| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Lawrence Draper inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Lawrence Draper lays it in set up by Lisimba Adeyemo | 35-43 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Charles Lyles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Lisimba Adeyemo - foul #1 on Lisimba Adeyemo, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Cedric Baltz | |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Bryan Hart double dribbles | 37-43 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses short on a floater from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Ben Morrow gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Ben Morrow is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Ben Morrow, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG) Marc Osborne | |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Dennis Bui steals it from Shane Elliott | 37-43 |
| 17:55 | Akron | James Armstrong banks in the layup on a great pass from Dennis Bui | 37-45 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Shane Elliott connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-45 |
| 17:16 | Akron | James Armstrong scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Bui | 39-47 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Arthur Gross connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Lyles | 42-47 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #1 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Nathaniel Medeiros, Ben Morrow | |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Dennis Bui is whistled for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rick Byrd (SF) Shane Elliott | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Samuels (C) Cedric Baltz | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) SF - Rick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Bui (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Domingo Colon is fouled on the floor by Raymond Samuels - foul #1 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Cedric Baltz (C) Dennis Bui, Raymond Samuels | |
| 15:20 | Kent State | The short jumper by Domingo Colon is denied by Bryan Hart | 43-47 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Domingo Colon pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Sammy Leach scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Bryan Hart knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Lisimba Adeyemo | 46-49 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Rick Byrd is whistled for a carry | 46-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Christopher Robertson (PF) Lonnie Lewis, Rick Byrd, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Raymond Samuels (C) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Cedric Baltz | |
| 14:25 | Akron | Lawrence Draper is fouled on the floor by Charles Lyles - foul #1 on Charles Lyles, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Paul (C) Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (SF) Lawrence Draper | |
| 14:08 | Akron | Bryan Hart can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Dennis Bui grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Dennis Bui can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Dennis Bui gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 13:33 | Akron | James Armstrong buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Albert Hardy | 46-52 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Raymond Samuels is called for the reach on Arthur Gross - foul #2 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shane Elliott (SF) Sammy Leach | |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Dennis Bui, Albert Hardy, Raymond Samuels | |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Bryan Hart - foul #3 on Bryan Hart, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-52 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Charles Lyles pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Arthur Gross knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Lawrence Draper scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lisimba Adeyemo | 49-54 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Shane Elliott drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Lyles | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Lyles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Stone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Draper | 52-57 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses badly on a shot in the lane | 52-57 |
| 11:06 | Akron | James Armstrong snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Lawrence Draper can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Paul - foul #3 on Joseph Paul, team foul #2 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| 10:50 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Domingo Colon gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Domingo Colon tips it home | 54-58 |
| 10:29 | Akron | James Stone comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Sammy Leach grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Shane Elliott hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Domingo Colon and he's hacked by Ben Morrow - foul #5 on Ben Morrow, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (SF), Raymond Samuels (C) Lawrence Draper, Ben Morrow | |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Dennis Bui knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Marc Osborne | 57-61 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Duane Paredes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 09:53 | Akron | The rebound goes to Albert Hardy | 57-61 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Dennis Bui scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis is fouled on the floor by Marc Osborne - foul #2 on Marc Osborne, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rick Byrd (SF) Shane Elliott | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, James Stone, Raymond Samuels | |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Lawrence Draper snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 09:16 | Akron | Lonnie Lewis is called for the reach on Albert Hardy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #3 | 58-64 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Sammy Leach can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Cedric Baltz snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses long on a floater near the basket | 58-64 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Cedric Baltz gets the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Lawrence Draper grabs the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Lawrence Draper clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-64 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Domingo Colon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-64 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Leach | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Sammy Leach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Rick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Dennis Bui (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Sammy Leach is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Sammy Leach, team foul #4 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Raymond Samuels (C) Albert Hardy, Dennis Bui, Lawrence Draper, Cedric Baltz | |
