| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Peter James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 1 pts. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Charles Brase inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses the lay-in | 35-38 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Peter James grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | James Andres gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | James Andres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Charles Brase is called for the reach on Nathaniel Plaisance - foul #1 on Charles Brase, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Clyde Northrop, Peter James, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:30 | Akron | Aaron Best lays it up and in on a nice dish by Louis Crooks | 37-38 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Eric Wise hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Man Tao | 37-40 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Louis Crooks misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Aaron Best misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Eric Wise - foul #3 on Eric Wise, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Daniel Saladino (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Louis Crooks, Patrick Villalpando, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (SG) Eric Wise | |
| 17:37 | Akron | Aaron Best makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Aaron Best makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:24 | Kent State | James Andres misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Dolphin - foul #2 on Johnny Dolphin, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Peter James (SF) Paul Oster, Aaron Best | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Burns (SF) Charles Brase | |
| 17:24 | Kent State | James Andres misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:24 | Kent State | James Andres makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Man Tao steps in front of the Nathaniel Plaisance pass | 39-41 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Charles Wright misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Clyde Northrop blows the dunk | 39-41 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | James Andres gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Clyde Northrop steps in front of the Charles Wright pass | 39-41 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Anthony Burns blocks the short jumper by Clyde Northrop | 39-41 |
| 15:54 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Peter James (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 1 pts. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Mullen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Andres (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Clyde Northrop | 41-41 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Charles Wright clanks a shot from the left block | 41-41 |
| 15:23 | Akron | Peter James grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-41 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Charles Wright | 41-41 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-41 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Daniel Saladino snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Clyde Northrop hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Charles Wright - foul #1 on Charles Wright, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Richard Crowley (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Peter James, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Randall Brown (PF), Dominique Dibble (C) Man Tao, Charles Wright, Anthony Burns, Michael Mullen, James Andres | |
| 14:39 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Randall Brown snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Kevin Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Brase | 42-44 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Dominique Dibble picks off the pass by Louis Crooks | 42-44 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Richard Crowley is called for the reach on Kevin Adams - foul #1 on Richard Crowley, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Louis Crooks, Clyde Northrop, Richard Crowley, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-44 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Randall Brown tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Dominique Dibble swats the short shot by Steven Egan | 42-46 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Randall Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hunter - foul #1 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Richard Crowley (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Aaron Best, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), James Andres (C) Rodolfo Rocha, Dominique Dibble | |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Charles Brase misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 12:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Johnny Dolphin | 42-46 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Paul Oster hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Richard Crowley tips it but misses | 42-46 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | James Andres comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Daniel Saladino pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Oster (fresh) SF - Richard Crowley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Brase (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Randall Brown | 42-46 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Charles Brase clanks a turnaround from the right block | 42-46 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Charles Brase lays it in | 42-48 |
| 11:08 | Akron | Paul Oster hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Crooks | 44-48 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Charles Wright misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Crowley - foul #2 on Richard Crowley, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Peter James (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Aaron Best (C) Louis Crooks, Paul Oster, Richard Crowley, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Michael Mullen (PF), Dominique Dibble (C) Kevin Adams, Charles Brase, Randall Brown, James Andres | |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Charles Wright misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Charles Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Anthony Burns picks off the pass by Peter James | 44-49 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Eric Wise hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Wright | 44-52 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Aaron Best can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Anthony Burns can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Michael Mullen gets the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Anthony Burns is denied on a layup by Peter James | 44-52 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Peter James gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance is fouled on the floor by Dominique Dibble - foul #1 on Dominique Dibble, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG), Daniel Saladino (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Clyde Northrop, Patrick Villalpando, Aaron Best | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), James Andres (C) Charles Wright, Dominique Dibble | |
| 08:57 | Akron | Peter James can't finish the layup | 44-52 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin hits the follow up shot | 46-52 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Man Tao's pass is intercepted by Daniel Saladino | 46-52 |
| 08:41 | Akron | Daniel Saladino lays it in on a great pass from Paul Oster | 48-52 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | Eric Wise comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Anthony Burns hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance is hacked by Michael Mullen - foul #2 on Michael Mullen, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF) Eric Wise, Anthony Burns | |
| 07:43 | Akron | Daniel Saladino is hacked by Michael Mullen - foul #3 on Michael Mullen, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG) Paul Oster | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Brown (PF) Michael Mullen | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter James (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Saladino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randall Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Saladino | 51-54 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Kevin Adams makes the 3 from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Saladino | 53-57 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | James Andres hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Daniel Saladino gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Clyde Northrop drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Dolphin | 56-57 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Man Tao drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Brase | 56-60 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Kevin Adams steals it from Clyde Northrop | 56-60 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Kevin Adams lays it up and in | 56-62 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Akron | Clyde Northrop is fouled on the floor by Man Tao - foul #2 on Man Tao, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Aaron Best (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Peter James, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Anthony Burns (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Man Tao, Charles Brase, James Andres | |
| 05:19 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Michael Mullen hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Aaron Best can't finish the layup | 58-65 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Michael Mullen snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Randall Brown is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hunter - foul #2 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG), Richard Crowley (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Clyde Northrop, Aaron Best, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Dominique Dibble (C) Kevin Adams, Randall Brown | |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Johnny Dolphin steals the ball from Eric Wise | 58-65 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Louis Crooks and he's fouled by Michael Mullen - foul #4 on Michael Mullen, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG) Louis Crooks | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Andres (C) Dominique Dibble | |
| 04:36 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Nathaniel Plaisance steals it from Eric Wise | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:00 | Akron | Paul Oster's pass is intercepted by Eric Wise | 61-65 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | James Andres drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Paul Oster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Crowley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Dolphin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Andres (fresh) 6 pts. 5 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Michael Mullen swats the layup by Patrick Villalpando | 61-68 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Michael Mullen pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Aaron Best (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Richard Crowley, Patrick Villalpando, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF) Charles Wright, Eric Wise, Anthony Burns | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Daniel Saladino denies the turnaround by Charles Brase | 61-68 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Louis Crooks grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Daniel Saladino hits a shot from the right block | 63-68 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Paul Oster steps in front of the Michael Mullen pass | 63-68 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Paul Oster dunks the ball | 65-68 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | James Andres misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Saladino - foul #1 on Daniel Saladino, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Peter James (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Louis Crooks, Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:59 | Kent State | James Andres makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | James Andres misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Daniel Saladino snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin buries a floater from the left block | 67-69 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Man Tao is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Plaisance - foul #3 on Nathaniel Plaisance, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Man Tao makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Man Tao misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Clyde Northrop grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Charles Brase is called for the reach on Clyde Northrop - foul #2 on Charles Brase, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Charles Brase scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Man Tao | 69-73 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Daniel Saladino | 71-73 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Charles Brase misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Peter James - foul #2 on Peter James, team foul #8 | 71-73 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Charles Brase makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Charles Brase misses the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin grabs the defensive rebound | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense 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) | |
| 00:08 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-74 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Peter James pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-74 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin grabs the offensive rebound | 71-74 |