| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Warf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | David Crawford inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Sam Warf steals the ball from David Newton | 29-32 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Franklin Bath scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Williams | 31-32 |
| 19:00 | Akron | David Crawford misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-32 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Terry Walker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-32 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | William Williams snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Sam Warf makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Franklin Bath | 34-32 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Alan Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Kenneth Harrison is called for the reach on Franklin Bath - foul #2 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Terry Walker steps in front of the David Newton pass | 37-32 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Terry Walker hits the finger roll | 39-32 |
| 17:00 | Akron | David Newton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-32 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Terry Walker grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Franklin Bath travels with the ball | 39-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Frank Houston (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, Terry Walker, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Jeffery Morrow (PF), Jerry Hawthorne (C) Phillip Naughton, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 16:25 | Akron | Scott Birkholz is fouled on the floor by Frank Houston - foul #3 on Frank Houston, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chase Clark (SG) Frank Houston | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (SF) David Newton | |
| 16:11 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne is fouled on the floor by Randy Reynolds - foul #1 on Randy Reynolds, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Charles Gleason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SG) Chase Clark | |
| Subs | Akron | Leroy Cook (C) Charles Gleason | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Al Lewandowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffery Morrow (fresh) C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Frank Houston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Al Lewandowsky, Randy Reynolds, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG) Scott Birkholz, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 15:15 | Akron | Leroy Cook connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from David Newton and he's fouled by Gilbert Dolly - foul #2 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF) Jeffery Morrow | |
| 15:15 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Frank Houston misses the easy layup | 39-35 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | William Williams grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Frank Houston steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG) Frank Houston | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) William Dunkle | |
| 14:27 | Akron | Leroy Cook can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 14:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sam Warf | 39-35 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Terry Walker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-35 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | Sam Warf snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | William Williams connects on the shot in the lane set up by Terry Walker | 41-35 |
| 13:30 | Akron | David Crawford knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Phillip Naughton | 41-38 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Franklin Bath scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sam Warf | 44-38 |
| 12:47 | Akron | David Newton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-38 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Sam Warf misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-38 |
| 12:18 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Phillip Naughton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Franklin Bath gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Warf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Naughton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Crawford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Sam Warf clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-38 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 11:24 | Akron | Alan Smith misses the dunk attempt | 44-38 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Franklin Bath | 44-38 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Sam Warf can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | William Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Sam Warf blows the layup but he's fouled by David Crawford - foul #2 on David Crawford, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Frank Houston (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Paul Parikh (PF) Franklin Bath, Terry Walker, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Jeffery Morrow (PF), Kenneth Harrison (C) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Sam Warf makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Sam Warf makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Scott Birkholz hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Hawthorne and he's hacked by Al Lewandowsky - foul #1 on Al Lewandowsky, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Gunn (C) Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:39 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Frank Houston hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Harrison | 48-44 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Paul Parikh misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Paul Parikh is hacked by Jeffery Morrow - foul #1 on Jeffery Morrow, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Paul Parikh can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffery Morrow - foul #2 on Jeffery Morrow, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG) Jeffery Morrow | |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Paul Parikh makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne misses long on a jumper from the right block | 50-44 |
| 08:51 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to David Newton | 50-44 |
| 08:33 | Akron | William Dunkle buries a jump hook from close range set up by Kenneth Harrison and he's hacked by Randy Reynolds - foul #2 on Randy Reynolds, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Gilbert Dolly (SF) Al Lewandowsky, Randy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Alan Smith (PF) Scott Birkholz, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 08:33 | Akron | William Dunkle makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 08:10 | Akron | Phillip Naughton snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 07:49 | Akron | David Newton scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Alan Smith | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Parikh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Harrison (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Franklin Bath hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Alan Smith - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Frank Houston, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF), Leroy Cook (C) William Dunkle, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:08 | Akron | David Newton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Alan Smith tips it home | 52-52 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Franklin Bath knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Williams | 55-52 |
| 06:30 | Akron | David Newton misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Franklin Bath grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Alan Smith takes the ball from Terry Walker | 55-52 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Gilbert Dolly denies the turnaround by Leroy Cook | 55-52 |
| 06:03 | Akron | David Crawford misses the tip | 55-52 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:51 | Akron | Leroy Cook connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Newton | 55-54 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | The short jumper by William Williams is denied by Leroy Cook | 55-54 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Franklin Bath hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 05:22 | Akron | David Newton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Phillip Naughton tips it home | 57-56 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Sam Warf is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Sam Warf, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Frank Houston (SF) Franklin Bath, Gilbert Dolly | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), Kenneth Harrison (PF) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, Alan Smith | |
