| Lineup | Akron | PG - Owen Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Steiner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) C - Philip Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Deon Hagans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Siegfried (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Henry Jusino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Slinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bohon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Steiner inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Owen Weber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | John Bohon snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | John Bohon scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Siegfried | 34-33 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 19:02 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Pfeifer | 34-33 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Owen Weber is whistled for traveling | 34-33 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Deon Hagans loses the dribble to Philip Bowers | 34-33 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson is fouled on the floor by Deon Hagans - foul #2 on Deon Hagans, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Robert Steiner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Henry Jusino pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried loses the dribble to Philip Bowers | 34-33 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Robert Steiner loses the dribble to Deon Hagans | 34-33 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Deon Hagans misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Philip Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:28 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Owen Weber | 37-33 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Owen Weber - foul #2 on Owen Weber, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Beach (PF) Jeff Pfeifer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin (PF) Darrell Slinkard | |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:10 | Akron | The rebound goes to Philip Bowers | 37-34 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Bradley Beach loses the dribble to Henry Jusino | 37-34 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Deon Hagans | 37-37 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Philip Bowers travels with the ball | 37-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Santos Council (PG), Gregory Oliver (SG), Jeff Pfeifer (PF), Aaron Murphy (C) Owen Weber, Jeremy Anderson, Robert Steiner, Philip Bowers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Stephens (PG), Walter Cardwell (SG), Shawn Scott (SF), Richard Brooks (C) Deon Hagans, Kyle Siegfried, Henry Jusino, John Bohon | |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Santos Council steps in front of the Jesse Stephens pass in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Richard Brooks - foul #1 on Richard Brooks, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard (PF) Richard Brooks | |
| 15:52 | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Santos Council (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Beach (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Cardwell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Shawn Scott (fresh) PF - Darrell Slinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 15:20 | Akron | The jump hook by Gregory Oliver is blocked by Shawn Scott | 38-39 |
| 15:19 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Beach | 38-39 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Walter Cardwell steals the ball from Aaron Murphy | 38-39 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Walter Cardwell banks in the layup | 38-41 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Shawn Scott steals the ball from Gregory Oliver | 38-41 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Jesse Stephens banks in the layup on a great pass from Shawn Scott | 38-43 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Bradley Beach misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Darrell Slinkard - foul #1 on Darrell Slinkard, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Weber (PG), Jeremy Anderson (SG), Robert Steiner (SF), Philip Bowers (C) Santos Council, Gregory Oliver, Jeff Pfeifer, Aaron Murphy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deon Hagans (PG), Kyle Siegfried (SG), Henry Jusino (SF), John Bohon (C) Jesse Stephens, Walter Cardwell, Shawn Scott, Benjamin Griffin | |
| 14:30 | Akron | Bradley Beach makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Bradley Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Henry Jusino snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Henry Jusino can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Deon Hagans clanks a floater from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Philip Bowers gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Robert Steiner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-43 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Philip Bowers tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Henry Jusino | 42-45 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Owen Weber is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Owen Weber, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer (PF) Bradley Beach | |
| Subs | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin (PF) Darrell Slinkard | |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Philip Bowers picks off the pass by Henry Jusino | 42-45 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 12:13 | Kent State | John Bohon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Owen Weber buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Anderson | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Owen Weber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Steiner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Deon Hagans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Siegfried (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Jusino (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bohon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Deon Hagans comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-45 |
| 11:29 | Akron | Robert Steiner gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:10 | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremy Anderson and he's fouled by John Bohon - foul #1 on John Bohon, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Oliver (PG), Bradley Beach (SG) Owen Weber, Jeremy Anderson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Stephens (PG), Walter Cardwell (SG), Darrell Slinkard (PF) Deon Hagans, Kyle Siegfried, Benjamin Griffin | |
| 11:10 | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | John Bohon hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 10:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jeff Pfeifer | 49-45 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Robert Steiner misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Jesse Stephens grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Jesse Stephens knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Jesse Stephens picks off the pass by Gregory Oliver in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Walter Cardwell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer's layup is rejected by John Bohon | 49-50 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | John Bohon gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Bradley Beach steals the ball from Darrell Slinkard | 49-50 |
