| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Petty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Kieffer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Cambron (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Milton Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnathon Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Milton Parsons inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Milton Parsons buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfonso Gonzales | 38-42 |
| 19:32 | Akron | Jack Petty is hacked by Alfonso Gonzales - foul #1 on Alfonso Gonzales, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron misses the 3 from straight away | 38-42 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Milton Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 18:55 | Kent State | Milton Parsons is fouled on the floor by Robert Kieffer - foul #1 on Robert Kieffer, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Tony Davis is called for traveling | 38-42 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Tony Davis takes the ball from Jack Petty | 38-42 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Milton Parsons misses short on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Gordon Nelson - foul #2 on Gordon Nelson, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Beamon (PF) Gordon Nelson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Milton Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Milton Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Milton Parsons misses the 3rd free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Joseph Beamon snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Jack Petty hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Christensen | 41-44 |
| 17:24 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 17:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jack Petty | 41-44 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Jack Christensen scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Petty | 43-44 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Joseph Beamon pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Jack Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Everett McLaughlin (SG), Brian Steward (SF), Gordon Nelson (PF) Jack Christensen, Jack Petty, Robert Kieffer, Nicholas Cambron | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Vidrine (PG), Antonio Rivera (SG), Christopher Davis (SF), Michael Palmer (PF), Angelo Barrera (C) Ivan Tyburski, Alfonso Gonzales, Milton Parsons, Johnathon Simpson, Tony Davis | |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Vidrine | 43-46 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Brian Steward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin tips it but misses | 43-46 |
| 15:43 | Akron | Brian Steward gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Raymond Touchstone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Steward (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Beamon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Vidrine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Rivera (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Angelo Barrera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Akron | Gordon Nelson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Touchstone | 45-46 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera scores on a runner near the basket | 45-48 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Joseph Beamon misses the shot near the basket | 45-48 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Michael Palmer scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Angelo Barrera | 45-50 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Joseph Beamon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Jack Petty (SG), Robert Kieffer (SF), Kenneth Bass (PF), Nicholas Cambron (C) Raymond Touchstone, Everett McLaughlin, Brian Steward, Gordon Nelson, Joseph Beamon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski (PG), Alfonso Gonzales (SG), Milton Parsons (SF), Johnathon Simpson (PF) James Vidrine, Antonio Rivera, Christopher Davis, Michael Palmer | |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Milton Parsons is fouled on the floor by Robert Kieffer - foul #2 on Robert Kieffer, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Davis (C) Angelo Barrera | |
| 13:55 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson makes the shot from the right side set up by Ivan Tyburski | 45-52 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Kenneth Bass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-52 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Jack Christensen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Jack Petty is called for the reach on Alfonso Gonzales - foul #1 on Jack Petty, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Tony Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Robert Kieffer snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Jack Christensen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Robert Kieffer can't tip it in | 45-52 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Tony Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alfonso Gonzales | 45-54 |
| 11:47 | Akron | Jack Christensen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-54 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Jack Christensen misses the tip | 45-54 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Petty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Kieffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Bass (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicholas Cambron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Milton Parsons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnathon Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson misses the shot from the baseline | 47-54 |
| 11:17 | Kent State | Tony Davis snags the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Tony Davis can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 47-54 |
| 11:05 | Akron | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bass | 47-54 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Jack Petty misses the turnaround from the baseline | 47-54 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Ivan Tyburski | 47-56 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jack Christensen | 49-56 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ivan Tyburski | 49-59 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Jack Petty drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Bass and the foul's on Johnathon Simpson - foul #2 on Johnathon Simpson, team foul #2 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Everett McLaughlin (SF), Gordon Nelson (PF), Joseph Beamon (C) Jack Christensen, Robert Kieffer, Kenneth Bass, Nicholas Cambron | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Vidrine (PG), Antonio Rivera (SG), Christopher Davis (SF), Michael Palmer (PF), Angelo Barrera (C) Ivan Tyburski, Alfonso Gonzales, Milton Parsons, Johnathon Simpson, Tony Davis | |
