| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the turnaround from the left block | 39-33 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 19:27 | Akron | Patrick Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 19:03 | Akron | William Thaxton buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 42-33 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | James Allan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-33 |
| 18:40 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-33 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Michael Holland pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Jeffrey Estevez takes the ball from Kevin Polinski | 42-33 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Dave Marks travels with the ball | 42-33 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Michael Holland hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Allan | 42-35 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-35 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Thomas Johnson blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Michael Holland | 42-35 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Patrick Sims grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 16:26 | Akron | William Thaxton scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Patrick Sims and he's hacked by James Allan - foul #1 on James Allan, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Joseph Yee (PF), Brian Prahl (C) Thomas Johnson, Jeffrey Estevez, Dave Marks, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), James Schuelke (SF), Greg Ropp (PF), Sean Tims (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland, Ryan Bell | |
| 16:26 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sean Tims | 44-35 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin loses the dribble to William Thaxton in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| 16:17 | Akron | William Thaxton hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Daniel Benjamin - foul #2 on Daniel Benjamin, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| 16:17 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-35 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Greg Ropp gets the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 15:44 | Kent State | James Schuelke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Craig Delp (C) William Thaxton | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) PF - Joseph Yee (fresh) 6 pts. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Benjamin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Schuelke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Tims (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Akron | Raymond Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Patrick Sims (PF) Brian Prahl, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:02 | Kent State | James Schuelke is fouled on the floor by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG), Ryan Bell (C) Kenneth Bernardino, Sean Tims | |
| 14:45 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin lays it in on a nice dish by Andrew Savitz | 47-37 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Craig Delp misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Greg Ropp banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Schuelke | 47-39 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-39 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Sims - foul #1 on Patrick Sims, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Dave Marks (PF) Edgar Freeman, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Polinski (SF), Michael Holland (PF) Daniel Benjamin, Greg Ropp | |
| 14:00 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG) James Schuelke | |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Allan | 47-41 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Dave Marks clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-41 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | James Allan gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-41 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses the tip | 47-41 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:39 | Akron | The short jumper by Dave Marks is denied by Ryan Bell | 47-41 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Craig Delp tips it in | 49-41 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | James Allan is hacked by William Thaxton - foul #2 on William Thaxton, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Patrick Sims (C) Thomas Johnson, Jeffrey Estevez, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (SG), Greg Ropp (PF), Sean Tims (C) Andrew Savitz, Michael Holland, Ryan Bell | |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski misses the easy layup | 49-41 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | James Allan misses short on a floater from the right side | 49-41 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski can't tip it in | 49-41 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Patrick Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Dave Marks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Sean Tims grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Schuelke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Tims (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Kent State | Greg Ropp can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-41 |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Sean Tims hits the follow up shot | 49-43 |
| 11:10 | Akron | Patrick Sims is fouled on the floor by Sean Tims - foul #1 on Sean Tims, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG), Craig Delp (C) William Thaxton, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Holland (PF) Kevin Polinski | |
| 10:53 | Akron | Brian Prahl can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Greg Ropp gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | James Schuelke connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Holland | 49-45 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Holland - foul #1 on Michael Holland, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF) Edgar Freeman, Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Ryan Bell (C) James Allan, James Schuelke, Sean Tims | |
| 10:13 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Ryan Bell snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Craig Delp misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Holland - foul #2 on Michael Holland, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Dave Marks (PF) Brian Prahl, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Polinski (SF) Michael Holland | |
| 09:29 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Dave Marks - foul #1 on Dave Marks, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Yee (C) Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sean Tims (PF) Greg Ropp | |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Joseph Yee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 08:58 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Dave Marks | 51-47 |
| 08:47 | Akron | William Thaxton is hacked by Kevin Polinski - foul #3 on Kevin Polinski, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (C) Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG) Daniel Benjamin | |
| 08:39 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 08:37 | Akron | Thomas Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:20 | Akron | William Thaxton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Craig Delp (C) Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG) James Schuelke | |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 07:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Craig Delp | 51-47 |
| 07:38 | Akron | Craig Delp blows the layup | 51-47 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Sean Tims pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Tims (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Craig Delp knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Thomas Johnson | 53-47 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | James Allan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Craig Delp misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the easy layup | 53-47 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ryan Bell | 53-47 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Jeffrey Estevez takes the ball from Ryan Bell | 53-47 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the easy layup but the foul's on Andrew Savitz - foul #3 on Andrew Savitz, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Patrick Sims (PF) William Thaxton, Thomas Johnson, Jeffrey Estevez, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (PG), Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Greg Ropp (SF), Michael Holland (PF), James Garr (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Kevin Polinski, Sean Tims, Ryan Bell | |
| 05:43 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Michael Holland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 05:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edgar Freeman | 54-47 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses short on a shot from the left block | 54-47 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Greg Ropp gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Greg Ropp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 04:56 | Akron | The rebound goes to Brian Prahl | 54-47 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-47 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | James Schuelke grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Craig Delp denies the turnaround by Michael Holland | 54-47 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Craig Delp gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Edgar Freeman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Craig Delp tips it home | 56-47 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | James Garr tips it in | 56-49 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Craig Delp hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Sims | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Delp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Schuelke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Garr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 03:22 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 03:22 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (PF) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl, Raymond Myers, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Ryan Bell (C) James Schuelke, Kenneth Bernardino, Greg Ropp, James Garr | |
| 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) | |
| 02:53 | Akron | Thomas Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Michael Holland pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | James Allan connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:30 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez can't finish the layup | 58-51 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez tips it in | 60-51 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Patrick Sims snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 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) | |
| 02:00 | Akron | Dave Marks buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Thaxton | 62-51 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Dave Marks misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-54 |
| 01:34 | Akron | William Thaxton snags the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Polinski | 62-54 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Ryan Bell gets the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Holland | 62-57 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 62-57 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez tips it home | 64-57 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Jeffrey Estevez is called for the reach on James Allan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Craig Delp (C) Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:14 | Akron | James Allan is called for the reach on Dave Marks in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Allan, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (C) Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:14 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Kevin Polinski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Estevez - foul #4 on Kevin Polinski, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Craig Delp (C) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:13 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Holland | 64-57 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-57 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | James Allan snags the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | James Allan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Michael Holland gets the offensive rebound | 64-57 |