| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) SG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) SF - Danny Connelly (fresh) PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) C - James Craine (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Danny Connelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Parsons and the foul's on Dikembe Akiyama - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez's fadeaway is rejected by Wade Gilbert | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Danny Connelly pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Danny Connelly blows the layup but he's fouled by Jimmy Williams - foul #1 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses the jumper from close range | 0-5 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Danny Connelly | 0-5 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Danny Connelly is fouled on the floor by Antonio Sanchez - foul #1 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #3 | 0-5 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Danny Connelly drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Gammon | 0-7 |
| 18:35 | Akron | William Spencer's pass is intercepted by Shawn Parsons in the backcourt | 0-7 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #2 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #4 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Spencer (PF) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Joel Spencer grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 0-7 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Carlos Gammon | 0-10 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-10 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Carlos Gammon | 0-10 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-10 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 0-10 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Danny Connelly knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Shawn Parsons | 0-12 |
| 17:36 | Akron | James Wilson is open and lays it up and in set up by Joel Spencer | 2-12 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Jimmy Williams steals the ball from Danny Connelly | 2-12 |
| 16:58 | Akron | William Spencer loses the dribble to Shawn Parsons | 2-12 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Danny Connelly throws it down on a great pass from Shawn Parsons | 2-14 |
| 16:30 | Akron | Joel Spencer hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane | 4-14 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-14 |
| 16:19 | Akron | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 4-14 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carlos Gammon - foul #1 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #1 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Lonnie Higby (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, James Wilson, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) James Craine | |
| 16:07 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Lonnie Higby denies the turnaround by Wade Gilbert | 6-14 |
| 15:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Juan Zepeda | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) SF - Antonio Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Akron | Terry Bartlett hits a jump hook from close range | 8-14 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the floater from the left block | 8-14 |
| 15:28 | Akron | Juan Zepeda pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Shawn Parsons | 8-14 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 8-14 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert can't tip it in | 8-14 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Juan Zepeda is fouled on the floor by Carlos Gammon - foul #2 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Spencer (PF) Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Matthew Dunneback (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Thomas Combs (PF), James Craine (C) Shawn Parsons, Carlos Gammon, Danny Connelly, Wade Gilbert, Larry Hughes | |
| 14:08 | Akron | Everett Brasfield denies the turnaround by Lonnie Higby | 8-14 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Joel Spencer pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Juan Zepeda hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SF) Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:48 | Akron | Juan Zepeda misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Juan Zepeda makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | The jumper by James Craine is denied by Juan Zepeda | 9-14 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Thomas Combs snags the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | James Craine is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG) Terry Bartlett | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Thomas Combs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Juan Zepeda gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:48 | Akron | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 9-14 |
| 12:46 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Higby | 9-14 |
| 12:30 | Akron | David Briggs steals it from James Wilson | 9-14 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Herbert Babin steps in front of the James Craine pass | 9-14 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Lonnie Higby misses badly on a floater from the right side | 9-14 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | James Craine pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) SG - Herbert Babin (fairly fresh) SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lonnie Higby (fairly fresh) C - Juan Zepeda (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Dunneback (fairly fresh) SF - Everett Brasfield (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) C - James Craine (tiring) | |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Thomas Combs's floater is tipped away by Juan Zepeda | 9-14 |
| 11:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lonnie Higby | 9-14 |
| 11:29 | Akron | James Wilson is hacked by David Briggs - foul #1 on David Briggs, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) John Mayville, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), Danny Connelly (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Matthew Dunneback, Everett Brasfield, Thomas Combs, James Craine | |
| 11:09 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Joel Spencer grabs the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Jimmy Williams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Joel Spencer, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:37 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Shawn Parsons - foul #1 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Joel Spencer (PF) Terry Bartlett, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:37 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Danny Connelly connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Parsons | 14-16 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Juan Zepeda is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), James Wilson (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Spencer, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert buries a shot from close range set up by Shawn Parsons | 14-18 |
| 09:41 | Akron | James Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-18 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | David Briggs grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | David Briggs misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | David Briggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Lonnie Higby, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (SG), James Craine (C) David Briggs, Larry Hughes | |
