| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Michael Hampson inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Man Tao scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Adams | 32-37 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Steven Egan loses the ball out of bounds | 32-37 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Kevin Adams hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Man Tao | 32-40 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Steven Egan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Michael Hampson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Randall Brown tips it home | 35-42 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Thomas Ide connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Aaron Best | 37-42 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Randall Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 37-42 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Dennis Hunter is fouled on the floor by Michael Hampson - foul #3 on Michael Hampson, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SF) Michael Hampson | |
| 17:23 | Akron | Thomas Ide connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Hunter | 39-42 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Kevin Adams is fouled on the floor by Chad Zajicek - foul #2 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (C) Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Earle Hendrickson, Randall Brown | |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Patrick Villalpando swats the shot by Eric Wise | 39-42 |
| 16:53 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:30 | Akron | Steven Egan misses long on a floater near the basket | 39-42 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Eric Wise makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Man Tao and he's hacked by Chad Zajicek - foul #3 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SF), Norman Mahr (C) Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Man Tao, Kevin Adams, Casey Jacobs | |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Eric Wise makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando connects on the jump hook from the left block | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Aaron Best (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carl Becker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Mahr (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Knickerbocker and he's fouled by Norman Mahr - foul #1 on Norman Mahr, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SG), Dennis Hunter (C) Thomas Ide, Aaron Best | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Hampson (SF), Randall Brown (C) Richard Knickerbocker, Earle Hendrickson | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Michael Hampson snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses short on a jumper from the left side | 41-47 |
| 15:21 | Akron | Harold Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Dennis Hunter is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Charles Wright, Nathan Harriss | |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Randall Brown is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-47 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG) Eric Wise | |
| 14:42 | Akron | Dennis Hunter's 3 pointer is rejected by Man Tao | 41-47 |
| 14:40 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Zajicek | 41-47 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Dennis Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | The jumper by Man Tao is denied by Steven Egan | 41-47 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Randall Brown can't tip it in | 41-47 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Man Tao misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 13:59 | Akron | Harold Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Randall Brown gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Randall Brown lays it up and in set up by Man Tao and the foul's on Dennis Hunter - foul #3 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Aaron Best (SG), Patrick Villalpando (SF), Norman Mahr (C) Carl Becker, Harold Jenkins, Chad Zajicek, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Nathan Harriss (PF) Kevin Adams, Earle Hendrickson | |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Randall Brown makes the free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Michael Hampson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Wise | 43-52 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Thomas Ide hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Patrick Villalpando is called for the reach on Nathan Harriss - foul #3 on Patrick Villalpando, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Steven Egan, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Casey Jacobs (C) Man Tao, Michael Hampson, Randall Brown | |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Patrick Villalpando is called for the reach on Nathan Harriss - foul #4 on Patrick Villalpando, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (PF) Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson (PF) Casey Jacobs | |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Aaron Best snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 11:43 | Akron | Thomas Ide's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wise (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Harriss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Kent State | Eric Wise connects on the 3 from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Aaron Best misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-55 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Charles Wright pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Dennis Hunter steals the ball from Eric Wise | 46-55 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Norman Mahr hits a floater in the paint | 48-55 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-57 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Dennis Hunter misses short on a shot from the baseline | 48-57 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Earle Hendrickson | 48-57 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Charles Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG), Carl Becker (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Ryan Washington (C) Thomas Ide, Chad Zajicek, Norman Mahr, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Rodolfo Rocha (SG), Michael Hampson (SF), Scott Hoberg (PF), Randall Brown (C) Charles Wright, Kevin Adams, Eric Wise, Earle Hendrickson, Nathan Harriss | |
| 09:16 | Akron | Aaron Best comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 48-57 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Randall Brown grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Aaron Best picks off the pass by Rodolfo Rocha | 48-57 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Aaron Best lays it in | 50-57 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Hampson | 50-60 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Rodolfo Rocha is called for the reach on Aaron Best - foul #1 on Rodolfo Rocha, team foul #2 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG) Aaron Best | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (SG) Rodolfo Rocha | |
| 08:25 | Akron | Ryan Washington misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Man Tao - foul #2 on Man Tao, team foul #3 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG) Charles Wright | |
