| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) SG - Randall Gatto (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl Kenny (fresh) PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Thornberry inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | Bill White connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Bradshaw | 26-32 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Josh Burnham can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Dunn - foul #2 on John Dunn, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Josh Burnham misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Randall Gatto grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Josh Burnham is called for the reach on John Dunn - foul #3 on Josh Burnham, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Roberts (PF) Josh Burnham | |
| 18:50 | Akron | John Roberts steps in front of the Robert Thornberry pass | 26-33 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | John Roberts scores on a shot in the paint set up by Bryan Shealy and he's fouled by John Dunn - foul #3 on John Dunn, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Lionel Scheidt (PF) John Dunn | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:25 | Kent State | John Roberts misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Carl Kenny grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Carl Kenny connects on the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Lionel Scheidt - foul #2 on Lionel Scheidt, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Carl Kenny makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Randall Gatto can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Lynwood Sandidge - foul #3 on Lynwood Sandidge, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (SG) Lynwood Sandidge | |
| 17:52 | Akron | Randall Gatto makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Randall Gatto makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Carl Kenny scores on a shot from the right wing set up by John Roberts | 28-40 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Robert Thornberry misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Larry Landis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Shealy | 28-40 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Carl Kenny misses the jump hook near the basket | 28-40 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy misses the tip | 28-40 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Bill White pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Thornberry | 30-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Gatto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Scheidt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Landis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Kenny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Shealy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | John Roberts misses short on a shot in the paint | 30-40 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy grabs the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | John Roberts misses the shot near the basket | 30-40 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy tips it but misses | 30-40 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Bill White grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt gets the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Randall Gatto makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Fred Bradshaw | 32-40 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Larry Landis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Randall Gatto scores on a floater from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Larry Landis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bryan Shealy | 34-43 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Randall Gatto drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Fred Bradshaw | 37-43 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy buries a jump hook from close range set up by Howard Rumble | 37-45 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Rumble - foul #1 on Howard Rumble, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (PG), Douglas Wurth (SG), Dale Gerace (SF), John Dunn (PF), Arthur Lowe (C) Fred Bradshaw, Randall Gatto, Robert Thornberry, Lionel Scheidt, Bill White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Thompson (PG), Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Rodney Rushton (SF), Josh Burnham (PF), Alex Epperson (C) Howard Rumble, Larry Landis, Carl Kenny, John Roberts, Bryan Shealy | |
| 13:21 | Akron | Alex Epperson is called for the reach on Douglas Wurth - foul #2 on Alex Epperson, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Douglas Wurth blows the layup but he's hacked by Josh Burnham - foul #4 on Josh Burnham, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Keller (C) Josh Burnham | |
| 13:11 | Akron | Douglas Wurth makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Douglas Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Willy Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lynwood Sandidge | 39-48 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Douglas Wurth buries a 3 from straight away set up by John Dunn | 42-48 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Arthur Lowe is called for the reach on Lynwood Sandidge - foul #4 on Arthur Lowe, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), George Call (C) Dale Gerace, Arthur Lowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG) Rodney Rushton | |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Frank Thomas steals it from Alex Epperson | 42-48 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Douglas Wurth lays it in on a great pass from Frank Thomas | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wurth (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Call (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Landis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alex Epperson (fresh) C - Michael Keller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge's fadeaway is rejected by John Dunn | 44-48 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Willy Thompson misses the tip | 44-48 |
| 11:37 | Akron | Frank Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Alex Epperson - foul #3 on Alex Epperson, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Lionel Scheidt (SF) Frank Thomas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Carl Kenny (SF) Larry Landis, Willy Thompson | |
| 11:15 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Carl Kenny can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Michael Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 10:52 | Akron | John Dunn gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:28 | Akron | George Call throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Randall Gatto (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Bill White (C) Douglas Wurth, John Dunn, George Call | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Roberts (PF), Bryan Shealy (C) Alex Epperson, Michael Keller | |
| 10:07 | Kent State | John Roberts slams it home on a nice dish by Lynwood Sandidge | 45-50 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Fred Bradshaw | 47-50 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy is called for traveling | 47-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (PG), John Dunn (PF) Fred Bradshaw, Lionel Scheidt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (SG) Lynwood Sandidge | |
| 09:07 | Akron | John Dunn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Thomas and the foul's on Carl Kenny - foul #3 on Carl Kenny, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Thompson (SG) Howard Rumble | |
