| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Colby Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) PF - Billy Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Forster (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Sykes (fresh) C - Aaron Derrico (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Dikembe Real hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 19:42 | Kent State | William Forster snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Robert Sellers clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 19:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dikembe Real | 25-29 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Colby Cox steps in front of the Dema Gliwski pass | 25-29 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Billy Davis is blocked by Aaron Derrico | 25-29 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Aaron Derrico grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses short on a shot from the right block | 25-29 |
| 18:22 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Sykes | 25-29 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Dema Gliwski misses the jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Sellers | 25-29 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Dikembe Real is called for the reach on Robert Sellers - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Daniell (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Gerald Dulac (C) Dema Gliwski, Dikembe Real, Miro Grzywinski, Aaron Derrico | |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the floater from the left side and the foul's on William Rehberger - foul #1 on William Rehberger, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG) Johnny Daniell | |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Scott Sykes hits a jumpshot from the left side | 28-31 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Billy Davis lays it in on a great pass from James Holmes | 30-31 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Gerald Dulac is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gerald Dulac, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Pendley (SG), Joseph Heard (SF) Colby Cox, Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Daniell (PG) Edward Gragg | |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on William Rehberger - foul #2 on William Rehberger, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (PG), Stephen Barnaby (C) James Holmes, William Forster | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Elston (C) Gerald Dulac | |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Billy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) SF - Joseph Heard (fresh) PF - Billy Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Barnaby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Cobb (fresh) PF - Scott Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Elston (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Joe Lewis is called for the reach on Johnny Daniell - foul #2 on Joe Lewis, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (SG), Robert Nelson (C) Joe Lewis, Billy Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Donald Hobbs (SF), Gerald Dulac (C) Johnny Daniell, Michael Cobb, Robert Elston | |
| 15:06 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Robert Nelson pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby is whistled for a carry | 31-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Holmes (PG), Robert Sellers (SF), William Forster (C) Christopher Pendley, Joseph Heard, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Robert Elston (C) Dema Gliwski, William Rehberger, Donald Hobbs, Gerald Dulac | |
| 14:08 | Akron | Johnny Daniell comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Sellers - foul #3 on Robert Sellers, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Billy Davis (PF) Stephen Barnaby | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Cobb (SF) Edward Gragg | |
| 14:08 | Akron | Johnny Daniell misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Johnny Daniell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Robert Elston grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Colby Cox steps in front of the Dikembe Real pass | 31-31 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Robert Sellers's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Sykes | 31-31 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Robert Elston grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Dikembe Real hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Johnny Daniell | 31-34 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Colby Cox drills a shot from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 12:07 | Akron | Johnny Daniell can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Billy Davis gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Colby Cox banks in the layup on a great pass from William Forster and the foul's on Dikembe Real - foul #3 on Dikembe Real, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (SF) Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Donald Hobbs (SF), Gerald Dulac (C) Johnny Daniell, Dikembe Real, Michael Cobb, Robert Elston | |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Colby Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Heard (fresh) PF - Billy Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - William Forster (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Dulac (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Akron | Gerald Dulac makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Hobbs | 36-36 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | William Forster loses the dribble to Scott Sykes | 36-36 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Scott Sykes knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dema Gliwski | 36-38 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Billy Davis knocks in the shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Scott Sykes makes the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Billy Davis - foul #3 on Billy Davis, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (PG), Christopher Pendley (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), Stephen Barnaby (PF), Robert Nelson (C) James Holmes, Colby Cox, Joseph Heard, Billy Davis, William Forster | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SF), Aaron Derrico (C) Dema Gliwski, Donald Hobbs, Gerald Dulac | |
| 10:16 | Akron | Scott Sykes makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Joe Lewis is whistled for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Cobb (SF) William Rehberger | |
| 09:24 | Akron | Robert Sellers is called for the reach on Miro Grzywinski - foul #4 on Robert Sellers, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (SF) Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Gerald Dulac (C) Edward Gragg, Michael Cobb, Aaron Derrico | |
| 09:00 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Gerald Dulac gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Gerald Dulac comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Stephen Barnaby grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Dema Gliwski picks off the pass by Joe Lewis | 38-41 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Scott Sykes makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Dulac | 38-43 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Gerald Dulac takes the ball from Joseph Heard | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Pendley (fresh) SF - Joseph Heard (fresh) PF - Stephen Barnaby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Sykes (tiring) 9 pts. C - Gerald Dulac (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Nelson - foul #1 on Robert Nelson, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Holmes (PG), Colby Cox (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), Billy Davis (PF), William Forster (C) Joe Lewis, Christopher Pendley, Joseph Heard, Stephen Barnaby, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF) Dema Gliwski, William Rehberger, Miro Grzywinski, Scott Sykes | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Gerald Dulac makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 07:32 | Akron | Gerald Dulac makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Michael Cobb steals it from Colby Cox | 38-45 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Gerald Dulac travels with the ball | 38-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Daniell (PG), Scott Sykes (PF), Aaron Derrico (C) Edward Gragg, Donald Hobbs, Gerald Dulac | |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Billy Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Aaron Derrico gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Scott Sykes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | William Forster pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | William Forster misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Aaron Derrico grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Scott Sykes blows the layup | 38-45 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Scott Sykes grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Colby Cox steals the ball from Michael Cobb | 38-45 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | William Forster hits a runner near the basket set up by Robert Sellers | 40-45 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Forster | 40-45 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Colby Cox misses the easy layup | 40-45 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Aaron Derrico gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Colby Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Billy Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Real (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Scott Sykes (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Derrico (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Akron | Aaron Derrico hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Michael Cobb gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Michael Cobb connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Colby Cox can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 40-48 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | James Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Robert Sellers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Scott Sykes misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Forster - foul #2 on William Forster, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SF) Johnny Daniell, Michael Cobb | |
| 01:41 | Akron | Scott Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Scott Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Billy Davis buries a jump hook from the left block set up by James Holmes | 45-50 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Dema Gliwski buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Real | 45-52 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Colby Cox misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-52 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Dikembe Real snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Akron | Dikembe Real is hacked by Colby Cox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Colby Cox, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Daniell (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF), Robert Elston (C) Miro Grzywinski, Scott Sykes, Aaron Derrico | |
| 00:42 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | William Forster gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | James Holmes is hacked by Robert Elston - foul #1 on Robert Elston, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (SF), Scott Sykes (PF), Aaron Derrico (C) Johnny Daniell, Donald Hobbs, Robert Elston | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Robert Sellers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Billy Davis gets the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 00:24 | Akron | James Holmes is called for the reach on Dema Gliwski in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Holmes, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG) Dikembe Real | |
| 00:24 | Akron | Dema Gliwski makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Dema Gliwski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Aaron Derrico snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Aaron Derrico is hacked by James Holmes in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Holmes, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Aaron Derrico misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Billy Davis | 48-54 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Forster | 48-54 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Robert Sellers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 00:03 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Rehberger | 48-54 |
| 00:00 | Akron | William Rehberger runs out the clock | 48-54 |