| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) SG - James Yuhas (fresh) SF - Edward Gadd (fresh) PF - Rick Byrd (fresh) C - John Spitler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) SG - Travis Golden (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Bart Burrows (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Rick Byrd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Rick Byrd misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Akron | Bart Burrows grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Bart Burrows | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | John Spitler scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Yuhas | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses the turnaround near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Arthur Gross grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Edward Gadd clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros misses long on a shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | James Yuhas pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Marc Osborne knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bart Burrows and he's hacked by Arthur Gross - foul #1 on Arthur Gross, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Guercio (SF) Edward Gadd | |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (SG), Lester Nell (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Travis Golden, Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| 17:32 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | James Yuhas lays it in | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Marc Osborne knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Cedric Baltz | 4-7 |
| 16:31 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | James Yuhas grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio double dribbles | 4-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (SG), Edward Gadd (SF), Troy Marasco (C) James Yuhas, Rick Byrd, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), James Stone (PF) Marc Osborne, Bryan Hart | |
| 15:56 | Akron | James Stone clanks a floater from the left block | 4-7 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | Troy Marasco gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) SG - Stephen Cambell (fresh) SF - Edward Gadd (fresh) PF - Ruben Guercio (fresh) C - Troy Marasco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) SG - Alton Lane (fresh) SF - Lester Nell (fresh) PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Kent State | James Stone steals it from Arthur Gross | 4-7 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Edward Gadd is called for the reach on Lester Nell - foul #1 on Edward Gadd, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (SG) Arthur Gross | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG), Derek Hale (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) Alton Lane, Lester Nell, James Stone | |
| 15:20 | Akron | James Armstrong drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Hale | 4-10 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Troy Marasco tips it back up and in | 6-10 |
| 14:54 | Akron | James Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rick Byrd (PF) Ruben Guercio | |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (SG), Lester Nell (SF), James Stone (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Travis Golden, Derek Hale, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 14:43 | Kent State | Lester Nell is called for the reach on Edward Gadd - foul #1 on Lester Nell, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith (SF) Edward Gadd | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith blows the dunk | 6-10 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith snags the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith blows the layup | 6-10 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith grabs the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | James Armstrong is called for the reach on Stephen Cambell - foul #1 on James Armstrong, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), James Yuhas (SG), John Spitler (C) Stephen Cambell, Lonnie Lewis, Troy Marasco | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG), Derek Hale (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Alton Lane, Lester Nell, Bart Burrows | |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Arthur Gross hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Yuhas | 9-10 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Cedric Baltz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) James Stone | |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Arthur Gross can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Cedric Baltz gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:09 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the shot from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Derek Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:01 | Akron | James Armstrong buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Hale | 9-13 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Arthur Gross travels with the ball | 9-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gadd (SF) Josh Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Lester Nell (SG), James Stone (PF), Bart Burrows (C) James Armstrong, Travis Golden, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 12:36 | Akron | James Stone buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Hale | 9-15 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | James Yuhas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Bart Burrows pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:02 | Akron | James Stone makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lester Nell | 9-17 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | John Spitler misses short on a shot from the baseline | 9-17 |
| 11:42 | Akron | Alton Lane gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gadd (fresh) PF - Rick Byrd (fresh) C - John Spitler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) SG - Lester Nell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Hale (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Akron | James Stone scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Lester Nell and he's fouled by Edward Gadd - foul #2 on Edward Gadd, team foul #3 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (SG), Josh Klingensmith (SF), Ruben Guercio (PF), Troy Marasco (C) James Yuhas, Edward Gadd, Rick Byrd, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Travis Golden (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Roy Hill (C) Alton Lane, Lester Nell, Derek Hale, Bart Burrows | |
| 11:25 | Akron | James Stone makes the free throw | 9-20 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | A charge is called on Troy Marasco - foul #1 on Troy Marasco, team foul #4 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, James Stone, Roy Hill | |
| 10:36 | Akron | Bryan Hart hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Nathaniel Medeiros | 9-22 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Troy Marasco misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Cedric Baltz - foul #1 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #3 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rick Byrd (PF) Josh Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lester Nell (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart | |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Troy Marasco makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Troy Marasco misses the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 10-22 |
| 10:17 | Akron | James Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-22 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Cedric Baltz snags the offensive board | 10-22 |
