| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 2 blk. C - Harold Burks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Sison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Mallet (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | David Sison inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Ray Mallet comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Eli Smith - foul #1 on Eli Smith, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Ray Mallet makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Ray Mallet makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes's layup is rejected by Thomas Daniel | 22-38 |
| 19:29 | Akron | James Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 19:22 | Akron | James Peacock's pass is intercepted by Phillip May | 22-38 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | James Peacock picks off the pass by Clarence Barnes | 22-38 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Carl Baker clanks a floater from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Carl Baker misses the tip | 22-38 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Robert Loftin snags the defensive board | 22-38 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Eli Smith is called for traveling | 22-38 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Phillip May steals the ball from Ray Mallet | 22-38 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Eli Smith drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Loftin | 24-38 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Thomas Daniel is hacked by Clarence Barnes - foul #1 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #2 | 24-38 |
| 17:30 | Akron | James Peacock misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Eli Smith - foul #2 on Eli Smith, team foul #3 | 24-38 |
| 17:30 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:30 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Robert Loftin hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clarence Barnes and he's fouled by Ray Mallet - foul #1 on Ray Mallet, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Paul Fiedler (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Brooks (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:51 | Akron | David Sison misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Loftin - foul #2 on Robert Loftin, team foul #4 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG), Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Phillip May, Robert Loftin | |
| Subs | Akron | Modesto Russo (C) Ray Mallet | |
| 16:51 | Akron | David Sison misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:51 | Akron | David Sison misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 27-40 |
| 16:28 | Akron | David Sison grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 16:08 | Akron | Terry Brooks knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Modesto Russo and he's fouled by Paul Fiedler - foul #2 on Paul Fiedler, team foul #5 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Bryan Darrell, Jeffrey Morrissey | |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Jonathan Estep (SG), Timothy Doggett (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Carl Baker, James Peacock, David Sison, Modesto Russo | |
| 16:08 | Akron | Terry Brooks makes the free throw | 27-43 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Eli Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ruben Carpenter | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Aguiar (fresh) SF - Paul Fiedler (fresh) PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Harold Burks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Doggett (fresh) PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Akron | Jonathan Estep loses the ball out of bounds | 29-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Phillip May (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF) Ruben Carpenter, Mark Aguiar, Paul Fiedler | |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (PF) Terry Brooks | |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses short on a shot from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Thomas Daniel snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Jonathan Estep can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Eric Gray gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Phillip May is called for traveling | 29-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Bryan Darrell (C) Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), James Peacock (SG), David Sison (SF) Kyle Garrett, Jonathan Estep, Timothy Doggett | |
| 14:31 | Akron | James Peacock slams it home on a nice dish by Carl Baker | 29-45 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Eli Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (C) Eli Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Brooks (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| 13:53 | Akron | Bryan Darrell steals the ball from Terry Brooks | 29-45 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell is called for traveling | 29-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harold Burks (C) Robert Loftin | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:19 | Akron | Bryan Darrell denies the turnaround by Ray Mallet | 29-45 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | Phillip May misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-45 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Phillip May gets the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 29-45 |
| 12:47 | Akron | David Sison snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Carl Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SG), Paul Fiedler (SF), Eli Smith (PF) Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Daniel (C) Ray Mallet | |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Eric Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SF) David Sison | |
| 11:57 | Akron | Kyle Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-45 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Thomas Daniel grabs the offensive board | 29-45 |
| 11:37 | Akron | James Peacock can't finish the layup | 29-45 |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Eli Smith gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Eric Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Fiedler (fresh) PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Harold Burks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Harold Burks knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Eric Gray | 31-45 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Kyle Garrett knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Peacock | 31-47 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Daniel - foul #1 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF) Eric Gray, Paul Fiedler | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (SG), David Sison (SF), Ray Mallet (PF), Modesto Russo (C) Carl Baker, James Peacock, Terry Brooks, Thomas Daniel | |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Modesto Russo travels with the ball | 33-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Fiedler (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Phillip May hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 10:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ray Mallet | 33-47 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Kyle Garrett is fouled on the floor by Robert Loftin - foul #3 on Robert Loftin, team foul #6 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Terry Brooks (C) Jonathan Estep, Modesto Russo | |
