| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Sison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Modesto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | David Sison inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | David Sison scores on a floater from the left side | 34-32 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses short on a floater from the baseline | 34-32 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Carl Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Jonathan Estep is fouled on the floor by Robert Loftin - foul #1 on Robert Loftin, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:53 | Akron | Thomas Daniel comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-32 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Carl Baker tips it in | 36-32 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Robert Loftin scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Harold Burks | 36-34 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Jonathan Estep misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Burks - foul #1 on Harold Burks, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Jonathan Estep makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Jonathan Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Harold Burks loses the dribble to Jonathan Estep | 38-34 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Carl Baker is hacked by Ruben Carpenter - foul #2 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| 17:18 | Akron | Jonathan Estep's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Doggett (SG), Terry Brooks (PF) Jonathan Estep, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SF) Clarence Barnes | |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Carl Baker steals the ball from Ruben Carpenter | 38-34 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Carl Baker buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Eli Smith loses the dribble to Timothy Doggett | 40-34 |
| 16:30 | Akron | Carl Baker lays it in set up by Timothy Doggett | 42-34 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Phillip May connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ruben Carpenter | 42-37 |
| 15:51 | Akron | David Sison connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Doggett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Sison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Phillip May (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Burks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Eli Smith connects on the jumper near the basket | 45-39 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Carl Baker hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Sison | 47-39 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Eli Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Phillip May | 47-41 |
| 14:19 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Daniel is blocked by Harold Burks | 47-41 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Harold Burks snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Noel (PG), Jonathan Estep (SG), Modesto Russo (PF) Carl Baker, David Sison, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Tim Widener (C) Ruben Carpenter, Robert Loftin, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 13:56 | Akron | Tim Widener steals it from Ronald Noel | 47-41 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Chester Jordan loses the dribble to Jonathan Estep | 47-41 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Jonathan Estep blows the layup | 47-41 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Modesto Russo hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Phillip May is fouled on the floor by Ronald Noel - foul #1 on Ronald Noel, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Caverly (SF), Edwin Schafer (C) Timothy Doggett, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG) Phillip May | |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell is hacked by Anthony Caverly - foul #3 on Anthony Caverly, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| 12:49 | Kent State | Chester Jordan makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Darrell | 49-44 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Edwin Schafer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bryan Darrell | 49-44 |
| 12:13 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes is hacked by Ronald Noel - foul #2 on Ronald Noel, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), Timothy Doggett (SF), Terry Brooks (C) Ronald Noel, Anthony Caverly, Edwin Schafer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG) Mark Aguiar | |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Estep - foul #3 on Jonathan Estep, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Akron | David Sison (SF) Timothy Doggett | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG) Chester Jordan | |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 11:42 | Akron | Terry Brooks gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Sison (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Modesto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Widener (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Akron | Carl Baker misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Clarence Barnes | 49-44 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Tim Widener misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Jonathan Estep buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Sison | 51-46 |
| 10:40 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Widener | 51-49 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Modesto Russo hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Estep | 53-49 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter is hacked by Carl Baker - foul #3 on Carl Baker, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Doggett (SG), Thomas Daniel (C) Jonathan Estep, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Robert Loftin (SG), Paul Fiedler (SF), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Ruben Carpenter, Phillip May, Clarence Barnes, Bryan Darrell, Tim Widener | |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Robert Loftin knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Eli Smith | 53-51 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Robert Loftin steals it from Carl Baker | 53-51 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Robert Loftin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Fiedler | 53-53 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Thomas Daniel lays it in set up by Carl Baker | 55-53 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Robert Loftin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chester Jordan | 55-55 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Chester Jordan is called for the reach on Carl Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chester Jordan, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Noel (PG), Anthony Caverly (SF), Edwin Schafer (PF) Carl Baker, David Sison, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Phillip May (SF) Chester Jordan, Paul Fiedler | |
| 08:30 | Akron | Thomas Daniel misses short on a shot from the baseline | 55-55 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Harold Burks snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 08:22 | Akron | Edwin Schafer snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Anthony Caverly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eli Smith | 55-58 |