| 09:53 | Akron | James Armstrong steps out of bounds on the sideline | 10-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Yuhas (SG) Arthur Gross | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) James Armstrong, Lester Nell, Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-22 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Troy Marasco tips it home | 12-22 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Bryan Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Josh Klingensmith (SF), John Spitler (C) Stephen Cambell, Ruben Guercio, Troy Marasco | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Alton Lane (SG), Derek Hale (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Travis Golden, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-22 |
| 08:42 | Akron | James Armstrong gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 08:39 | Akron | James Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SF) Derek Hale | |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith is hacked by Cedric Baltz - foul #2 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Troy Marasco (PF) Rick Byrd | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG), Bart Burrows (C) Alton Lane, Cedric Baltz | |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Troy Marasco's fadeaway is rejected by Bart Burrows | 12-22 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | John Spitler tips it in | 14-22 |
| 07:45 | Akron | James Armstrong misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-22 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Yuhas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josh Klingensmith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Troy Marasco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Spitler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Travis Golden (fresh) SF - Lester Nell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Arthur Gross connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Troy Marasco | 17-22 |
| 07:19 | Akron | James Armstrong's pass is intercepted by John Spitler | 17-22 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Yuhas and the foul's on Travis Golden - foul #1 on Travis Golden, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (PG), Lonnie Lewis (SG), Rick Byrd (PF), Ruben Guercio (C) Arthur Gross, James Yuhas, Troy Marasco, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Alton Lane (SG), Derek Hale (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) James Armstrong, Travis Golden, Lester Nell, Roy Hill | |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Bryan Hart knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Derek Hale | 20-24 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio lays it in set up by Stephen Cambell | 22-24 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Marc Osborne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Cambell - foul #1 on Stephen Cambell, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Troy Marasco (C) Lonnie Lewis, Josh Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF), Roy Hill (C) Derek Hale, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| 06:02 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 05:51 | Akron | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Roy Hill buries a runner in the lane | 22-28 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Arthur Gross is fouled on the floor by Marc Osborne - foul #1 on Marc Osborne, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Spitler (C) Troy Marasco | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG), Bart Burrows (C) Alton Lane, Roy Hill | |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-28 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio tips it home | 24-28 |
| 05:09 | Akron | James Stone clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rick Byrd - foul #1 on Rick Byrd, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Yuhas (SG), Josh Klingensmith (SF) Stephen Cambell, Ruben Guercio | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lester Nell (SF), Roy Hill (C) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bart Burrows | |
| 05:09 | Akron | James Stone makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:09 | Akron | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Alton Lane (SG), Derek Hale (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) James Armstrong, Travis Golden, Lester Nell, James Stone, Roy Hill | |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Bryan Hart hits the finger roll set up by Marc Osborne and he's hacked by Arthur Gross - foul #2 on Arthur Gross, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (PG) Arthur Gross | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF) Marc Osborne, Derek Hale | |
| 04:36 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | John Spitler snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Nathaniel Medeiros steals it from James Yuhas | 26-32 |
| 04:05 | Akron | James Armstrong drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Rick Byrd buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Yuhas | 28-35 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Rick Byrd denies the turnaround by Bryan Hart | 28-35 |
| 03:43 | Kent State | James Yuhas grabs the board | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Cambell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Josh Klingensmith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Spitler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Alton Lane (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Nathaniel Medeiros steals it from James Yuhas | 28-35 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros misses the lay-in | 28-35 |
| 03:10 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros tips it home | 28-37 |
| 03:00 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Cambell | 30-37 |
| 02:56 | Akron | James Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Rick Byrd | 30-37 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | James Yuhas misses long on a shot from the right side | 30-37 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Bryan Hart pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 02:25 | Akron | A charge is called on Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #1 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #8 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Lonnie Lewis (SG), Edward Gadd (SF), Ruben Guercio (PF), Troy Marasco (C) Stephen Cambell, James Yuhas, Josh Klingensmith, Rick Byrd, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Travis Golden (SG), Lester Nell (SF), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Alton Lane, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 01:59 | Akron | James Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 01:40 | Akron | James Stone loses the ball out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Lester Nell, James Stone | |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Troy Marasco and he's fouled by Roy Hill - foul #1 on Roy Hill, team foul #9 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SF) Derek Hale | |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Ruben Guercio picks off the pass by Marc Osborne | 33-37 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Edward Gadd comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Marc Osborne hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cedric Baltz | 33-39 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Arthur Gross misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio misses the dunk | 33-39 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Roy Hill hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-39 |