| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 5 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Vincent Goad inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Vincent Goad comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Fred Gibson - foul #2 on Fred Gibson, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 19:43 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 19:32 | Akron | John Steele knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hall | 29-24 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Vincent Goad hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 29-24 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Anthony Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:01 | Akron | Fred Gibson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Steele | 29-26 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Fred Conder takes the ball from John Guillory | 29-26 |
| 18:34 | Akron | John Steele clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-26 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Anthony Dale hits the follow up shot | 29-28 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Vasily Slominski steals the ball from John Steele | 29-28 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | John Guillory misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 17:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to Anthony Dale | 29-28 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Fred Gibson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 17:38 | Akron | Michael Hall hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Guillory | 31-30 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Fred Gibson is denied on a layup by Donald Deal | 31-30 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Michael Hall is called for the reach on Donald Deal - foul #1 on Michael Hall, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), David Brawner (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) John Steele, Fred Conder, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is whistled for traveling | 31-30 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Stephen Longoria hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Johnson (fresh) SG - David Brawner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Moore (fresh) C - Frank Luciano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox is hacked by Stephen Longoria - foul #3 on Stephen Longoria, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) John Guillory | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Ted Krug's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Donald Deal (PF) Ted Krug, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG) Randy Johnson | |
| 15:15 | Akron | Frank Luciano makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Stephen Longoria hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Avery | 35-35 |
| 14:14 | Akron | John Steele misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Brent Horne gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Luciano - foul #2 on Frank Luciano, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Vincent Goad (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Fred Gibson (SF), Michael Hall (PF), Anthony Dale (C) David Brawner, Stephen Longoria, Joseph Moore, Frank Luciano | |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Michael Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Fred Gibson hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Vincent Goad | 39-37 |
| 13:06 | Akron | John Steele misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | John Guillory pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Dale - foul #1 on Anthony Dale, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Donald Deal (PF) Brent Horne, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG) John Steele | |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Anthony Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Fred Gibson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Fred Gibson, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | John Guillory is fouled on the floor by David Brawner - foul #1 on David Brawner, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Fred Gibson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 41-37 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Vincent Goad pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | John Guillory is hacked by Fred Conder - foul #2 on Fred Conder, team foul #8 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SG) Fred Conder | |
| 11:57 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Akron | Michael Hall hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Longoria | 43-39 |
| 11:28 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Reinaldo Gallo | 45-39 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Stephen Longoria clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Gerald Avery pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Fredrick Palafox (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Fred Conder (SG), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) David Brawner, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| 10:27 | Akron | Stephen Longoria hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Frank Luciano gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Stephen Longoria hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Gerald Avery pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Donald Deal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Deal, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Vincent Goad (SF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Gerald Avery, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Hall (PF) Frank Luciano | |
| 09:27 | Akron | Fred Conder makes the floater from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Phillips | 48-41 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Fred Conder misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-41 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Joseph Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Michael Hall clanks a jumper from the right block | 48-41 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Joseph Moore tips it in | 48-43 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Vincent Goad's floater is tipped away by Joseph Moore | 48-43 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 07:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Moore | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Longoria (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:52 | Akron | John Steele comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Phillips | 48-43 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Stephen Longoria pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:28 | Akron | Michael Hall can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Fredrick Palafox - foul #2 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Gerald Avery (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Fredrick Palafox, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), David Brawner (SG), Fred Gibson (SF), Anthony Dale (C) John Steele, Fred Conder, Stephen Longoria, Joseph Moore | |
| 07:28 | Akron | Michael Hall makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:28 | Akron | Michael Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | The jump hook by John Guillory is blocked by Fred Gibson | 48-45 |
| 07:08 | Akron | Anthony Dale pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Michael Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronnie Porter (SF) Reinaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Luciano (PF) Michael Hall | |
| 06:40 | Kent State | John Guillory travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Fred Gibson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Brawner | 48-48 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Donald Deal can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-48 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Frank Luciano snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Randy Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 05:04 | Akron | Randy Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-48 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Fred Gibson snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Anthony Dale hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Brawner | 50-50 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF) Gerald Avery, Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Fred Conder (SG), Michael Hall (PF) Randy Johnson, David Brawner, Frank Luciano | |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the floater from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Deal | 50-50 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Donald Deal is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Vincent Goad is called for the reach on Fred Gibson - foul #2 on Vincent Goad, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Akron | Fred Gibson knocks in the shot from the right side | 50-52 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the jump hook near the basket | 50-52 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Anthony Dale gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 03:11 | Akron | John Steele is hacked by Brent Horne - foul #2 on Brent Horne, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 03:02 | Akron | John Steele can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Anthony Dale can't tip it in | 50-52 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits a jumper from the left side | 52-52 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Donald Deal snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Brent Horne banks in the layup on a nice dish by Vincent Goad and the foul's on Anthony Dale - foul #2 on Anthony Dale, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Vincent Goad, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SF), Joseph Moore (C) Fred Gibson, Anthony Dale | |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:21 | Akron | Michael Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:21 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Michael Hall makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Steele | 54-54 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Gibson (SF), Anthony Dale (C) Stephen Longoria, Joseph Moore | |
| 01:43 | Kent State | John Guillory drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Deal | 56-54 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Michael Hall can't connect on a floater near the basket | 56-54 |
| 01:29 | Akron | Fred Conder gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Fred Conder knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Steele | 56-57 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Donald Deal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Brent Horne grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 00:22 | Akron | John Steele hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Michael Hall tips it in | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Donald Deal can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 59-59 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski tips it in | 61-59 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Fred Conder comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 61-59 |