| 07:34 | Akron | Edwin Schafer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Eli Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ronald Noel (fresh) SG - Timothy Doggett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Caverly (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Edwin Schafer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Phillip May (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Phillip May banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Loftin | 55-60 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Anthony Caverly loses the dribble to Phillip May | 55-60 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Phillip May scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ruben Carpenter | 55-63 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Thomas Daniel's floater is tipped away by Harold Burks | 55-63 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Phillip May snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Daniel - foul #2 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), Jonathan Estep (SG), David Sison (SF), Modesto Russo (PF), Terry Brooks (C) Ronald Noel, Timothy Doggett, Anthony Caverly, Edwin Schafer, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Tim Widener (C) Phillip May, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Terry Brooks comes up short on the floater in the lane | 55-64 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Carl Baker tips it home | 57-64 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Carl Baker takes the ball from Tim Widener | 57-64 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Jonathan Estep lays it in on a nice dish by Carl Baker | 59-64 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell's pass is intercepted by David Sison | 59-64 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Terry Brooks is denied on a layup by Tim Widener | 59-64 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-64 |
| 05:02 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jonathan Estep | 59-64 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Robert Loftin steals the ball from Terry Brooks | 59-64 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-66 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Jonathan Estep misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Daniel (C) Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SG), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Robert Loftin, Bryan Darrell, Tim Widener | |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Phillip May knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ruben Carpenter | 59-69 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Akron | David Sison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG) Ruben Carpenter | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Baker (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Estep (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Sison (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Modesto Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip May (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 02:57 | Akron | David Sison grabs the defensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Harold Burks blocks the jumper by Carl Baker | 59-69 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Chester Jordan snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Robert Loftin (SG) Chester Jordan, Phillip May | |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Baker - foul #4 on Carl Baker, team foul #7 | 59-69 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 02:45 | Akron | Thomas Daniel snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Modesto Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Harold Burks - foul #2 on Harold Burks, team foul #5 | 59-69 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Modesto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Modesto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Eli Smith gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Robert Loftin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Loftin, team foul #6 | 60-69 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Jonathan Estep misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-69 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Eli Smith snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes is fouled on the floor by Carl Baker - foul #5 on Carl Baker, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Noel (PG) Carl Baker | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Thomas Daniel gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Jonathan Estep is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Jonathan Estep, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | David Sison steps in front of the Ruben Carpenter pass | 60-69 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Jonathan Estep misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Harold Burks - foul #3 on Harold Burks, team foul #7 | 60-69 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Jonathan Estep misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Jonathan Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Jonathan Estep makes the 3rd free throw | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Ronald Noel is called for the reach on Robert Loftin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Noel, team foul #10 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Tim Widener (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Paul Fiedler (C) Ruben Carpenter, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Thomas Daniel pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Thomas Daniel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Modesto Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Jonathan Estep makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronald Noel | 65-70 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF) Paul Fiedler | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Robert Loftin is hacked by Ronald Noel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Noel, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Jonathan Estep scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Noel | 68-71 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell is hacked by Jonathan Estep in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jonathan Estep, team foul #12 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Doggett (SG) Jonathan Estep | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Phillip May (SG), Harold Burks (C) Chester Jordan, Robert Loftin, Tim Widener | |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SG), Eli Smith (PF) Phillip May, Bryan Darrell | |
| 00:11 | Akron | Ronald Noel misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes is hacked by Ronald Noel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Noel, team foul #13 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Brandon Maloney (PG) Ronald Noel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Tim Widener (PF), Bryan Darrell (C) Ruben Carpenter, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Chester Jordan, Tim Widener, Bryan Darrell | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Modesto Russo clanks a 3 from straight away | 68-75 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the board | 68-75 |