| 08:50 | Akron | James Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Dunneback - foul #1 on Matthew Dunneback, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (PF) Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Huff (SG) Shawn Parsons | |
| 08:50 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:50 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Danny Connelly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-18 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Juan Zepeda pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Thomas Huff takes the ball from Jimmy Williams after a doubleteam | 16-18 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Dunneback | 16-20 |
| 07:40 | Akron | James Wilson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-20 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | James Craine gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Spencer (fresh) SG - James Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lonnie Higby (tiring) 2 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Huff (fresh) SF - Danny Connelly (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Gilbert (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Craine (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Huff | 16-22 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Thomas Huff picks off the pass by William Spencer | 16-22 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Thomas Huff jams it | 16-24 |
| 07:04 | Akron | William Spencer scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Wilson | 19-24 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Danny Connelly is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Danny Connelly, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Joel Spencer (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Spencer, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG), David Briggs (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Thomas Combs (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Matthew Dunneback, Thomas Huff, Danny Connelly, Wade Gilbert, James Craine | |
| 06:38 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmy Williams | 21-24 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | David Briggs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-24 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Terry Bartlett snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Terry Bartlett is hacked by Everett Brasfield - foul #1 on Everett Brasfield, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG) Jimmy Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (SG) David Briggs | |
| 06:15 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Joel Spencer - foul #1 on Joel Spencer, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SF) John Mayville | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Joel Spencer grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Shawn Parsons takes the ball from Terry Bartlett | 23-25 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons lays it up and in | 23-27 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Terry Bartlett is hacked by Shawn Parsons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:53 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Joel Spencer denies the turnaround by Carlos Gammon | 25-27 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from John Mayville and the foul's on Larry Hughes - foul #1 on Larry Hughes, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) John Mayville, Joel Spencer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wade Gilbert (PF) Thomas Combs | |
| 05:14 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 04:55 | Akron | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-27 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Larry Hughes gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-30 |
| 04:02 | Akron | James Wilson is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Antonio Sanchez | 30-30 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Antonio Sanchez steps in front of the Carlos Gammon pass | 30-30 |
| 03:30 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Hughes | 30-30 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Larry Hughes gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herbert Babin (tiring) 4 pts. SF - James Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lonnie Higby (tiring) 2 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Shawn Parsons (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Carlos Gammon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fairly fresh) PF - Wade Gilbert (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield is hacked by Lonnie Higby - foul #1 on Lonnie Higby, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Thomas Combs (PF), James Craine (C) Shawn Parsons, Wade Gilbert, Larry Hughes | |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Juan Zepeda pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Juan Zepeda tips it back up and in | 32-31 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from David Briggs and the foul's on Herbert Babin - foul #1 on Herbert Babin, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (SF) Everett Brasfield | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon misses the free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akiyama | 32-33 |
| 02:33 | Akron | William Spencer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Danny Connelly grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Danny Connelly misses the easy layup | 32-33 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Thomas Combs tips it in | 32-35 |
| 02:00 | Akron | William Spencer loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Antonio Sanchez (C) Herbert Babin, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon misses the floater near the basket | 32-35 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | James Craine grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Antonio Sanchez swats the layup by James Craine | 32-35 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez is whistled for a carry | 32-35 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, James Wilson, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wade Gilbert (PF) Thomas Combs | |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses the lay-in | 32-35 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Wade Gilbert | 32-35 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Danny Connelly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jimmy Williams - foul #2 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #10 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Antonio Sanchez (C) Herbert Babin, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (PG) Carlos Gammon | |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Danny Connelly misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Danny Connelly makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:45 | Akron | John Mayville is fouled on the floor by James Craine - foul #1 on James Craine, team foul #11 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Juan Zepeda (C) Jimmy Williams, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:45 | Akron | John Mayville makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:45 | Akron | John Mayville misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Danny Connelly | 33-36 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | James Craine knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by David Briggs and the foul's on Juan Zepeda - foul #2 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #11 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Antonio Sanchez (C) John Mayville, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | James Craine misses the free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:15 | Akron | James Wilson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | The jump hook by Danny Connelly is blocked by Antonio Sanchez | 35-38 |