| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Anthony Price inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is fouled on the floor by Thomas Knouse - foul #2 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Anthony Price drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Tony Branham and he's fouled by Bruce Phillips - foul #2 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Phillips | 31-36 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Cliff Morgan denies the turnaround by Leland Pettigrew | 31-36 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Walter Zilk can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-36 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is fouled on the floor by Claudio Rizzo - foul #1 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Leland Pettigrew steals the ball from Jeffrey Bush | 31-36 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Bush | 31-38 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses long on a runner from the right block | 31-38 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Thomas Knouse pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Thomas Knouse blows the layup | 31-38 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the easy layup | 31-38 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Tony Branham can't tip it in | 31-38 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:30 | Akron | Alan Gully is hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #1 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (PG), Salvador Gonzales (SG), Damek Kaniewski (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Andrew Brown (SG), Fred Bush (SF), Jack Styles (PF), George Woods (C) Bruce Phillips, Jeffrey Bush, Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan, Thomas Knouse | |
| 16:22 | Akron | Walter Spann scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Brown | 31-41 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew buries a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Jack Styles - foul #1 on Jack Styles, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jack Styles | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Helton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) SF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Fred Bush (fresh) PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Akron | Andrew Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (C) Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andrew Brown - foul #2 on Andrew Brown, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG) Andrew Brown | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:28 | Akron | Jack Styles gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Jack Styles comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 15:06 | Akron | George Woods gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 14:56 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Bruce Phillips is blocked by Augustus Zelmar | 34-41 |
| 14:55 | Akron | George Woods misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Walter Zilk (PF) Joseph Helton, Salvador Gonzales, Damek Kaniewski, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Walter Spann, Fred Bush, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| 14:24 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Cliff Morgan snags the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Bruce Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Anthony Price snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Bruce Phillips steals it from Claudio Rizzo | 34-41 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the easy layup | 34-41 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Cliff Morgan hits the follow up shot | 34-43 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Tony Branham is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Bush - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bush, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG) Bruce Phillips | |
| 13:00 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-43 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Alan Gully pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 12:45 | Akron | Thomas Knouse hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Pete Armstrong - foul #4 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Zilk (C) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Jack Styles (SF), George Woods (PF) Jeffrey Bush, Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan | |
| 12:45 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Thomas Knouse swats the layup by Walter Zilk | 34-46 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the tip | 34-46 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Anthony Price tips it but misses | 34-46 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Walter Spann pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 12:13 | Akron | George Woods hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (SG), Damek Kaniewski (SF) Tony Branham, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Fred Bush (SF) Andrew Brown, Thomas Knouse | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Helton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Spann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Bush (fresh) PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Akron | George Woods drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Spann | 34-48 |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Walter Zilk buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Helton | 36-48 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Walter Spann misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Helton - foul #1 on Joseph Helton, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Bruce Phillips, Fred Bush, Jack Styles | |
| 11:06 | Akron | Walter Spann misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Alan Gully - foul #2 on Alan Gully, team foul #6 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Salvador Gonzales, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Thomas Knouse (C) Walter Spann, George Woods | |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Joseph Helton steals the ball from Thomas Knouse | 37-49 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Tony Branham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Helton | 40-49 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski double dribbles | 40-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:38 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Helton - foul #2 on Joseph Helton, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Joseph Helton | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:38 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Anthony Price is hacked by Jeffrey Bush - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bush, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Zilk (PF) Damek Kaniewski | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Jack Styles (PF) Jeffrey Bush, Cliff Morgan | |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Jack Styles snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Bruce Phillips can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Walter Zilk grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses long on a jumper from the left block | 41-51 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-51 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-51 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Walter Zilk | 41-51 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alan Gully - foul #3 on Alan Gully, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Helton (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Tony Branham, Walter Zilk, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Bruce Phillips, Alan Gully, Thomas Knouse | |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 07:43 | Akron | George Woods misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Helton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Anthony Price scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Jack Styles misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #2 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales (SG), Damek Kaniewski (SF) Claudio Rizzo, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG) Walter Spann | |
| 07:18 | Akron | Jack Styles makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Jack Styles misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Joseph Helton misses badly on a shot from the left side | 46-52 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-52 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Jack Styles gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Cliff Morgan blows the layup | 46-52 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-52 |
| 06:14 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cliff Morgan | 46-52 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Helton - foul #3 on Joseph Helton, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF) Joseph Helton, Salvador Gonzales, Damek Kaniewski | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Alan Gully (SF), Thomas Knouse (C) Jeffrey Bush, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| 05:53 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Anthony Price loses the dribble to Alan Gully | 46-53 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is fouled on the floor by Leland Pettigrew - foul #3 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Zilk (PF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG) Andrew Brown | |
| 05:21 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Anthony Price connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Alan Gully misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Price - foul #2 on Anthony Price, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar (C) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF) Cliff Morgan | |
| 04:47 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Tony Branham hits a jumper in the lane | 50-57 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Alan Gully hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Thomas Knouse tips it but misses | 50-57 |
| 03:56 | Akron | Jack Styles snags the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 03:45 | Akron | Bruce Phillips scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Walter Spann | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Zilk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Spann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Claudio Rizzo | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Akron | Alan Gully drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Phillips | 52-63 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Walter Zilk, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Cliff Morgan (PF) Walter Spann, Jack Styles | |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Tony Branham connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Thomas Knouse - foul #3 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 02:25 | Akron | Claudio Rizzo takes the ball from Thomas Knouse | 55-63 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Tony Branham loses the dribble to Alan Gully | 55-63 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Cliff Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Alan Gully misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Alan Gully - foul #4 on Alan Gully, team foul #10 | 55-63 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Akron | Cliff Morgan travels with the ball | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Bruce Phillips steals the ball from Pete Armstrong | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Akron | Claudio Rizzo is called for the reach on Bruce Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Gregory Williams (C) Jeffrey Bush, Thomas Knouse | |
| 00:39 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Anthony Price grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Phillips - foul #3 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Thomas Knouse (C) Walter Spann, Gregory Williams | |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 3rd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is hacked by Claudio Rizzo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), George Woods (PF) Jeffrey Bush, Cliff Morgan | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Tony Branham drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo | 63-66 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Claudio Rizzo is called for the reach on Alan Gully in the backcourt - foul #4 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #12 | 63-66 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Anthony Price comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-68 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (C) Thomas Knouse | |
| 00:13 | Akron | Walter Spann is hacked by Tony Branham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Branham, team foul #13 | 63-68 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Alan Gully pulls down the rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF) George Woods | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Bruce Phillips runs out the clock | 63-70 |