:42 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson is called for traveling | 69-50 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Paul Henderson swats the shot by Gabriel Gallo | 69-50 |
| 00:12 | Miami (OH) | Joe Kraus pulls down the rebound | 69-50 |
| 00:06 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson is hacked by Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #10 | 69-50 |
| 00:06 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:06 | Miami (OH) | Paul Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Dean Wessel runs out the clock | 69-51 |