| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Russ (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Raya (fresh) C - Robert Jury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Trevor Johnson inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Fredrick Conrad and he's hacked by Gary Raya - foul #2 on Gary Raya, team foul #1 | 32-20 |
| 19:47 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the free throw | 32-20 |
| 19:47 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Trevor Johnson | 34-20 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Dave Marks can't connect on a runner from close range | 34-21 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Craig Russ | 34-21 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Dave Marks swats the layup by Gary Raya | 34-21 |
| 18:44 | Akron | The rebound goes to Russell Jacobs | 34-21 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Jury - foul #2 on Robert Jury, team foul #2 | 34-21 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Robert Jury drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jing-Sheng Tao | 36-23 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Russell Jacobs knocks in the shot from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Craig Russ misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-23 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Russell Jacobs is called for 3 seconds | 38-23 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Robert Jury connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Raya | 38-25 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Russell Jacobs connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Fredrick Conrad | 40-25 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Russell Jacobs snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (PG), Orville Chittenden (SG), Craig Delp (PF), Patrick Sims (C) Fredrick Conrad, Thomas Johnson, Russell Jacobs, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Greg Ropp (SF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Gary Raya | |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Greg Ropp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hillyer (SF), Monroe Sanders (PF) Craig Russ, Robert Jury | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Stephen Hunnicutt (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Orville Chittenden (fresh) SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Craig Delp (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Ropp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Akron | Roger Hillyer picks off the pass by Orville Chittenden | 40-25 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Monroe Sanders buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Allan | 40-28 |
| 15:06 | Akron | Edward Costillo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-28 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Greg Ropp gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Craig Delp blocks the short jumper by Monroe Sanders | 40-28 |
| 14:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to Craig Delp | 40-28 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-28 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt can't tip it in | 40-28 |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | James Allan's pass is intercepted by Patrick Sims | 40-28 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-28 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Greg Ropp gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Patrick Sims gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Orville Chittenden clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Craig Delp pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Craig Delp can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Monroe Sanders - foul #4 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Dave Marks (C) Stephen Hunnicutt, Orville Chittenden, Edward Costillo, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Craig Russ (PF), Robert Jury (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Monroe Sanders, Greg Ropp | |
| 13:00 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Jury | 40-28 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Trevor Johnson steals the ball from Roger Hillyer | 40-28 |
| 12:33 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 40-28 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Craig Russ pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Craig Delp snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 42-28 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Craig Russ blows the layup | 42-28 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jury | 42-28 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Craig Delp (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Russ (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-28 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 11:31 | Akron | Thomas Johnson loses the dribble to Jing-Sheng Tao | 42-28 |
| 11:21 | Kent State | Craig Russ connects on the floater from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 11:02 | Akron | Dave Marks loses the dribble to Robert Jury | 42-30 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Thomas Johnson steals it from Roger Hillyer | 42-30 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Dave Marks is denied on a layup by Craig Russ | 42-30 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Craig Delp gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Craig Delp is hacked by Craig Russ - foul #1 on Craig Russ, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (PF), Patrick Sims (C) Craig Delp, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Raya (SF), Greg Ropp (PF) Roger Hillyer, Craig Russ | |
| 09:57 | Akron | Jing-Sheng Tao steals the ball from Russell Jacobs | 42-30 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jing-Sheng Tao | 42-32 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Trevor Johnson's pass is intercepted by Carlos Mitchell | 42-32 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Carlos Mitchell | 42-35 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Russell Jacobs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Russell Jacobs tips it home | 44-35 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Gary Raya hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jing-Sheng Tao - foul #1 on Jing-Sheng Tao, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Dave Marks (C) Thomas Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Craig Russ (PF) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Greg Ropp, Robert Jury | |
| 08:07 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Edward Costillo is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Edward Costillo, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Orville Chittenden (SG) Fredrick Conrad | |
| Subs | Kent State | Monroe Sanders (PF) Gary Raya | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Stephen Hunnicutt (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Orville Chittenden (fresh) SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Allan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Monroe Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Craig Russ (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses the floater from the left side | 45-37 |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Craig Russ tips it home | 45-39 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Craig Russ picks off the pass by Orville Chittenden | 45-39 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz travels with the ball | 45-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Patrick Sims (C) Edward Costillo, Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:12 | Akron | Orville Chittenden connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 47-39 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | James Allan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-39 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer tips it but misses | 47-39 |
| 05:50 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dave Marks | 47-39 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Orville Chittenden misses the tip | 47-39 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Russell Jacobs (PF) Stephen Hunnicutt, Orville Chittenden, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Robert Jury (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Craig Russ | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Robert Jury travels with the ball | 47-39 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Monroe Sanders is called for the reach on Russell Jacobs - foul #5 on Monroe Sanders, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Russ (PF) Monroe Sanders | |
| 04:27 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad buries a jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Craig Russ buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jing-Sheng Tao | 49-41 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Russell Jacobs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Trevor Johnson | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Robert Jury misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jing-Sheng Tao (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Hillyer (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Russ (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Jury (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 54-41 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao clanks a floater from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Russ | 54-41 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Carlos Mitchell misses the jumper from the right side | 54-41 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Dave Marks gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Dave Marks is hacked by Robert Jury - foul #3 on Robert Jury, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Gary Raya (PF), Greg Ropp (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury | |
| 02:27 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | Greg Ropp grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | James Allan connects on the 3 from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Savitz - foul #3 on Andrew Savitz, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Russell Jacobs is fouled on the floor by James Allan - foul #3 on James Allan, team foul #9 | 57-47 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Gary Raya grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Craig Russ clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Trevor Johnson - foul #1 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Craig Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Akron | James Allan is called for the reach on Russell Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Allan, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Orville Chittenden (SG) Fredrick Conrad, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Robert Jury (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Gary Raya, Greg Ropp | |
| 00:55 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-49 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jury | 59-49 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Trevor Johnson pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Carlos Mitchell is called for the reach on Trevor Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #11 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Allan (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Gary Raya (PF), Greg Ropp (C) Jing-Sheng Tao, Carlos Mitchell, Roger Hillyer, Robert Jury | |
| 00:44 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Greg Ropp - foul #1 on Greg Ropp, team foul #12 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG) Brian Prahl, Orville Chittenden | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Craig Russ gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Greg Ropp misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Dave Marks - foul #4 on Dave Marks, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Greg Ropp makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Greg Ropp makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Akron | James Allan is called for the reach on Russell Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Allan, team foul #13 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Orville Chittenden (SG) Fredrick Conrad, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jing-Sheng Tao (PG), Carlos Mitchell (SG), Roger Hillyer (SF), Robert Jury (C) James Allan, Andrew Savitz, Greg Ropp, Gary Raya | |
| 00:14 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Roger Hillyer makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jing-Sheng Tao | 62-54 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Orville Chittenden is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Mitchell - foul #3 on Carlos Mitchell, team foul #14 | 62-54 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Orville Chittenden makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Orville Chittenden makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Robert Jury can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 00:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dave Marks | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Dave Marks runs out the clock | 64-54 |