| 08:25 | Akron | Ryan Washington misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Ryan Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Man Tao scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Hoberg | 51-62 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Steven Egan misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Hoberg - foul #1 on Scott Hoberg, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Patrick Villalpando (C) Harold Jenkins, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Eric Wise, Scott Hoberg | |
| 07:56 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Chad Zajicek is called for the reach on Michael Hampson - foul #4 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Hunter (C) Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SG - Carl Becker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hampson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is fouled on the floor by Michael Hampson - foul #4 on Michael Hampson, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SG) Carl Becker | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:09 | Akron | Thomas Ide throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Harriss (C) Randall Brown | |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 06:53 | Akron | The rebound goes to Steven Egan | 53-64 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Hunter | 55-64 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Man Tao misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 06:19 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Michael Hampson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 55-64 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Steven Egan pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Steven Egan comes up short on the runner near the basket | 55-64 |
| 05:40 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Ide | 55-64 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Dennis Hunter hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Chad Zajicek | 58-64 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Man Tao loses the dribble to Thomas Ide | 58-64 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Aaron Best misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Kevin Adams is hacked by Dennis Hunter - foul #4 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG), Carl Becker (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Norman Mahr (C) Thomas Ide, Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Eric Wise (SF), Scott Hoberg (PF), Randall Brown (C) Man Tao, Michael Hampson, Earle Hendrickson, Nathan Harriss | |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Kevin Adams makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Kevin Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Harold Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Charles Wright - foul #2 on Charles Wright, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker (SF) Kevin Adams | |
| 03:51 | Akron | Norman Mahr hits a floater in the paint set up by Aaron Best | 60-66 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Patrick Villalpando steals the ball from Charles Wright | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Best (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Carl Becker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Norman Mahr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 6 pts. C - Randall Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Akron | Aaron Best travels with the ball | 60-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Aaron Best, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG) Richard Knickerbocker | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Man Tao hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Carl Becker is hacked by Scott Hoberg - foul #2 on Scott Hoberg, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG) Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 02:53 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SG), Dennis Hunter (C) Carl Becker, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Michael Hampson (SF), Earle Hendrickson (PF) Eric Wise, Charles Wright, Scott Hoberg | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Michael Hampson drills a 3 from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Dennis Hunter misses the tip | 62-69 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Aaron Best tips it in | 64-69 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Randall Brown is hacked by Thomas Ide - foul #3 on Thomas Ide, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Randall Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Steven Egan gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses long on a shot from the right side | 64-70 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Chad Zajicek snags the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 01:35 | Akron | The jump hook by Dennis Hunter is blocked by Earle Hendrickson | 64-70 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Steven Egan snags the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Thomas Ide buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Egan | 67-70 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Kevin Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hampson | 67-73 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Aaron Best's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Thomas Ide is called for the reach on Man Tao in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Ide, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (PF) Earle Hendrickson | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Man Tao makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Man Tao misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the board | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Akron | Aaron Best can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-74 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Dennis Hunter misses the tip | 67-74 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Michael Hampson snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Thomas Ide is called for the reach on Michael Hampson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Ide, team foul #12 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG) Thomas Ide | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Michael Hampson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Steven Egan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-76 |
| 00:31 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Zajicek | 67-76 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Dennis Hunter clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-76 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Randall Brown pulls down the rebound | 67-76 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Randall Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Becker - foul #1 on Carl Becker, team foul #13 | 67-76 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Randall Brown misses the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Randall Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Chad Zajicek can't connect on a floater from the left block | 67-77 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Kevin Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Man Tao runs out the clock | 67-77 |