| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Mattocks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Gobert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Santos Diaz makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Albert Childress | 39-32 |
| 19:30 | Akron | John Mattocks is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Mattocks, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Santos Diaz buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Joe Nguyen | 39-35 |
| 19:00 | Akron | John Mattocks makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Frank Ward and he's hacked by Todd Leblanc - foul #2 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:00 | Akron | John Mattocks misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses the lay-in | 41-35 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Paul Gobert snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Paul Gobert scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Albert Childress can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 18:09 | Akron | John Mattocks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Paul Gobert misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 17:46 | Akron | John Mattocks gets the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Paul Gobert blows the layup | 44-35 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joe Nguyen | 44-35 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Joseph Richardson pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Joseph Richardson is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Israel (SG), Dennis Malone (PF), Raymond Picklesimer (C) Frank Ward, Joseph Richardson, Paul Gobert | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF) Santos Diaz, Robert Williams | |
| 16:50 | Akron | Jeffery Israel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Whitcher (SF) John Mattocks | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Picklesimer - foul #1 on Raymond Picklesimer, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Blakeslee (PG) James Harrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF) Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc | |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Raymond Picklesimer | 44-36 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Robert Blakeslee comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Dean Wessel - foul #1 on Dean Wessel, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Gobert (C) Raymond Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), De Xia (C) Darrell Allen, Joe Nguyen | |
| 16:07 | Akron | Robert Blakeslee misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Robert Blakeslee makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo double dribbles | 45-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Ward (SG), John Mattocks (SF), Richard Tellier (PF) Jeffery Israel, Paul Whitcher, Dennis Malone | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Blakeslee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frank Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mattocks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Tellier (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Gobert (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Wessel (fresh) SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fresh) 3 reb. C - De Xia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Robert Blakeslee misses the floater from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | De Xia grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman knocks in the shot from the baseline | 45-38 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Robert Blakeslee scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Dean Wessel | 48-40 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Frank Ward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Santos Diaz gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Paul Gobert grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Richard Tellier dunks the ball and the foul's on Flawiusz Zimmerman - foul #1 on Flawiusz Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Akron | James Harrington (PG), Jeffery Israel (SG), Joseph Richardson (SF), Dennis Malone (C) Robert Blakeslee, Frank Ward, John Mattocks, Paul Gobert | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Allen (PG), Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Joe Nguyen (C) Santos Diaz, Dean Wessel, Gabriel Gallo, Flawiusz Zimmerman, De Xia | |
| 13:46 | Akron | Richard Tellier misses the free throw | 50-40 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Joseph Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Jeffery Israel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Albert Childress | 50-42 |
| 12:32 | Akron | James Harrington hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Tellier | 53-42 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen scores on a runner near the basket | 53-44 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Joseph Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Williams | 53-44 |
| 11:50 | Akron | James Harrington grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 11:31 | Akron | James Harrington can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 53-44 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Israel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Tellier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Malone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Darrell Allen (fresh) SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-44 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 11:04 | Akron | James Harrington knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Malone | 55-46 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Robert Williams makes the floater in the lane | 55-48 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Jeffery Israel is hacked by Albert Childress - foul #1 on Albert Childress, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Ward (SG), John Mattocks (SF), Paul Gobert (C) Jeffery Israel, Joseph Richardson, Dennis Malone | |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Dean Wessel (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), Flawiusz Zimmerman (PF), De Xia (C) Darrell Allen, Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Robert Williams, Joe Nguyen | |
| 10:16 | Akron | James Harrington misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | De Xia grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | James Harrington is called for the reach on Dean Wessel - foul #2 on James Harrington, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Blakeslee (PG) James Harrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Dean Wessel connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Santos Diaz | 55-50 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Frank Ward misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | John Mattocks steps in front of the Dean Wessel pass | 55-50 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Robert Blakeslee loses the ball out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Akron | James Harrington (PG), Joseph Richardson (PF) Robert Blakeslee, Richard Tellier | |