| 09:08 | Akron | Bradley Beach's layup is rejected by John Bohon | 49-50 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Bradley Beach is called for the reach on John Bohon - foul #3 on Bradley Beach, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Weber (PG), Jeremy Anderson (SG), Aaron Murphy (C) Robert Steiner, Jeff Pfeifer, Philip Bowers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deon Hagans (PG), Kyle Siegfried (SG), Benjamin Griffin (PF), Richard Brooks (C) Walter Cardwell, Henry Jusino, Darrell Slinkard, John Bohon | |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Owen Weber picks off the pass by Jesse Stephens | 51-50 |
| 08:21 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bradley Beach | 54-50 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Benjamin Griffin is hacked by Bradley Beach - foul #4 on Bradley Beach, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Elders (SF), James Bennett (C) Gregory Oliver, Bradley Beach | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Scott (SF) Jesse Stephens | |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Deon Hagans scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Griffin and he's fouled by Owen Weber - foul #4 on Owen Weber, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Santos Council (PG) Owen Weber | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Deon Hagans makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Aaron Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-53 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Richard Brooks snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Santos Council (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Elders (fresh) PF - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Deon Hagans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Siegfried (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Scott (fresh) PF - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Brooks (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Elders - foul #2 on Leonard Elders, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Weber (PG) Santos Council | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Leonard Elders loses the ball out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Jusino (SF) Shawn Scott | |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Richard Brooks connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Kyle Siegfried | 54-57 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Owen Weber clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Deon Hagans - foul #3 on Deon Hagans, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Steiner (SF), Bradley Beach (PF), Philip Bowers (C) Leonard Elders, Aaron Murphy, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard (PF), John Bohon (C) Benjamin Griffin, Richard Brooks | |
| 06:38 | Akron | Owen Weber misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Owen Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Bohon | 54-57 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Henry Jusino | 54-59 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Darrell Slinkard swats the layup by Philip Bowers | 54-59 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | John Bohon gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard clanks a jump hook in the paint | 54-59 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Bradley Beach grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Owen Weber blows the layup | 54-59 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | John Bohon gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Deon Hagans hits a turnaround near the basket | 54-61 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Bradley Beach is hacked by Darrell Slinkard - foul #2 on Darrell Slinkard, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Oliver (PG), Jeff Pfeifer (PF) Owen Weber, Jeremy Anderson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jesse Stephens (PG), Walter Cardwell (SG), Shawn Scott (SF) Deon Hagans, Kyle Siegfried, Henry Jusino | |
| 04:38 | Akron | Bradley Beach travels with the ball | 54-61 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Shawn Scott is denied on a layup by Philip Bowers | 54-61 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Philip Bowers grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Philip Bowers double dribbles | 54-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremy Anderson (SG) Bradley Beach | |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Jusino (SF), Benjamin Griffin (PF), Richard Brooks (C) Shawn Scott, Darrell Slinkard, John Bohon | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Steiner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jesse Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Walter Cardwell (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Henry Jusino (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Jesse Stephens travels with the ball | 54-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Weber (PG), Aaron Murphy (C) Robert Steiner, Philip Bowers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deon Hagans (PG), Kyle Siegfried (SG) Jesse Stephens, Walter Cardwell | |
| 03:16 | Akron | Gregory Oliver lays it up and in and he's fouled by Kyle Siegfried - foul #3 on Kyle Siegfried, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| 03:16 | Akron | Gregory Oliver makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Aaron Murphy swats the short shot by Benjamin Griffin | 57-61 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Steiner (SF), Philip Bowers (C) Gregory Oliver, Aaron Murphy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard (PF), John Bohon (C) Benjamin Griffin, Richard Brooks | |
| 02:34 | Akron | Henry Jusino takes the ball from Robert Steiner | 57-61 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-61 |
| 02:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Steiner | 57-61 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Robert Steiner is hacked by Kyle Siegfried - foul #4 on Kyle Siegfried, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Robert Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Robert Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-61 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 01:51 | Kent State | Kyle Siegfried can't finish the layup | 58-61 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Deon Hagans knocks in the jumper from the right block | 60-63 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Jeff Pfeifer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 01:09 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Anderson | 60-63 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Deon Hagans snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Henry Jusino makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Deon Hagans and the foul's on Jeff Pfeifer - foul #2 on Jeff Pfeifer, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Henry Jusino misses the free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Philip Bowers gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:10 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-65 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | John Bohon grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | John Bohon is hacked by Owen Weber in the backcourt - foul #5 on Owen Weber, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Oliver (PG) Owen Weber | |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Cardwell (SF) Henry Jusino | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | John Bohon makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | John Bohon misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Philip Bowers grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Robert Steiner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-66 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Darrell Slinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |