| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Storey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Biddle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Rascon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Whitcomb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Ledezma (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Ray Brown inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Francis Rascon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 19:44 | Akron | James Biddle pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Benjamin Miller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 19:29 | Akron | James Peacock tips it but misses | 33-37 |
| 19:27 | Akron | Jason Pepe tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Biddle - foul #1 on James Biddle, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:54 | Akron | James Biddle double dribbles | 35-39 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Ray Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-39 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Benjamin Miller grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Storey | 37-39 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Francis Rascon scores on a 3 from straight away | 37-42 |
| 17:36 | Akron | James Peacock can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Benjamin Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:18 | Akron | Jason Pepe misses the jumpshot from the right side | 37-42 |
| 17:17 | Akron | Benjamin Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:58 | Akron | James Biddle connects on the floater from close range | 39-42 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Francis Rascon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Peacock - foul #2 on James Peacock, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Ladner (PG), Kyle Garrett (SG), James Purnell (SF), Chris Hawk (PF), Ray Mallet (C) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Charles Storey, Jason Pepe, James Biddle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vernon Spivey (PG), Richard Gatlin (SF), Alfred Guillotte (PF), Marc Morin (C) James Kwok, Ray Brown, Joshua Whitcomb, Eric Ledezma | |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Francis Rascon makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Francis Rascon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Chris Hawk grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Chris Hawk loses the dribble to Marc Morin | 39-43 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Kyle Garrett is called for the reach on Francis Rascon - foul #3 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Huffman (SF) Kyle Garrett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG) Francis Rascon | |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Purnell - foul #2 on James Purnell, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vernon Spivey | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Ladner (fresh) SG - James Purnell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) PF - Chris Hawk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Mallet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Spivey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfred Guillotte (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marc Morin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Gatlin | 39-47 |
| 15:26 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses short on a shot from the left block | 39-47 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Marc Morin snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Marc Morin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ray Mallet - foul #2 on Ray Mallet, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), James Peacock (SG), Charles Storey (SF), Jason Pepe (PF), James Biddle (C) Robert Ladner, James Purnell, Jerry Huffman, Chris Hawk, Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Francis Rascon (SG), Nathan Kawamura (SF), Eric Ledezma (C) Eric Gray, Vernon Spivey, Richard Gatlin, Alfred Guillotte | |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Marc Morin misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Marc Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Jason Pepe grabs the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:41 | Akron | James Biddle misses short on a shot from the right side | 39-48 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | James Kwok is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Miller - foul #1 on Benjamin Miller, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb (PF) Marc Morin | |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jason Pepe - foul #3 on Jason Pepe, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Francis Rascon steals it from Jason Pepe | 39-49 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Francis Rascon misses the lay-in | 39-49 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Charles Storey grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 13:31 | Akron | Benjamin Miller drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-49 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | James Kwok can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Benjamin Miller - foul #2 on Benjamin Miller, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SG), Chris Hawk (PF), Ray Mallet (C) James Peacock, Jason Pepe, James Biddle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Brown (SG) Francis Rascon | |
| 13:12 | Kent State | James Kwok makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | James Kwok makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Eric Ledezma swats the short shot by Ray Mallet | 41-51 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | James Kwok pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Ray Brown buries a 3 from the left wing set up by James Kwok | 41-54 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Eric Ledezma blocks the short jumper by Kyle Garrett | 41-54 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Ray Brown grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Kwok | 41-56 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Charles Storey knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kyle Garrett | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Storey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Hawk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Mallet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Brown (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Whitcomb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Ledezma (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura connects on the jumper from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Ray Mallet drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Benjamin Miller | 46-58 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Ray Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Kwok | 46-61 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Chris Hawk banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kyle Garrett and he's hacked by Joshua Whitcomb - foul #1 on Joshua Whitcomb, team foul #1 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Ladner (PG), James Peacock (SG), James Purnell (SF), James Biddle (C) Benjamin Miller, Kyle Garrett, Charles Storey, Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | Kent State | Francis Rascon (SG), Vernon Spivey (SF), Alfred Guillotte (PF), Marc Morin (C) James Kwok, Nathan Kawamura, Joshua Whitcomb, Eric Ledezma | |
| 10:42 | Akron | Chris Hawk misses the free throw | 48-61 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Ray Brown is hacked by Robert Ladner - foul #1 on Robert Ladner, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Pepe (PF) Chris Hawk | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Ray Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Ray Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 10:28 | Akron | James Purnell pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Robert Ladner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 10:04 | Akron | James Peacock gets the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 09:51 | Akron | James Biddle misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Ray Brown - foul #1 on Ray Brown, team foul #2 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gatlin (SF) Ray Brown | |
