| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Gines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nolan Ely (fresh) 5 pts. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ibanez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Beaufort (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Rice (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Wittman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Scott Gines inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Scott Gines misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Richard Peters snags the offensive board | 23-33 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick's fadeaway is rejected by John Rice | 23-33 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Charles Wittman pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Richard Ibanez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Nolan Ely grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Reginald Gann makes the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Charles Wittman - foul #2 on Charles Wittman, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Reginald Gann makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:31 | Akron | David Pledger clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Nolan Ely grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Richard Peters lays it in on a nice dish by Andrew Patrick and he's fouled by Richard Ibanez - foul #1 on Richard Ibanez, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Richard Peters misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:06 | Akron | John Rice grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Harry Beaufort connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by David Pledger and he's hacked by Scott Gines - foul #2 on Scott Gines, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Harry Beaufort misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Reginald Gann | 28-35 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Nolan Ely knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Peters | 30-35 |
| 17:03 | Akron | John Rice misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Gines - foul #3 on Scott Gines, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Murphy (SG), Clarence Plantenberg (SF) Richard Peters, Scott Gines | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Spencer (PG), James Judd (SF), Paul Mitchell (C) David Pledger, Harry Beaufort, Charles Wittman | |
| 17:03 | Akron | John Rice makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:03 | Akron | John Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | John Murphy double dribbles | 30-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Gary Puckett (PF) Andrew Patrick, Nolan Ely | |
| Subs | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer (SG), Edward Daum (PF) Richard Ibanez, John Rice | |
| 16:31 | Akron | James Judd hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Reginald Gann - foul #2 on Reginald Gann, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| 16:31 | Akron | James Judd makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:31 | Akron | James Judd makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Reginald Gann's fadeaway is rejected by James Judd | 30-39 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Edward Daum pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 16:05 | Akron | Stephen Spencer knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Fyodor Zillmer | 30-42 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Reginald Gann clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg misses the tip | 30-42 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Plantenberg | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) SG - John Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Plantenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Puckett (fresh) C - Reginald Gann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Stephen Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fyodor Zillmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Judd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Daum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | John Murphy buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Puckett | 33-42 |
| 15:09 | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Paul Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer's fadeaway is rejected by Reginald Gann | 33-42 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Stephen Spencer tips it home | 33-44 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | John Murphy misses the tip | 33-44 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Gann | 33-44 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Fyodor Zillmer is called for the reach on Reginald Gann - foul #1 on Fyodor Zillmer, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Patrick (PG), Richard Peters (SG), Scott Gines (SF), Nolan Ely (PF) Frank Sullivan, John Murphy, Gary Puckett, Reginald Gann | |
| Subs | Akron | David Pledger (PG), Richard Ibanez (SG), Harry Beaufort (SF), John Rice (PF), Charles Wittman (C) Stephen Spencer, Fyodor Zillmer, James Judd, Edward Daum, Paul Mitchell | |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 14:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Pledger | 33-44 |
| 14:03 | Akron | David Pledger scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Rice and he's hacked by Scott Gines - foul #4 on Scott Gines, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Puckett (SF), John Hilliard (C) Scott Gines, Clarence Plantenberg | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:03 | Akron | David Pledger misses the free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Charles Wittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Harry Beaufort loses the dribble to Andrew Patrick | 33-46 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Richard Peters scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Richard Ibanez clanks a shot from the baseline | 35-46 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | John Hilliard grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | Richard Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 13:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Wittman | 35-46 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Harry Beaufort is hacked by Gary Puckett - foul #2 on Gary Puckett, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Murphy (SF), Reginald Gann (C) Gary Puckett, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:25 | Akron | Charles Wittman loses the dribble to Nolan Ely | 35-46 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick's pass is intercepted by Richard Ibanez | 35-46 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Charles Wittman buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Rice | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nolan Ely (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Gann (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Pledger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Ibanez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Beaufort (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Rice (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Wittman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Nolan Ely comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Rice - foul #2 on John Rice, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Clarence Plantenberg (SF) Andrew Patrick, Richard Peters | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Spencer (PG), Fyodor Zillmer (SG), James Judd (SF), Edward Daum (PF), Paul Mitchell (C) David Pledger, Richard Ibanez, Harry Beaufort, John Rice, Charles Wittman | |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Nolan Ely misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Nolan Ely misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 11:24 | Akron | Paul Mitchell grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 11:05 | Akron | James Judd's floater is tipped away by Reginald Gann | 35-48 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Clarence Plantenberg | 35-48 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | John Murphy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg gets the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Sullivan | 38-48 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Stephen Spencer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Murphy | 38-48 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Fyodor Zillmer - foul #2 on Fyodor Zillmer, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Patrick (PG), Richard Peters (SG), Gary Puckett (PF) Frank Sullivan, John Murphy, Nolan Ely | |
