| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) C - Francis White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Edward Boer inbounds the ball | 17-29 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the easy layup | 17-29 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Francis White grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Antione Marino misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 17-29 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Medina | 17-29 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Francis White - foul #2 on Francis White, team foul #1 | 17-29 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 18:22 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Curtis Lyles is blocked by Shaun Whatley | 17-31 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez tips it back up and in | 19-31 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Stephen Manns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-31 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Curtis Lyles's pass is intercepted by Stephen Manns | 19-31 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina loses the dribble to Francis White | 19-31 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Edward Boer scores on a floater from the left wing | 19-33 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Antione Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis White (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:53 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins misses long on a shot in the paint | 21-33 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Edward Boer pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Benjamin Jenkins steals it from Edward Boer | 21-33 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Curtis Lyles | 24-33 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley is fouled on the floor by Felipe Rodriguez - foul #3 on Felipe Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (SF), Charlie Brunner (PF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Felipe Rodriguez, Antione Marino, Benjamin Jenkins, Francis White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (PF) Stephen Manns, Guadalupe Medina, Edward Boer, William Davis | |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski's fadeaway is rejected by Walton Pickett | 24-33 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley tips it in | 24-35 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Walton Pickett travels with the ball | 24-35 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Walton Pickett - foul #2 on Walton Pickett, team foul #3 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Francis White (C) Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Edward Boer (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Shaun Whatley | |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Charlie Brunner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Justin Wilson grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Francis White steals the ball from Esteban Guerra | 24-37 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Francis White is fouled on the floor by Larry Wingfield - foul #1 on Larry Wingfield, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Benjamin Jenkins (PF) Tom McKeirnan, Jose Prieto, Charlie Brunner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), William Davis (PF) Esteban Guerra, Justin Wilson | |
| 12:49 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Walton Pickett | 27-37 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walton Pickett - foul #3 on Walton Pickett, team foul #4 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Antione Marino (SF) Walton Pickett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Shaun Whatley (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Larry Wingfield | |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Antione Marino connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Lyles | 30-39 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis White (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Antione Marino misses short on a shot from the right side | 30-41 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Edward Boer can't throw it down | 30-41 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Whatley | 30-41 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Antione Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Shaun Whatley denies the turnaround by Antione Marino | 30-41 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | Edward Boer pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is hacked by Felipe Rodriguez - foul #4 on Felipe Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Charlie Brunner (C) Felipe Rodriguez, Francis White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (PF) Stephen Manns, Edward Boer, William Davis | |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is hacked by Curtis Lyles - foul #2 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #6 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Walton Pickett (SF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Antione Marino, Benjamin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Walton Pickett is called for the reach on Justin Wilson - foul #4 on Walton Pickett, team foul #7 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Antione Marino (SF) Walton Pickett | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Justin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Justin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Frank Waters hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Edward Boer (SF) Guadalupe Medina, Justin Wilson | |
| 09:32 | Akron | Frank Waters misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 31-45 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Frank Waters comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Shaun Whatley - foul #2 on Shaun Whatley, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Benjamin Jenkins (PF) Tom McKeirnan, Antione Marino | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), William Davis (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Shaun Whatley | |
| 08:46 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Frank Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield misses short on a runner in the paint | 32-45 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield tips it home | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:54 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses the jumpshot from the left side | 32-47 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Frank Waters hits the follow up shot | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charlie Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Kent State | William Davis hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Stephen Manns | 34-49 |
| 07:31 | Akron | Jose Prieto can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Stephen Manns steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Antione Marino (SF), Francis White (C) Jose Prieto, Charlie Brunner, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Shaun Whatley (C) Stephen Manns, Larry Wingfield | |
| 07:00 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Edward Boer gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Edward Boer scores on a jump hook from the right block | 34-51 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-51 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley banks in the layup | 34-53 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Antione Marino is whistled for traveling | 34-53 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Edward Boer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | William Davis hits the follow up shot | 34-55 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-55 |
| 05:41 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Felipe Rodriguez | 34-55 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Francis White misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-55 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez tips it in | 36-55 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Benjamin Jenkins steals it from Swietomierz Bachinski | 36-55 |
| 04:37 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 04:36 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Antione Marino | 36-55 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | William Davis snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Edward Boer knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Guadalupe Medina | 36-57 |
| 03:46 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Felipe Rodriguez and he's fouled by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom McKeirnan (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (SF), Charlie Brunner (C) Curtis Lyles, Felipe Rodriguez, Antione Marino, Francis White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Guadalupe Medina, Edward Boer, William Davis | |
| 03:46 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins makes the free throw | 39-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tom McKeirnan (fresh) SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Benjamin Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charlie Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Jose Prieto is called for the reach on Justin Wilson - foul #1 on Jose Prieto, team foul #8 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Waters (C) Benjamin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Justin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Justin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 03:09 | Akron | Jose Prieto comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-59 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Justin Wilson's pass is intercepted by Charlie Brunner | 39-59 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Walton Pickett blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Manns - foul #3 on Stephen Manns, team foul #5 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG) Esteban Guerra | |
| 02:33 | Akron | Walton Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Walton Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Justin Wilson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-62 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield grabs the defensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley is hacked by Frank Waters - foul #3 on Frank Waters, team foul #9 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (SF), William Davis (PF) Justin Wilson, Larry Wingfield | |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Walton Pickett misses the jumper from the left side | 41-64 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 41-64 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is hacked by Frank Waters - foul #4 on Frank Waters, team foul #10 | 41-64 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Akron | Walton Pickett misses short on a floater from close range | 41-66 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | William Davis gets the rebound | 41-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina banks in the layup and he's hacked by Frank Waters - foul #5 on Frank Waters, team foul #11 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (C) Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the free throw | 41-68 |
| 00:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charlie Brunner | 41-68 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Edward Boer knocks away the 3 by Walton Pickett | 41-68 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-68 |