| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) PF - Steven Archer (fresh) C - Dave Marks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Benjamin (fresh) SG - James Schuelke (fresh) SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) PF - Michael Holland (fresh) C - Ryan Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Ryan Bell 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) | |
| 19:47 | Kent State | The jump hook by Michael Holland is blocked by Steven Archer | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Akron | Tom Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Michael Holland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Steven Archer clanks a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Michael Holland grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Michael Holland drills a shot from the right side set up by James Schuelke | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Akron | William Thaxton loses the dribble to Daniel Benjamin | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Ryan Bell hits the finger roll | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Tom Hendrix misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Michael Holland is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Holland, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SF), Greg Ropp (PF) Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland | |
| 17:11 | Akron | Steven Archer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Hendrix | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 3-4 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Steven Archer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 16:46 | Kent State | Ryan Bell pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Greg Ropp knocks in the shot in the lane and the foul's on Steven Archer - foul #1 on Steven Archer, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Craig Delp (PF) Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Steven Archer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino (PG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Sean Tims (C) Daniel Benjamin, James Schuelke, Ryan Bell | |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Greg Ropp makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:08 | Akron | Craig Delp misses long on a runner from the right block | 3-7 |
| 16:06 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Delp | 3-7 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Raymond Myers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) SG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) PF - Craig Delp (fresh) C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Tims (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edgar Freeman - foul #1 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Holland (PF) Greg Ropp | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:41 | Akron | Joseph Yee grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 15:28 | Akron | Brian Prahl connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Myers | 5-8 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski is hacked by Joseph Yee - foul #1 on Joseph Yee, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF) Brian Prahl, Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG) Kevin Polinski | |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Michael Holland connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Tims | 5-11 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bernardino - foul #1 on Kenneth Bernardino, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Steven Archer (PF) Edgar Freeman, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (SG) Andrew Savitz | |
| 14:42 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez grabs the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Craig Delp hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | James Schuelke is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Estevez - foul #1 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Dave Marks (C) Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ryan Bell (C) Sean Tims | |
| 13:53 | Kent State | James Schuelke misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-11 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Archer | 10-11 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin misses long on a floater from the right side | 10-11 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino misses the tip | 10-11 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | Michael Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Craig Delp (PF) Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Steven Archer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Sisemore (PG), Andrew Savitz (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Greg Ropp (PF) Daniel Benjamin, James Schuelke, Kenneth Bernardino, Michael Holland | |
| 12:34 | Akron | William Thaxton misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Savitz - foul #1 on Andrew Savitz, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| 12:34 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:34 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Greg Ropp gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Dave Marks steals the ball from Kevin Polinski | 10-11 |
| 12:04 | Akron | William Thaxton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Mark Sisemore makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Polinski | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) SG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Craig Delp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mark Sisemore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kevin Polinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Raymond Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Steven Archer (PF) William Thaxton, Raymond Myers, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), James Schuelke (SG), Sean Tims (C) Mark Sisemore, Andrew Savitz, Ryan Bell | |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Edgar Freeman - foul #2 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG) Edgar Freeman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:10 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Greg Ropp - foul #1 on Greg Ropp, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Schuelke | 11-16 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Brian Prahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Holland (PF) Greg Ropp | |
| 10:29 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-18 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Tom Hendrix makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Prahl | 13-18 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Sean Tims's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Delp | 13-18 |
| 09:44 | Akron | The rebound goes to Steven Archer | 13-18 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Brian Prahl is hacked by Kevin Polinski - foul #1 on Kevin Polinski, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Raymond Myers (SF), Dave Marks (C) Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Steven Archer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Andrew Savitz (SF), Ryan Bell (C) James Schuelke, Kevin Polinski, Sean Tims | |
| 09:05 | Akron | William Thaxton buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Raymond Myers | 15-18 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino scores on a jump hook near the basket | 15-20 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Dave Marks loses the ball out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Yee (PF) Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Sisemore (PG), Greg Ropp (PF) Daniel Benjamin, Michael Holland | |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Raymond Myers is called for the reach on Kenneth Bernardino - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (SG) Mark Sisemore | |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Ryan Bell misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Dave Marks - foul #1 on Dave Marks, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Ryan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Brian Prahl is whistled for traveling | 15-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Steven Archer (PF) Brian Prahl, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG) Kenneth Bernardino | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Archer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dave Marks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Benjamin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Schuelke (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin is hacked by William Thaxton - foul #1 on William Thaxton, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:20 | Akron | Dave Marks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Estevez - foul #2 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF) Jeffrey Estevez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Holland (PF), Sean Tims (C) Greg Ropp, Ryan Bell | |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:47 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the easy layup | 17-24 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin is called for traveling | 17-24 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino (SG), Kevin Polinski (SF) James Schuelke, Andrew Savitz | |
| 06:13 | Akron | Dave Marks clanks a floater from the free throw line | 17-24 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Polinski | 17-24 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Sean Tims misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dave Marks - foul #2 on Dave Marks, team foul #10 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Craig Delp (PF), Joseph Yee (C) Steven Archer, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Sean Tims makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Sean Tims misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-25 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Craig Delp pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Joseph Yee connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-25 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 20-25 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Joseph Yee snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Craig Delp hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 20-25 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Sean Tims pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Sean Tims misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Craig Delp - foul #1 on Craig Delp, team foul #11 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG), Efren Jackson (SF), Steven Archer (PF) Tom Hendrix, Raymond Myers, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Schuelke (SG), Andrew Savitz (SF), Ryan Bell (C) Daniel Benjamin, Kevin Polinski, Michael Holland | |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Sean Tims makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Sean Tims makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Brian Prahl drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Archer and he's hacked by James Schuelke - foul #1 on James Schuelke, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Greg Ropp (PF) Sean Tims | |
| 04:06 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kenneth Bernardino, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (C) William Thaxton, Efren Jackson, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) SG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Archer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth Bernardino (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Schuelke (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Savitz (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Greg Ropp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Bell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses short on a jumper in the paint | 23-27 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez gets the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 03:19 | Akron | Edgar Freeman is whistled for traveling | 23-27 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz snags the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Andrew Savitz misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-27 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Edgar Freeman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | James Schuelke grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino's pass is intercepted by Edgar Freeman in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Greg Ropp steals it from Steven Archer | 23-27 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Kenneth Bernardino knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Schuelke | 23-30 |
| 01:41 | Akron | James Schuelke is called for the reach on Dave Marks - foul #2 on James Schuelke, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Tom Hendrix (SG), Craig Delp (PF) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl, Steven Archer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Benjamin (PG), Kevin Polinski (SF), Michael Holland (PF) Kenneth Bernardino, Andrew Savitz, Greg Ropp | |
| 01:41 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Ryan Bell grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Dave Marks blocks the short jumper by Kevin Polinski | 24-30 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Michael Holland grabs the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Craig Delp gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 00:54 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Benjamin - foul #1 on Daniel Benjamin, team foul #9 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF) Jeffrey Estevez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Savitz (SG), Sean Tims (C) James Schuelke, Ryan Bell | |
| 00:54 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:54 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Michael Holland hits a turnaround in the paint | 26-32 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Tom Hendrix loses the dribble to Andrew Savitz | 26-32 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Kevin Polinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Dave Marks comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 26-32 |