| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Colby Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Forster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Cobb (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Hobbs (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Michael Cobb inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Donald Hobbs scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Miro Grzywinski | 21-33 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Donald Hobbs comes up short on the runner in the lane | 21-33 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Wade Gilbert | 21-33 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Donald Hobbs misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Wade Gilbert - foul #3 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, Miro Grzywinski, Michael Cobb, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 18:31 | Akron | Donald Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Donald Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | Robert Sellers can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | William Forster hits the follow up shot | 26-35 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Robert Elston scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Dema Gliwski and the foul's on William Forster - foul #2 on William Forster, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Gerald Dulac (PF) Dikembe Real, Johnny Daniell, Donald Hobbs | |
| 17:43 | Akron | Robert Elston misses the free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Robert Sellers drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shawn Parsons | 28-37 |
| 17:18 | Akron | Gerald Dulac lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dema Gliwski | 28-39 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Dema Gliwski steps in front of the Colby Cox pass | 28-39 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Dema Gliwski lays it up and in | 28-41 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Colby Cox | 30-41 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Michael Cobb hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by William Rehberger | 30-43 |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons's pass is intercepted by William Rehberger | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Colby Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Cobb (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Gerald Dulac (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Elston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Akron | William Rehberger is called for traveling | 30-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dema Gliwski, William Rehberger, Michael Cobb, Gerald Dulac, Robert Elston | |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Donald Hobbs snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Dikembe Real's fadeaway is rejected by Wade Gilbert | 30-43 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Donald Hobbs snags the offensive board | 30-43 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Edward Gragg knocks in the floater from the left wing | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Donald Hobbs gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Dikembe Real buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Robert Sellers is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Sellers, team foul #3 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SF) Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Gerald Dulac (PF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, Dikembe Real, Johnny Daniell, Donald Hobbs, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 13:23 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-48 |
| 13:21 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cobb | 30-48 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Colby Cox denies the turnaround by Miro Grzywinski | 30-48 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | William Forster pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-48 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Gerald Dulac pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski is fouled on the floor by Joe Lewis - foul #2 on Joe Lewis, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG), Danny Connelly (PF) Colby Cox, Wade Gilbert | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Hobbs (PF) Robert Elston | |
| 12:41 | Akron | Gerald Dulac clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Joseph Heard snags the defensive board | 30-48 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | William Forster scores on a shot in the paint set up by Joseph Heard | 32-48 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Michael Cobb hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Miro Grzywinski | 32-50 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Joseph Heard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Gerald Dulac gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Shawn Parsons (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Connelly (fresh) C - William Forster (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dema Gliwski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Cobb (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Donald Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Dulac (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Gerald Dulac can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-50 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Danny Connelly grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | William Forster drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Joseph Heard | 34-50 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Donald Hobbs drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dema Gliwski | 34-52 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | William Forster misses the turnaround near the basket | 34-52 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Dema Gliwski pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-52 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Gerald Dulac pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Dema Gliwski is hacked by Joseph Heard - foul #1 on Joseph Heard, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (PG), Robert Sellers (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Joseph Heard, Shawn Parsons, William Forster | |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dema Gliwski, Miro Grzywinski, Michael Cobb, Donald Hobbs | |
| 09:35 | Akron | Gerald Dulac is hacked by Wade Gilbert - foul #4 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #6 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Elston (C) Antonio Sanchez | |
| 09:20 | Akron | Joe Lewis is called for the reach on Dikembe Real - foul #3 on Joe Lewis, team foul #7 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Antonio Sanchez (C) Robert Elston | |
| 09:20 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Danny Connelly snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-52 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Dikembe Real can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Robert Sellers grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wade Gilbert - foul #5 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #8 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Nelson (C) Wade Gilbert | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Robert Elston (C) William Rehberger, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 08:25 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Gerald Dulac makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Gerald Dulac picks off the pass by Robert Nelson | 34-53 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-53 |