| Subs | Kent State | Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Gabriel Gallo, De Xia | |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Santos Diaz | 55-53 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Paul Gobert can't connect on a runner near the basket | 55-53 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Santos Diaz snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-53 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Frank Ward gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:24 | Akron | John Mattocks's layup is rejected by Joe Nguyen | 55-53 |
| 07:23 | Akron | Paul Gobert tips it but misses | 55-53 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Flawiusz Zimmerman grabs the board | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Harrington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mattocks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Gobert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Santos Diaz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Childress (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Leblanc (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Flawiusz Zimmerman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Nguyen (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Joseph Richardson steals it from Santos Diaz | 55-53 |
| 06:41 | Akron | John Mattocks scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Harrington | 57-53 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Paul Gobert pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Paul Gobert drills a floater from the right block set up by Joseph Richardson | 59-53 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Albert Childress clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 05:57 | Akron | John Mattocks snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Frank Ward comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Albert Childress - foul #2 on Albert Childress, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Whitcher (SF), Jeffery Israel (PF), Dennis Malone (C) John Mattocks, Joseph Richardson, Paul Gobert | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Wessel (PG), Robert Williams (PF) Santos Diaz, Flawiusz Zimmerman | |
| 05:32 | Akron | Frank Ward makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Frank Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Dean Wessel buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Nguyen | 61-56 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Jeffery Israel scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Whitcher | 64-56 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Robert Williams clanks a shot from the baseline | 64-56 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen tips it but misses | 64-56 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Childress | 64-56 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Dean Wessel comes up short on the runner from the left block | 64-56 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Robert Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Paul Whitcher gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:08 | Akron | James Harrington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Blakeslee (PG), Richard Tellier (PF) James Harrington, Frank Ward | |
| Subs | Kent State | Darrell Allen (SG), Gabriel Gallo (SF), De Xia (C) Albert Childress, Todd Leblanc, Joe Nguyen | |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Dean Wessel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Robert Blakeslee pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Akron | Richard Tellier misses the runner near the basket | 64-56 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Dean Wessel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Robert Blakeslee (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jeffery Israel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Whitcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Tellier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Malone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Wessel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Allen (fresh) SF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - De Xia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Akron | Gabriel Gallo steps in front of the Paul Whitcher pass | 64-58 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Akron | James Harrington (PG), John Mattocks (SF), Paul Gobert (C) Robert Blakeslee, Paul Whitcher, Dennis Malone | |
| Subs | Kent State | Santos Diaz (PG), Albert Childress (SG), Todd Leblanc (SF), Joe Nguyen (C) Dean Wessel, Darrell Allen, Gabriel Gallo, De Xia | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Santos Diaz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc tips it in | 64-60 |
| 02:21 | Akron | James Harrington is fouled on the floor by Albert Childress - foul #3 on Albert Childress, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| 02:21 | Akron | James Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Albert Childress hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-60 |
| 02:07 | Akron | John Mattocks snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Paul Gobert misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Santos Diaz misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-60 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Joe Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 01:36 | Akron | James Harrington clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-62 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Richard Tellier pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:23 | Akron | John Mattocks misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Todd Leblanc - foul #3 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Ward (SG) Jeffery Israel | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:23 | Akron | John Mattocks misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:23 | Akron | John Mattocks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Todd Leblanc is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Todd Leblanc is called for the reach on Richard Tellier - foul #5 on Todd Leblanc, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo (SF) Todd Leblanc | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Richard Tellier makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Richard Tellier makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Gabriel Gallo buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Santos Diaz | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Akron | James Harrington is hacked by Santos Diaz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Santos Diaz, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| 00:31 | Akron | James Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:31 | Akron | James Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Robert Williams knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Nguyen | 68-67 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Richard Tellier is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Childress - foul #4 on Albert Childress, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Richard Tellier makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Richard Tellier makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Albert Childress misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Akron | James Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |