| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Earl Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Gillett (fresh) 5 reb. C - Oscar Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jerry Lawson inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Akron | Earl Lee can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 19:44 | Akron | Jerry Lawson hits the follow up shot | 29-31 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Jerry Bray drills a floater from the right side set up by Peter Gibson | 29-33 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Louis Barnes scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Gillett | 32-33 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Frank Opperman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Peter Gibson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Bray | 32-35 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Oscar Kemp misses the lay-in | 32-35 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Omar Peraza comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Jerry Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Earl Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Anthony Gillett grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Jerry Lawson misses the easy layup | 32-35 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Jerry Lawson tips it home | 34-35 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Omar Peraza misses the 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Jerry Lawson grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Jerry Bray takes the ball from Louis Barnes in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Jerry Bray lays it in | 34-37 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Louis Barnes clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Bray - foul #2 on Jerry Bray, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (SG), Johnny Ullman (PF), Nicholas Evert (C) Earl Lee, Anthony Gillett, Oscar Kemp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (SG), Gregory Slocum (SF) Frank Opperman, Peter Gibson | |
| 16:48 | Akron | Louis Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Louis Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kerrick (SG), James Shorts (SF) Louis Barnes, Jerry Lawson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Felipe Avila (SG) Jerry Bray | |
| 16:06 | Akron | James Shorts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Richard Jorden's pass is intercepted by David Kerrick | 35-37 |
| 15:43 | Akron | James Shorts lays it up and in set up by David Kerrick | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Tyson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kerrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Ullman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Evert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Avila (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Slocum (fresh) PF - Omar Peraza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Evert - foul #2 on Nicholas Evert, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Earl Lee (SG), Jerry Lawson (SF), Anthony Gillett (PF) Brian Tyson, David Kerrick, James Shorts, Nicholas Evert | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG), Frank Opperman (SG), Peter Gibson (SF), Harry Cooperstein (PF) Richard Jorden, Felipe Avila, Gregory Slocum, Omar Peraza | |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Louis Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Pagan (C) Robert Prendergast | |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Jerry Lawson is called for the reach on Peter Gibson - foul #2 on Jerry Lawson, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 14:45 | Kent State | Jerry Bray misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 14:43 | Akron | The rebound goes to Anthony Gillett | 37-39 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Earl Lee drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Peter Gibson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | Frank Opperman tips it in | 39-41 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Earl Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Peter Gibson gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Louis Barnes picks off the pass by Jerry Bray | 39-41 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Anthony Gillett misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-41 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Peter Gibson grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Louis Barnes steals the ball from Frank Opperman | 39-41 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Louis Barnes hits the finger roll | 41-41 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Gillett - foul #2 on Anthony Gillett, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (PG), James Shorts (SF), Nicholas Evert (PF), Oscar Kemp (C) Louis Barnes, Jerry Lawson, Anthony Gillett, Johnny Ullman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (PG), Felipe Avila (SG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Robert Prendergast (C) Jerry Bray, Frank Opperman, Peter Gibson, Patrick Pagan | |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:25 | Akron | Nicholas Evert grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Brian Tyson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 12:10 | Akron | James Shorts gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Brian Tyson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-42 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Oscar Kemp tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Shorts - foul #1 on James Shorts, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kerrick (SG) Earl Lee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Omar Peraza (PF) Harry Cooperstein | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Oscar Kemp grabs the board | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Tyson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kerrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Evert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oscar Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Richard Jorden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Avila (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Slocum (fresh) PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Akron | James Shorts makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Tyson | 46-42 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast lays it up and in set up by Omar Peraza | 46-44 |
