| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Aaron Williams inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | George Scott is fouled on the floor by Isaac Robinson - foul #1 on Isaac Robinson, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Bryner - foul #2 on John Bryner, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Edward Mayer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Peterson - foul #3 on Steven Peterson, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Williams (PF) Steven Peterson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:10 | Akron | Edward Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Edward Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Aaron Williams dunks the ball set up by Robert Liddle | 34-37 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Edward Mayer hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from John Bryner and he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Edward Mayer makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Robert Liddle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-40 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Isaac Robinson pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Edward Mayer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sam Warf (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:59 | Akron | Edward Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Edward Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | George Scott misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 17:37 | Kent State | George Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Paul Parikh is called for a backcourt violation | 34-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG) Robert Liddle, George Scott | |
| Subs | Akron | Woodrow Cater (PG), Rodney Barker (C) Scott Birkholz, John Komar | |
| 17:04 | Akron | John Bryner scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Woodrow Cater | 34-45 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Paul Parikh is hacked by Rodney Barker - foul #1 on Rodney Barker, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SF) Aaron Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Wildman (SF) Isaac Robinson | |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Erick Coker scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Little | 36-45 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Edward Mayer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 16:08 | Akron | Rodney Barker tips it in | 36-47 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Ben Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 15:47 | Akron | Edward Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sam Warf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Woodrow Cater (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Bryner (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Edward Mayer knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Woodrow Cater | 36-50 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Erick Coker is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Cater - foul #1 on Woodrow Cater, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Steven Peterson (PF), William Williams (C) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, John Little, Sam Warf, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Isaac Robinson (SF), Jerald Fregoso (PF), John Komar (C) John Bryner, Aaron Wildman, Edward Mayer, Rodney Barker | |
| 14:44 | Kent State | George Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-50 |
| 14:43 | Akron | John Komar snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Aaron Williams connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-50 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Woodrow Cater buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Komar | 39-53 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Aaron Williams can't finish the layup but the foul's on Woodrow Cater - foul #2 on Woodrow Cater, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Wildman (SG), Edward Mayer (PF) Woodrow Cater, Jerald Fregoso | |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Aaron Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Edward Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-53 |
| 13:28 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Mayer | 40-53 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Isaac Robinson is hacked by Steven Peterson - foul #4 on Steven Peterson, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sam Warf (C) Steven Peterson | |
| Subs | Akron | John Bryner (SG) Aaron Wildman | |
| 12:59 | Akron | Edward Mayer hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from John Bryner | 40-55 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | George Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Birkholz - foul #1 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | George Scott misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | George Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Edward Mayer blows the layup | 41-55 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Scott Birkholz grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:00 | Akron | John Komar misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Liddle - foul #1 on Robert Liddle, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), John Little (SF), Paul Parikh (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Aaron Williams, William Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Woodrow Cater (PG), Aaron Wildman (SF) Scott Birkholz, Isaac Robinson | |
| 12:00 | Akron | John Komar makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:00 | Akron | John Komar misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Erick Coker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-56 |
| 11:38 | Akron | Edward Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sam Warf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Woodrow Cater (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Komar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Akron | John Bryner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-56 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Ben Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Williams (PF) Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerald Fregoso (PF), Rodney Barker (C) Edward Mayer, John Komar | |
| 10:53 | Akron | William Williams picks off the pass by Aaron Wildman | 41-56 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | John Little is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Little, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Aaron Williams (SF) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, John Little | |
| Subs | Akron | Isaac Robinson (SF) Aaron Wildman | |
| 10:30 | Akron | Woodrow Cater scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Bryner | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Woodrow Cater - foul #3 on Woodrow Cater, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Edward Mayer (PF) Woodrow Cater, Jerald Fregoso | |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Aaron Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 10:14 | Akron | John Bryner pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:49 | Akron | Rodney Barker is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #4 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sam Warf (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Woodrow Cater (SG) John Bryner | |
