| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Milton Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnathon Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Petty (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Kieffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Cambron (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Kieffer inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Jack Christensen is hacked by Johnathon Simpson - foul #2 on Johnathon Simpson, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Jack Christensen makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gordon Nelson | 32-34 |
| 19:25 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Tony Davis is called for the reach on Robert Kieffer - foul #1 on Tony Davis, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Robert Kieffer is denied on a layup by Tony Davis | 32-34 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Tony Davis gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 32-34 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Davis | 32-34 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Gordon Nelson swats the short shot by Milton Parsons | 32-34 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Jack Petty grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales loses the ball out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Angelo Barrera (C) Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Beamon (PF) Gordon Nelson | |
| 17:05 | Akron | Jack Petty drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jack Christensen | 32-36 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera misses the easy layup | 32-36 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Robert Kieffer gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Robert Kieffer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-36 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Milton Parsons is called for 5 seconds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Vidrine (PG), Antonio Rivera (SG), Christopher Davis (SF), Michael Palmer (PF) Ivan Tyburski, Alfonso Gonzales, Milton Parsons, Johnathon Simpson | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Everett McLaughlin (SG), Brian Steward (SF), Kenneth Bass (C) Jack Christensen, Jack Petty, Robert Kieffer, Nicholas Cambron | |
| 15:59 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Beamon | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Vidrine (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Palmer (fresh) C - Angelo Barrera (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Raymond Touchstone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Steward (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Joseph Beamon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Christopher Davis misses long on a shot from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 15:25 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin is fouled on the floor by Angelo Barrera - foul #2 on Angelo Barrera, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Davis (C) Angelo Barrera | |
| Subs | Akron | Gordon Nelson (PF) Kenneth Bass | |
| 15:07 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Tony Davis | 34-39 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Antonio Rivera, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski (PG) James Vidrine | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Jack Petty (SG), Nicholas Cambron (C) Raymond Touchstone, Brian Steward, Joseph Beamon | |
| 14:24 | Akron | Jack Petty clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-39 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Christopher Davis grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski is hacked by Everett McLaughlin - foul #2 on Everett McLaughlin, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales (SG), Milton Parsons (SF), Johnathon Simpson (PF) Antonio Rivera, Christopher Davis, Michael Palmer | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Kieffer (SF) Everett McLaughlin | |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski is fouled on the floor by Robert Kieffer - foul #1 on Robert Kieffer, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Cambron - foul #3 on Nicholas Cambron, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Robert Kieffer scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Jack Petty and he's hacked by Johnathon Simpson - foul #3 on Johnathon Simpson, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Angelo Barrera (C) Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:08 | Akron | Robert Kieffer misses the free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Cambron - foul #4 on Nicholas Cambron, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Everett McLaughlin (SG), Joseph Beamon (PF), Kenneth Bass (C) Jack Petty, Gordon Nelson, Nicholas Cambron | |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Milton Parsons is fouled on the floor by Robert Kieffer - foul #2 on Robert Kieffer, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Milton Parsons misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-41 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Joseph Beamon gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Robert Kieffer buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jack Christensen | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Milton Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnathon Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Angelo Barrera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kieffer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Beamon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski is hacked by Joseph Beamon - foul #1 on Joseph Beamon, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Antonio Rivera (PG), Tony Davis (C) Ivan Tyburski, Angelo Barrera | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Jack Petty (SG) Jack Christensen, Everett McLaughlin | |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Tony Davis hits the follow up shot | 38-43 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Tony Davis picks off the pass by Kenneth Bass | 38-43 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson is whistled for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Davis (SF) Milton Parsons | |
| Subs | Akron | Everett McLaughlin (SF), Gordon Nelson (PF) Robert Kieffer, Kenneth Bass | |
| 10:39 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Gordon Nelson misses the tip | 38-43 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson scores on a shot in the lane | 40-43 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Gordon Nelson misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Johnathon Simpson - foul #4 on Johnathon Simpson, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski (PG), Michael Palmer (PF) Alfonso Gonzales, Johnathon Simpson | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Kenneth Bass (C) Raymond Touchstone, Joseph Beamon | |
| 10:08 | Akron | Gordon Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Gordon Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Jack Petty scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Christensen | 40-47 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Christopher Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 09:31 | Akron | Kenneth Bass grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Gordon Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Michael Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Kenneth Bass pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Kenneth Bass buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Christensen | 40-49 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Kenneth Bass pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Kenneth Bass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales (SG), Milton Parsons (SF), Angelo Barrera (C) Antonio Rivera, Michael Palmer, Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Kieffer (SF), Joseph Beamon (PF) Jack Petty, Gordon Nelson | |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski double dribbles | 40-49 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Milton Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Angelo Barrera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kieffer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Beamon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Milton Parsons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Milton Parsons grabs the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Ivan Tyburski | 42-52 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Joseph Beamon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Robert Kieffer grabs the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Robert Kieffer grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Joseph Beamon clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 06:23 | Akron | Joseph Beamon hits the follow up shot | 42-54 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Christopher Davis misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Kieffer - foul #3 on Robert Kieffer, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Antonio Rivera (PG), Johnathon Simpson (PF) Ivan Tyburski, Alfonso Gonzales | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Jack Petty (SG), Gordon Nelson (PF), Nicholas Cambron (C) Jack Christensen, Everett McLaughlin, Joseph Beamon, Kenneth Bass | |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Christopher Davis misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Christopher Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Jack Petty buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Cambron | 43-57 |
| 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) | |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Christopher Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Vidrine (PG), Tony Davis (C) Christopher Davis, Angelo Barrera | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 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) | |
| 05:12 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jack Petty | 43-59 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Antonio Rivera | 45-59 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron's floater is tipped away by Johnathon Simpson | 45-59 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Tony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Tony Davis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Cambron - foul #5 on Nicholas Cambron, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski (PG), Alfonso Gonzales (SG) James Vidrine, Milton Parsons | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Everett McLaughlin (SF), Joseph Beamon (C) Raymond Touchstone, Robert Kieffer, Nicholas Cambron | |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Tony Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Tony Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Joseph Beamon pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Jack Christensen hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 46-59 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Joseph Beamon misses the tip | 46-59 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Joseph Beamon tips it back up and in | 46-61 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Joseph Beamon snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Johnathon Simpson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jack Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gordon Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Beamon (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Tony Davis swats the shot by Jack Christensen | 46-61 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Tony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Jack Christensen steps in front of the Tony Davis pass | 46-61 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Jack Christensen lays it up and in | 46-63 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Gordon Nelson pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Tony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alfonso Gonzales | 48-63 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Joseph Beamon can't connect on a shot near the basket | 48-63 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses short on a jumper from the left side | 48-63 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera tips it home | 50-63 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Antonio Rivera - foul #3 on Antonio Rivera, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Vidrine (PG), Christopher Davis (SF), Michael Palmer (PF), Angelo Barrera (C) Ivan Tyburski, Alfonso Gonzales, Johnathon Simpson, Tony Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Brian Steward (SF), Kenneth Bass (C) Jack Christensen, Jack Petty, Gordon Nelson | |
| 00:59 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | James Vidrine comes up short on the floater from the left side | 50-65 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Brian Steward pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Brian Steward knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-67 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Beamon - foul #2 on Joseph Beamon, team foul #9 | 50-67 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone runs out the clock | 52-67 |