| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Geoffrey Whorton (fresh) PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Wells (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Hollars (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Trevor Johnson inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Jing-Sheng Tao steps in front of the Morris Wells pass | 23-34 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Vince Lovell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Morris Wells | 26-37 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Vince Lovell - foul #1 on Vince Lovell, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Whorton - foul #2 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Monroe Sanders takes the ball from Trevor Johnson | 27-37 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Bill Hollars gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Monroe Sanders denies the turnaround by Morris Wells | 27-37 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Wayne Green gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton's fadeaway is rejected by Bill Hollars | 27-37 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Green | 27-37 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Geoffrey Whorton is fouled on the floor by Trevor Johnson - foul #1 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Ryan Brazil (PF) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Vince Lovell | |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses long on a floater from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 17:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gregory Lee | 27-37 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 27-37 |
| 17:08 | Akron | Bill Hollars hits the follow up shot | 27-39 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan Brazil - foul #2 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Roger Hillyer (SF), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Geoffrey Whorton, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF), Russell Jacobs (C) Trevor Johnson, Bill Hollars | |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Roger Hillyer picks off the pass by Ryan Brazil | 29-39 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Russell Jacobs picks off the pass by James Allan | 29-39 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Ryan Brazil knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Costillo | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) SG - Carlos Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 15:40 | Akron | Ryan Brazil gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 15:28 | Akron | The jump hook by Ryan Brazil is blocked by Roger Hillyer | 29-41 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Russell Jacobs tips it back up and in | 29-43 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Thomas Johnson steals it from Carlos Mitchell | 29-43 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | James Allan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Mitchell | 32-43 |
| 14:12 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) James Allan, Carlos Mitchell, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (C) Gregory Lee, Thomas Johnson, Edward Costillo, Ryan Brazil | |
| 14:12 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 14:12 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Wayne Green can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Russell Jacobs - foul #2 on Russell Jacobs, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Vince Lovell (PF) Russell Jacobs | |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Wayne Green makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Wayne Green misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:50 | Akron | Vince Lovell grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Doucette (SG) Roger Hillyer | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG) David Doucette | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:56 | Akron | Morris Wells comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Geoffrey Whorton - foul #3 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Morris Wells makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Morris Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Bill Hollars snags the offensive board | 33-45 |
| 12:46 | Akron | Trevor Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-45 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Bill Hollars gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 12:10 | Akron | Trevor Johnson can't throw it down but the foul's on Geoffrey Whorton - foul #4 on Geoffrey Whorton, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SG), Craig Russ (SF) James Allan, Geoffrey Whorton | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:10 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:10 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Wayne Green grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Green | 33-46 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Wayne Green is called for traveling | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Wells (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Hollars (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Akron | Trevor Johnson is fouled on the floor by Wayne Green - foul #1 on Wayne Green, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Vince Lovell is hacked by Robert Jury - foul #2 on Robert Jury, team foul #6 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), John Thomas (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Craig Russ, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF), Ryan Brazil (C) Trevor Johnson, Bill Hollars | |
| 11:19 | Akron | Vince Lovell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 33-48 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer is fouled on the floor by Edward Costillo - foul #1 on Edward Costillo, team foul #5 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (C) Vince Lovell | |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Jury | 35-48 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Russell Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 35-48 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Robert Jury snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Allan and he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Monroe Sanders (PF), Wayne Green (C) James Allan, Robert Jury, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (C) Gregory Lee, Thomas Johnson, Edward Costillo, Russell Jacobs | |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Ryan Brazil's layup is rejected by Wayne Green | 38-48 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Bill Hollars hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses long on a jumper from the left side | 38-50 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Ryan Brazil gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #2 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (SF) Carlos Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | Vince Lovell (PF) Ryan Brazil | |
| 09:25 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Vince Lovell is called for the reach on Roger Hillyer - foul #2 on Vince Lovell, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad can't finish the layup | 40-53 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Bill Hollars pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Trevor Johnson clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 40-53 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Wayne Green grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Craig Russ is fouled on the floor by Vince Lovell - foul #3 on Vince Lovell, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG) Roger Hillyer | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Fredrick Conrad and the foul's on Monroe Sanders - foul #1 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell (SG), Robert Jury (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Monroe Sanders | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:11 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wayne Green (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Morris Wells (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bill Hollars (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Trevor Johnson steps in front of the Wayne Green pass | 42-56 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad lays it in on a great pass from Trevor Johnson | 42-58 |
| 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 triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | James Allan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-58 |
| 07:13 | Kent State | Wayne Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Bill Hollars swats the short shot by Craig Russ | 42-58 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell snags the offensive board | 42-58 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Craig Russ is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Craig Russ, team foul #9 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Geoffrey Whorton (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) James Allan, Craig Russ, Wayne Green | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Ryan Brazil (PF), Russell Jacobs (C) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Bill Hollars | |
| 06:40 | Akron | Russell Jacobs hits the finger roll | 42-60 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Robert Jury loses the ball out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SG) Carlos Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:13 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 42-60 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Edward Costillo tips it in | 42-62 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Ryan Brazil swats the layup by Roger Hillyer | 42-62 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Thomas Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Russell Jacobs knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Gregory Lee | 42-64 |
| 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 triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Lee - foul #2 on Gregory Lee, team foul #9 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (SG), John Thomas (PF), Craig Russ (C) Geoffrey Whorton, Monroe Sanders, Robert Jury | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Bill Hollars (C) Gregory Lee, Thomas Johnson, Edward Costillo, Ryan Brazil, Russell Jacobs | |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Trevor Johnson scores on a floater in the paint set up by Fredrick Conrad | 43-66 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | James Allan connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jing-Sheng Tao | 45-66 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Trevor Johnson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-66 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | John Thomas snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Bill Hollars snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Jing-Sheng Tao is called for the reach on Fredrick Conrad in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #10 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (SF) Jing-Sheng Tao | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:24 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | John Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-67 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Bill Hollars pulls down the rebound | 45-67 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gary Raya - foul #1 on Gary Raya, team foul #11 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jury (PF) Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (SG) Morris Wells | |
| 03:59 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Craig Russ can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 03:39 | Akron | Vince Lovell pulls down the rebound | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Craig Russ (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Jury (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bill Hollars (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad clanks a floater from the free throw line | 45-69 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Robert Jury pulls down the rebound | 45-69 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | James Allan travels with the ball | 45-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Doucette (SG), Gary Raya (SF) Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ | |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Wells (PG), Edward Costillo (SF), Ryan Brazil (PF), Russell Jacobs (C) Fredrick Conrad, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Bill Hollars | |
| 02:45 | Akron | Russell Jacobs is called for traveling | 45-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SG) James Allan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Morris Wells steps in front of the David Doucette pass | 45-69 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Morris Wells blows the layup | 45-69 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Russell Jacobs tips it back up and in | 45-71 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Roger Hillyer, team foul #12 | 45-71 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Ryan Brazil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Vince Lovell (PF) Russell Jacobs | |
| 01:51 | Kent State | David Doucette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-71 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Gary Raya grabs the offensive board | 45-71 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | David Doucette hits a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Jury | 48-71 |
| 01:09 | Akron | The jump hook by Morris Wells is blocked by John Thomas | 48-71 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | John Thomas gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Gary Raya steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Craig Russ (SF) David Doucette, Gary Raya | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (C) Gregory Lee, Edward Costillo, Ryan Brazil | |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Morris Wells | 48-73 |
| 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 halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | John Thomas scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Hillyer | 50-73 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad runs out the clock | 50-73 |