| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Hawk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Ledezma (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jerry Huffman inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Benjamin Miller clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 19:44 | Akron | Jason Pepe misses the tip | 25-32 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 25-32 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Marc Morin grabs the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | James Kwok misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jerry Huffman - foul #2 on Jerry Huffman, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | James Kwok misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | James Kwok makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Chris Hawk drills a runner from the right block set up by James Peacock | 27-33 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Phillip May | 27-36 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Marc Morin picks off the pass by Jason Pepe | 27-36 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Phillip May is fouled on the floor by James Peacock - foul #2 on James Peacock, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | James Kwok misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Benjamin Miller - foul #1 on Benjamin Miller, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | James Kwok makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | James Kwok misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Jason Pepe grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Benjamin Miller comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses the tip | 27-37 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Jason Pepe gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Jason Pepe clanks a shot from the right side | 27-37 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma clanks a turnaround in the paint | 27-37 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Marc Morin hits the follow up shot | 27-39 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Chris Hawk knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 29-39 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | James Kwok hits a runner in the paint set up by Nathan Kawamura | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Peacock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Huffman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Hawk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip May (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Morin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Ledezma (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Jason Pepe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Kwok | 29-44 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Jason Pepe buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chris Hawk | 31-44 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Phillip May loses the ball out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), James Purnell (SG), Ray Mallet (SF), Thomas Daniel (PF), Terry Brooks (C) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe, Chris Hawk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Eric Gray (SG), Richard Gatlin (SF), Alfred Guillotte (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) James Kwok, Phillip May, Nathan Kawamura, Marc Morin, Eric Ledezma | |
| 14:27 | Akron | Kyle Garrett is called for traveling | 31-44 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte misses the lay-in | 31-44 |
| 14:16 | Akron | Terry Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 13:58 | Akron | James Purnell misses the shot from close range | 31-44 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Robert Loftin snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | James Purnell swats the shot by Richard Gatlin | 31-44 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ray Mallet - foul #2 on Ray Mallet, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG) James Purnell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Terry Brooks pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Ray Mallet hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Benjamin Miller | 33-44 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Eric Gray can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Daniel - foul #1 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Chris Hawk (C) Kyle Garrett, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Nathan Kawamura (SF), Marc Morin (PF), Eric Ledezma (C) Robert Loftin, Richard Gatlin, Alfred Guillotte, Bryan Darrell | |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Eric Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Benjamin Miller buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Marc Morin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Marc Morin, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Huffman (SF), Jason Pepe (PF) Ray Mallet, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gatlin (SG) Eric Gray | |
| 11:39 | Akron | Benjamin Miller knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Peacock | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Hawk (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Ledezma (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Jason Pepe steals it from Richard Gatlin | 38-46 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses long on a floater from the left block | 38-46 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Marc Morin misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Pepe - foul #1 on Jason Pepe, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SG), Ray Mallet (C) James Peacock, Chris Hawk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Alfred Guillotte (C) Richard Gatlin, Eric Ledezma | |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Marc Morin makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Marc Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Benjamin Miller can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Benjamin Miller steals it from James Kwok | 38-48 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Alfred Guillotte is called for the reach on Kyle Garrett - foul #2 on Alfred Guillotte, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Thomas Daniel (C) Benjamin Miller, Jerry Huffman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Richard Gatlin (SF), Bryan Darrell (C) James Kwok, Nathan Kawamura, Marc Morin | |
| 09:29 | Akron | Jason Pepe makes the 3 from straight away set up by Ray Mallet | 41-48 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-48 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Ray Mallet grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 08:50 | Akron | James Peacock comes up short on the shot near the basket | 41-48 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin misses short on a shot from close range | 41-48 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Ray Mallet gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:13 | Akron | Jason Pepe makes the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Alfred Guillotte - foul #3 on Alfred Guillotte, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Chris Hawk (C) Kyle Garrett, Ray Mallet, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Nathan Kawamura (SF), Marc Morin (PF), Eric Ledezma (C) Robert Loftin, Richard Gatlin, Alfred Guillotte, Bryan Darrell | |
| 08:13 | Akron | Jason Pepe makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma is hacked by James Peacock - foul #3 on James Peacock, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Akron | James Purnell (SG), Modesto Russo (PF) James Peacock, Jason Pepe | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Kwok - foul #1 on James Kwok, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SG), Thomas Daniel (PF) James Purnell, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:42 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chris Hawk (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Kawamura (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Ledezma (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Marc Morin hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Kwok | 45-52 |
| 07:10 | Akron | Kyle Garrett buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Phillip May is called for traveling | 48-52 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Ray Mallet (PF) Kyle Garrett, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gatlin (SG) Phillip May | |
| 06:18 | Akron | Eric Ledezma picks off the pass by Benjamin Miller | 48-52 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma hits a jumper from the left block set up by Nathan Kawamura | 48-54 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Jerry Huffman lays it in on a great pass from James Peacock | 50-54 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Chris Hawk - foul #2 on Chris Hawk, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Pepe (PF) Jerry Huffman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte (PF) Marc Morin | |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Chris Hawk snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Jason Pepe connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Nathan Kawamura steps in front of the Ray Mallet pass | 52-56 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Richard Gatlin buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Kawamura | 52-58 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Jason Pepe comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 52-58 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Nathan Kawamura is whistled for traveling | 52-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), James Purnell (SG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Ray Mallet, Chris Hawk | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (PG), Phillip May (SG), Marc Morin (PF) James Kwok, Nathan Kawamura, Eric Ledezma | |
| 03:25 | Akron | Jason Pepe misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-58 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Alfred Guillotte pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Purnell (fresh) SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Loftin (fresh) SG - Phillip May (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Gatlin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Morin (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Alfred Guillotte (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Marc Morin misses the lay-in | 52-58 |
| 03:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jerry Huffman | 52-58 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), James Peacock (SG), Chris Hawk (C) Kyle Garrett, James Purnell, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Kwok (PG), Nathan Kawamura (SF), Eric Ledezma (C) Robert Loftin, Richard Gatlin, Alfred Guillotte | |
| 02:37 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-58 |
| 02:35 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to James Peacock | 52-58 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Jason Pepe hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Benjamin Miller | 54-58 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Phillip May | 54-60 |
| 01:46 | Akron | Benjamin Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-60 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Marc Morin misses the shot from close range | 54-60 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Eric Ledezma tips it in | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Akron | James Peacock misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Phillip May - foul #2 on Phillip May, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| 01:27 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 01:27 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Marc Morin makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Nathan Kawamura | 56-64 |
| 00:56 | Akron | James Peacock scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Pepe | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Phillip May misses the floater from the free throw line | 59-64 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | James Kwok snags the offensive board | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Chris Hawk is called for the reach on James Kwok - foul #3 on Chris Hawk, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Gray (SG) Phillip May | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | James Kwok makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | James Kwok makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Jason Pepe gets the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-66 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Jerry Huffman grabs the offensive board | 59-66 |
| 00:07 | Akron | James Peacock misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eric Ledezma | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | James Kwok runs out the clock | 59-66 |