| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) SG - Fred Conder (fresh) SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) PF - Michael Hall (fresh) C - Anthony Dale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) SG - Brent Horne (fresh) SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kent State | John Guillory misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Anthony Dale | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Vincent Goad takes the ball from Anthony Dale | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Vincent Goad misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fred Gibson - foul #1 on Fred Gibson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Vincent Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Anthony Dale is denied on a layup by Vasily Slominski | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vincent Goad | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | John Guillory comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Anthony Dale pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Fred Conder misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Donald Deal - foul #1 on Donald Deal, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Fred Conder makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Fred Conder makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Vincent Goad clanks a floater from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Akron | Fred Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | John Guillory snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Brent Horne knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Guillory | 2-7 |
| 17:30 | Akron | John Steele clanks a jumper from the left side | 2-7 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Brent Horne pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Vincent Goad is fouled on the floor by John Steele - foul #1 on John Steele, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Vincent Goad, Vasily Slominski | |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the floater from close range set up by Brent Horne and he's hacked by Anthony Dale - foul #1 on Anthony Dale, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG) Fred Conder | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Donald Deal makes the free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:36 | Akron | David Brawner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Michael Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Brawner | 4-10 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Fred Gibson steals the ball from John Guillory | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) SG - David Brawner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Dale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Akron | Michael Hall blows the layup | 4-10 |
| 15:41 | Akron | Anthony Dale can't tip it in | 4-10 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Brent Horne | 4-10 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Fred Gibson picks off the pass by Gerald Avery | 4-10 |
| 15:11 | Akron | John Steele is hacked by Donald Deal - foul #2 on Donald Deal, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Conder (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) John Steele, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Vincent Goad (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Donald Deal | |
| 14:55 | Akron | Fred Conder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is hacked by David Brawner - foul #1 on David Brawner, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Robert Phillips (PF) Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox | |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Frank Luciano snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Joseph Moore knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from David Brawner | 6-10 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | Robert Phillips misses badly on a shot from close range | 6-10 |
| 13:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Stephen Longoria | 6-10 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Stephen Longoria misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Luciano - foul #1 on Frank Luciano, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Michael Hall (PF) David Brawner, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo, Vincent Goad, Robert Phillips | |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Michael Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:06 | Akron | Michael Hall misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Fred Conder tips it but misses | 6-11 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Joseph Moore grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Stephen Longoria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Gibson (SF), Anthony Dale (C) Stephen Longoria, Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Brent Horne clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Fred Gibson snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Gerald Avery steals the ball from Fred Conder | 6-11 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Fred Gibson is called for the reach on Gerald Avery - foul #2 on Fred Gibson, team foul #6 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SG), Leonard Jones (SF) Fred Conder, Fred Gibson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Phillips (C) Vasily Slominski | |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Brent Horne's floater is knocked away by Anthony Dale | 6-11 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Robert Phillips tips it but misses | 6-11 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | John Guillory snags the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 11:37 | Kent State | John Guillory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG) Leonard Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF) Gerald Avery | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) SG - David Brawner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) C - Robert Phillips (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Akron | Anthony Dale knocks in the shot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Guillory | 8-13 |
| 11:05 | Akron | John Steele loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vasily Slominski (C) Fredrick Palafox | |
| 10:50 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Vincent Goad | 8-16 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Michael Hall connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Steele | 10-16 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Vincent Goad's floater is tipped away by Anthony Dale | 10-16 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Anthony Dale gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Michael Hall misses the fadeaway from the left block | 10-16 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Michael Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:37 | Akron | Michael Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), Fred Conder (SG), Leonard Jones (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Frank Luciano (C) John Steele, David Brawner, Stephen Longoria, Michael Hall, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF) Brent Horne, Vincent Goad, Robert Phillips | |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 10-16 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Frank Luciano grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Frank Luciano misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Vasily Slominski - foul #1 on Vasily Slominski, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG) Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Ronnie Porter (C) John Guillory, Vasily Slominski | |
