| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Chad Zajicek inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Aaron Best misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 19:47 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Dennis Hunter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 19:29 | Akron | Thomas Ide tips it back up and in | 25-36 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | A charge is called on Michael Hampson - foul #3 on Michael Hampson, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SF) Michael Hampson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:49 | Akron | Aaron Best misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Randall Brown gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Eric Wise knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Earle Hendrickson | 27-36 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Man Tao - foul #1 on Man Tao, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Man Tao loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Man Tao steals it from Thomas Ide | 27-37 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Aaron Best snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Aaron Best can't connect on a floater from the left side | 27-37 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Randall Brown | 27-37 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Randall Brown can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Aaron Best - foul #3 on Aaron Best, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF) Kevin Adams, Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SG), Carl Becker (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Norman Mahr (C) Aaron Best, Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Randall Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Norman Mahr snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Nathan Harriss denies the turnaround by Patrick Villalpando | 28-37 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Thomas Ide tips it but misses | 28-37 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Harold Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Carl Becker hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Jenkins | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SG - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Man Tao lays it up and in on a great pass from Nathan Harriss | 30-40 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Harold Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Eric Wise - foul #1 on Eric Wise, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rodolfo Rocha (SG), Michael Hampson (SF), Casey Jacobs (C) Man Tao, Eric Wise, Randall Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Thomas Ide, Harold Jenkins, Norman Mahr | |
| 15:11 | Akron | Steven Egan is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Steven Egan, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Rodolfo Rocha, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Michael Hampson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson tips it home | 32-40 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Chad Zajicek | 32-42 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Charles Wright misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Carl Becker snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Carl Becker misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Chad Zajicek snags the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Aaron Best's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Casey Jacobs (C) Charles Wright, Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Dennis Hunter (C) Carl Becker, Patrick Villalpando | |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson is whistled for a carry | 32-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (PF) Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:17 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Man Tao - foul #2 on Man Tao, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Kevin Adams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Steven Egan connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Aaron Best | 35-47 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs is called for 3 seconds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Charles Wright (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF), Randall Brown (C) Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson, Scott Hoberg, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SG), Patrick Villalpando (SF), Norman Mahr (PF) Aaron Best, Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan | |
| 11:48 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SG) Harold Jenkins | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SG - Carl Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Man Tao misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Charles Wright tips it home | 37-47 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Dennis Hunter loses the dribble to Man Tao | 37-47 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Randall Brown can't connect on a floater near the basket | 37-47 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Carl Becker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Thomas Ide gets the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Carl Becker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Eric Wise misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-47 |
| 09:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Villalpando | 37-47 |
| 09:27 | Akron | Carl Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Michael Hampson (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Man Tao, Eric Wise, Earle Hendrickson, Randall Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG), Aaron Best (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Ryan Washington (C) Thomas Ide, Carl Becker, Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr, Dennis Hunter | |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Charles Wright misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-47 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Michael Hampson gets the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Adams | 39-47 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Chad Zajicek clanks a jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Casey Jacobs steals it from Harold Jenkins | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Kevin Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 07:28 | Akron | Harold Jenkins snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Best | 39-50 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Michael Hampson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Adams | 42-50 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Aaron Best can't finish the layup | 42-50 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Kevin Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Chad Zajicek - foul #1 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Randall Brown (C) Charles Wright, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Dennis Hunter (C) Harold Jenkins, Ryan Washington | |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Thomas Ide clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 06:13 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Zajicek | 44-50 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Randall Brown | 44-50 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Man Tao clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Chad Zajicek connects on the 3 from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Michael Hampson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss tips it back up and in | 46-53 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Thomas Ide buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Best | 46-55 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 46-55 |
| 04:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dennis Hunter | 46-55 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Michael Hampson steps in front of the Chad Zajicek pass | 46-55 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss dunks the ball | 48-55 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is hacked by Michael Hampson - foul #4 on Michael Hampson, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Charles Wright (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Kevin Adams, Michael Hampson, Nathan Harriss, Randall Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SG), Carl Becker (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Norman Mahr (C) Aaron Best, Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Thomas Ide tips it in | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. SG - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Norman Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-57 |
| 03:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Carl Becker | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Brown (C) Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Harold Jenkins, Carl Becker, Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Charles Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Hunter | 48-57 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Thomas Ide hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Best | 48-60 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Steven Egan denies the turnaround by Charles Wright | 48-60 |
| 02:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Steven Egan | 48-60 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Man Tao is called for the reach on Dennis Hunter - foul #3 on Man Tao, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Man Tao, Earle Hendrickson, Randall Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), Harold Jenkins (SG), Patrick Villalpando (SF), Norman Mahr (PF), Ryan Washington (C) Thomas Ide, Aaron Best, Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| 01:19 | Akron | Carl Becker is hacked by Charles Wright - foul #3 on Charles Wright, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-62 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Carl Becker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Wright - foul #4 on Charles Wright, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Carl Becker misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Ryan Washington is called for the reach on Charles Wright - foul #1 on Ryan Washington, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Norman Mahr - foul #1 on Norman Mahr, team foul #5 | 48-63 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Akron | Harold Jenkins is hacked by Eric Wise - foul #2 on Eric Wise, team foul #9 | 50-63 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Harold Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Harold Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Eric Wise misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-65 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Charles Wright grabs the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | The clock runs out | 50-65 |