| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darin Young (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glen Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Keith Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Thomas inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Howard Rumble takes the ball from Charles Ellis | 23-28 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Howard Rumble banks in the layup | 25-28 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw is called for traveling in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Darin Young clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy tips it in | 27-28 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-28 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Ronald Venegas grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Robert Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Ronald Venegas hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 27-31 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Darin Young snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Andrew Cook is called for the reach on Keith Moore - foul #2 on Andrew Cook, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Darin Young buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 17:09 | Akron | Robert Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Darin Young grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Charles Ellis swats the short shot by Glen Brooks | 30-31 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Keith Moore snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Darin Young loses the dribble to Andrew Cook | 30-31 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Robert Thomas banks in the layup | 30-33 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy's floater is tipped away by Andrew Cook | 30-33 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Charles Ellis gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darin Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Glen Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Keith Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Shealy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Robert Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Kelly Holman (SG), Robert Benjamin (SF), Wesley Ducan (PF), Jeremy Bartlett (C) Howard Rumble, Darin Young, Glen Brooks, Keith Moore, Bryan Shealy | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG), Gerard Greene (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Edward Skinner (PF), John Dunn (C) Fred Bradshaw, Ronald Venegas, Robert Thomas, Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Jeremy Bartlett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 15:20 | Akron | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:14 | Akron | Edward Skinner is whistled for a carry | 30-33 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kelly Holman and he's fouled by Edward Skinner - foul #1 on Edward Skinner, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Robert Thomas (SF) Gerard Greene, Robert Thornberry | |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Wesley Ducan - foul #2 on Wesley Ducan, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG) James Moore | |
| 14:28 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Kelly Holman misses the easy layup | 33-35 |
| 13:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Dunn | 33-35 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Robert Benjamin is called for the reach on Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Benjamin, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Darin Young (SG), Glen Brooks (SF), Keith Moore (PF), Bryan Shealy (C) Larry Landis, Kelly Holman, Robert Benjamin, Wesley Ducan, Jeremy Bartlett | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Edward Skinner, John Dunn | |
| 13:18 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Keith Moore hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Ronald Venegas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Glen Brooks snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Robert Thomas takes the ball from Bryan Shealy | 35-35 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Ronald Venegas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 35-37 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Howard Rumble misses the jumpshot from the left side | 35-37 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Shealy | 35-37 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | The short jumper by Keith Moore is denied by Charles Ellis | 35-37 |
| 12:03 | Akron | Andrew Cook gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Ronald Venegas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Howard Rumble - foul #2 on Howard Rumble, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wesley Ducan (C) Bryan Shealy | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG), Robert Thornberry (SF) Fred Bradshaw, Robert Thomas | |
| 11:46 | Akron | Ronald Venegas makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Ronald Venegas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darin Young (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Glen Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Wesley Ducan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Glen Brooks is fouled on the floor by James Moore - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (SG) Ronald Venegas | |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan clanks a jump hook from the right block | 35-39 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Robert Thornberry grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Robert Thornberry knocks in the jumper from the right block | 35-41 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Darin Young and he's hacked by Charles Ellis - foul #3 on Charles Ellis, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Bartlett (C) Keith Moore | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Robert Thomas (SF) Gerard Greene, Robert Thornberry | |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Charles Ellis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Charles Ellis tips it but misses | 38-41 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Glen Brooks grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | Glen Brooks misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 38-41 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Andrew Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Jeremy Bartlett picks off the pass by Charles Ellis | 38-41 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Glen Brooks double dribbles | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG), Kelly Holman (SG), Robert Benjamin (SF), Bryan Shealy (C) Howard Rumble, Darin Young, Glen Brooks, Jeremy Bartlett | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), Edward Skinner (PF), John Dunn (C) James Moore, Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| 09:24 | Akron | John Dunn drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Venegas | 38-44 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy is fouled on the floor by Fred Bradshaw - foul #3 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Moore (PF) Larry Landis | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #7 | 38-44 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Ronald Venegas knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Fred Bradshaw | 40-46 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan misses the shot near the basket | 40-46 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Keith Moore misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 07:44 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Dunn | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Benjamin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kelly Holman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Ducan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Keith Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Akron | Ronald Venegas hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Bradshaw | 40-48 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Wesley Ducan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Edward Skinner pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Ronald Venegas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Darin Young (SG), Glen Brooks (SF), Ricky Crim (PF), Jeremy Bartlett (C) Robert Benjamin, Kelly Holman, Wesley Ducan, Keith Moore, Bryan Shealy | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Fred Bradshaw, Robert Thomas, Edward Skinner, John Dunn | |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Ricky Crim buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Howard Rumble | 42-48 |
| 06:14 | Akron | James Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Ricky Crim clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 06:00 | Akron | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 05:52 | Akron | James Moore misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 05:51 | Akron | Charles Ellis tips it back up and in | 42-50 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Howard Rumble misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Brooks | 42-50 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Glen Brooks jams it on a great pass from Howard Rumble | 44-50 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Robert Thornberry loses the dribble to Glen Brooks | 44-50 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Ricky Crim hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Howard Rumble | 46-50 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Jeremy Bartlett picks off the pass by Andrew Cook | 46-50 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Moore (PF), Bryan Shealy (C) Ricky Crim, Jeremy Bartlett | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Robert Thomas (SF) James Moore, Robert Thornberry | |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Glen Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Keith Moore grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Keith Moore hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Darin Young | 49-50 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Charles Ellis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Bryan Shealy - foul #2 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Charles Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Charles Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Glen Brooks misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-52 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:19 | Akron | Charles Ellis makes the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Keith Moore - foul #1 on Keith Moore, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| 03:19 | Akron | Charles Ellis misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Glen Brooks | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darin Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Rumble | 52-54 |
| 02:45 | Akron | A charge is called on Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (SG) Ronald Venegas | |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy makes the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Andrew Cook - foul #3 on Andrew Cook, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Glen Brooks buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Bryan Shealy and the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #4 on Robert Thomas, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Glen Brooks misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Charles Ellis pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:51 | Akron | James Moore misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Darin Young | 57-54 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Darin Young connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Charles Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG) James Moore | |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Glen Brooks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 60-54 |
| 00:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to Andrew Cook | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw is hacked by Keith Moore - foul #2 on Keith Moore, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Ronald Venegas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bryan Shealy | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy is hacked by Fred Bradshaw in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Benjamin (SF), Wesley Ducan (PF) Glen Brooks, Keith Moore | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Andrew Cook gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Ronald Venegas buries a 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Glen Brooks (SF), Keith Moore (PF) Howard Rumble, Wesley Ducan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Fred Bradshaw is called for the reach on Robert Benjamin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #12 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG) Fred Bradshaw | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Robert Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Ronald Venegas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Robert Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Ronald Venegas clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Darin Young grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Darin Young is hacked by James Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #13 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Wesley Ducan (PF) Glen Brooks, Keith Moore | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Darin Young makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Darin Young makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Ronald Venegas hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 64-60 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Glen Brooks (SF), Keith Moore (PF) Howard Rumble, Wesley Ducan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Ronald Venegas is called for the reach on Darin Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #14 | 64-60 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Darin Young makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Darin Young makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:00 | Akron | James Moore misses the halfcourt shot | 66-60 |