| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Barry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Son (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Donald Son double dribbles | 27-27 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Michael Sines drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Hawkins | 30-27 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Miller | 30-30 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Michael Sines misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jerald Stevens - foul #1 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Michael Sines makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Michael Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Barry Brown is called for traveling | 32-30 |
| 17:46 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins comes up short on the jumper from close range | 32-30 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Son | 32-30 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso is fouled on the floor by Wayne Anders - foul #1 on Wayne Anders, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Roberts (PF) Eric Camara | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Moberly (PF) Barry Brown | |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Wayne Anders is called for the reach on Jerald Stevens - foul #2 on Wayne Anders, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 16:50 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mario Moreno | 32-30 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Chad Roberts misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-30 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Mario Moreno hits the follow up shot | 34-30 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Michael Sines misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 15:59 | Akron | Mario Moreno hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Anders (fairly fresh) SF - Curtis Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Moberly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Son (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens misses the jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Mario Moreno grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Mario Moreno lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Sines | 38-33 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso travels with the ball | 38-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Eric Camara (PF) Michael Sines, Wayne Anders, Curtis Hawkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Edward Gold (SF), Barry Brown (PF) Peter Miller, Jerald Stevens, Peter Macaluso, Donald Son | |
| 14:26 | Akron | Mario Moreno blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Wallace Judson can't tip it in | 38-33 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Barry Brown snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Edward Gold hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ernest Brown | 38-35 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-35 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | Barry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Edward Gold misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Camara - foul #2 on Eric Camara, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Rafael Santiago (SF) Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kent Hollaway (C) Daniel Moberly | |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Edward Gold misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Edward Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Ernest Brown picks off the pass by Wallace Judson | 38-36 |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Ernest Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Ernest Brown grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Mario Moreno is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mario Moreno, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Curtis Hawkins (SF), Chad Roberts (PF) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Eric Camara, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Miller (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF), Dale Pacholski (PF), Donald Son (C) Ernie Meissner, Ernest Brown, Edward Gold, Barry Brown, Kent Hollaway | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Pacholski (fresh) C - Donald Son (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Donald Son tips it in | 38-38 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Chad Roberts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Anders and he's fouled by Dale Pacholski - foul #1 on Dale Pacholski, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Moberly (PF) Dale Pacholski | |
| 11:05 | Akron | Chad Roberts makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Moberly | 41-38 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Peter Miller drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Moberly | 41-41 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Michael Sines connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Wayne Anders | 43-41 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso is hacked by Curtis Hawkins - foul #1 on Curtis Hawkins, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Camara (PF), Mario Moreno (C) Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Brown (PF) Donald Son | |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-41 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens tips it home | 43-43 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins misses the lay-in | 43-43 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG) Wayne Anders | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SF) Peter Macaluso | |
| 08:23 | Akron | Peter Miller is called for the reach on Michael Sines - foul #1 on Peter Miller, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Chad Roberts (SF) Michael Sines, Curtis Hawkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Donald Son (C) Peter Miller, Jerald Stevens, Daniel Moberly | |
| 07:56 | Akron | Eric Camara is called for a backcourt violation | 43-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dale Pacholski (PF) Barry Brown | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernie Meissner (fresh) SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Gold (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dale Pacholski (fresh) C - Donald Son (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Ernest Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Mario Moreno snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 07:35 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses badly on a jumper from close range | 43-43 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Ernest Brown gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 07:16 | Akron | Chad Roberts gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Wallace Judson is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Curtis Hawkins (SF), Rafael Santiago (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Eric Camara, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Miller (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF), Daniel Moberly (PF) Ernie Meissner, Ernest Brown, Edward Gold, Dale Pacholski | |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Donald Son blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso tips it in | 43-45 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Michael Sines clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jerald Stevens | 43-45 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Donald Son dunks the ball on a nice dish by Peter Macaluso and he's fouled by Rafael Santiago - foul #1 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Moreno (C) Chad Roberts | |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Brown (PF) Daniel Moberly | |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Donald Son makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Michael Sines connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rafael Santiago | 46-48 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Donald Son hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Jerald Stevens | 46-50 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Michael Sines misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-50 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Rafael Santiago snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Rafael Santiago misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-50 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Barry Brown snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Peter Miller misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Mario Moreno - foul #2 on Mario Moreno, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Chad Roberts (SF), Eric Camara (PF) Wayne Anders, Curtis Hawkins, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Moberly (PF), Kent Hollaway (C) Barry Brown, Donald Son | |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Peter Miller makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Peter Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Kent Hollaway picks off the pass by Mario Moreno | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Moreno (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Peter Miller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Macaluso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Moberly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Hollaway (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Camara - foul #3 on Eric Camara, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Juan Rosales (C) Michael Sines, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Edward Gold (SF) Peter Miller, Jerald Stevens, Peter Macaluso | |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Juan Rosales snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Chad Roberts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 46-53 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Curtis Hawkins (SF), Mario Moreno (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Chad Roberts, Juan Rosales | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Miller (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF), Barry Brown (PF) Ernie Meissner, Ernest Brown, Edward Gold, Kent Hollaway | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso's pass is intercepted by Wayne Anders | 46-53 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Mario Moreno hits the finger roll on a great pass from Curtis Hawkins | 48-53 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Barry Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Peter Macaluso | 48-56 |
| 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) | |
| 01:48 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Anders and the foul's on Peter Macaluso - foul #2 on Peter Macaluso, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Son (C) Daniel Moberly | |
| 01:48 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Donald Son gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Barry Brown can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Eric Camara - foul #4 on Eric Camara, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Barry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Barry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Eric Camara snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Akron | Mario Moreno can't finish the layup | 50-56 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Eric Camara snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses short on a floater from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Wayne Anders gets the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Eric Camara misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Wayne Anders pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Akron | Michael Sines hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Anders | 53-56 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is hacked by Wayne Anders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Anders, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Mario Moreno knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 55-58 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is hacked by Michael Sines in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Sines, team foul #11 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SF) Peter Macaluso | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Michael Sines travels with the ball | 55-60 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Peter Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Sines - foul #3 on Michael Sines, team foul #12 | 55-60 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Peter Miller makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Peter Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins is hacked by Jerald Stevens - foul #2 on Jerald Stevens, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF) Edward Gold | |
| 00:11 | Akron | Michael Sines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Michael Sines is fouled on the floor by Peter Miller - foul #2 on Peter Miller, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Michael Sines misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 55-62 |