| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Matthew White inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Akron | Lee French hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Barry Goff - foul #1 on Barry Goff, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 19:46 | Akron | Lee French makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 19:46 | Akron | Lee French makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Adolph Morton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-40 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Ben Boller tips it back up and in | 28-40 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Ben Boller is called for the reach on Ronald Hawkins - foul #1 on Ben Boller, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Lee French hits the follow up shot | 28-42 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Ben Boller misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Barry Goff pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Richard Gavin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-45 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Barry Goff can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 28-45 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Lee French gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 17:40 | Akron | Matthew White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Holcomb - foul #2 on Jeremy Holcomb, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| 17:40 | Akron | Matthew White misses the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 17:40 | Akron | Matthew White misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | Barry Goff grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-45 |
| 17:18 | Akron | Lee French gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins's fadeaway is rejected by Ben Boller | 28-45 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen hits the follow up shot | 28-47 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Ben Boller hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Goff | 31-47 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (SF), James Plumlee (PF) Jeremy Holcomb, Ben Boller | |
| 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 | |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Barry Goff is hacked by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Larry Lovell (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Kent State | David Jackson steps in front of the Adolph Morton pass | 31-47 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Bradley Kidd comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Barry Goff - foul #2 on Barry Goff, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Patrick Newton (C) Adolph Morton, Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Bradley Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Bradley Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | John Thompson takes the ball from Daniel Macek | 31-49 |
| 14:47 | Akron | David Jackson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Newton - foul #1 on Patrick Newton, team foul #5 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Charles Marcheski (SG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF), Barry Goff (C) Daniel Macek, Richard Gavin, Adam Meyer, James Plumlee, Patrick Newton | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG) Lloyd Casey, Larry Lovell | |
| 14:39 | Akron | Michael Strickland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-49 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Barry Goff connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Marcheski | 33-49 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Michael Strickland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-49 |
| 14:03 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Janzen | 33-49 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Bradley Kidd buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-51 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Ben Boller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Barry Goff can't tip it in | 33-51 |
| 13:36 | Akron | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 33-51 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Bradley Kidd misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-51 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Barry Goff pulls down the rebound | 33-51 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Adolph Morton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-51 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Barry Goff tips it home | 35-51 |
| 12:45 | Akron | Michael Strickland makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Thompson | 35-54 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Bradley Kidd is called for the reach on Jeremy Holcomb - foul #1 on Bradley Kidd, team foul #2 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gavin (SG), Adam Meyer (PF), Patrick Newton (C) Charles Marcheski, Ben Boller, Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Casey (PG), Matthew White (SF), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Michael Strickland, Bradley Kidd, David Jackson, John Thompson | |
| 12:26 | Kent State | Patrick Newton lays it up and in set up by Adolph Morton | 37-54 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Lloyd Casey scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Adolph Morton - foul #1 on Adolph Morton, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), James Plumlee (PF) Adolph Morton, Jeremy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Akron | Del Oliver (SG) Jeremiah Janzen | |
| 12:15 | Akron | Lloyd Casey makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Adam Meyer misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-57 |
| 11:58 | Akron | Lee French pulls down the rebound | 37-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Macek (fresh) SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Newton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lloyd Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Del Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:35 | Akron | Lee French misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-57 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Lee French grabs the offensive board | 37-57 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Lloyd Casey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-57 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Lee French tips it home | 37-59 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Daniel Macek misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lloyd Casey - foul #3 on Lloyd Casey, team foul #3 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF), Barry Goff (C) Adam Meyer, James Plumlee, Patrick Newton | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Jeremiah Janzen (SG) Lloyd Casey, Del Oliver | |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Daniel Macek makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Daniel Macek makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lee French | 39-62 |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Lee French swats the layup by Barry Goff | 39-62 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Barry Goff tips it in | 41-62 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Michael Strickland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-62 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Daniel Macek grabs the defensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Ronald Hawkins is called for the reach on Ben Boller - foul #2 on Ronald Hawkins, team foul #4 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG) Daniel Macek | |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Kidd (SF), Larry Lovell (PF), David Jackson (C) Matthew White, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Barry Goff hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Adolph Morton | 43-62 |
| 09:11 | Akron | David Jackson misses badly on a floater in the paint | 43-62 |
| 09:10 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Larry Lovell knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from David Jackson and he's fouled by Ben Boller - foul #2 on Ben Boller, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (PF) Ben Boller | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Michael Strickland, David Jackson | |
| 08:50 | Akron | Larry Lovell makes the free throw | 43-65 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | Bradley Kidd steals the ball from Adolph Morton | 43-65 |
| 08:13 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jeremiah Janzen | 43-67 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Barry Goff misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-67 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins gets the rebound | 43-67 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bradley Kidd (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Lovell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:50 | Akron | Lee French banks in the layup | 43-69 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Adam Meyer makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-69 |
| 07:20 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-69 |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Barry Goff gets the rebound | 46-69 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Larry Lovell is called for the reach on Barry Goff - foul #1 on Larry Lovell, team foul #5 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Marcheski (SG), Ben Boller (PF), Patrick Newton (C) Richard Gavin, Jeremy Holcomb, Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Strickland (PG), Lloyd Casey (SG), Matthew White (SF), David Jackson (PF), John Thompson (C) Bradley Kidd, Jeremiah Janzen, Larry Lovell, Ronald Hawkins, Lee French | |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Ben Boller connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Marcheski | 48-69 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Matthew White misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-69 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Ben Boller grabs the defensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-69 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Patrick Newton tips it in | 50-69 |
| 05:41 | Akron | John Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Adolph Morton gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Adolph Morton buries a floater from the left side | 52-69 |
| 05:05 | Akron | The jumper by Lloyd Casey is denied by Adam Meyer | 52-69 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Adam Meyer pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gavin (SG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Barry Goff (C) Charles Marcheski, Adam Meyer, Patrick Newton | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen (SG), Ronald Hawkins (PF), Lee French (C) Lloyd Casey, David Jackson, John Thompson | |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Adolph Morton buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Jeremy Holcomb | 55-69 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Ronald Hawkins loses the dribble to Adolph Morton | 55-69 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Adolph Morton misses the easy layup | 55-69 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Goff | 55-69 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Ben Boller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Adolph Morton | 58-69 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Akron | Michael Strickland drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-72 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Janzen (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee French (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Jeremiah Janzen picks off the pass by Jeremy Holcomb | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Akron | Jeremiah Janzen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Strickland | 58-75 |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Barry Goff double dribbles | 58-75 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 02:54 | Akron | David Jackson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Larry Lovell | 58-78 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Macek is blocked by Larry Lovell | 58-78 |
| 02:45 | Akron | David Jackson grabs the board | 58-78 |
| 02:28 | Akron | John Thompson is whistled for traveling | 58-78 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Daniel Macek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-78 |
| 01:53 | Akron | David Jackson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-78 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Plumlee | 58-78 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Patrick Newton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-78 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Lloyd Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 58-78 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Lloyd Casey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-78 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski snags the defensive board | 58-78 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski makes the jumper from the right side | 60-78 |
| 00:40 | Akron | David Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-78 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Adam Meyer snags the defensive board | 60-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | James Plumlee connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Macek | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Akron | David Jackson misses short on a shot from the baseline | 62-78 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Patrick Newton pulls down the rebound | 62-78 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Patrick Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Bradley Kidd runs out the clock | 62-78 |