| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Kuczenski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Benjamin | 35-41 |
| 19:19 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the dunk | 35-41 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 18:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Tom Hendrix | 35-41 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Frederick Kuczenski steals the ball from Jeffrey Estevez | 35-41 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Frederick Kuczenski misses the easy layup | 35-41 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Joseph Yee pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Tom Hendrix comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Michael Holland snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Michael Holland banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Benjamin | 35-43 |
| 17:37 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the fadeaway from the left side | 35-43 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin is whistled for a carry | 35-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Norman Coates (PF) Tom Hendrix, Mark Archambault | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Sisemore (SG), James Garr (SF), Sean Tims (PF), Joseph Suda (C) Frederick Kuczenski, Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland, Ryan Bell | |
| 17:06 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edgar Freeman | 38-43 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Mark Sisemore travels with the ball | 38-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF), Gregory Bryant (C) Jeffrey Estevez, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:41 | Akron | Edgar Freeman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Thaxton | 41-43 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Joseph Suda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG) William Thaxton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Billy Baker (SG), Michael Holland (PF), Ryan Bell (C) Daniel Benjamin, Sean Tims, Joseph Suda | |
| 15:58 | Akron | Tom Hendrix hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Norman Coates | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Norman Coates (fresh) C - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mark Sisemore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Garr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Michael Holland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:35 | Kent State | James Garr tips it home | 43-45 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Gregory Bryant's dunk attempt is rejected by Ryan Bell | 43-45 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Mark Sisemore hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 43-45 |
| 15:06 | Akron | Norman Coates snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Edgar Freeman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Norman Coates tips it home | 45-45 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Michael Holland hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Norman Coates makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Myers | 47-48 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | James Garr misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory Bryant - foul #2 on Gregory Bryant, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Efren Jackson (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Mark Archambault (PF), Joseph Yee (C) Edgar Freeman, Tom Hendrix, Raymond Myers, Norman Coates, Gregory Bryant | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Frederick Kuczenski (SG), Sean Tims (PF), Joseph Suda (C) Mark Sisemore, Billy Baker, Michael Holland, Ryan Bell | |
| 14:14 | Kent State | James Garr makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | James Garr makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:52 | Akron | William Thaxton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Estevez | 50-50 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Sean Tims steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Polinski (SF) James Garr | |
| 13:18 | Akron | Joseph Yee drills a fadeaway from the right side | 52-50 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Sean Tims's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Estevez | 52-50 |
| 12:36 | Akron | William Thaxton comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Benjamin - foul #1 on Daniel Benjamin, team foul #1 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG) Efren Jackson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Holland (PF), Ryan Bell (C) Sean Tims, Joseph Suda | |
| 12:36 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:36 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Michael Holland drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Benjamin | 54-52 |
| 12:07 | Akron | Kevin Polinski blocks the short jumper by Joseph Yee | 54-52 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Frederick Kuczenski loses the ball out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Coates (PF) Mark Archambault | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Sisemore (SG) Frederick Kuczenski | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Coates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Sisemore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Akron | Norman Coates buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Thaxton and he's hacked by Daniel Benjamin - foul #2 on Daniel Benjamin, team foul #2 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF) Jeffrey Estevez | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:27 | Akron | Norman Coates makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Mark Sisemore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Michael Holland can't tip it in | 57-52 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Norman Coates pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Joseph Yee hits the finger roll | 59-52 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Ryan Bell drills a floater from the left block set up by Kevin Polinski and the foul's on Joseph Yee - foul #1 on Joseph Yee, team foul #2 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Gregory Bryant (C) William Thaxton, Tom Hendrix, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frederick Kuczenski (SG), James Garr (SF), Sean Tims (PF) Daniel Benjamin, Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland | |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Raymond Myers is fouled on the floor by Frederick Kuczenski - foul #2 on Frederick Kuczenski, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Archambault (PF) Gregory Bryant | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Suda (C) Ryan Bell | |
