| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 11 pts. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alan Gully inbounds the ball | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Thomas Knouse is hacked by Anthony Price - foul #2 on Anthony Price, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| 19:35 | Akron | Alan Gully loses the ball out of bounds | 47-32 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Tony Branham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Paul Mathews is called for traveling | 47-32 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Anthony Price is whistled for traveling | 47-32 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Alan Gully is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side | 47-34 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Anthony Price hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-34 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Augustus Zelmar is called for the reach on Walter Spann - foul #1 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), William Bauer (SG), Gary Lane (SF) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully | |
| 17:27 | Akron | William Bauer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski and the foul's on Thomas Knouse - foul #1 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #1 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Vyacheslav Szychowski steals it from Cliff Morgan | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is called for traveling | 52-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF) William Bauer, George Woods | |
| 16:17 | Akron | Gary Lane misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-34 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Deshi Sun can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Jonathan Lipps - foul #1 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #2 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Thomas Knouse (C) Jonathan Lipps, Gary Lane | |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:44 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-34 |
| 15:43 | Akron | Paul Mathews tips it home | 54-36 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tony Branham | 56-36 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Walter Spann is whistled for traveling | 56-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Deshi Sun, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Clayton Craven (PF) Paul Mathews, Cliff Morgan | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Thomas Knouse is called for the reach on Claudio Rizzo - foul #2 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #3 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (SF) Alan Gully | |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Knouse - foul #3 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #4 | 56-36 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gary Lane | 58-39 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Clayton Craven steals the ball from Pete Armstrong | 58-39 |
| 13:51 | Akron | Walter Spann scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jonathan Lipps | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Tony Branham hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Price | 61-42 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Walter Spann can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-42 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Gary Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Gary Lane travels with the ball | 61-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Walter Spann, Jonathan Lipps, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar hits a turnaround from the right block | 63-42 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Augustus Zelmar swats the short shot by Cliff Morgan | 63-42 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar snags the defensive board | 63-42 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Deshi Sun scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 65-42 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Gary Lane is called for traveling | 65-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), George Woods (C) William Bauer, Gary Lane | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-42 |
| 11:30 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the board | 65-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 3 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Lewis Fagundes - foul #2 on Lewis Fagundes, team foul #3 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Pete Armstrong (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| 11:20 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 65-42 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 10:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Mathews | 65-42 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Clayton Craven buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Paul Mathews | 65-44 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Jack Styles is called for the reach on Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Jack Styles, team foul #5 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Gary Lane (SF) Paul Mathews, Jack Styles | |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Deshi Sun scores on a runner from close range set up by Claudio Rizzo | 67-44 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Walter Spann misses long on a runner from the right block | 67-44 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Clayton Craven tips it back up and in | 67-46 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Deshi Sun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF) Claudio Rizzo, Swietomierz Bachinski, Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (SG), Alan Gully (SF) Jonathan Lipps, Gary Lane | |
| 09:35 | Akron | Tony Branham picks off the pass by William Bauer | 67-46 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Spann - foul #1 on Walter Spann, team foul #6 | 67-46 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne travels with the ball | 67-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Cliff Morgan (PF) Walter Spann, Clayton Craven | |
| 08:50 | Akron | Paul Mathews evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Bauer and he's hacked by Tony Branham - foul #1 on Tony Branham, team foul #4 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (C) Thomas Knouse | |
| 08:50 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the free throw | 67-49 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Alan Gully steps in front of the Anthony Price pass | 67-49 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Paul Mathews is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 67-49 |
| 07:55 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Cliff Morgan - foul #1 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Lewis Fagundes, Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) William Bauer, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan | |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 07:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lipps | 67-49 |
| 07:26 | Akron | Thomas Knouse loses the dribble to Vyacheslav Szychowski | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Walter Spann - foul #2 on Walter Spann, team foul #8 | 67-49 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Clayton Craven gets the rebound | 68-49 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Deshi Sun drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 71-52 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-52 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun pulls down the rebound | 71-52 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne lays it in on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 73-52 |
| 05:39 | Akron | Gary Lane misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-52 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 73-52 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF) Jonathan Lipps, Gary Lane | |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Tony Branham double dribbles | 73-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG) Walter Spann | |
| 04:59 | Akron | Tony Branham picks off the pass by Jonathan Lipps | 73-52 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Anthony Price lays it in on a great pass from Tony Branham | 75-52 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Tony Branham picks off the pass by Paul Mathews | 75-52 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Tony Branham lays it in | 77-52 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-55 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 77-55 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the tip | 77-55 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Paul Mathews gets the rebound | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:58 | Akron | Anthony Price doubles Paul Mathews and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Anthony Price, team foul #5 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (PF) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| 03:42 | Akron | Gary Lane clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-55 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar gets the rebound | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is hacked by William Bauer - foul #3 on William Bauer, team foul #9 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Tony Branham, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 03:15 | Akron | Gary Lane gets the rebound | 77-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bauer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:57 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps is hacked by Claudio Rizzo - foul #2 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #6 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:46 | Akron | Vyacheslav Szychowski steps in front of the Jonathan Lipps pass | 77-55 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes | 79-55 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Gary Lane hits a driving attempt in the paint | 79-57 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 81-57 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Lewis Fagundes steals the ball from Gary Lane | 81-57 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't finish the layup | 81-57 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew tips it back up and in | 83-57 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Cliff Morgan buries a shot from the right block set up by William Bauer | 83-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 83-59 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Cliff Morgan gets the rebound | 83-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #7 | 83-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 83-60 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 83-60 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 83-60 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo runs out the clock | 83-60 |