| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 7 pts. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Matthew White inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | The short jumper by Ronald Hawkins is denied by Ben Boller | 36-37 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Ben Boller grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ben Boller | 39-37 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Michael Strickland clanks a floater from the right side | 39-37 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Ben Boller grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Ben Boller drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 18:40 | Akron | Lee French connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremiah Janzen | 42-39 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Ben Boller clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Lee French snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Matthew White misses the tip | 42-39 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Barry Goff | 42-39 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Ronald Hawkins is called for the reach on Ben Boller - foul #3 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Jackson (PF) Ronald Hawkins | |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Jeremiah Janzen steps in front of the Richard Gavin pass | 42-39 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Barry Goff is called for the reach on David Jackson - foul #3 on Barry Goff, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (C) Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (SF), John Thompson (C) Matthew White, Lee French | |
| 16:55 | Akron | Bradley Kidd misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-39 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Adam Meyer snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 16:31 | Akron | David Jackson gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:11 | Akron | John Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ben Boller | 42-39 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Plumlee (PF), Barry Goff (C) Jeremy Holcomb, Ben Boller | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (SG), Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, David Jackson, John Thompson | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee French (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Bradley Kidd and the foul's on Richard Gavin - foul #1 on Richard Gavin, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG) Adolph Morton | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:41 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | James Plumlee misses the lay-in | 42-42 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Lee French snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 15:18 | Akron | Lee French pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-42 |
| 15:06 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Lee French | 42-42 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lloyd Casey | 42-44 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Daniel Macek is denied on a layup by Lee French | 42-44 |
| 14:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ronald Hawkins | 42-44 |
| 14:22 | Akron | Lloyd Casey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Richard Gavin connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Adam Meyer | 45-47 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Bradley Kidd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-47 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Barry Goff pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Richard Gavin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Adam Meyer | 47-47 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins blows the layup | 47-47 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Richard Gavin gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Richard Gavin comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Matthew White grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins is hacked by Daniel Macek - foul #1 on Daniel Macek, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Charles Marcheski (SG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF) Daniel Macek, Richard Gavin, Adam Meyer, James Plumlee | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), John Thompson (SF), David Jackson (C) Bradley Kidd, Lloyd Casey, Matthew White, Lee French | |
| 13:10 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Thompson | 47-49 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Adolph Morton | 49-49 |
| 12:46 | Akron | Michael Strickland is hacked by Barry Goff - foul #4 on Barry Goff, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Newton (C) Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Lovell (PF) Ronald Hawkins | |
| 12:27 | Akron | Larry Lovell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Ben Boller pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Patrick Newton hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Holcomb | 51-49 |
| 11:47 | Akron | Larry Lovell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Thompson | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Marcheski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Newton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Lovell (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Jackson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Adolph Morton double dribbles | 51-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gavin (SG), Adam Meyer (C) Charles Marcheski, Patrick Newton | |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) John Thompson, Larry Lovell, David Jackson | |
| 11:13 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Strickland | 51-54 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Matthew White is called for the reach on Jeremy Holcomb - foul #2 on Matthew White, team foul #2 | 51-54 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Ben Boller hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Adolph Morton and he's fouled by Jeremiah Janzen - foul #2 on Jeremiah Janzen, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Ben Boller makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Richard Gavin gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Lee French - foul #3 on Lee French, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Newton (C) Ben Boller | |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (PG), Lloyd Casey (SG) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen | |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Lee French grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins throws it down | 55-56 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Patrick Newton makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Adolph Morton and he's fouled by Ronald Hawkins - foul #4 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Plumlee (PF) Jeremy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Akron | John Thompson (SF), David Jackson (PF) Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins | |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Patrick Newton makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Lloyd Casey is fouled on the floor by Adam Meyer - foul #1 on Adam Meyer, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG) Adolph Morton | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen (SG) Lee French | |
| 08:58 | Akron | Patrick Newton picks off the pass by Bradley Kidd | 58-56 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | James Plumlee drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Adam Meyer | 60-56 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Lloyd Casey scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bradley Kidd | 60-59 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Adam Meyer loses the dribble to Jeremiah Janzen | 60-59 |
| 08:09 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Lloyd Casey is blocked by James Plumlee | 60-59 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Patrick Newton pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | David Jackson steals the ball from James Plumlee | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Macek (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Patrick Newton (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Akron | Bradley Kidd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 07:23 | Akron | John Thompson can't tip it in | 60-59 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Adam Meyer gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Adam Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 07:10 | Akron | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:55 | Akron | John Thompson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 06:54 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to David Jackson | 60-59 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Bradley Kidd knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Richard Gavin is hacked by Jeremiah Janzen - foul #3 on Jeremiah Janzen, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Charles Marcheski (SG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF), Barry Goff (C) Daniel Macek, Richard Gavin, Adam Meyer, James Plumlee, Patrick Newton | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Del Oliver (SG), Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Lloyd Casey, Jeremiah Janzen, Bradley Kidd, David Jackson, John Thompson | |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeremy Holcomb, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Michael Strickland is whistled for traveling | 60-62 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 05:36 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Strickland | 60-62 |
| 05:18 | Akron | Michael Strickland blows the layup | 60-62 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Ben Boller grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski grabs the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Barry Goff's fadeaway is rejected by Lee French | 60-62 |
| 05:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Matthew White | 60-62 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Barry Goff - foul #5 on Barry Goff, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gavin (SG), Patrick Newton (C) Charles Marcheski, Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen (SG) Del Oliver | |
| 04:34 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Adolph Morton is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Adolph Morton, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (C) Patrick Newton | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:52 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 60-64 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Adam Meyer | 60-64 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 03:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Strickland | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ben Boller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lee French (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Akron | The jumper by Matthew White is denied by Adam Meyer | 60-64 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Boller | 60-64 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Richard Gavin hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeremy Holcomb | 63-64 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Lee French loses the ball out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Plumlee (PF), Patrick Newton (C) Jeremy Holcomb, Ben Boller | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Bradley Kidd (SF), David Jackson (PF), John Thompson (C) Michael Strickland, Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb (SF) James Plumlee | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:18 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 02:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 63-64 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Boller (PF) Patrick Newton | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Lloyd Casey, Bradley Kidd, David Jackson, John Thompson | |
| 02:05 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen is hacked by Jeremy Holcomb - foul #4 on Jeremy Holcomb, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Adam Meyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Matthew White grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Michael Strickland scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew White and he's fouled by Adolph Morton - foul #2 on Adolph Morton, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Michael Strickland misses the free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ben Boller | 63-68 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses the floater from the free throw line | 63-68 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Adam Meyer hits the follow up shot | 65-68 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Matthew White can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Ben Boller grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Richard Gavin can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeremiah Janzen - foul #4 on Jeremiah Janzen, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Richard Gavin makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Richard Gavin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Akron | Adolph Morton is called for the reach on Michael Strickland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adolph Morton, team foul #11 | 67-68 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Michael Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Michael Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ben Boller | 67-69 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Ben Boller misses the lay-in | 67-69 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb grabs the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Adolph Morton makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:04 | Akron | Matthew White knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremiah Janzen | 70-71 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-71 |