| 07:51 | Akron | Robert Elston tips it but misses | 34-53 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Danny Connelly snags the defensive board | 34-53 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Colby Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Dulac (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Elston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Robert Elston is called for the reach on Colby Cox - foul #2 on Robert Elston, team foul #1 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (SG) Joe Lewis | |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (PG), Michael Cobb (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF) Edward Gragg, Johnny Daniell, Gerald Dulac | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Donald Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 34-53 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Donald Hobbs throws it down on a nice dish by Dikembe Real | 34-55 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | A charge is called on Carlos Gammon - foul #1 on Carlos Gammon, team foul #9 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG), William Forster (C) Carlos Gammon, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Rehberger, Dikembe Real, Michael Cobb, Robert Elston | |
| 06:27 | Akron | Johnny Daniell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SF), Robert Nelson (PF) Robert Sellers, Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Robert Nelson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Antonio Sanchez - foul #1 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #2 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (SG), Gerald Dulac (PF) Miro Grzywinski, Donald Hobbs | |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Robert Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Robert Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Gerald Dulac makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Dema Gliwski | 36-57 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Colby Cox lays it in and he's fouled by Dikembe Real - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #3 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF), Robert Elston (C) Dema Gliwski, Dikembe Real, Johnny Daniell, Gerald Dulac, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Colby Cox makes the free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Donald Hobbs misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on William Forster - foul #3 on William Forster, team foul #10 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Antonio Sanchez (C) Robert Elston | |
| 05:31 | Akron | Donald Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Donald Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Colby Cox travels with the ball | 39-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF), Danny Connelly (PF) Joe Lewis, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), Dikembe Real (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Gerald Dulac (PF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, Miro Grzywinski, Michael Cobb, Donald Hobbs, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 05:01 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-58 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Danny Connelly grabs the board | 39-58 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-58 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Robert Elston pulls down the rebound | 39-58 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Gerald Dulac buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Daniell | 39-61 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | William Forster comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Gerald Dulac - foul #2 on Gerald Dulac, team foul #4 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG) Colby Cox | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Michael Cobb (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dema Gliwski, Dikembe Real, Johnny Daniell, Gerald Dulac, Robert Elston | |
| 04:13 | Kent State | William Forster makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | William Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Michael Cobb's floater is knocked away by Danny Connelly | 41-61 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez snags the offensive board | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Akron | Edward Gragg buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antonio Sanchez | 41-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sellers (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Connelly (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - William Forster (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Cobb (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Donald Hobbs (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Joseph Heard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SF), Robert Nelson (PF) Robert Sellers, Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Gliwski (PG), William Rehberger (SG) Edward Gragg, Miro Grzywinski | |
| 03:05 | Akron | Michael Cobb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-63 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | William Forster misses the lay-in | 41-63 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons can't tip it in | 41-63 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Robert Nelson tips it in | 43-63 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Michael Cobb comes up short on the runner in the lane | 43-63 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | William Forster snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 02:21 | Akron | Donald Hobbs snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Donald Hobbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Colby Cox (PG), Carlos Gammon (SG), Danny Connelly (PF) Joseph Heard, Shawn Parsons, William Forster | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Gerald Dulac (PF), Robert Elston (C) Dema Gliwski, William Rehberger, Michael Cobb, Donald Hobbs, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Robert Elston pulls down the rebound | 43-63 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Gerald Dulac misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Colby Cox | 43-63 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Robert Nelson comes up short on the shot from close range | 43-63 |
| 01:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Elston | 43-63 |
| 01:23 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-66 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Robert Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG), Robert Sellers (SF), William Forster (C) Carlos Gammon, Joe Lewis, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Cobb (SF), Donald Hobbs (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Johnny Daniell, Gerald Dulac, Robert Elston | |
| 00:45 | Akron | Edward Gragg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-66 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Michael Cobb grabs the offensive board | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Edward Gragg clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 43-66 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Danny Connelly is hacked by Donald Hobbs - foul #3 on Donald Hobbs, team foul #5 | 43-66 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Robert Sellers can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Cobb - foul #1 on Michael Cobb, team foul #6 | 43-66 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Robert Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Edward Gragg runs out the clock | 45-66 |