| Subs | Akron | David Pledger (PG), Richard Ibanez (SG), Harry Beaufort (SF), John Rice (PF), Charles Wittman (C) Stephen Spencer, Fyodor Zillmer, James Judd, Edward Daum, Paul Mitchell | |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:20 | Akron | John Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-48 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Andrew Patrick clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Charles Wittman pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Richard Ibanez misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Andrew Patrick | 39-48 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Reginald Gann misses badly on a shot in the lane | 39-48 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Charles Wittman grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 08:41 | Akron | John Rice hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Harry Beaufort tips it back up and in | 39-50 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Richard Peters can't finish the layup | 39-50 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Reginald Gann tips it home | 41-50 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Charles Wittman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 08:04 | Akron | David Pledger tips it in | 41-52 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Reginald Gann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Gary Puckett grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Reginald Gann makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Andrew Patrick | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Plantenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Puckett (fresh) C - Reginald Gann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Pledger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Ibanez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Beaufort (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Rice (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Wittman (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Akron | Clarence Plantenberg denies the turnaround by Harry Beaufort | 44-52 |
| 07:16 | Akron | Harry Beaufort tips it but misses | 44-52 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Harry Beaufort tips it in | 44-54 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Clarence Plantenberg misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Richard Ibanez grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 06:53 | Akron | David Pledger drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Rice | 44-57 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Richard Ibanez picks off the pass by Andrew Patrick in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| 06:43 | Akron | John Rice comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-57 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Gary Puckett snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Richard Ibanez picks off the pass by Richard Peters | 44-57 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Harry Beaufort throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), John Murphy (SG), Scott Gines (SF), Nolan Ely (PF), John Hilliard (C) Andrew Patrick, Richard Peters, Clarence Plantenberg, Gary Puckett, Reginald Gann | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Spencer (PG), Fyodor Zillmer (SG), James Judd (SF), Edward Daum (PF), Paul Mitchell (C) David Pledger, Richard Ibanez, Harry Beaufort, John Rice, Charles Wittman | |
| 05:49 | Kent State | John Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-57 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:21 | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer lays it in set up by Stephen Spencer | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Nolan Ely can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 05:05 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Mitchell | 44-59 |
| 04:37 | Akron | Paul Mitchell is fouled on the floor by John Hilliard - foul #1 on John Hilliard, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Patrick (PG), Richard Peters (SG) Frank Sullivan, John Murphy | |
| Subs | Akron | David Pledger (PG), Richard Ibanez (SG), John Rice (PF) Stephen Spencer, Fyodor Zillmer, Edward Daum | |
| 04:15 | Akron | David Pledger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | John Hilliard pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Nolan Ely is hacked by Paul Mitchell - foul #3 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), John Murphy (SG), Clarence Plantenberg (SF), Gary Puckett (PF), Milton Morrison (C) Andrew Patrick, Richard Peters, Scott Gines, Nolan Ely, John Hilliard | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Spencer (PG), Fyodor Zillmer (SG), Edward Daum (PF) David Pledger, Richard Ibanez, John Rice | |
| 03:46 | Kent State | John Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Fyodor Zillmer - foul #3 on Fyodor Zillmer, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | John Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | John Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Akron | Edward Daum makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Spencer and he's hacked by Gary Puckett - foul #3 on Gary Puckett, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Rieger (C) Paul Mitchell | |
| 03:24 | Akron | Edward Daum makes the free throw | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Plantenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Puckett (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Milton Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Stephen Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fyodor Zillmer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Daum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Judd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Rieger (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Milton Morrison comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Fyodor Zillmer - foul #4 on Fyodor Zillmer, team foul #8 | 45-62 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Milton Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Milton Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:03 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Judd | 46-62 |
| 02:41 | Akron | James Judd misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Edward Daum gets the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Clarence Plantenberg steals the ball from Edward Daum | 46-62 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan lays it up and in on a great pass from Milton Morrison | 48-62 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Stephen Spencer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Daum | 48-65 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Milton Morrison misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Fyodor Zillmer - foul #5 on Fyodor Zillmer, team foul #9 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mitchell (PF) Fyodor Zillmer | |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Milton Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Milton Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Frank Sullivan takes the ball from James Judd | 50-65 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan banks in the layup | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Stephen Spencer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-65 |
| 00:28 | Akron | James Judd grabs the offensive board | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Stephen Spencer runs out the clock | 52-65 |