| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) SG - John Little (fresh) SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Paul Parikh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) PF - Alan Smith (fresh) C - John Komar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Isaac Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Akron | Paul Parikh blocks the short jumper by Alan Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Akron | Isaac Robinson tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Robert Liddle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Akron | John Komar pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Phillip Naughton buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | John Little can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 19:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Phillip Naughton | 0-4 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Robert Liddle steals the ball from Isaac Robinson | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Robert Liddle knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Isaac Robinson steps in front of the Robert Liddle pass | 3-4 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Isaac Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Aaron Wildman (PF), Mario Williams (C) Scott Birkholz, Phillip Naughton, Isaac Robinson, Alan Smith, John Komar | |
| 17:36 | Kent State | William Williams is called for traveling | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | William Williams misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | John Little tips it in | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Akron | David Newton connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Wildman | 5-6 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Dunkle | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Akron | Mario Williams drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Dunkle | 5-8 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Mario Williams grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:08 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne is hacked by John Little - foul #1 on John Little, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), George Scott (SG), Ben Jones (SF), Sam Warf (PF), William Gunn (C) Robert Liddle, John Little, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF), John Komar (C) Jerry Hawthorne, William Dunkle, Mario Williams | |
| 15:51 | Akron | John Komar comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 15:49 | Akron | Isaac Robinson grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) SG - George Scott (fresh) SF - Ben Jones (fresh) PF - Sam Warf (fresh) C - William Gunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) C - John Komar (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-8 |
| 15:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sam Warf | 5-8 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Erick Coker comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 15:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Komar | 5-8 |
| 14:57 | Akron | Erick Coker steps in front of the Isaac Robinson pass | 5-8 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Isaac Robinson swats the layup by Ben Jones | 5-8 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Ben Jones misses the tip | 5-8 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Sam Warf tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Scott - foul #1 on George Scott, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF) Ben Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Alan Smith (PF), Mario Williams (C) David Newton, Aaron Wildman, John Komar | |
| 14:24 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | George Scott buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Erick Coker | 10-10 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | George Scott scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Erick Coker | 13-10 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is fouled on the floor by George Scott - foul #2 on George Scott, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), John Little (SG), William Williams (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Erick Coker, George Scott, Sam Warf, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SG), William Dunkle (SF) Phillip Naughton, Isaac Robinson | |
| 13:01 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Robert Liddle pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | John Little is fouled on the floor by Jerry Hawthorne - foul #1 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #1 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (SG), John Komar (C) Jerry Hawthorne, Mario Williams | |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Scott Birkholz is called for the reach on Robert Liddle - foul #1 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Paul Parikh knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gilbert Dolly | 16-10 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Jones (SF) Gilbert Dolly | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Wildman (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF), Mario Williams (PF) David Newton, William Dunkle, Alan Smith | |
| 11:56 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the 3rd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Ben Jones makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Liddle | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ben Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Wildman (fresh) SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Komar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Mario Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Paul Parikh picks off the pass by Aaron Wildman | 18-12 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | John Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Mario Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Robert Liddle - foul #1 on Robert Liddle, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), Sam Warf (PF), William Gunn (C) Robert Liddle, John Little, William Williams, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Alan Smith (PF), William Dunkle (C) Scott Birkholz, Mario Williams, John Komar | |
| 10:00 | Akron | Aaron Wildman makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | William Gunn gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | William Dunkle takes the ball from William Gunn | 18-13 |
| 09:33 | Akron | David Newton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 09:32 | Akron | William Dunkle can't tip it in | 18-13 |
| 09:31 | Akron | David Newton grabs the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Gilbert Dolly steps in front of the David Newton pass | 18-13 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | David Newton steals it from Ben Jones | 18-13 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Alan Smith is fouled on the floor by Sam Warf - foul #1 on Sam Warf, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), John Little (SG), William Williams (PF) Erick Coker, Ben Jones, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), David Crawford (SF) Aaron Wildman, Isaac Robinson | |
| 08:38 | Akron | David Crawford misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-13 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Sam Warf pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | David Crawford is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #1 on David Crawford, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Parikh (C) Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Williams (C) David Crawford | |
| 08:09 | Kent State | John Little double dribbles | 18-13 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Alan Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Paul Parikh pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Paul Parikh clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on David Newton - foul #1 on David Newton, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Isaac Robinson (SF), John Komar (C) William Dunkle, Alan Smith | |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Liddle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Akron | Robert Liddle steps in front of the John Komar pass | 19-13 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly slams it home set up by Robert Liddle | 21-13 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Isaac Robinson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Newton | 21-16 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly is hacked by Mario Williams - foul #1 on Mario Williams, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), Ben Jones (SF), Sam Warf (PF), William Gunn (C) Robert Liddle, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Aaron Wildman (PF) David Newton, Mario Williams | |
| 06:03 | Kent State | John Little comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 06:01 | Akron | John Komar gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Ben Jones grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Ben Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Gunn | 24-16 |
| 05:28 | Akron | John Komar can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by William Gunn - foul #1 on William Gunn, team foul #7 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG) John Little | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (SG) Phillip Naughton | |
| 05:28 | Akron | John Komar misses the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 05:28 | Akron | John Komar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Erick Coker grabs the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Aaron Wildman takes the ball from Sam Warf | 24-17 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Isaac Robinson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Birkholz | 24-20 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses the lay-in | 24-20 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | William Gunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | Erick Coker is fouled on the floor by David Newton - foul #2 on David Newton, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Paul Parikh (C) Robert Liddle, Sam Warf, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), William Dunkle (SF), Alan Smith (PF), Mario Williams (C) Scott Birkholz, David Newton, Isaac Robinson, John Komar | |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Paul Parikh loses the dribble to William Dunkle | 24-20 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Paul Parikh is called for the reach on Aaron Wildman - foul #1 on Paul Parikh, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (SG) Ben Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG) William Dunkle | |
| 03:40 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Paul Parikh gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:22 | Kent State | William Williams is fouled on the floor by Aaron Wildman - foul #1 on Aaron Wildman, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SG) George Scott | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), William Dunkle (SF) Jerry Hawthorne, Aaron Wildman | |
| 03:22 | Kent State | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:22 | Kent State | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Parikh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) C - Mario Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Akron | David Newton misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 26-20 |
| 03:05 | Akron | Mario Williams tips it back up and in | 26-22 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | William Williams comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Alan Smith - foul #1 on Alan Smith, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG) Erick Coker | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Isaac Robinson (SF) David Newton, William Dunkle | |
| 02:40 | Kent State | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Isaac Robinson double dribbles | 28-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Komar (C) Mario Williams | |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Alan Smith is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (PF) Alan Smith | |
| 02:09 | Kent State | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Komar | 28-22 |
| 01:54 | Akron | John Komar makes the turnaround in the lane | 28-24 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Robert Liddle misses badly on a shot from the left block | 28-24 |
| 01:35 | Akron | The rebound goes to Isaac Robinson | 28-24 |
| 01:16 | Akron | John Komar connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Scott Birkholz | 28-26 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | William Williams hits a floater from the left side set up by John Little and he's fouled by Isaac Robinson - foul #1 on Isaac Robinson, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (SG), George Scott (SF), Sam Warf (C) John Little, Gilbert Dolly, Paul Parikh | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Wildman (SG), Alan Smith (PF), Mario Williams (C) Phillip Naughton, William Dunkle, John Komar | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | William Williams makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Isaac Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Erick Coker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | William Williams misses the driving attempt from the right block | 31-26 |