| 10:39 | Akron | James Shorts hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Oscar Kemp | 48-44 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Richard Jorden can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Shorts - foul #2 on James Shorts, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Earl Lee (SG), Jerry Lawson (SF), Anthony Gillett (PF) Brian Tyson, David Kerrick, James Shorts, Nicholas Evert | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG), Peter Gibson (SF) Felipe Avila, Gregory Slocum | |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Richard Jorden makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Richard Jorden misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | Peter Gibson snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Peter Gibson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frank Opperman | 48-48 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Louis Barnes clanks a jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Richard Jorden grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Richard Jorden is hacked by Earl Lee - foul #3 on Earl Lee, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Ullman (C) Oscar Kemp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG) Richard Jorden | |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Frank Opperman | 48-50 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Jerry Lawson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-50 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Louis Barnes is called for the reach on Jerry Bray - foul #1 on Louis Barnes, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Jerry Bray makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Jerry Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Johnny Ullman buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Earl Lee | 51-52 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Jerry Bray misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-52 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Johnny Ullman gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:55 | Akron | Anthony Gillett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Peter Gibson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-52 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Omar Peraza hits the follow up shot | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Earl Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Lawson (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Anthony Gillett (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Johnny Ullman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Opperman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Omar Peraza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Prendergast (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Johnny Ullman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Earl Lee tips it home | 53-54 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Omar Peraza can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Louis Barnes - foul #2 on Louis Barnes, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Tyson (PG), David Kerrick (SG), James Shorts (SF), Nicholas Evert (PF), Oscar Kemp (C) Louis Barnes, Earl Lee, Jerry Lawson, Anthony Gillett, Johnny Ullman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (SG), Gregory Slocum (SF), Harry Cooperstein (C) Frank Opperman, Peter Gibson, Robert Prendergast | |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Omar Peraza misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Omar Peraza makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Brian Tyson is hacked by Omar Peraza - foul #2 on Omar Peraza, team foul #2 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Pagan (C) Omar Peraza | |
| 06:17 | Akron | James Shorts scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Tyson | 55-55 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Harry Cooperstein's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Evert | 55-55 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 05:45 | Akron | David Kerrick snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Brian Tyson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Kerrick | 57-55 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Patrick Pagan hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Richard Jorden | 57-57 |
| 04:53 | Akron | James Shorts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harry Cooperstein | 57-57 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Gregory Slocum lays it up and in | 57-59 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Barnes (PG), Earl Lee (SG), Jerry Lawson (SF), Anthony Gillett (PF) Brian Tyson, David Kerrick, James Shorts, Nicholas Evert | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Opperman (SG), Peter Gibson (SF), Omar Peraza (PF), Robert Prendergast (C) Richard Jorden, Gregory Slocum, Harry Cooperstein, Patrick Pagan | |
| 04:26 | Akron | Earl Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Omar Peraza | 57-59 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Bray | 57-62 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Oscar Kemp comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Omar Peraza - foul #3 on Omar Peraza, team foul #3 | 57-62 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Oscar Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Oscar Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Oscar Kemp steals the ball from Frank Opperman | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Earl Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Lawson (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Anthony Gillett (fresh) 7 reb. C - Oscar Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Bray (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Opperman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Omar Peraza (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Prendergast (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Akron | Jerry Lawson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Peter Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Jerry Lawson steps in front of the Peter Gibson pass | 58-62 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Earl Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Ullman (C) Oscar Kemp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Jorden (PG) Jerry Bray | |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Frank Opperman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Louis Barnes - foul #3 on Louis Barnes, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Frank Opperman makes the 3rd free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Johnny Ullman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Jerry Lawson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Anthony Gillett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Omar Peraza - foul #4 on Omar Peraza, team foul #4 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Bray (PG) Richard Jorden | |
| 02:05 | Akron | Anthony Gillett makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Anthony Gillett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Jerry Bray loses the dribble to Louis Barnes | 60-65 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Earl Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Frank Opperman - foul #1 on Frank Opperman, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Oscar Kemp (C) Johnny Ullman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:21 | Akron | Earl Lee makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Earl Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Robert Prendergast comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 62-65 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Oscar Kemp pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Jerry Lawson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Lee and the foul's on Jerry Bray - foul #3 on Jerry Bray, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Jerry Lawson makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Omar Peraza comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Gillett - foul #3 on Anthony Gillett, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Omar Peraza makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Omar Peraza misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Anthony Gillett grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Jerry Lawson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Anthony Gillett snags the offensive board | 65-66 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 65-66 |