| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Vincent Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Vaught (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Davis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Seth Puls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Dufour (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kenneth Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Bibbins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Snider (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Dodson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Johnny Bibbins inbounds the ball | 32-45 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Snider clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Dufour - foul #2 on Christopher Dufour, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 19:36 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Snider misses the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 19:36 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Kenneth Thornton takes the ball from Joseph Vaught | 32-46 |
| 19:12 | Miami (OH) | Johnny Bibbins misses the easy layup | 32-46 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Seth Puls grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Vincent Hutchinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 18:52 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Gary Dodson | 32-46 |
| 18:36 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Snider comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Vincent Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Vincent Hutchinson knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 17:49 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Vaught steps in front of the Gary Dodson pass | 35-46 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Joseph Vaught blows the dunk | 35-46 |
| 17:43 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Thornton gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 17:23 | Miami (OH) | Seth Puls swats the layup by Kenneth Morrison | 35-46 |
| 17:21 | Miami (OH) | Johnny Bibbins grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 17:10 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Johnny Bibbins | 35-48 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Vincent Hutchinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 16:53 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Johnny Bibbins | 35-48 |
| 16:43 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Thornton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-48 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Christopher Dufour grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | James Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-48 |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Gary Dodson gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 16:25 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 16:23 | Miami (OH) | Johnny Bibbins tips it in | 35-50 |
| 16:07 | Kent State | James Davis buries a fadeaway near the basket | 37-50 |
| 15:49 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Snider's pass is intercepted by Vincent Hutchinson | 37-50 |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Vincent Hutchinson dunks the ball | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Vincent Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Vaught (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Seth Puls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Dufour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kenneth Thornton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Morrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Bibbins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Snider (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Dodson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison blows the dunk but he's fouled by Vincent Hutchinson - foul #2 on Vincent Hutchinson, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Pitre (PG), Lawrence Taylor (SG), Bratumil Zurasky (SF), Manuel Mauricio (PF), Jack Hardman (C) Vincent Hutchinson, Joseph Vaught, James Davis, Seth Puls, Christopher Dufour | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Edward Smith (PG), Albert Will (SF), Larry Quillen (PF), Paul McNellie (C) Kenneth Thornton, Johnny Bibbins, Daniel Snider, Gary Dodson | |
| 15:20 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 15:20 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Jack Hardman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Smith - foul #2 on Edward Smith, team foul #1 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Bunce (SF) Kenneth Morrison | |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Jack Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Jack Hardman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 14:57 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Paul McNellie | 40-52 |
| 14:45 | Miami (OH) | John Bunce is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Taylor - foul #1 on Lawrence Taylor, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| 14:40 | Miami (OH) | John Bunce knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Larry Quillen | 40-54 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Manuel Mauricio is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Manuel Mauricio, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| 14:15 | Miami (OH) | Edward Smith drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Bunce | 40-57 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Jack Hardman blows the dunk | 40-57 |
| 13:55 | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 13:39 | Miami (OH) | Edward Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Jack Hardman gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Larry Quillen is called for the reach on Lawrence Taylor - foul #2 on Larry Quillen, team foul #2 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Hutchinson (PG), Joseph Vaught (SG), James Davis (SF), Seth Puls (PF), Christopher Dufour (C) Stephen Pitre, Lawrence Taylor, Bratumil Zurasky, Manuel Mauricio, Jack Hardman | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Thornton (PG), Kenneth Morrison (SG), Johnny Bibbins (SF) Edward Smith, Albert Will, John Bunce | |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Kenneth Morrison steps in front of the Joseph Vaught pass | 40-57 |
| 12:52 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison slams it home on a nice dish by Larry Quillen | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:39 | Kent State | James Davis comes up short on the floater from the left side | 40-59 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Hutchinson | 40-59 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Vincent Hutchinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-59 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Seth Puls can't tip it in | 40-59 |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison grabs the board | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:49 | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen misses the dunk but he's fouled by Christopher Dufour - foul #3 on Christopher Dufour, team foul #5 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Manuel Mauricio (C) Christopher Dufour | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gary Dodson (C) Paul McNellie | |
| 11:49 | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen misses the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 11:49 | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Seth Puls misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 11:38 | Miami (OH) | Johnny Bibbins pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Vincent Hutchinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Vaught (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Seth Puls (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Mauricio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kenneth Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Morrison (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Bibbins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Larry Quillen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Dodson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Miami (OH) | Gary Dodson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-63 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Seth Puls buries a driving attempt from the left block | 42-63 |
| 10:42 | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen blows the layup | 42-63 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Seth Puls grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Vincent Hutchinson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-63 |
