| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Shane Elliott inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Kent State | Arthur Gross is fouled on the floor by Albert Hardy - foul #1 on Albert Hardy, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), James Stone (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) James Armstrong, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Shane Elliott buries a floater near the basket set up by Arthur Gross and he's hacked by Bryan Hart - foul #1 on Bryan Hart, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Hershel Moore | 35-33 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Edward Worrall knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Paul - foul #2 on Joseph Paul, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, James Stone, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:41 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-36 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Raymond Samuels gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Lawrence Draper can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-36 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Shane Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Edward Worrall buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-39 |
| 17:24 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Joseph Paul grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Edward Worrall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Joseph Paul steals it from Lawrence Draper | 37-39 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Edward Worrall scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Gross | 37-42 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Hershel Moore hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Raymond Samuels | 39-42 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Joseph Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), James Stone (SF), Ben Morrow (PF) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Albert Hardy | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Stone (fresh) PF - Ben Morrow (fresh) C - Hershel Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rick Byrd (fresh) PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 15:31 | Kent State | Domingo Colon grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Rick Byrd hits the finger roll | 41-44 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Hershel Moore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 41-44 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Domingo Colon gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Rick Byrd clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Hershel Moore pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Ben Morrow tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Albert Hardy - foul #2 on Albert Hardy, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, James Stone, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:59 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses the lay-in | 43-45 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Edward Worrall clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Shane Elliott snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Shane Elliott knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Paul - foul #3 on Joseph Paul, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Ben Morrow (PF) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG) Charles Lyles | |
| 13:05 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Joseph Paul knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Edward Worrall | 44-50 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Bui | 47-50 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Shane Elliott buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 11:34 | Akron | Dennis Bui scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Bui (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hershel Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Edward Worrall buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Arthur Gross | 50-55 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Arthur Gross connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the 3 from straight away | 50-58 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shane Elliott | 50-58 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Arthur Gross comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Paul | 50-58 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the lay-in | 50-58 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson grabs the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the fadeaway from close range | 50-58 |
| 09:14 | Akron | Christopher Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Christopher Thiel can't tip it in | 50-58 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Shane Elliott pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Edward Worrall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (C) Dennis Bui, Lisimba Adeyemo, Ben Morrow, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 08:14 | Akron | Lawrence Draper can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 50-58 |
| 08:12 | Akron | James Armstrong tips it but misses | 50-58 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Rick Byrd misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Samuels - foul #2 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG) Albert Hardy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Rick Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Rick Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:34 | Akron | James Armstrong is called for traveling | 50-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) Lawrence Draper | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Thiel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rick Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Charles Lyles double dribbles | 50-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Hershel Moore (C) Marc Osborne, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:45 | Akron | Hershel Moore connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Samuels | 52-60 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Charles Lyles connects on the shot from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses the floater near the basket | 52-62 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Hershel Moore gets the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Albert Hardy misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Domingo Colon - foul #1 on Domingo Colon, team foul #3 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF) Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF) Charles Lyles, Sammy Leach, Domingo Colon | |
| 05:41 | Akron | Albert Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Albert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Edward Worrall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Christopher Thiel gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Edward Worrall grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Arthur Gross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Christopher Thiel grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Albert Hardy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-62 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-62 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Edward Worrall grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Duane Paredes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Lawrence Draper grabs the board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Akron | James Armstrong buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Thiel | 56-62 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Samuels (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Lawrence Draper, Albert Hardy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Duane Paredes, Rick Byrd | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Thiel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Worrall (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Edward Worrall buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Shane Elliott | 56-64 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Christopher Thiel can't connect on a runner near the basket | 56-64 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Shane Elliott buries a runner from the left block set up by Christopher Robertson | 56-66 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Christopher Robertson blocks the short jumper by Ben Morrow | 56-66 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson is hacked by James Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Armstrong, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Hershel Moore (C) Marc Osborne, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Sammy Leach (SF), Domingo Colon (PF), Duane Paredes (C) Arthur Gross, Edward Worrall, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Domingo Colon is hacked by Raymond Samuels - foul #3 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | James Armstrong is called for the reach on Charles Lyles - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Hershel Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Raymond Samuels buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Hardy and he's hacked by Domingo Colon - foul #2 on Domingo Colon, team foul #4 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Edward Worrall (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Charles Lyles, Sammy Leach, Domingo Colon, Duane Paredes | |
| 01:28 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the free throw | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Shane Elliott is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Hardy - foul #3 on Albert Hardy, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (PG), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Raymond Samuels | 59-67 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Raymond Samuels can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-67 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Charles Lyles gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Duane Paredes is hacked by Albert Hardy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Albert Hardy, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Duane Paredes makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Duane Paredes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Duane Paredes denies the turnaround by Albert Hardy | 59-69 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Domingo Colon pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Edward Worrall comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Samuels - foul #4 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #10 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SF) Shane Elliott | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Edward Worrall makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Edward Worrall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Akron | The short jumper by James Armstrong is denied by Duane Paredes | 59-71 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Albert Hardy tips it in | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Charles Lyles runs out the clock | 61-71 |