| 10:02 | Akron | Edgar Freeman is hacked by Mark Sisemore - foul #1 on Mark Sisemore, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Bryant (C) Norman Coates | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:52 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez loses the dribble to Joseph Suda | 59-55 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Mark Sisemore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edgar Freeman | 62-55 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Joseph Suda blows the layup | 62-55 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Mark Archambault hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Edgar Freeman | 64-55 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Raymond Myers is called for the reach on James Garr - foul #2 on Raymond Myers, team foul #3 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Tom Hendrix (SG), Efren Jackson (SF), Norman Coates (PF), Joseph Yee (C) Edgar Freeman, Raymond Myers, Jeffrey Estevez, Mark Archambault, Gregory Bryant | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Billy Baker (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Michael Holland (PF) Mark Sisemore, Frederick Kuczenski, James Garr, Joseph Suda | |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Sean Tims makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-58 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Joseph Yee is whistled for a carry | 64-58 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ryan Bell (C) Sean Tims | |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Efren Jackson - foul #1 on Efren Jackson, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Joseph Yee grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Joseph Yee connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Thaxton | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Efren Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Coates (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billy Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Billy Baker gets the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Ryan Bell drills a fadeaway in the lane | 67-61 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Efren Jackson drills a shot near the basket | 69-61 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski is hacked by Tom Hendrix - foul #1 on Tom Hendrix, team foul #5 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Mark Archambault (PF) Tom Hendrix, Efren Jackson, Norman Coates | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frederick Kuczenski (SG), James Garr (SF), Sean Tims (PF) Billy Baker, Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland | |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Frederick Kuczenski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-61 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Mark Archambault scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Edgar Freeman | 72-61 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Frederick Kuczenski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Tims | 72-64 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Mark Archambault is hacked by Sean Tims - foul #2 on Sean Tims, team foul #5 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Gregory Bryant (C) Edgar Freeman, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Sisemore (PG), Joseph Suda (C) Daniel Benjamin, Ryan Bell | |
| 05:07 | Akron | Mark Archambault scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Thaxton | 74-64 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Jeffrey Estevez picks off the pass by James Garr | 74-64 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Mark Archambault clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Gregory Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Tom Hendrix drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Thaxton | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:00 | Kent State | Sean Tims blows the layup | 77-64 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez gets the rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Akron | Frederick Kuczenski is called for the reach on Tom Hendrix - foul #3 on Frederick Kuczenski, team foul #6 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Efren Jackson (SF), Norman Coates (PF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Mark Archambault, Gregory Bryant | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Michael Holland (PF), Ryan Bell (C) Frederick Kuczenski, James Garr, Sean Tims, Joseph Suda | |
| 03:29 | Akron | Raymond Myers lays it up and in on a great pass from Edgar Freeman | 79-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Efren Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Norman Coates (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Sisemore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-64 |
| 03:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Norman Coates | 79-64 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Mark Sisemore takes the ball from Norman Coates | 79-64 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Edgar Freeman steals it from Daniel Benjamin | 79-64 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the dunk | 79-64 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin gets the rebound | 79-64 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Michael Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-64 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin snags the offensive board | 79-64 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin is fouled on the floor by Joseph Yee - foul #2 on Joseph Yee, team foul #6 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Bryant (C) Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Billy Baker (SG), Anthony Murphy (SF), Joseph Suda (PF), Sean Tims (C) Daniel Benjamin, Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland, Ryan Bell | |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Billy Baker is fouled on the floor by Raymond Myers - foul #3 on Raymond Myers, team foul #7 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Martin Coleman (PG) Mark Sisemore | |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Billy Baker makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Billy Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Norman Coates clanks a runner from the baseline | 79-66 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sean Tims | 79-66 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Edgar Freeman is called for the reach on Martin Coleman - foul #2 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #8 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Sisemore (SG), James Garr (SF) Billy Baker, Anthony Murphy | |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Martin Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Norman Coates grabs the board | 79-66 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Norman Coates knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 81-66 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Joseph Suda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Billy Baker (SG) Martin Coleman | |
| 00:45 | Akron | Norman Coates makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Raymond Myers | 84-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Mark Sisemore misses short on a floater in the lane | 84-66 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Efren Jackson gets the rebound | 84-66 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Norman Coates connects on the floater from the left side set up by Raymond Myers | 86-66 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Mark Sisemore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-66 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Edgar Freeman runs out the clock | 86-66 |