| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lee French (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 8 pts. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb inbounds the ball | 40-45 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Ronald Hawkins swats the short shot by Ben Boller | 40-45 |
| 19:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Janzen | 40-45 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Michael Strickland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Barry Goff grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Richard Gavin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Ben Boller | 40-45 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Ben Boller banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Holcomb and the foul's on Ronald Hawkins - foul #2 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Ben Boller makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Matthew White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-48 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen gets the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Matthew White | 42-48 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Barry Goff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Matthew White snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Adolph Morton steals it from Lee French | 42-48 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Ben Boller scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Gavin | 42-50 |
| 17:08 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses the easy layup | 42-50 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Matthew White pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Adolph Morton is called for the reach on Matthew White - foul #1 on Adolph Morton, team foul #1 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (PG), Lloyd Casey (SG), John Thompson (SF), Larry Lovell (PF), David Jackson (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (SF), James Plumlee (PF) Jeremy Holcomb, Ben Boller | |
| 16:37 | Akron | Adolph Morton is called for the reach on Larry Lovell - foul #2 on Adolph Morton, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Adolph Morton steals it from David Jackson | 42-50 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | James Plumlee lays it up and in set up by Adolph Morton and he's fouled by Bradley Kidd - foul #2 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Patrick Newton (C) Adolph Morton, Barry Goff | |
| 16:12 | Kent State | James Plumlee makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| 15:55 | Akron | John Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Adam Meyer - foul #1 on Adam Meyer, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen (SG) Larry Lovell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Marcheski (SG) Richard Gavin | |
| 15:55 | Akron | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 15:55 | Akron | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Macek (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Marcheski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Newton (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski is fouled on the floor by David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG) Lloyd Casey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF) James Plumlee, Patrick Newton | |
| 15:27 | Kent State | John Thompson takes the ball from Charles Marcheski | 44-53 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Bradley Kidd scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Strickland | 46-53 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Michael Strickland steps in front of the Daniel Macek pass in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Michael Strickland misses the lay-in | 46-53 |
| 15:02 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 14:43 | Akron | David Jackson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 46-53 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Ben Boller pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Macek | 46-55 |
| 14:12 | Akron | Adam Meyer picks off the pass by Michael Strickland | 46-55 |
| 13:59 | Kent State | Daniel Macek misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Adam Meyer gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Adam Meyer makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Macek | 46-57 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Bradley Kidd misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-57 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Daniel Macek grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Adam Meyer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 13:06 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 12:39 | Akron | John Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Adam Meyer | 46-57 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Ben Boller connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Adam Meyer | 46-59 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Bradley Kidd drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Strickland | 49-59 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Bradley Kidd snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bradley Kidd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Macek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Marcheski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ben Boller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Akron | Bradley Kidd misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Ben Boller pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Daniel Macek makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Marcheski | 49-62 |
| 11:00 | Akron | David Jackson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 10:59 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Michael Strickland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Del Oliver (SG), Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, Bradley Kidd, David Jackson, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Richard Gavin (SG), Alfred Skiles (SF), James Plumlee (PF), Barry Goff (C) Daniel Macek, Charles Marcheski, Jeremy Holcomb, Ben Boller, Adam Meyer | |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Del Oliver is called for the reach on Adolph Morton - foul #1 on Del Oliver, team foul #4 | 49-62 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Ronald Hawkins - foul #3 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Adolph Morton makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses the 3rd free throw | 49-63 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Lee French hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Alfred Skiles - foul #1 on Alfred Skiles, team foul #4 | 51-63 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Lee French makes the free throw | 52-63 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Barry Goff is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Barry Goff, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Matthew White comes up short on the floater from the right side | 52-63 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Plumlee | 52-63 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Richard Gavin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Adolph Morton | 52-66 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Richard Gavin picks off the pass by Del Oliver | 52-66 |
| 08:26 | Kent State | Adolph Morton blows the layup | 52-66 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Lee French scores on a floater in the paint | 54-66 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Adolph Morton drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Plumlee | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Del Oliver (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee French (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Skiles (fairly fresh) PF - James Plumlee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Akron | Matthew White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-68 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | James Plumlee gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Adolph Morton connects on the shot from the right side | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:56 | Akron | Richard Gavin takes the ball from Lee French | 54-70 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Richard Gavin hits the finger roll | 54-72 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Del Oliver buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lloyd Casey | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 06:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lee French | 57-72 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Lee French can't connect on a shot from the right side | 57-72 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Barry Goff pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Alfred Skiles scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Plumlee | 57-75 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Bradley Kidd (SF), Larry Lovell (PF), David Jackson (C) Lloyd Casey, Del Oliver, Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF) Alfred Skiles, James Plumlee | |
| 05:24 | Akron | Larry Lovell is whistled for traveling | 57-75 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Ben Boller misses the 3 from straight away | 57-75 |
| 05:02 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Larry Lovell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-75 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Barry Goff pulls down the rebound | 57-75 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Richard Gavin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-75 |
| 04:22 | Akron | David Jackson snags the defensive board | 57-75 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Michael Strickland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Barry Goff - foul #3 on Barry Goff, team foul #6 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Akron | John Thompson (C) Larry Lovell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:16 | Akron | Michael Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Michael Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 04:16 | Kent State | Barry Goff gets the rebound | 57-75 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Adolph Morton | 57-78 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bradley Kidd | 60-78 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-78 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Barry Goff tips it home | 60-80 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Ben Boller is called for the reach on David Jackson - foul #2 on Ben Boller, team foul #7 | 60-80 |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Del Oliver (SG), Larry Lovell (PF) Michael Strickland, Jeremiah Janzen, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Charles Marcheski (SG), Adam Meyer (SF), James Plumlee (PF), Patrick Newton (C) Adolph Morton, Richard Gavin, Jeremy Holcomb, Ben Boller, Barry Goff | |
| 02:54 | Akron | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 02:54 | Akron | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Bradley Kidd grabs the offensive board | 61-80 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Bradley Kidd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-80 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | James Plumlee gets the rebound | 61-80 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Larry Lovell takes the ball from James Plumlee | 61-80 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Larry Lovell misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Macek - foul #3 on Daniel Macek, team foul #8 | 61-80 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Larry Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 62-80 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Larry Lovell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-80 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski can't finish the layup | 63-80 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Patrick Newton grabs the offensive board | 63-80 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-80 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Patrick Newton tips it in | 63-82 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Del Oliver scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-82 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Daniel Macek hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Plumlee | 66-85 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Akron | Lloyd Casey scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Bradley Kidd | 68-85 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Bradley Kidd is called for the reach on Adam Meyer - foul #3 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #6 | 68-85 |
| Subs | Akron | John Thompson (SF) Del Oliver | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Daniel Macek runs out the clock | 68-85 |