| 10:20 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 09:58 | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Pitre (PG), Lawrence Taylor (SG), Bratumil Zurasky (SF), Christopher Dufour (C) Vincent Hutchinson, Joseph Vaught, James Davis, Seth Puls | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Edward Smith (PG), Albert Will (SG), John Bunce (SF), Daniel Snider (PF) Kenneth Thornton, Kenneth Morrison, Johnny Bibbins, Larry Quillen | |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Christopher Dufour hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-63 |
| 09:23 | Miami (OH) | Gary Dodson clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 44-63 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Manuel Mauricio snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Stephen Pitre buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bratumil Zurasky | 47-63 |
| 08:40 | Miami (OH) | Gary Dodson can't finish the layup | 47-63 |
| 08:39 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Will | 47-63 |
| 08:17 | Miami (OH) | Gary Dodson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Manuel Mauricio | 47-63 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Lawrence Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Pitre and he's hacked by Albert Will - foul #1 on Albert Will, team foul #3 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Hutchinson (PG), James Davis (SF), Seth Puls (PF) Stephen Pitre, Bratumil Zurasky, Manuel Mauricio | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Thornton (PG), Kenneth Morrison (SG), Paul McNellie (C) Albert Will, John Bunce, Gary Dodson | |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Lawrence Taylor misses the free throw | 50-63 |
| 07:58 | Miami (OH) | Paul McNellie gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:48 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Thornton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Christopher Dufour pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Seth Puls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Vaught (SG) Lawrence Taylor | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Johnny Bibbins (SF) Edward Smith | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Vincent Hutchinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Vaught (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Seth Puls (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Dufour (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kenneth Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Morrison (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Bibbins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Snider (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul McNellie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Snider misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 07:04 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Snider pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 06:41 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Dufour blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Morrison | 50-63 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Christopher Dufour pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | James Davis makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Dufour | 53-63 |
| 06:03 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Thornton drills a runner near the basket | 53-65 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | James Davis is called for traveling | 53-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Manuel Mauricio (C) Christopher Dufour | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen (PF) Daniel Snider | |
| 05:21 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison loses the dribble to Joseph Vaught | 53-65 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | James Davis clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 05:07 | Miami (OH) | Johnny Bibbins grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 04:48 | Miami (OH) | Paul McNellie scores on a floater in the lane set up by Kenneth Thornton | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Seth Puls connects on the floater from the right block | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:03 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Vaught - foul #2 on Joseph Vaught, team foul #6 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Pitre (PG), Lawrence Taylor (SG), Bratumil Zurasky (SF), Jack Hardman (C) Vincent Hutchinson, Joseph Vaught, James Davis, Seth Puls | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Edward Smith (PG), Albert Will (SF), Gary Dodson (C) Kenneth Thornton, Johnny Bibbins, Paul McNellie | |
| 04:03 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:03 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Lawrence Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Dodson | 55-69 |
| 03:50 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Larry Quillen | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Miami (OH) | Albert Will knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Kenneth Morrison | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Stephen Pitre misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-71 |
| 03:31 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 03:11 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Morrison clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Jack Hardman gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Pitre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bratumil Zurasky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Mauricio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Hardman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Edward Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Morrison (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Will (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Quillen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Dodson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Larry Quillen denies the turnaround by Manuel Mauricio | 55-71 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Manuel Mauricio tips it in | 57-71 |
| 02:38 | Miami (OH) | Edward Smith blows the dunk | 57-71 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Lawrence Taylor grabs the board | 57-71 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Bratumil Zurasky misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Will - foul #2 on Albert Will, team foul #4 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Murdock (PG), John Bunce (PF) Kenneth Morrison, Gary Dodson | |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Bratumil Zurasky misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Bratumil Zurasky makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:16 | Miami (OH) | Albert Will is called for traveling | 58-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul McNellie (C) Larry Quillen | |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Stephen Pitre's pass is intercepted by Edward Smith in the backcourt | 58-71 |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Edward Smith hits the finger roll | 58-73 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Lawrence Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-73 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Manuel Mauricio tips it in | 60-73 |
| 01:56 | Miami (OH) | Edward Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Murdock | 60-76 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Stephen Pitre misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-76 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Manuel Mauricio pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Stephen Pitre loses the ball out of bounds | 60-76 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen (PF) Charles Murdock | |
| 01:12 | Miami (OH) | Albert Will can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-76 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen grabs the offensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 00:48 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Taylor steals the ball from Edward Smith | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Lawrence Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bratumil Zurasky | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Manuel Mauricio - foul #4 on Manuel Mauricio, team foul #7 | 63-76 |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Larry Quillen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Bratumil Zurasky is fouled on the floor by Albert Will - foul #3 on Albert Will, team foul #5 | 63-78 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Manuel Mauricio misses short on a floater from the right side | 63-78 |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Edward Smith | 63-78 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Edward Smith runs out the clock | 63-78 |