| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Komar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Isaac Robinson inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | John Komar misses the lay-in | 39-28 |
| 19:41 | Akron | John Bryner gets the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Edward Mayer misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Parikh - foul #2 on Paul Parikh, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Edward Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Edward Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Steven Peterson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Isaac Robinson pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-28 |
| 18:47 | Akron | John Komar pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:32 | Akron | John Komar can't finish the layup | 41-28 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Edward Mayer misses the tip | 41-28 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Paul Parikh snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Edward Mayer - foul #1 on Edward Mayer, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Isaac Robinson snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Aaron Williams - foul #2 on Aaron Williams, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Isaac Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Edward Mayer misses the driving attempt from the right block | 41-29 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Robert Liddle pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Aaron Williams is fouled on the floor by Isaac Robinson - foul #1 on Isaac Robinson, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | George Scott lays it in | 41-31 |
| 17:26 | Akron | John Komar scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Bryner | 43-31 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Steven Peterson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Liddle | 43-34 |
| 16:47 | Akron | John Komar misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by George Scott - foul #1 on George Scott, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Aaron Wildman (SF) Scott Birkholz, Isaac Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), John Little (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Aaron Williams, Steven Peterson, Paul Parikh | |
| 16:47 | Akron | John Komar makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:47 | Akron | John Komar makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Sam Warf is hacked by Edward Mayer - foul #2 on Edward Mayer, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerald Fregoso (SF), Rodney Barker (C) John Bryner, John Komar | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Ben Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-34 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso tips it home | 47-34 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Rodney Barker takes the ball from Erick Coker | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerald Fregoso (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ben Jones (fresh) SF - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Akron | Edward Mayer drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by David Newton and he's fouled by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Woodrow Cater (PG), John Bryner (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF) David Newton, Aaron Wildman, Jerald Fregoso | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, John Little, Sam Warf | |
| 15:17 | Akron | Edward Mayer makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | George Scott is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Cater - foul #4 on Woodrow Cater, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Jerald Fregoso (PF) Woodrow Cater, Edward Mayer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Peterson (PF) William Williams | |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Paul Parikh hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 14:38 | Akron | David Newton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Aaron Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | George Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), John Komar (C) David Newton, Rodney Barker | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:55 | Akron | Aaron Williams picks off the pass by Isaac Robinson | 50-37 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the lay-in | 50-37 |
| 13:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jerald Fregoso | 50-37 |
| 13:38 | Akron | John Bryner scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Isaac Robinson | 53-37 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | George Scott is hacked by Isaac Robinson - foul #2 on Isaac Robinson, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Mayer (PF) Jerald Fregoso | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), John Little (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Aaron Williams, Steven Peterson, Paul Parikh | |
| 13:03 | Kent State | William Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Wildman (SF) Isaac Robinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:46 | Akron | John Komar clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-37 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Ben Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Erick Coker drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Warf | 53-39 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses badly on a runner from close range | 53-39 |
| 12:18 | Akron | John Komar gets the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 11:57 | Akron | John Bryner misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | John Little pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Ben Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 11:38 | Akron | Aaron Wildman grabs the board | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bryner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Komar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ben Jones (fresh) SF - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Akron | Edward Mayer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 11:19 | Akron | John Komar grabs the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 11:08 | Akron | John Bryner misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-39 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Erick Coker snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | John Little buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Edward Mayer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Sam Warf pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Edward Mayer steals the ball from John Little | 53-42 |
| 09:38 | Akron | John Komar scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-42 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Edward Mayer steals it from William Williams | 55-42 |
| 08:55 | Akron | John Bryner buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Birkholz and he's fouled by Ben Jones - foul #1 on Ben Jones, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Isaac Robinson (SF), Jerald Fregoso (PF), Rodney Barker (C) Scott Birkholz, Aaron Wildman, Edward Mayer, John Komar | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Steven Peterson (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, John Little, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| 08:55 | Akron | John Bryner makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Williams | 58-45 |
| 08:27 | Akron | John Bryner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Newton | 60-45 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Aaron Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Isaac Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-48 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 07:35 | Akron | Isaac Robinson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Bryner | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Bryner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jerald Fregoso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Isaac Robinson is called for the reach on Aaron Williams - foul #3 on Isaac Robinson, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Woodrow Cater (SG), Edward Mayer (PF) John Bryner, Jerald Fregoso | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Aaron Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Paul Parikh pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | George Scott hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Liddle | 62-50 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Woodrow Cater comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Woodrow Cater grabs the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Isaac Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Steven Peterson | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Rodney Barker blocks the short jumper by Aaron Williams | 62-50 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Paul Parikh tips it but misses | 62-50 |
| 06:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rodney Barker | 62-50 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Edward Mayer's layup is rejected by Steven Peterson | 62-50 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Edward Mayer grabs the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Isaac Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-50 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Aaron Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Steven Peterson's fadeaway is rejected by Rodney Barker | 62-50 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Edward Mayer gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Aaron Williams takes the ball from Isaac Robinson | 62-50 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses the lay-in | 62-50 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Rodney Barker pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Akron | Isaac Robinson is hacked by Paul Parikh - foul #3 on Paul Parikh, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Aaron Wildman (SF), John Komar (C) David Newton, Isaac Robinson, Rodney Barker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), John Little (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Aaron Williams, Steven Peterson, Paul Parikh | |
| 04:17 | Kent State | The refs have stopped play. Ben Jones is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 62-50 |
| Subs | Akron | John Bryner (SG) Woodrow Cater | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG) Ben Jones | |
| 04:10 | Akron | Erick Coker is called for the reach on John Bryner - foul #2 on Erick Coker, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| 04:10 | Akron | John Bryner misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sam Warf | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Sam Warf misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | William Williams tips it but misses | 62-50 |
| 03:49 | Akron | John Komar grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Komar | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Kent State | William Williams misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-50 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Sam Warf tips it back up and in | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Komar (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erick Coker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Little (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Akron | Scott Birkholz loses the dribble to William Williams | 65-52 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Erick Coker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 03:12 | Akron | John Komar gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Scott Birkholz drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Bryner | 68-52 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Sam Warf hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 02:28 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Komar | 68-52 |
| 01:59 | Akron | John Bryner is whistled for traveling | 68-52 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Woodrow Cater (SG), Jerald Fregoso (PF), Rodney Barker (C) Scott Birkholz, John Bryner, Edward Mayer, John Komar | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SF) Robert Liddle | |
| 01:42 | Kent State | John Little buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Frank Houston | 68-55 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Woodrow Cater comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 68-55 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Frank Houston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Woodrow Cater grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Rodney Barker is called for a charge - foul #2 on Rodney Barker, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Erick Coker hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Akron | Aaron Wildman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-58 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Woodrow Cater picks off the pass by Sam Warf | 68-58 |
| 00:09 | Akron | David Newton hits the finger roll set up by Woodrow Cater | 70-58 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | William Williams buries a jump hook from the baseline | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | Akron | David Newton runs out the clock | 70-60 |