| 09:49 | Akron | Rodney Barker makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Rodney Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 42-61 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Aaron Williams hits the follow up shot | 44-61 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Isaac Robinson drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Scott Birkholz | 44-63 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Robert Liddle's pass is intercepted by Edward Mayer | 44-63 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Edward Mayer misses short on a shot from the right block | 44-63 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Rodney Barker gets the offensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 08:22 | Akron | Aaron Williams is called for the reach on Rodney Barker - foul #2 on Aaron Williams, team foul #8 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), John Little (SF) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Aaron Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | John Bryner (SG), Aaron Wildman (SF) Scott Birkholz, Isaac Robinson | |
| 08:22 | Akron | Rodney Barker misses the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 08:22 | Akron | Rodney Barker snags the offensive board | 44-63 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Aaron Wildman loses the dribble to John Little | 44-63 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Ben Jones makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Little | 47-63 |
| 07:18 | Akron | John Bryner misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 07:17 | Akron | John Bryner tips it in | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sam Warf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Parikh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Woodrow Cater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. SF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Barker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Kent State | John Bryner picks off the pass by Paul Parikh | 47-65 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 47-65 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the board | 47-65 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | John Little connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Erick Coker | 50-65 |
| 06:04 | Akron | John Bryner drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-68 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Paul Parikh lays it up and in on a great pass from John Little and he's fouled by Woodrow Cater - foul #4 on Woodrow Cater, team foul #8 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), George Scott (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Steven Peterson (PF) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, John Little, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Isaac Robinson (SF), Jerald Fregoso (PF), John Komar (C) Woodrow Cater, Aaron Wildman, Edward Mayer, Rodney Barker | |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the free throw | 52-68 |
| 05:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Komar | 52-68 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Isaac Robinson blows the layup but he's hacked by Aaron Williams - foul #3 on Aaron Williams, team foul #9 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Williams (C) Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:20 | Akron | Isaac Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 05:20 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to John Komar | 52-69 |
| 05:01 | Akron | John Bryner misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Scott - foul #1 on George Scott, team foul #10 | 52-69 |
| 05:01 | Akron | John Bryner makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 05:01 | Akron | John Bryner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | George Scott is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on George Scott, team foul #11 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Wildman (SG) John Bryner | |
| 04:18 | Akron | John Komar misses short on a jump hook from close range | 52-71 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso can't tip it in | 52-71 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Scott Birkholz gets the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 03:58 | Akron | John Komar is whistled for traveling | 52-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SG), John Little (SF), Sam Warf (C) Robert Liddle, George Scott, Aaron Williams, Steven Peterson | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Woodrow Cater (SF), Mario Williams (C) Scott Birkholz, Isaac Robinson, John Komar | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Ben Jones clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-71 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Mario Williams grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Akron | David Newton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-71 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 52-71 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Little (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Sam Warf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Woodrow Cater (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jerald Fregoso (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Erick Coker misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Newton - foul #1 on David Newton, team foul #9 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Rodney Barker (PF) Jerald Fregoso | |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Erick Coker makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Erick Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Woodrow Cater hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mario Williams | 54-73 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Erick Coker is whistled for a carry | 54-73 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Aaron Wildman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-73 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Rodney Barker gets the offensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Aaron Wildman is hacked by Erick Coker - foul #1 on Erick Coker, team foul #12 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerald Fregoso (PF) Mario Williams | |
| 01:27 | Akron | Aaron Wildman makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Aaron Wildman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | John Little buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ben Jones | 56-75 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Wildman | 56-78 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Sam Warf misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-78 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 56-78 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | The jump hook by William Williams is blocked by Jerald Fregoso | 56-78 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Aaron Wildman grabs the board | 56-78 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses the shot from the left wing | 56-78 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso tips it in | 56-80 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Erick Coker scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Little | 58-80 |
| 00:00 | Akron | David Newton runs out the clock | 58-80 |