| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Ross (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Danny Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Wojcik (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Perry Ikeda (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Colin Arnstein inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Damek Kaniewski denies the turnaround by Colin Arnstein | 35-32 |
| 19:42 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Shaw | 35-32 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Colin Arnstein misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Shaw | 35-32 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Paul Shaw gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Colin Arnstein misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Colin Arnstein makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Colin Arnstein misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Damek Kaniewski | 36-32 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Kramer | 36-35 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Colin Arnstein connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Shaw | 38-35 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Andrew Allen (SF) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Rogers (PG), Noel Bradley (SG), Romeo Hernandez (SF) Danny Kramer, Evan Wojcik, Salvador Gonzales | |
| 17:15 | Akron | Fred Bush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (C) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Smith (PF), Jonathan Gary (C) Damek Kaniewski, Perry Ikeda | |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Charles Smith drills a shot from the right side set up by Noel Bradley | 38-37 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Gregory Williams drills a jumper from the left block set up by Andrew Brown | 40-37 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Terrance Dull (SF) Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Wojcik (SG) Noel Bradley | |
| 16:09 | Akron | Andrew Brown is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Paul Shaw (C) Andrew Brown, Terrance Dull, Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG), Salvador Gonzales (SF), Damek Kaniewski (PF) Steven Rogers, Romeo Hernandez, Jonathan Gary | |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Danny Kramer comes up short on the shot from the right side | 40-37 |
| 15:51 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Shaw | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Ross (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Danny Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Evan Wojcik (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Akron | Bruce Phillips drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Ross | 43-37 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Danny Kramer makes the shot from the right block | 43-39 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Bruce Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-39 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Charles Smith snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Mark Ross pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Bruce Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Paul Shaw snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Andrew Allen connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Colin Arnstein | 45-39 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Evan Wojcik | 45-42 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Mark Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo (PG), Andrew Brown (SG), Terrance Dull (SF), Fred Bush (PF), Gregory Williams (C) Bruce Phillips, Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein, Andrew Allen, Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Kent State | Winston Smolen (PG), Noel Bradley (SG), Romeo Hernandez (SF), Perry Ikeda (C) Danny Kramer, Evan Wojcik, Salvador Gonzales, Charles Smith | |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Winston Smolen connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-44 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Andrew Brown connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gilberto Arredondo | 48-44 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Winston Smolen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Fred Bush - foul #1 on Fred Bush, team foul #1 | 48-44 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Andrew Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Winston Smolen gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Gilberto Arredondo is called for the reach on Romeo Hernandez - foul #2 on Gilberto Arredondo, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG) Gilberto Arredondo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Smith (PF) Damek Kaniewski | |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Winston Smolen | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrance Dull (fresh) PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 9 pts. C - Gregory Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Winston Smolen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Noel Bradley (fresh) SF - Romeo Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry Ikeda (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Akron | Gregory Williams comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Noel Bradley - foul #1 on Noel Bradley, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Paul Shaw (C) Andrew Brown, Terrance Dull, Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales (SF) Romeo Hernandez | |
| 11:37 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:37 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Colin Arnstein steps in front of the Noel Bradley pass | 50-48 |
| 11:02 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Winston Smolen - foul #4 on Winston Smolen, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (PF) Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG), Evan Wojcik (SG), Jonathan Gary (C) Winston Smolen, Noel Bradley, Perry Ikeda | |
| 10:47 | Akron | Mark Ross hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Danny Kramer - foul #1 on Danny Kramer, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez (C) Jonathan Gary | |