| 06:56 | Akron | Bryan Hart's pass is intercepted by Joseph Paul | 58-64 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Arthur Gross | 60-64 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 06:28 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the tip | 60-64 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros gets the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nathaniel Medeiros | 60-66 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Joseph Paul knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Lyles | 63-66 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Charles Lyles steals it from Bryan Hart | 63-66 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Arthur Gross is hacked by James Armstrong - foul #1 on James Armstrong, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, Nathaniel Medeiros, Raymond Samuels | |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Arthur Gross makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Arthur Gross pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Shane Elliott clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-66 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Bryan Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Lawrence Draper blows the layup | 64-66 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Joseph Paul knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Lyles | 67-66 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Shane Elliott picks off the pass by Lawrence Draper | 67-66 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson lays it in on a nice dish by Shane Elliott | 69-66 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 69-66 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Bryan Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Lawrence Draper can't connect on a floater in the paint | 69-66 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Shane Elliott snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Arthur Gross is fouled on the floor by Marc Osborne - foul #3 on Marc Osborne, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Albert Hardy (SF), James Stone (PF), Raymond Samuels (C) Marc Osborne, Dennis Bui, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Arthur Gross makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:30 | Akron | James Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Rick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Albert Hardy (fresh) 5 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Akron | Sammy Leach is called for the reach on Albert Hardy - foul #3 on Sammy Leach, team foul #5 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG) Arthur Gross | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:00 | Akron | Rick Byrd blocks the short jumper by Raymond Samuels | 70-66 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the tip | 70-66 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Domingo Colon grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF) James Armstrong | |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Shane Elliott is fouled on the floor by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #11 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Bryan Hart (PF) Lawrence Draper, James Stone | |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Bryan Hart's fadeaway is rejected by Shane Elliott | 72-66 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-66 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson tips it back up and in | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Akron | Raymond Samuels's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Paul | 74-66 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Joseph Paul snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Joseph Paul is hacked by James Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Duane Paredes (PF) Arthur Gross, Christopher Robertson | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Bryan Hart | |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Joseph Paul misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Joseph Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Lawrence Draper is fouled on the floor by Charles Lyles - foul #2 on Charles Lyles, team foul #6 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Christopher Robertson (PF) Lonnie Lewis, Duane Paredes | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:14 | Akron | Shane Elliott steals the ball from Albert Hardy | 75-66 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Hardy - foul #1 on Albert Hardy, team foul #13 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Duane Paredes (C) Arthur Gross, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Duane Paredes grabs the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Lisimba Adeyemo is called for the reach on Duane Paredes - foul #2 on Lisimba Adeyemo, team foul #14 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Domingo Colon (C) Christopher Robertson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Duane Paredes misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Duane Paredes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Lawrence Draper is hacked by Charles Lyles - foul #3 on Charles Lyles, team foul #7 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF) Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:03 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Domingo Colon | 76-67 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Domingo Colon is fouled in the backcourt by Lisimba Adeyemo - foul #3 on Lisimba Adeyemo, team foul #15 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF) Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Domingo Colon misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Domingo Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 77-67 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Charles Lyles | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Charles Lyles is fouled in the backcourt by Lisimba Adeyemo - foul #4 on Lisimba Adeyemo, team foul #16 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sammy Leach (SF) Shane Elliott | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Lawrence Draper clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 79-67 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits the follow up shot | 79-69 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis is hacked by Albert Hardy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Hardy, team foul #17 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (SG) Charles Lyles | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Lawrence Draper connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Lisimba Adeyemo and he's fouled by Sammy Leach - foul #4 on Sammy Leach, team foul #8 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rick Byrd (SF) Stephen Cambell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Domingo Colon is hacked by Albert Hardy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Hardy, team foul #18 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF) Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Domingo Colon misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Domingo Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Lawrence Draper scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Samuels | 82-74 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Lisimba Adeyemo is called for the reach on Charles Lyles in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lisimba Adeyemo, team foul #19 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (SG) Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Charles Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 84-74 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Domingo Colon | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis runs out the clock | 84-74 |