| 04:51 | Akron | David Crawford comes up short on the floater from the right side | 57-56 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison can't tip it in | 57-56 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Leroy Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Leroy Cook | 57-59 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Jerry Hawthorne steals the ball from Terry Walker | 57-59 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the dunk attempt | 57-59 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Terry Walker grabs the board | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Al Lewandowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Warf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Crawford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | William Williams makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Terry Walker and the foul's on Kenneth Harrison - foul #3 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), Paul Parikh (C) Al Lewandowsky, Terry Walker, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), William Dunkle (SF) Scott Birkholz, David Crawford, Leroy Cook | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | William Williams misses the free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:21 | Akron | William Dunkle grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 03:04 | Akron | Phillip Naughton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Houston - foul #4 on Frank Houston, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Gunn (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Morrow (PF) Kenneth Harrison | |
| 03:04 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:04 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Franklin Bath is called for 5 seconds | 59-61 |
| 02:45 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF), Leroy Cook (C) William Dunkle, Jeffery Morrow, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 02:33 | Akron | Phillip Naughton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Franklin Bath | 62-64 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Phillip Naughton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 02:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gilbert Dolly | 62-64 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Sam Warf makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Franklin Bath | 64-64 |
| 01:31 | Akron | Phillip Naughton lays it in | 64-66 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Phillip Naughton snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 01:06 | Akron | David Newton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-66 |
| 01:05 | Akron | David Crawford tips it in | 64-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | David Crawford is called for the reach on Frank Houston - foul #3 on David Crawford, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Frank Houston misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Leroy Cook gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Leroy Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Houston - foul #5 on Frank Houston, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG) Frank Houston | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Terry Walker can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-68 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Alan Smith gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Franklin Bath is called for the reach on Alan Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Franklin Bath, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Alan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the board | 64-68 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Terry Walker knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Franklin Bath | 67-68 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Leroy Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Bath - foul #2 on Franklin Bath, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Franklin Bath knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Akron | Alan Smith loses the dribble to Gilbert Dolly | 70-70 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Terry Walker can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Leroy Cook wins the tip | 70-70 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Akron | Alan Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Leroy Cook hits the follow up shot | 70-72 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Williams | 72-72 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Leroy Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 72-72 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Sam Warf snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | William Williams hits the finger roll | 74-72 |
| 03:33 | Akron | David Newton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-75 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Terry Walker scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Williams | 76-75 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Terry Walker is called for the reach on Phillip Naughton - foul #2 on Terry Walker, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-77 |
| 02:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Phillip Naughton | 76-77 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Gilbert Dolly is called for the reach on David Newton - foul #3 on Gilbert Dolly, team foul #12 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (SG) Terry Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (PF), William Dunkle (C) Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| 02:28 | Akron | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 02:28 | Akron | David Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 76-78 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | David Crawford is called for the reach on Gilbert Dolly - foul #4 on David Crawford, team foul #8 | 76-78 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison gets the rebound | 77-78 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-78 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits the follow up shot | 77-80 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Franklin Bath can't finish the layup | 77-80 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Bath | 77-80 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Sam Warf misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-80 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison gets the rebound | 77-80 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG) Al Lewandowsky | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Kenneth Harrison, William Dunkle | |
| 00:50 | Akron | Alan Smith's floater is tipped away by William Williams | 77-80 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sam Warf | 77-80 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-80 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Leroy Cook snags the defensive board | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Leroy Cook is hacked by Franklin Bath in the backcourt - foul #3 on Franklin Bath, team foul #13 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (PF) Alan Smith | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the board | 77-81 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Sam Warf lays it in set up by Franklin Bath | 79-81 |
| 00:25 | Akron | David Newton is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Bath - foul #4 on Franklin Bath, team foul #14 | 79-81 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) Kenneth Harrison | |
| 00:25 | Akron | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:25 | Akron | David Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the board | 79-82 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly is hacked by Leroy Cook - foul #4 on Leroy Cook, team foul #9 | 79-82 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Walker - foul #3 on Terry Walker, team foul #15 | 81-82 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Terry Walker misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 81-84 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Leroy Cook gets the rebound | 81-84 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Leroy Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Bath - foul #5 on Franklin Bath, team foul #16 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG) Franklin Bath | |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (PF) Alan Smith | |
| 00:04 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the 1st free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Terry Walker misses long on a halfcourt shot | 81-85 |