| 09:51 | Akron | James Biddle misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 09:51 | Akron | James Biddle misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Marc Morin grabs the board | 48-62 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey is called for traveling | 48-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG) Robert Ladner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura (SF), Joshua Whitcomb (PF) Richard Gatlin, Marc Morin | |
| 09:07 | Akron | Jason Pepe is denied on a layup by Alfred Guillotte | 48-62 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-62 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Kyle Garrett snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 08:32 | Akron | James Peacock comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-62 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Whitcomb | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:08 | Akron | Alfred Guillotte swats the shot by Jason Pepe | 48-65 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Joshua Whitcomb misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 48-65 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Peacock (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Purnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Pepe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Biddle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Vernon Spivey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Rascon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Whitcomb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Guillotte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte makes the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by James Biddle - foul #2 on James Biddle, team foul #10 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Jerry Huffman (SG), Charles Storey (SF), Chris Hawk (PF), Ray Mallet (C) Kyle Garrett, James Peacock, James Purnell, Jason Pepe, James Biddle | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Ray Brown (SG), Richard Gatlin (SF), Eric Ledezma (C) Vernon Spivey, Francis Rascon, Nathan Kawamura, Joshua Whitcomb | |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte misses the free throw | 48-67 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin grabs the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ray Brown | 48-69 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Chris Hawk loses the dribble to James Kwok | 48-69 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Kwok and he's fouled by Chris Hawk - foul #1 on Chris Hawk, team foul #11 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Marc Morin (PF) Alfred Guillotte | |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma makes the free throw | 48-72 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Ray Brown steals the ball from Jerry Huffman | 48-72 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | James Kwok lays it up and in set up by Ray Brown | 48-74 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Ray Mallet comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-74 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Ray Brown grabs the board | 48-74 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Ray Brown buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-77 |
| 05:09 | Akron | James Kwok steals the ball from Jerry Huffman | 48-77 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | James Kwok lays it up and in | 48-79 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Jerry Huffman lays it up and in on a great pass from Benjamin Miller and the foul's on Eric Ledezma - foul #1 on Eric Ledezma, team foul #3 | 50-79 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Ladner (PG), Kyle Garrett (SG), James Purnell (SF) Benjamin Miller, Charles Storey, Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Vernon Spivey (SF) James Kwok, Eric Ledezma | |
| 04:49 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the free throw | 51-79 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Vernon Spivey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-79 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Chris Hawk grabs the board | 51-79 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Jerry Huffman lays it in on a nice dish by Chris Hawk | 53-79 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Kyle Garrett is called for the reach on Eric Gray - foul #4 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #12 | 53-79 |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (C) Jerry Huffman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte (PF) Richard Gatlin | |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 1st free throw | 53-80 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 53-80 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Marc Morin snags the offensive board | 53-80 |
| 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) | |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Robert Ladner is called for the reach on Ray Brown - foul #2 on Robert Ladner, team foul #13 | 53-80 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Ray Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-81 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Ray Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-82 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Ladner (fresh) SG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Purnell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Mallet (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chris Hawk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Brown (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Spivey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfred Guillotte (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marc Morin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Akron | Ray Mallet drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Ladner | 56-82 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Marc Morin knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Gray | 56-84 |
| 02:42 | Akron | Chris Hawk misses the turnaround in the lane | 56-84 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Eric Gray grabs the board | 56-84 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Chris Hawk steals it from Eric Gray | 56-84 |
| 02:09 | Akron | James Purnell loses the ball out of bounds | 56-84 |
| Subs | Akron | Felix Alcantara (PG) Robert Ladner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gatlin (PF) Marc Morin | |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Chris Hawk steps in front of the Eric Gray pass | 56-84 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Eric Gray steals the ball from Felix Alcantara | 56-84 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin is hacked by Chris Hawk - foul #2 on Chris Hawk, team foul #14 | 56-84 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Ladner (PG) Felix Alcantara | |
| Subs | Kent State | Marc Morin (C) Eric Gray | |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin misses the 1st free throw | 56-84 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-85 |
| 00:52 | Akron | James Purnell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-85 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Alfred Guillotte | 56-85 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Ray Brown hits the finger roll | 56-87 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Ray Mallet slams it home | 58-87 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Ray Brown runs out the clock | 58-87 |