| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) SG - Morris Wells (fresh) SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) C - Bill Hollars (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) C - Wayne Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Bill Hollars wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Akron | Carlos Mitchell steals the ball from Fredrick Conrad | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Trevor Johnson is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Wayne Green knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Wayne Green steps in front of the Patrick Sims pass | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Trevor Johnson | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Wayne Green comes up short on the shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Bill Hollars pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Akron | Trevor Johnson buries a driving attempt from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Tao | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses badly on a shot in the paint | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Patrick Sims steps in front of the Geoffrey Whorton pass | 4-4 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Morris Wells misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Bill Hollars grabs the board | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fairly fresh) SG - Morris Wells (fairly fresh) SF - Trevor Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Sims (fairly fresh) C - Bill Hollars (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fairly fresh) SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fairly fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Akron | Trevor Johnson is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Whorton - foul #1 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Trevor Johnson, Patrick Sims, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 15:51 | Akron | Ryan Brazil makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Lee | 6-4 |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-4 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer tips it home | 6-6 |
| 15:35 | Akron | Ryan Brazil can't finish the layup | 6-6 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | John Thomas grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Vince Lovell - foul #1 on Vince Lovell, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Edward Costillo scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Craig Russ's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Wayne Green (C) Craig Russ, John Thomas | |
| 14:22 | Akron | Vince Lovell connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Lee | 11-8 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Wayne Green can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Ryan Brazil - foul #1 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (C) Thomas Johnson, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) James Allan, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury | |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Wayne Green makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Vince Lovell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Gregory Lee is hacked by Carlos Mitchell - foul #1 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Russell Jacobs (PF) Edward Costillo, Gregory Lee, Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:30 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses short on a floater in the paint | 11-9 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Russell Jacobs | 11-9 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Wayne Green steps in front of the Bill Hollars pass | 11-9 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Wayne Green's pass is intercepted by Fredrick Conrad | 11-9 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad banks in the layup | 13-9 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao is hacked by Fredrick Conrad - foul #1 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Patrick Sims (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Trevor Johnson, Russell Jacobs, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Robert Jury's layup is rejected by Patrick Sims | 13-9 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Edward Costillo grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Gregory Lee connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Ryan Brazil is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #2 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (C) Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Russell Jacobs swats the short shot by John Thomas | 16-9 |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Craig Russ pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Russell Jacobs picks off the pass by Roger Hillyer | 16-9 |
| 11:02 | Akron | Russell Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Russell Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 18-9 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Patrick Sims steals it from Robert Jury | 18-9 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Patrick Sims can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Jury - foul #1 on Robert Jury, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (C) Gregory Lee, Thomas Johnson, Edward Costillo, Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF) James Allan, Craig Russ | |
| 10:43 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Trevor Johnson is called for the reach on Roger Hillyer - foul #1 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #5 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| 10:19 | Kent State | A charge is called on Monroe Sanders - foul #1 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Trevor Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 18-9 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Wayne Green snags the defensive board | 18-9 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Wayne Green can't finish the layup | 18-9 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell tips it home | 18-11 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad is called for traveling | 18-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Vince Lovell (PF) Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Bill Hollars swats the shot by Monroe Sanders | 18-11 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Vince Lovell grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 08:41 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits a jumpshot from the left side | 20-11 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 20-11 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Morris Wells grabs the board | 20-11 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Bill Hollars is whistled for a carry | 20-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Edward Costillo (SF) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 08:02 | Kent State | John Thomas misses the floater from close range | 20-11 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | John Thomas tips it but misses | 20-11 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Bill Hollars gets the rebound | 20-11 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Hollars (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Edward Costillo blows the dunk | 20-11 |
| 07:39 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Vince Lovell | 20-11 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Edward Costillo can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (C) Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:29 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer grabs the defensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | James Allan is fouled on the floor by Gregory Lee - foul #1 on Gregory Lee, team foul #6 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Patrick Sims (PF) Edward Costillo, Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Robert Jury hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-11 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Russell Jacobs gets the rebound | 20-11 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Trevor Johnson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 20-11 |
| 06:47 | Akron | Gregory Lee tips it back up and in | 22-11 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | John Thomas's pass is intercepted by Russell Jacobs | 22-11 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Trevor Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 22-11 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Craig Russ | 22-11 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | Robert Jury lays it up and in and he's fouled by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #7 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Vince Lovell (PF), Bill Hollars (C) Gregory Lee, Thomas Johnson, Patrick Sims, Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Wayne Green (C) James Allan, Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ, John Thomas | |
| 05:50 | Kent State | Robert Jury makes the free throw | 22-14 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Geoffrey Whorton is called for the reach on Fredrick Conrad - foul #2 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) Geoffrey Whorton, Robert Jury | |
| 05:37 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-14 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders connects on the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Fredrick Conrad - foul #2 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF) Gary Raya | |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders misses the free throw | 22-16 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Bill Hollars grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Vince Lovell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-16 |
| 05:03 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Hollars | 22-16 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Bill Hollars blows the layup but the foul's on Carlos Mitchell - foul #2 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF) Edward Costillo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (SF) Carlos Mitchell | |
| 04:52 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Gary Raya can't finish the layup | 23-16 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao tips it back up and in | 23-18 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Roger Hillyer is called for the reach on Bill Hollars - foul #1 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (PF) Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG) Gary Raya | |
| 04:24 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by James Allan | 25-21 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Jing-Sheng Tao is called for the reach on Fredrick Conrad - foul #1 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF) James Allan | |
| 04:05 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Monroe Sanders | 25-21 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Craig Russ hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-21 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders tips it home | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Morris Wells (fresh) SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 2 stl. C - Bill Hollars (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:47 | Akron | Trevor Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Roger Hillyer | 25-23 |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer loses the dribble to Fredrick Conrad | 25-23 |
| 03:32 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the easy layup | 25-23 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Morris Wells steals the ball from Jing-Sheng Tao | 25-23 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Trevor Johnson connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fredrick Conrad | 27-23 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Wayne Green is whistled for traveling | 27-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Trevor Johnson, Patrick Sims, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Robert Jury (PF), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ, Monroe Sanders, Wayne Green | |
| 02:14 | Akron | Robert Jury steps in front of the Edward Costillo pass | 27-23 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ryan Brazil - foul #3 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (C) Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:04 | Kent State | John Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Vince Lovell pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Costillo and he's hacked by James Allan - foul #1 on James Allan, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Robert Jury pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-23 |
| 01:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 29-23 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Russell Jacobs scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Lee | 31-23 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | James Allan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-23 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Vince Lovell pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #11 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Patrick Sims (PF) Edward Costillo, Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Green (C) John Thomas | |
| 00:44 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Thomas Johnson is fouled on the floor by James Allan - foul #2 on James Allan, team foul #12 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Bill Hollars (C) Gregory Lee, Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) James Allan, Carlos Mitchell, Geoffrey Whorton, Robert Jury | |
| 00:02 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Wayne Green snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Wayne Green can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-25 |