| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fresh) PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) C - Frank Waters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #1 on Clayton Craven, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses short on a jumper from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #1 on Stephen Manns, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Paul Mathews takes the ball from Stephen Manns | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Curtis Lyles slams it home over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Clayton Craven | 4-4 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 4-4 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Stephen Manns connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Esteban Guerra | 4-7 |
| 17:38 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Stephen Manns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| 17:17 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Curtis Lyles is called for the reach on Stephen Manns - foul #1 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Pete Armstrong | |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Stephen Manns clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-7 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Clayton Craven is called for the reach on Stephen Manns - foul #2 on Clayton Craven, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF) Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Walter Zilk (C) Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne comes up short on the shot from the left block | 4-7 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Paul Mathews pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Frank Waters hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Frank Waters pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Cliff Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-7 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Cliff Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Alan Gully throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Gary Lane (SF), George Woods (C) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Stephen Manns, Matthew Coyne, Walter Zilk | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) SF - Gary Lane (fresh) PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) C - George Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski loses the dribble to Cliff Morgan | 4-7 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses short on a jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Jose Prieto is called for the reach on Lewis Fagundes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Prieto, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Cliff Morgan steps in front of the Leland Pettigrew pass | 4-7 |
| 15:13 | Akron | Jose Prieto connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Gary Lane is called for the reach on Deshi Sun - foul #1 on Gary Lane, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, George Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Gary Lane denies the turnaround by Leland Pettigrew | 6-7 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Jose Prieto gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Frank Waters double dribbles | 6-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Matthew Coyne (C) Lewis Fagundes, Pete Armstrong | |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Esteban Guerra | 6-10 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Stephen Manns steps in front of the Cliff Morgan pass | 6-10 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew lays it in on a nice dish by Esteban Guerra and he's hacked by Alan Gully - foul #1 on Alan Gully, team foul #6 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Gary Lane (PF) Jose Prieto, Jonathan Lipps, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Esteban Guerra | |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Frank Waters snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Gary Lane's floater is knocked away by Leland Pettigrew | 6-12 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Stephen Manns pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Gary Lane swats the short shot by Deshi Sun | 6-12 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Alan Gully pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Curtis Lyles tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #7 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (PG), George Woods (C) Curtis Lyles, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Walter Zilk (C) Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Stephen Manns connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Zilk | 6-15 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Zilk - foul #1 on Walter Zilk, team foul #2 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF) Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Pete Armstrong (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Walter Zilk | |
| 12:58 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 12:45 | Akron | George Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:39 | Akron | George Woods scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pete Armstrong and he's fouled by Gary Lane - foul #2 on Gary Lane, team foul #8 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the free throw | 10-18 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Jack Styles drills a shot from the left block | 12-18 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Pete Armstrong | 12-20 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Cliff Morgan knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - George Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) PF - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Esteban Guerra | 15-23 |
| 11:30 | Akron | George Woods makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Cliff Morgan | 17-23 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | George Woods steals it from Lewis Fagundes | 17-23 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Jose Prieto connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cliff Morgan | 20-23 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Esteban Guerra | 20-26 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Jack Styles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lewis Fagundes - foul #1 on Lewis Fagundes, team foul #3 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), William Bauer (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Frank Waters (C) Jose Prieto, Paul Mathews, Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Lewis Fagundes, Esteban Guerra, Swietomierz Bachinski, Matthew Coyne, Pete Armstrong | |
| 10:24 | Akron | Jack Styles misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Jack Styles misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Frank Waters pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Frank Waters misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Leland Pettigrew - foul #1 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #4 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF) Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:11 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Deshi Sun can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-26 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 09:49 | Akron | William Bauer snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Frank Waters's pass is intercepted by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 22-26 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski lays it in | 22-28 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 22-31 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Deshi Sun steals it from William Bauer | 22-31 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the finger roll | 22-33 |
| 08:19 | Akron | William Bauer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Cliff Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is called for traveling | 22-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (PG), Jack Styles (PF) William Bauer, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Lewis Fagundes (SF), Pete Armstrong (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Walter Zilk | |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 22-33 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 07:36 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fairly fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jack Styles - foul #1 on Jack Styles, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), George Woods (C) Jonathan Lipps, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Matthew Coyne (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Paul Mathews evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-35 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Stephen Manns drills a 3 from the left corner | 22-38 |
| 06:23 | Akron | George Woods is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Paul Mathews | 24-38 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stephen Manns | 24-41 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Jack Styles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Frank Waters (C) Paul Mathews, George Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Deshi Sun (SF), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski, Pete Armstrong | |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-41 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Jack Styles pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Matthew Coyne blocks the short jumper by Frank Waters | 24-41 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the board | 24-41 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by Alan Gully - foul #2 on Alan Gully, team foul #10 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF) Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Esteban Guerra, Matthew Coyne | |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-42 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leland Pettigrew | 24-42 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew hits a floater near the basket set up by Lewis Fagundes | 24-44 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Jack Styles misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-44 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Jose Prieto grabs the offensive rebound | 24-44 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-44 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Lewis Fagundes | 24-44 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Deshi Sun scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 24-46 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Jose Prieto drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cliff Morgan | 26-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Styles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cliff Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lewis Fagundes | 26-49 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Lipps | 29-49 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew can't finish the layup | 29-49 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun tips it home | 29-51 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Waters | 32-51 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes is hacked by Jose Prieto - foul #2 on Jose Prieto, team foul #11 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), George Woods (C) Jose Prieto, Jonathan Lipps, Jack Styles, Cliff Morgan, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Matthew Coyne (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Walter Zilk | |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes misses the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 02:11 | Akron | The rebound goes to George Woods | 32-52 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Swietomierz Bachinski steps in front of the George Woods pass | 32-52 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski | 32-55 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Curtis Lyles knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clayton Craven | 34-55 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes | 34-58 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Curtis Lyles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-58 |
| 00:37 | Akron | George Woods gets the offensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 00:20 | Akron | George Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) George Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Matthew Coyne | |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-58 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Alan Gully pulls down the rebound | 34-58 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Alan Gully hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-58 |