| 09:07 | Akron | John Dunn makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | John Dunn picks off the pass by Willy Thompson | 50-50 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Randall Gatto buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Thomas | 53-50 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Willy Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Douglas Wurth (SG), Arthur Lowe (C) Frank Thomas, Randall Gatto, Bill White | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Josh Burnham (PF), Alex Epperson (C) Larry Landis, Willy Thompson, John Roberts, Bryan Shealy | |
| 07:34 | Akron | Arthur Lowe misses the easy layup | 53-50 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge grabs the board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Wurth (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dunn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Lowe (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynwood Sandidge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Kenny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Josh Burnham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Alex Epperson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Alex Epperson is whistled for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (SG), Lionel Scheidt (PF) Robert Thornberry, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Willy Thompson (SF) Carl Kenny | |
| 06:55 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt tips it in | 55-50 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Douglas Wurth is called for the reach on Willy Thompson - foul #2 on Douglas Wurth, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Randall Gatto (SG) Frank Thomas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bryan Shealy (C) Alex Epperson | |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Josh Burnham | 55-52 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bryan Shealy - foul #1 on Bryan Shealy, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carl Kenny (SF) Willy Thompson | |
| 06:07 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Carl Kenny comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Randall Gatto hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Carl Kenny banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lynwood Sandidge and he's fouled by Arthur Lowe - foul #5 on Arthur Lowe, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thornberry (SF), John Dunn (PF), Bill White (C) Douglas Wurth, Lionel Scheidt, Arthur Lowe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Landis (PG) Howard Rumble | |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Carl Kenny makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:50 | Akron | John Dunn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 04:49 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Josh Burnham loses the dribble to Fred Bradshaw | 57-55 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Lynwood Sandidge steps in front of the Robert Thornberry pass | 57-55 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Carl Kenny misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 03:48 | Akron | John Dunn snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 03:30 | Akron | Randall Gatto loses the ball out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (PG), Douglas Wurth (SG) Fred Bradshaw, Randall Gatto | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Rumble (PG), Willy Thompson (SF), John Roberts (PF), Alex Epperson (C) Lynwood Sandidge, Carl Kenny, Josh Burnham, Bryan Shealy | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Thomas (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Douglas Wurth (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bill White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Howard Rumble (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Landis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Alex Epperson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Willy Thompson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Howard Rumble | 57-58 |
| 02:54 | Akron | John Dunn can't finish the layup | 57-58 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Willy Thompson gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Randall Gatto (SG) Frank Thomas, Douglas Wurth | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lynwood Sandidge (SG), Carl Kenny (SF), Josh Burnham (PF), Bryan Shealy (C) Larry Landis, Willy Thompson, John Roberts, Alex Epperson | |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Josh Burnham connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lynwood Sandidge | 57-60 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Bill White lays it up and in set up by Fred Bradshaw | 59-60 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy is hacked by John Dunn - foul #4 on John Dunn, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Bryan Shealy misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:04 | Akron | John Dunn grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Howard Rumble steals it from John Dunn | 59-60 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Carl Kenny drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-63 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Bill White is whistled for traveling | 59-63 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | 3 seconds is called on Bryan Shealy | 59-63 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Carl Kenny steps in front of the Fred Bradshaw pass | 59-63 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Carl Kenny lays it in | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Akron | Bryan Shealy swats the short shot by John Dunn | 59-65 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Josh Burnham pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Fred Bradshaw is called for the reach on Josh Burnham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Josh Burnham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 00:36 | Akron | John Dunn grabs the offensive board | 59-67 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Bill White connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Dunn | 62-67 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Carl Kenny is hacked by Randall Gatto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Gatto, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Roberts (PF) Josh Burnham | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Carl Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Carl Kenny misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:33 | Akron | John Dunn gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 62-68 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Fred Bradshaw is called for the reach on John Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | John Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Randall Gatto knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Thornberry | 65-69 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Randall Gatto is called for the reach on Carl Kenny in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Gatto, team foul #11 | 65-69 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Carl Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Carl Kenny makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Randall Gatto is called for traveling | 65-71 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Howard Rumble is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Bradshaw - foul #5 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #12 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (PG) Fred Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Howard Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Howard Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Burnham (PF) John Roberts | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Robert Thornberry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-73 |