| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Billings (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Willard Forbes inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:36 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-36 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Li Xayasith loses the dribble to Michael Williams | 20-36 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Vincent Stepp hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-36 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Li Xayasith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | John Billings makes the jumper near the basket set up by Samuel Aikens | 20-38 |
| 18:26 | Akron | Raymond Scott knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent Stepp | 23-38 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang banks in the layup set up by Li Xayasith and he's fouled by Willard Forbes - foul #1 on Willard Forbes, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the free throw | 23-41 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Raymond Scott clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-41 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Li Xayasith | 23-41 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-41 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Shaiming Wang - foul #1 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #1 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Danny Braggs (C) Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:11 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski is fouled on the floor by Raymond Scott - foul #2 on Raymond Scott, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Timothy Regina (C) Vincent Stepp, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses the floater from the free throw line | 24-41 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Danny Braggs snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Timothy Regina can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Shaiming Wang - foul #2 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SG), Jesse Macdonald (C) Michael Williams, Willard Forbes | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:09 | Akron | Timothy Regina makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Timothy Regina makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | John Billings hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Regina - foul #3 on Timothy Regina, team foul #3 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Raymond Scott (PF) Aaron Hardin, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:51 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-42 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Danny Braggs gets the offensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 15:21 | Akron | Raymond Scott connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Vincent Stepp | 28-42 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Li Xayasith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Samuel Aikens and he's hacked by Vincent Stepp - foul #3 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the free throw | 28-45 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Lester Stephenson travels with the ball | 28-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF) Lester Stephenson, Danny Braggs | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Shaiming Wang | 28-48 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 14:23 | Akron | Willard Forbes connects on the jumper from the left block | 30-48 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | John Billings scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Li Xayasith | 30-50 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Shaiming Wang is called for the reach on Willard Forbes - foul #3 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #3 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Danny Braggs (PF), Timothy Regina (C) Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:48 | Akron | Michael Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG) Vincent Stepp | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-50 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Willard Forbes knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Aaron Hardin | 32-50 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-53 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Danny Braggs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-53 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Willard Forbes steals the ball from Ivan Jakubowski | 32-53 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Timothy Regina knocks in the turnaround from close range | 34-53 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses long on a runner in the paint | 34-53 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Shaiming Wang | 34-53 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | John Billings can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Danny Braggs - foul #1 on Danny Braggs, team foul #5 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (SF), Raymond Scott (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Aaron Hardin, Michael Williams, Willard Forbes, Danny Braggs, Timothy Regina | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Bertram Leech (C) Shaiming Wang, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 12:07 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Raymond Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond McCoy - foul #1 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sidney Brooks (PF) John Billings | |
| 11:52 | Akron | Raymond Scott makes the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks snags the defensive board | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Bennett (fresh) PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bertram Leech (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Li Xayasith | 35-58 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Samuel Aikens steals the ball from Raymond Scott | 35-58 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Li Xayasith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Aikens | 35-60 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Vincent Stepp is whistled for a carry | 35-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski (C) Sidney Brooks | |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-60 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the offensive board | 35-60 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ivan Jakubowski | 35-62 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Samuel Aikens is called for the reach on Vincent Stepp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #5 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF) Lester Stephenson, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SG) Li Xayasith | |
| 10:21 | Akron | Raymond McCoy is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #2 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #6 | 35-62 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Michael Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Raymond McCoy | |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Michael Williams steals the ball from Samuel Aikens | 35-62 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Vincent Stepp banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Williams | 37-62 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski drills a floater from close range set up by Shaiming Wang | 37-64 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Willard Forbes can't finish the layup | 37-64 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens snags the defensive board | 37-64 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Bertram Leech knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Keith Tully | 37-66 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses long on a jumper from close range | 37-66 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens gets the rebound | 37-66 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-66 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald snags the defensive board | 37-66 |
| 08:22 | Akron | The jumper by Willard Forbes is denied by Bertram Leech | 37-66 |
| 08:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bertram Leech | 37-66 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Aikens | 37-68 |
| 07:47 | Akron | The short jumper by Raymond Scott is denied by Ivan Jakubowski | 37-68 |
| 07:46 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Macdonald | 37-68 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willard Forbes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Jesse Macdonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 20 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Tully (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Akron | Vincent Stepp hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-68 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Keith Tully gets the rebound | 37-68 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | Bertram Leech scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-70 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Vincent Stepp misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-70 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang snags the defensive board | 37-70 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Bertram Leech steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (SF), Danny Braggs (PF), Timothy Regina (C) Vincent Stepp, Michael Williams, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Raymond McCoy (SF), Sidney Brooks (PF), Gerald Maurer (C) Samuel Aikens, Shaiming Wang, Bertram Leech, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 06:31 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-70 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Gerald Maurer gets the rebound | 37-70 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Keith Tully connects on the shot from the right side set up by Raymond McCoy | 37-72 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Danny Braggs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Tully - foul #1 on Keith Tully, team foul #7 | 37-72 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Danny Braggs makes the 1st free throw | 38-72 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Danny Braggs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-72 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Danny Braggs swats the short shot by Gerald Maurer | 39-72 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Lester Stephenson snags the defensive board | 39-72 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Danny Braggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-72 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks misses the dunk attempt | 39-72 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy hits the follow up shot | 39-74 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Timothy Regina's floater is tipped away by Gerald Maurer | 39-74 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy gets the rebound | 39-74 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | James Bennett takes the ball from Keith Tully | 39-74 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Aaron Hardin lays it in on a nice dish by James Bennett | 41-74 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Keith Tully misses the jump hook from close range | 41-74 |
| 04:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to Danny Braggs | 41-74 |
| 04:04 | Akron | The jump hook by Timothy Regina is blocked by Gerald Maurer | 41-74 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Lester Stephenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-74 |
| 03:52 | Akron | James Bennett misses the lay-in but the foul's on Raymond McCoy - foul #3 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #8 | 41-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SG) Lester Stephenson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bertram Leech (C) Gerald Maurer | |
| 03:52 | Akron | James Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 42-74 |
| 03:52 | Akron | James Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-74 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:35 | Kent State | James Bennett steals it from Bertram Leech | 43-74 |
| 03:31 | Akron | James Bennett blows the layup | 43-74 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the board | 43-74 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) SF - James Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Danny Braggs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Regina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Tully (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sidney Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bertram Leech (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Keith Tully banks in the layup | 43-76 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Emory Oakley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-76 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Timothy Regina gets the offensive rebound | 43-76 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Danny Braggs clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-76 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Timothy Regina misses the tip | 43-76 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks pulls down the rebound | 43-76 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Keith Tully misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Emory Oakley - foul #1 on Emory Oakley, team foul #6 | 43-76 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SF) James Bennett | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 1st free throw | 43-77 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 43-78 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Timothy Regina buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Emory Oakley | 45-78 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 45-81 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:20 | Akron | Danny Braggs's pass is intercepted by Keith Tully | 45-81 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Keith Tully can't finish the layup | 45-81 |
| 01:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Emory Oakley | 45-81 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Aaron Hardin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Stephenson | 47-81 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Keith Tully misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Emory Oakley - foul #2 on Emory Oakley, team foul #7 | 47-81 |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (SF) Emory Oakley | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 1st free throw | 47-82 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 47-83 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Akron | James Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-83 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-83 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Bertram Leech can't throw it down but he's hacked by Danny Braggs - foul #2 on Danny Braggs, team foul #8 | 47-83 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the 1st free throw | 47-83 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 2nd free throw | 47-84 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 47-84 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Keith Tully pulls down the rebound | 47-84 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Jones runs out the clock | 47-84 |