| 09:55 | Akron | Kyle Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG) Paul Fiedler | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Daniel (C) Terry Brooks | |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Robert Loftin hits a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Thomas Daniel - foul #2 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses the free throw | 35-47 |
| 09:39 | Akron | Ray Mallet gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 09:21 | Akron | James Peacock scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes is hacked by Thomas Daniel - foul #3 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Fiedler (SF), Eli Smith (PF) Clarence Barnes, Robert Loftin | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG) Kyle Garrett | |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Thomas Daniel is called for the reach on Bryan Darrell - foul #4 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Brooks (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:34 | Kent State | David Sison is called for the reach on Eric Gray - foul #2 on David Sison, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Sison - foul #3 on David Sison, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harold Burks (C) Bryan Darrell | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (SF) David Sison | |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Jonathan Estep gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Terry Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 36-50 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Eric Gray misses the tip | 36-50 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Ray Mallet grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Jonathan Estep is hacked by Paul Fiedler - foul #3 on Paul Fiedler, team foul #7 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Ruben Carpenter (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF) Eric Gray, Phillip May, Paul Fiedler | |
| Subs | Akron | David Sison (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) James Peacock, Ray Mallet | |
| 07:27 | Akron | Jonathan Estep makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Jonathan Estep misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harold Burks | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Eli Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 07:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Sison | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:43 | Akron | David Sison connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Thomas Daniel | 36-53 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Jonathan Estep - foul #2 on Jonathan Estep, team foul #8 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (PG), Bryan Darrell (PF) Ruben Carpenter, Eli Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), James Peacock (SG) Carl Baker, Jonathan Estep | |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Harold Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Harold Burks denies the turnaround by Thomas Daniel | 38-53 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Loftin | 38-53 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-53 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell snags the offensive board | 38-53 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Eric Gray scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | Akron | James Peacock drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-55 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 41-55 |
| 05:20 | Akron | David Sison grabs the board | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:57 | Akron | James Peacock can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Clarence Barnes - foul #2 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Paul Fiedler (SF), Eli Smith (PF) Robert Loftin, Clarence Barnes, Harold Burks | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), Ray Mallet (PF), Modesto Russo (C) David Sison, Terry Brooks, Thomas Daniel | |
| 04:57 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 04:57 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses short on a runner in the lane | 41-57 |
| 04:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ray Mallet | 41-57 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Modesto Russo knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Carl Baker | 41-59 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Phillip May can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-59 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Modesto Russo pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | Akron | James Peacock blows the layup but he's fouled by Phillip May - foul #1 on Phillip May, team foul #9 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Mark Aguiar (SG), Jeffrey Morrissey (C) Eric Gray, Phillip May, Eli Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Estep (SF), Darryl Dix (C) Carl Baker, Ray Mallet | |
| 03:56 | Akron | James Peacock misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 03:56 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Mark Aguiar loses the dribble to Modesto Russo | 41-60 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Bryan Darrell blocks the short jumper by James Peacock | 41-60 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Darryl Dix can't tip it in | 41-60 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Aguiar (fresh) SF - Paul Fiedler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Darrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey Morrissey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 11 pts. SG - James Peacock (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Modesto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Dix (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey's floater is tipped away by Modesto Russo | 41-60 |
| 03:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Modesto Russo | 41-60 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Darryl Dix hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kyle Garrett | 41-62 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell's floater is tipped away by Modesto Russo | 41-62 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler grabs the offensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-62 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey grabs the offensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the jumper from the left side | 43-62 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Jonathan Estep makes the shot from the left wing set up by Modesto Russo | 43-64 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | The jump hook by Bryan Darrell is blocked by Darryl Dix | 43-64 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Darryl Dix snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Jonathan Estep connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Peacock | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-67 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Darrell | 43-67 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-67 |
| 00:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Darryl Dix | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Akron | James Peacock makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Darryl Dix | 43-69 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Jeffrey Morrissey hits a jump hook in the lane | 45-69 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Kyle Garrett runs out the clock | 45-69 |