| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Branham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Cliff Morgan inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Akron | Walter Spann throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Walter Spann misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Tony Branham | 25-30 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tony Branham | 25-32 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Cliff Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-32 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Paul Mathews connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Clayton Craven | 27-32 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 17:14 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cliff Morgan | 27-32 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Thomas Knouse clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 27-34 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Walter Spann knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cliff Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Tony Branham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cliff Morgan - foul #1 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Bruce Phillips (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Jack Styles (PF), George Woods (C) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Cliff Morgan, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Anthony Price (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Charles Morin, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Tony Branham, Matthew Coyne | |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:15 | Akron | Pete Armstrong takes the ball from Jonathan Lipps | 29-35 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong comes up short on the runner from the right block | 29-35 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong tips it home | 29-37 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Augustus Zelmar denies the turnaround by Alan Gully | 29-37 |
| 14:32 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to George Woods | 29-37 |
| 14:16 | Akron | George Woods connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Styles | 31-37 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong banks in the layup set up by Deshi Sun | 31-39 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Deshi Sun knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 31-41 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Bruce Phillips knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Lipps | 34-41 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-41 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Alan Gully can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Alan Gully clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Jack Styles gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps is fouled on the floor by Claudio Rizzo - foul #1 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Cliff Morgan (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Jonathan Lipps, Bruce Phillips, Alan Gully, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Anthony Price, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clayton Craven | 37-41 |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses badly on a shot from the left side | 37-41 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 11:23 | Akron | Clayton Craven's pass is intercepted by Charles Morin | 37-43 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Charles Morin misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Walter Spann - foul #2 on Walter Spann, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (PF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Charles Morin makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Charles Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:45 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne loses the ball out of bounds | 39-45 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Vyacheslav Szychowski steals it from Walter Spann | 39-45 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Pete Armstrong | 39-48 |
| 09:27 | Akron | Paul Mathews scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Walter Spann | 41-48 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Clayton Craven - foul #2 on Clayton Craven, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Cliff Morgan (SF) Walter Spann, Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Pete Armstrong | |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 08:42 | Akron | Paul Mathews clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 08:41 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Tony Branham loses the dribble to Cliff Morgan | 41-50 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the jumper in the paint | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Deshi Sun | 43-52 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps is whistled for traveling | 43-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Alan Gully (SF), George Woods (C) Paul Mathews, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Charles Morin, Tony Branham, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 06:59 | Akron | George Woods snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Walter Spann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Pete Armstrong is called for the reach on Cliff Morgan - foul #3 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| 05:58 | Akron | George Woods can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Pete Armstrong | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:22 | Akron | George Woods is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on George Woods, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Jonathan Lipps, Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Deshi Sun (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 43-58 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Alan Gully pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 04:51 | Akron | The short jumper by Walter Spann is denied by Pete Armstrong | 43-58 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Clayton Craven hits the follow up shot | 45-58 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Morin | 45-60 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Clayton Craven scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-60 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Thomas Knouse is called for the reach on Deshi Sun - foul #3 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SF), Jack Styles (PF) Walter Spann, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Pete Armstrong | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Deshi Sun drills a shot near the basket | 47-62 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Deshi Sun - foul #4 on Deshi Sun, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (SF), George Woods (C) Bruce Phillips, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew banks in the layup and he's fouled by Jack Styles - foul #1 on Jack Styles, team foul #6 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (SG) Paul Mathews | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Charles Morin | |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Bruce Phillips pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| 02:48 | Akron | George Woods connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Lipps | 52-64 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-64 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew gets the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by George Woods - foul #4 on George Woods, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Augustus Zelmar | 52-65 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Cliff Morgan takes the ball from Augustus Zelmar | 52-65 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Cliff Morgan hits the finger roll | 54-65 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Lipps - foul #1 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:07 | Akron | George Woods buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 57-67 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Jack Styles pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Pete Armstrong denies the turnaround by Jonathan Lipps | 57-67 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Cliff Morgan tips it back up and in | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Bruce Phillips is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Szychowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Jonathan Lipps, Bruce Phillips, Cliff Morgan, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Walter Spann comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-69 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Charles Morin runs out the clock | 59-69 |