| 10:47 | Akron | Mark Ross makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Mark Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Romeo Hernandez | 52-50 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Bruce Phillips can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-50 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Fred Bush pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Colin Arnstein is called for traveling | 52-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Andrew Allen (SF), Gregory Williams (C) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein, Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Rogers (PG), Noel Bradley (SF), Damek Kaniewski (PF), Perry Ikeda (C) Evan Wojcik, Salvador Gonzales, Charles Smith, Romeo Hernandez | |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Fred Bush grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Andrew Allen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-50 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Danny Kramer pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-50 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Noel Bradley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Fred Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Andrew Allen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Andrew Brown | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Bush (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steven Rogers (fresh) SG - Danny Kramer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Noel Bradley (fresh) PF - Damek Kaniewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Perry Ikeda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Gregory Williams is called for the reach on Steven Rogers - foul #1 on Gregory Williams, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Paul Shaw (C) Bruce Phillips, Fred Bush, Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Winston Smolen (PG), Evan Wojcik (SG), Salvador Gonzales (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Romeo Hernandez (C) Steven Rogers, Danny Kramer, Noel Bradley, Damek Kaniewski, Perry Ikeda | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Charles Smith is denied on a dunk by Colin Arnstein | 55-50 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Andrew Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 07:06 | Akron | Andrew Allen clanks a runner from close range | 55-50 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Mark Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Colin Arnstein clanks a driving attempt from close range | 55-50 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Evan Wojcik | 55-53 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Paul Shaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Paul Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Andrew Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Colin Arnstein | 58-53 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Andrew Allen pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Salvador Gonzales steals it from Paul Shaw | 58-53 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Fred Bush (PF) Andrew Brown, Andrew Allen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski (PF), Perry Ikeda (C) Charles Smith, Romeo Hernandez | |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales's layup is rejected by Fred Bush | 58-53 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski tips it back up and in | 58-55 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Evan Wojcik takes the ball from Fred Bush | 58-55 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik banks in the layup | 58-57 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Bruce Phillips hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Colin Arnstein | 61-57 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Bruce Phillips gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-57 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Ross - foul #3 on Mark Ross, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Andrew Allen (SF) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG), Noel Bradley (SG) Winston Smolen, Evan Wojcik | |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Danny Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Noel Bradley (fresh) SF - Salvador Gonzales (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Perry Ikeda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Damek Kaniewski | 61-60 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Paul Shaw snags the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF) Andrew Brown, Andrew Allen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Winston Smolen (PG), Evan Wojcik (SG) Danny Kramer, Noel Bradley | |
| 02:33 | Akron | Colin Arnstein makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Phillips | 64-60 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski clanks a shot from the right block | 64-60 |
| 02:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to Fred Bush | 64-60 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Fred Bush scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Colin Arnstein | 67-60 |
| 01:45 | Kent State | Fred Bush swats the short shot by Perry Ikeda | 67-60 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Paul Shaw pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 01:31 | Akron | Bruce Phillips buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Colin Arnstein | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda is fouled on the floor by Paul Shaw - foul #3 on Paul Shaw, team foul #5 | 69-60 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Winston Smolen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Mark Ross grabs the board | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Akron | Mark Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Wojcik - foul #3 on Evan Wojcik, team foul #5 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Gregory Williams (PF) Mark Ross, Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:50 | Akron | Gregory Williams is hacked by Evan Wojcik - foul #4 on Evan Wojcik, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is fouled on the floor by Winston Smolen - foul #5 on Winston Smolen, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (PF) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG) Winston Smolen | |
| 00:47 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda hits a 3 from straight away | 71-63 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Shaw (C) Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is hacked by Evan Wojcik in the backcourt - foul #5 on Evan Wojcik, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (PF) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Kent State | Noel Bradley (SG) Evan Wojcik | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-63 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Noel Bradley | 73-66 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Shaw (C) Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Akron | Danny Kramer is called for the reach on Bruce Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Kramer, team foul #9 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (PF) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:27 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Paul Shaw (C) Andrew Brown, Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Danny Kramer connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Damek Kaniewski | 75-69 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Danny Kramer is called for the reach on Bruce Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Kramer, team foul #10 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Gregory Williams (C) Mark Ross, Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Gregory Williams grabs the offensive board | 76-69 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-69 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Gregory Williams is hacked by Salvador Gonzales - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #11 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Shaw (C) Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:14 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Fred Bush (PF) Andrew Brown, Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-69 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Fred Bush gets the rebound | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Bruce Phillips runs out the clock | 78-69 |