| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Trevor Johnson inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad's fadeaway is rejected by Geoffrey Whorton | 40-32 |
| 19:37 | Akron | Morris Wells tips it home | 42-32 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is hacked by Morris Wells - foul #1 on Morris Wells, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Vince Lovell can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Wayne Green - foul #1 on Wayne Green, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Vince Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:42 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Donald McElroy | 43-32 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Brian McClester is called for the reach on Fredrick Conrad - foul #3 on Brian McClester, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SG) Brian McClester | |
| 18:17 | Akron | Trevor Johnson hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Fredrick Conrad | 45-32 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Wayne Green connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Hillyer | 45-34 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad is denied on a layup by Geoffrey Whorton | 45-34 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Trevor Johnson tips it in | 47-34 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald McElroy - foul #1 on Donald McElroy, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Brazil (C) Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ryan Brazil | 47-35 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-35 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton's pass is intercepted by Trevor Johnson | 49-35 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the lay-in | 49-35 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Vince Lovell snags the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Wayne Green - foul #2 on Wayne Green, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Bill Hollars (PF) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Craig Russ (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 16:34 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Ryan Brazil makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Craig Russ drills a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Edward Costillo - foul #1 on Edward Costillo, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Donald McElroy (C) Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 15:49 | Akron | Roger Hillyer is called for the reach on Matthew Billingsley - foul #1 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Brian McClester (SG) Carlos Mitchell, Craig Russ | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Donald McElroy is hacked by Brian McClester - foul #4 on Brian McClester, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Vince Lovell (PF) Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Craig Russ (SF) Brian McClester, Roger Hillyer | |
| 15:10 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the shot from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Craig Russ's pass is intercepted by Matthew Billingsley | 52-38 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Gregory Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, Matthew Billingsley, Edward Costillo, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Carlos Mitchell, Craig Russ, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| 13:58 | Akron | Vince Lovell scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Trevor Johnson | 54-38 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-41 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 13:08 | Akron | The rebound goes to Vince Lovell | 54-41 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Morris Wells | 56-41 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Wayne Green hits the follow up shot | 56-43 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Trevor Johnson is called for the reach on Dennis Wilson - foul #1 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG), Bill Hollars (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Vince Lovell, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Dennis Wilson, Jing-Sheng Tao, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 11:46 | Kent State | John Thomas comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 56-43 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Hillyer | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 11:27 | Akron | Bill Hollars grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Lee | 58-43 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer hits a floater from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses short on a jumper from the right side | 58-45 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Gregory Lee tips it but misses | 58-45 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | John Thomas snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Craig Russ snags the offensive board | 58-45 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Robert Jury clanks a floater from the right side | 58-45 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Donald McElroy grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-45 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Robert Jury snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Gregory Lee - foul #1 on Gregory Lee, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Vince Lovell (PF) Gregory Lee, Matthew Billingsley, Trevor Johnson, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Jing-Sheng Tao (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Wayne Green (C) Carlos Mitchell, Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ, John Thomas | |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Wayne Green steps in front of the Fredrick Conrad pass | 58-48 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Wayne Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Brazil (C) Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) Robert Jury | |
| 09:02 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses short on a floater from close range | 58-48 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 58-48 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton travels with the ball | 58-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SG) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| 08:24 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Costillo | 61-48 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Hillyer | 61-51 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 07:45 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Vince Lovell | 61-51 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Vince Lovell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Fredrick Conrad, Edward Costillo, Vince Lovell, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian McClester (SG), Robert Jury (C) Geoffrey Whorton, Wayne Green | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian McClester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Dennis Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Trevor Johnson drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Morris Wells | 63-54 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Bill Hollars grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Gregory Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-54 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Morris Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Gregory Lee's floater is knocked away by Dennis Wilson | 63-57 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Roger Hillyer | 63-57 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Trevor Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Morris Wells hits a jumper from the left side | 65-57 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Bill Hollars is called for the reach on Monroe Sanders - foul #1 on Bill Hollars, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG), Vince Lovell (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, Morris Wells, Bill Hollars, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), John Thomas (PF), Wayne Green (C) Dennis Wilson, Roger Hillyer, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-57 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | John Thomas can't tip it in | 65-57 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Ryan Brazil grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Trevor Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (PG) Brian McClester | |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Wayne Green comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton tips it but misses | 65-57 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Wayne Green hits the follow up shot | 65-59 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Geoffrey Whorton steals it from Matthew Billingsley | 65-59 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao and the foul's on Ryan Brazil - foul #1 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Donald McElroy (C) Edward Costillo, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) John Thomas | |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad knocks in the shot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Wells (SG) Matthew Billingsley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Wilson (PG), Brian McClester (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF) Carlos Mitchell, Jing-Sheng Tao, Robert Jury | |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Brian McClester works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Dennis Wilson takes the ball from Morris Wells | 67-62 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Brian McClester jams it on a nice dish by Dennis Wilson | 67-64 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Donald McElroy banks in the layup | 69-64 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Brian McClester makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Wilson | 69-67 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Wayne Green snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Morris Wells - foul #2 on Morris Wells, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Brian McClester makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Brian McClester misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Vince Lovell gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Brian McClester picks off the pass by Trevor Johnson | 69-68 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Wayne Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-68 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Donald McElroy grabs the board | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Akron | Donald McElroy is hacked by Dennis Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Donald McElroy makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Donald McElroy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is whistled for a carry | 71-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Billingsley (SG), James Lipton (SF) Morris Wells, Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad runs out the clock | 71-68 |