| 08:47 | Akron | Frank Luciano misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Frank Luciano makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 08:26 | Kent State | Gerald Avery tips it back up and in | 11-18 |
| 08:22 | Akron | Leonard Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SF) Leonard Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF) Ted Krug, Gerald Avery | |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Moore - foul #1 on Joseph Moore, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 07:59 | Akron | John Steele comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-20 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Stephen Longoria grabs the offensive board | 11-20 |
| 07:34 | Akron | Vincent Goad is called for the reach on Frank Luciano - foul #1 on Vincent Goad, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Hall (PF), Anthony Dale (C) Joseph Moore, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Robert Phillips (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Ronnie Porter | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Akron | Stephen Longoria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-20 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vasily Slominski (C) Fredrick Palafox | |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Brent Horne drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Vincent Goad | 11-22 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Stephen Longoria hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 11-22 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vincent Goad | 11-22 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | John Guillory scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Phillips | 11-24 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Guillory - foul #1 on John Guillory, team foul #5 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Johnson (PG), David Brawner (SG) John Steele, Fred Conder | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Vincent Goad | |
| 06:32 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Anthony Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vasily Slominski | 12-24 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Guillory and he's hacked by Anthony Dale - foul #2 on Anthony Dale, team foul #8 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonard Jones (SF), Joseph Moore (C) Stephen Longoria, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (PF) Robert Phillips | |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the free throw | 12-27 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Leonard Jones makes the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Vasily Slominski - foul #2 on Vasily Slominski, team foul #6 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronnie Porter (C) Vasily Slominski | |
| 05:46 | Akron | Leonard Jones misses the free throw | 14-27 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Palafox | 14-27 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-27 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter snags the offensive board | 14-27 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | John Guillory misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-27 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Leonard Jones gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Joseph Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 14-27 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Fred Conder (SG), Stephen Longoria (SF), Frank Luciano (C) Randy Johnson, David Brawner, Leonard Jones, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Robert Phillips (C) Brent Horne, Gerald Avery, Ronnie Porter | |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Joseph Moore swats the short shot by John Guillory | 14-27 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Stephen Longoria gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Stephen Longoria hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Vincent Goad - foul #2 on Vincent Goad, team foul #7 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG), Gerald Avery (SF), Ronnie Porter (C) John Guillory, Vincent Goad, Fredrick Palafox | |
| 04:08 | Akron | Stephen Longoria misses the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Stephen Longoria makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Gerald Avery misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-27 |
| 03:45 | Akron | Frank Luciano snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 03:31 | Akron | Joseph Moore lays it in on a great pass from Fred Conder | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Conder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Longoria (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Moore (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Luciano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ted Krug (fresh) SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) C - Ronnie Porter (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Gerald Avery travels with the ball | 17-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Gibson (SF), Michael Hall (PF), Anthony Dale (C) Stephen Longoria, Joseph Moore, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF), Vasily Slominski (C) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo, Gerald Avery, Robert Phillips, Ronnie Porter | |
| 02:45 | Akron | Michael Hall lays it in and he's hacked by Donald Deal - foul #3 on Donald Deal, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (PF) Donald Deal | |
| 02:45 | Akron | Michael Hall makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | John Guillory misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-27 |
| 02:19 | Akron | John Steele grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Anthony Dale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (SG) Fred Conder | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:50 | Kent State | John Guillory misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fred Gibson - foul #3 on Fred Gibson, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Longoria (SF) Fred Gibson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:50 | Kent State | John Guillory misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | John Guillory makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 01:29 | Akron | Stephen Longoria misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 20-28 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Vincent Goad clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-28 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 01:01 | Akron | John Steele misses long on a shot from the left side | 20-28 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vincent Goad | 20-28 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Anthony Dale denies the turnaround by Vasily Slominski | 20-28 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski hits the follow up shot | 20-30 |
| 00:26 | Akron | David Brawner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Steele | 23-30 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Vincent Goad knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from John Guillory | 23-32 |
| 00:00 | Akron | David Brawner misses the halfcourt shot | 23-32 |