Miami (Ohio) 77, Kent St. 74

Simons 8-15 2-3 24, Roberts 6-11 4-5 19, Pippen 4-12 2-5 12, Williams 2-3 0-0 5, Williamson 3-7 0-0 6, T.Beck 1-1 0-0 2, Peterson 2-3 0-0 6, Whittington 0-3 0-2 0, Santiago 0-0 0-0 0, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-55 8-15 74.

Sibande 8-14 7-11 25, Grant 4-10 2-2 11, Bowman 4-6 3-4 11, Brown 1-4 3-6 5, Coleman-Lands 4-6 0-0 11, Jovic 0-1 2-4 2, White 2-2 2-2 8, Ayah 0-1 1-2 1, Lairy 0-2 3-4 3, McNamara 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-46 23-35 77.

Halftime_Miami (Ohio) 31-21. 3-Point Goals_Kent St. 14-30 (Simons 6-11, Roberts 3-6, Peterson 2-3, Pippen 2-8, Williams 1-1, Williamson 0-1), Miami (Ohio) 8-18 (Coleman-Lands 3-5, White 2-2, Sibande 2-5, Grant 1-1, Bowman 0-1, Lairy 0-1, Brown 0-3). Fouled Out_Simons, Williams, Brown. Rebounds_Kent St. 27 (Pippen 8), Miami (Ohio) 29 (Sibande 10). Assists_Kent St. 15 (Williams 5), Miami (Ohio) 11 (Grant 3). Total Fouls_Kent St. 26, Miami (Ohio) 18. A_784 (6,400).