| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Gold (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kent Hollaway (fresh) 5 pts. C - Barry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Wayne Anders inbounds the ball | 36-20 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | Rafael Santiago hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-20 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Barry Brown gets the rebound | 36-20 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Barry Brown is called for traveling | 36-20 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski travels in the backcourt | 36-20 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Wallace Judson takes the ball from Kent Hollaway | 36-20 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Chad Roberts drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Anders | 38-20 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-20 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Wallace Judson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Chad Roberts drills a runner from the left block | 40-20 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Tim Trojanowski - foul #1 on Tim Trojanowski, team foul #1 | 40-20 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Chad Roberts hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Kent Hollaway - foul #1 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Chad Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Chad Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Barry Brown misses the dunk but he's hacked by Rafael Santiago - foul #1 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #2 | 42-22 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Barry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-23 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Barry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 42-23 |
| 17:13 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rafael Santiago | 42-23 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-23 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Edward Gold gets the rebound | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Edward Gold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-23 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Wallace Judson snags the defensive board | 42-23 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-23 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso pulls down the rebound | 42-23 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Edward Gold is fouled on the floor by Wallace Judson - foul #2 on Wallace Judson, team foul #3 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), George Lowe (C) Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SG) Edward Gold | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-23 |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Barry Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 42-23 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Mims (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Juan Rosales (fresh) C - George Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kent Hollaway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Arthur Wood hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-23 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Juan Rosales pulls down the rebound | 42-23 |
| 15:13 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-23 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich grabs the defensive rebound | 42-23 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Barry Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Wood | 42-26 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Willie Morton hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Arnold Mims | 45-26 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Willie Morton - foul #1 on Willie Morton, team foul #4 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF) Tim Trojanowski, Willie Morton, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (PG), Edward Gold (SG) Arthur Wood, Valeri Zuclich | |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso makes the 3rd free throw | 45-28 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-28 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso grabs the board | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Peter Macaluso | 45-30 |
| 13:24 | Akron | Wayne Anders is hacked by Kent Hollaway - foul #2 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Rafael Santiago (C) Juan Rosales | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) Peter Macaluso, Barry Brown | |
| 13:05 | Akron | Wayne Anders is hacked by Leslie Norfleet - foul #2 on Leslie Norfleet, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG) Arnold Mims | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:48 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet is whistled for a carry | 45-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG) Edward Gold | |
| 12:03 | Akron | Wallace Judson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Trojanowski | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-30 |
| 11:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Wallace Judson | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leslie Norfleet (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Akron | Rafael Santiago misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeffery Evans - foul #1 on Jeffery Evans, team foul #4 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF), Barry Brown (C) Leslie Norfleet, Jeffery Evans | |
| 11:19 | Akron | Rafael Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 11:19 | Akron | Rafael Santiago misses the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 11:19 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway comes up short on the floater from the right block | 49-30 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Barry Brown hits the follow up shot | 49-32 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Jerald Stevens steals the ball from Wayne Anders | 49-32 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Barry Brown misses short on a runner from close range | 49-32 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Barry Brown gets the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Barry Brown | 49-35 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Wallace Judson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses short on a floater from the baseline | 52-35 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Chad Roberts gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Wayne Anders is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Wayne Anders, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Mark Thomas (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), George Lowe (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG), Leslie Norfleet (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) Arthur Wood, Kent Hollaway, Barry Brown | |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Edward Gold misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-35 |
| 08:47 | Akron | George Lowe pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Arnold Mims misses the fadeaway from the left side | 52-35 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Macaluso and he's hacked by Arnold Mims - foul #1 on Arnold Mims, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans misses the free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Juan Rosales pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 07:30 | Akron | Willie Morton is called for traveling | 52-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF) Mark Thomas, Willie Morton, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Barry Brown (C) Edward Gold, Jeffery Evans | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Mims (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Juan Rosales (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leslie Norfleet (fresh) 3 reb. C - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Barry Brown makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Peter Macaluso | 52-39 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jerald Stevens | 55-41 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-41 |
| 06:29 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Mims | 55-41 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Chad Roberts can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-41 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Barry Brown | 55-43 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Rafael Santiago (C) Arnold Mims, Juan Rosales | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kent Hollaway (PF) Leslie Norfleet | |
| 05:45 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-43 |
| 05:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rafael Santiago | 55-43 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Rafael Santiago pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-43 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Chad Roberts is called for the reach on Arthur Wood - foul #2 on Chad Roberts, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Evans (C) Barry Brown | |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Arthur Wood makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Rafael Santiago grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rafael Santiago | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rafael Santiago - foul #2 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Mark Thomas (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), George Lowe (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (PG), Valeri Zuclich (SG), Leslie Norfleet (SF) Arthur Wood, Jerald Stevens, Peter Macaluso | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Arnold Mims (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Morton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Juan Rosales (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Edward Gold (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Valeri Zuclich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leslie Norfleet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Hollaway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Akron | Arnold Mims misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-45 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Edward Gold connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Kent Hollaway and he's fouled by Arnold Mims - foul #2 on Arnold Mims, team foul #9 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF) Arnold Mims, Mark Thomas, Willie Morton, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG) Valeri Zuclich | |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Edward Gold misses the free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Chad Roberts snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway scores on a jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Wayne Anders drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wallace Judson | 61-49 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Wood | 61-51 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Arthur Wood picks off the pass by Tim Trojanowski in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Arthur Wood is fouled on the floor by Juan Rosales - foul #1 on Juan Rosales, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Mark Thomas (SG), Willie Morton (SF), George Lowe (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Kent State | Valeri Zuclich (SF) Kent Hollaway | |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Arthur Wood makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Jeffery Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Edward Gold misses short on a runner in the paint | 61-52 |
| 01:36 | Akron | George Lowe grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Arnold Mims, Mark Thomas, Willie Morton, Juan Rosales, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF), Kent Hollaway (PF), Barry Brown (C) Edward Gold, Valeri Zuclich, Leslie Norfleet, Jeffery Evans | |
| 01:24 | Akron | Kent Hollaway steals the ball from Wallace Judson | 61-52 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-52 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Wood - foul #2 on Arthur Wood, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG) Tim Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:53 | Akron | Chad Roberts is fouled on the floor by Barry Brown - foul #1 on Barry Brown, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Rafael Santiago is hacked by Jerald Stevens - foul #4 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Rafael Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Rafael Santiago makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway is fouled on the floor by Chad Roberts - foul #3 on Chad Roberts, team foul #11 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), George Lowe (C) Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (PG), Valeri Zuclich (SG), Leslie Norfleet (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) Arthur Wood, Jerald Stevens, Peter Macaluso, Barry Brown | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Edward Gold is called for the reach on Arnold Mims in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Gold, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Mark Thomas, Willie Morton, Juan Rosales, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF), Barry Brown (C) Edward Gold, Valeri Zuclich, Leslie Norfleet, Jeffery Evans | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Arnold Mims misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Arthur Wood makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Akron | Arthur Wood is called for the reach on Arnold Mims in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Wood, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Willie Morton (PF) Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:31 | Akron | Arnold Mims makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Arnold Mims makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Barry Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway grabs the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is hacked by Wallace Judson - foul #3 on Wallace Judson, team foul #12 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Chad Roberts (PF) Arnold Mims, Willie Morton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski is hacked by Arthur Wood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur Wood, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Barry Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway grabs the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Arthur Wood | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Jerald Stevens is called for the reach on Wallace Judson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Willie Morton (PF) Tim Trojanowski, Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SG) Jerald Stevens | |
| 00:09 | Akron | Wallace Judson makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Wallace Judson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway gets the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Barry Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-63 |