| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alan Gully inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Clayton Craven double dribbles | 28-30 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Walter Spann steps in front of the Augustus Zelmar pass | 28-30 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Alan Gully knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Spann | 30-30 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | Tony Branham connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 30-32 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Clayton Craven comes up short on the floater from the left side | 30-32 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Clayton Craven tips it but misses | 30-32 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Alan Gully tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar lays it in | 32-34 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Walter Spann throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Price | 32-36 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Pete Armstrong is called for the reach on Clayton Craven - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), William Bauer (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong | |
| 17:17 | Akron | Gary Lane buries a turnaround in the lane | 34-36 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Price is blocked by Cliff Morgan | 34-36 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Gary Lane grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Deshi Sun tips it home | 37-38 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Cliff Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Jonathan Lipps, William Bauer, Gary Lane, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cliff Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Kent State | The short jumper by Pete Armstrong is denied by Cliff Morgan | 37-38 |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne tips it in | 37-40 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Clayton Craven connects on the jump hook from the left block | 39-40 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Tony Branham is hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #3 on Clayton Craven, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (C) Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses short on a shot near the basket | 39-40 |
| 14:43 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Mathews | 39-40 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Mathews | 42-40 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Gary Lane swats the short shot by Matthew Coyne | 42-40 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Paul Mathews gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by Walter Spann - foul #2 on Walter Spann, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), William Bauer (SG), Cliff Morgan (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 13:19 | Akron | William Bauer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Price | 42-45 |
| 12:46 | Akron | Deshi Sun blocks the short jumper by Gary Lane | 42-45 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Anthony Price | 42-45 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Cliff Morgan - foul #3 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Pete Armstrong (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Deshi Sun | |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:10 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 45-45 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Akron | William Bauer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 11:02 | Akron | William Bauer misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Gary Lane (SF) Jonathan Lipps, Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 11:02 | Akron | William Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:02 | Akron | William Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne is fouled on the floor by Thomas Knouse - foul #1 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) William Bauer, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Paul Mathews steals the ball from Tony Branham | 46-48 |
| 10:09 | Akron | George Woods lays it up and in | 48-48 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Paul Mathews comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tony Branham - foul #2 on Tony Branham, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Tony Branham, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 09:26 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Walter Spann is denied on a layup by Matthew Coyne | 50-48 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Thomas Knouse can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 08:41 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Paul Mathews evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 08:18 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Knouse | 50-48 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Matthew Coyne denies the turnaround by Paul Mathews | 50-48 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Anthony Price grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Paul Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Clayton Craven comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), William Bauer (SG) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| 07:39 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bauer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #4 on Clayton Craven, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:56 | Akron | William Bauer is hacked by Tony Branham - foul #3 on Tony Branham, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Anthony Price, Pete Armstrong | |
| 06:29 | Akron | George Woods misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Tony Branham gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leland Pettigrew | 52-53 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Cliff Morgan scores on a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #2 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Thomas Knouse (C) William Bauer, Gary Lane, George Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Anthony Price (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 05:53 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun loses the dribble to Cliff Morgan | 55-53 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Thomas Knouse can't finish the layup | 55-53 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Paul Mathews tips it home | 57-53 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the floater from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Anthony Price tips it in | 57-55 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Thomas Knouse buries a shot in the lane set up by Paul Mathews | 59-55 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Deshi Sun drills a runner in the paint and the foul's on Thomas Knouse - foul #2 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), William Bauer (SG), Clayton Craven (PF) Jonathan Lipps, Paul Mathews, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Vyacheslav Szychowski takes the ball from William Bauer | 59-57 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Deshi Sun banks in the layup on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 59-59 |
| 04:00 | Akron | William Bauer connects on the 3 from straight away | 62-59 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | William Bauer is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #3 on William Bauer, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (SF), George Woods (C) Alan Gully, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Anthony Price (SF) Claudio Rizzo, Deshi Sun | |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:51 | Akron | George Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:47 | Akron | A charge is called on William Bauer - foul #4 on William Bauer, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Bauer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - George Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Lewis Fagundes takes the ball from Gary Lane | 62-62 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne is fouled on the floor by William Bauer - foul #5 on William Bauer, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG) William Bauer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:06 | Akron | George Woods snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Gary Lane hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Price - foul #2 on Anthony Price, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (C) George Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| 02:47 | Akron | Gary Lane misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Gary Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Clayton Craven steals it from Pete Armstrong | 62-62 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF), Thomas Knouse (C) Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 02:13 | Akron | Alan Gully drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Walter Spann and he's hacked by Anthony Price - foul #3 on Anthony Price, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Alan Gully misses the free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Clayton Craven gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Walter Spann snags the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Tony Branham is called for 3 seconds | 64-62 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Thomas Knouse is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Paul Mathews | 66-62 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Alan Gully is fouled in the backcourt by Claudio Rizzo - foul #1 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG) Walter Spann | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Tony Branham buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Claudio Rizzo | 68-65 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Thomas Knouse is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Branham - foul #4 on Tony Branham, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Tony Branham clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar gets the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Tony Branham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Gary Lane (PF) Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Tony Branham is called for the reach on Paul Mathews in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tony Branham, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Tony Branham | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Pete Armstrong | 72-68 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Walter Spann, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Paul Mathews is fouled in the backcourt by Claudio Rizzo - foul #2 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses long on a fullcourt shot | 74-68 |