| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Hans Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Hans Zentz inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Hans Zentz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-34 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 19:09 | Akron | John Steele is fouled on the floor by Reinaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Reinaldo Gallo, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Fred Conder misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Hans Zentz | 27-36 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Fred Conder hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski is hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Hans Zentz | 30-39 |
| 17:31 | Akron | Fred Conder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo grabs the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Reinaldo Gallo | 30-42 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Robert Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Robert Anderson tips it home | 32-42 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Robert Anderson picks off the pass by Donald Deal | 32-42 |
| 16:11 | Akron | John Steele is fouled on the floor by Hans Zentz - foul #1 on Hans Zentz, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Timothy Pinto (PF), Steven Capehart (C) Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Robert Anderson, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Charles Becker (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Hans Zentz, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 15:57 | Akron | Steven Capehart double dribbles | 32-42 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG) Steven Capehart | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Steele (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Pinto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Pedro Cabrera (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Kent State | David Brawner steals it from Brent Horne | 32-42 |
| 15:43 | Akron | John Steele dunks the ball set up by David Brawner | 34-42 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Robert Phillips lays it in on a great pass from Ted Krug | 34-44 |
| 15:28 | Akron | David Brawner misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-44 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Ted Krug is hacked by Randy Johnson - foul #1 on Randy Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Jones (SF) John Steele | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG), Donald Deal (PF) Brent Horne, Pedro Cabrera | |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Robert Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG) Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG) Wilfredo Reyes | |
| 14:42 | Akron | Stephen Longoria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hans Zentz (SF) Robert Phillips | |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Stephen Longoria takes the ball from Charles Becker | 34-44 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Leonard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Anderson (PF), Joseph Moore (C) Stephen Longoria, Timothy Pinto | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vasily Slominski (C) Ted Krug, Charles Becker | |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Deal | 34-44 |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Joseph Moore is whistled for a carry | 34-44 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Hans Zentz snags the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Leonard Jones gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Fred Conder knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Jones | 37-44 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Hans Zentz comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Leonard Jones - foul #1 on Leonard Jones, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Timothy Pinto (C) Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Hans Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Hans Zentz misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Donald Deal gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Brent Horne drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ted Krug | 37-47 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Ted Krug steals it from David Brawner | 37-47 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Ted Krug can't finish the layup | 37-47 |
| 12:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Timothy Pinto | 37-47 |
| 12:02 | Akron | John Steele comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Pinto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Hans Zentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Donald Deal scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Timothy Pinto misses the jumper in the lane | 37-50 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Donald Deal can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 37-50 |
| 10:53 | Akron | David Brawner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:33 | Akron | David Brawner misses long on a shot near the basket | 37-50 |
| 10:32 | Akron | Timothy Pinto pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:17 | Akron | David Brawner loses the dribble to Vasily Slominski | 37-50 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Brent Horne banks in the layup set up by Donald Deal and the foul's on John Steele - foul #2 on John Steele, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Leonard Jones (SF), Joseph Moore (C) David Brawner, Robert Anderson, Timothy Pinto | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Charles Becker (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Ted Krug, Hans Zentz, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:37 | Akron | Stephen Longoria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Capehart (PF) Stephen Longoria | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG) Brent Horne | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses the floater from just outside the lane | 37-53 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Joseph Moore gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 09:07 | Akron | John Steele buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Fred Conder and he's hacked by Pedro Cabrera - foul #1 on Pedro Cabrera, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| 09:07 | Akron | John Steele makes the free throw | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilfredo Reyes | 40-56 |
| 08:38 | Akron | Robert Phillips swats the short shot by Steven Capehart | 40-56 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Robert Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Charles Becker drills a fadeaway from the right side | 40-58 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Joseph Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), Stephen Longoria (PF) John Steele, Steven Capehart | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Donald Deal (PF) Wilfredo Reyes, Pedro Cabrera | |
| 07:59 | Akron | Joseph Moore makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Joseph Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Robert Phillips's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Moore | 42-58 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Joseph Moore gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Charles Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Akron | Leonard Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 07:20 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Johnson | 42-58 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Leonard Jones hits the finger roll | 44-58 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Charles Becker drills a jumper in the lane | 44-60 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Leonard Jones clanks a turnaround in the lane | 44-60 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Joseph Moore snags the offensive board | 44-60 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Randy Johnson travels with the ball | 44-60 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), John Steele (SG), Robert Anderson (PF), Timothy Pinto (C) Randy Johnson, Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Hans Zentz (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Charles Becker, Robert Phillips | |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 44-60 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Stephen Longoria gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Stephen Longoria hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Hans Zentz - foul #2 on Hans Zentz, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Benson (PF) Donald Deal | |
| 05:37 | Akron | Stephen Longoria makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Stephen Longoria makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Ted Krug hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Longoria - foul #2 on Stephen Longoria, team foul #5 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Leonard Jones (SF) John Steele, Stephen Longoria | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Becker (PF) David Benson | |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Ted Krug makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Leonard Jones grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 05:15 | Akron | David Brawner misses badly on a shot from the right block | 46-61 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Fred Conder gets the offensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Leonard Jones knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Conder | 48-61 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Charles Becker buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Vasily Slominski and he's hacked by Fred Conder - foul #1 on Fred Conder, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Moore (C) Timothy Pinto | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG) Ted Krug | |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Charles Becker makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Fred Conder loses the dribble to Reinaldo Gallo | 48-64 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Hans Zentz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Reinaldo Gallo | 48-66 |
| 04:09 | Akron | David Brawner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-66 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Joseph Moore blocks the short jumper by Charles Becker | 48-66 |
| 03:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Fred Conder | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Hans Zentz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Becker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Akron | Vasily Slominski takes the ball from Robert Anderson | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Hans Zentz misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-66 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski snags the offensive board | 48-66 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Robert Anderson denies the turnaround by Charles Becker | 48-66 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Brawner - foul #4 on David Brawner, team foul #7 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), John Steele (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Timothy Pinto (PF), Steven Capehart (C) David Brawner, Fred Conder, Leonard Jones, Robert Anderson, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (SG), Pedro Cabrera (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), Terry Nunes (C) Brent Horne, Hans Zentz, Charles Becker, Vasily Slominski | |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Stephen Longoria misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 02:07 | Akron | John Steele snags the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 01:55 | Akron | John Steele misses the dunk but the foul's on Pedro Cabrera - foul #2 on Pedro Cabrera, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes (SG), Charles Becker (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Terry Nunes | |
| 01:55 | Akron | John Steele misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 01:55 | Akron | John Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Pedro Cabrera misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-67 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Wilfredo Reyes tips it back up and in | 49-69 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Timothy Pinto knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-69 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Ted Krug steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Akron | Stephen Longoria drills a 3 from the right wing | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Charles Becker buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-71 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Stephen Longoria misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Stephen Longoria pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Timothy Pinto misses the easy layup | 55-71 |