| 09:43 | Akron | Jack Petty makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Steward (SF) Jack Petty | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:08 | Akron | Antonio Rivera steps in front of the Everett McLaughlin pass | 52-59 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Christopher Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Antonio Rivera | 52-61 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Brian Steward misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Gordon Nelson tips it in | 54-61 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gordon Nelson - foul #3 on Gordon Nelson, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Brian Steward comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Davis - foul #1 on Christopher Davis, team foul #3 | 54-62 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Brian Steward makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Brian Steward makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Michael Palmer misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Raymond Touchstone - foul #3 on Raymond Touchstone, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Michael Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Michael Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:21 | Akron | Joseph Beamon snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Joseph Beamon misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Angelo Barrera - foul #1 on Angelo Barrera, team foul #4 | 56-63 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Joseph Beamon makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Joseph Beamon misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Brian Steward grabs the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 07:53 | Akron | James Vidrine is called for the reach on Brian Steward - foul #2 on James Vidrine, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski (PG) James Vidrine | |
| 07:42 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 57-63 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone gets the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Raymond Touchstone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Steward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Beamon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Antonio Rivera (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Angelo Barrera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Akron | Gordon Nelson misses badly on a floater near the basket | 57-63 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Brian Steward hits the follow up shot | 59-63 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Michael Palmer misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gordon Nelson - foul #4 on Gordon Nelson, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Kenneth Bass (PF), Nicholas Cambron (C) Raymond Touchstone, Gordon Nelson, Joseph Beamon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson (PF), Timothy Alfaro (C) Antonio Rivera, Angelo Barrera | |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Michael Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:09 | Kent State | Michael Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:09 | Akron | Kenneth Bass pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Brian Steward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-64 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Ivan Tyburski | 59-66 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Everett McLaughlin | 61-66 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 06:08 | Akron | The rebound goes to Brian Steward | 61-66 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Jack Christensen can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Alfaro - foul #1 on Timothy Alfaro, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Petty (SG), Robert Kieffer (SF) Everett McLaughlin, Brian Steward | |
| Subs | Kent State | Antonio Rivera (PG), Alfonso Gonzales (SG), Milton Parsons (SF), Tony Davis (C) Ivan Tyburski, Christopher Davis, Michael Palmer, Timothy Alfaro | |
| 05:54 | Akron | Jack Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Jack Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Jack Petty misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Milton Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Kieffer - foul #3 on Robert Kieffer, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Gordon Nelson (PF), Joseph Beamon (C) Kenneth Bass, Nicholas Cambron | |
| Subs | Kent State | Angelo Barrera (PF) Johnathon Simpson | |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Milton Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Milton Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Joseph Beamon snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Jack Petty connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Kieffer | 64-66 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera's fadeaway is rejected by Gordon Nelson | 64-66 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Joseph Beamon pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Gordon Nelson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Angelo Barrera - foul #2 on Angelo Barrera, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Everett McLaughlin (SF), Nicholas Cambron (C) Jack Christensen, Robert Kieffer, Joseph Beamon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski (PG), Christopher Davis (PF) Antonio Rivera, Tony Davis | |
| 04:33 | Akron | Gordon Nelson misses the free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Christopher Davis gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Milton Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-66 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Gordon Nelson makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Raymond Touchstone | 68-66 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Christopher Davis is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Cambron - foul #3 on Nicholas Cambron, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Bass (PF) Gordon Nelson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson (PF) Milton Parsons | |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Christopher Davis misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron blows the dunk | 68-66 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera hits the finger roll set up by Ivan Tyburski | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Raymond Touchstone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Petty (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kenneth Bass (fresh) 5 reb. C - Nicholas Cambron (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnathon Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Angelo Barrera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Akron | Kenneth Bass buries a jumper in the lane set up by Nicholas Cambron | 70-68 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales drills a turnaround from the baseline | 70-70 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Robert Kieffer (SF), Gordon Nelson (PF) Raymond Touchstone, Everett McLaughlin, Kenneth Bass | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Parsons (SF), Tony Davis (C) Christopher Davis, Angelo Barrera | |
| 02:43 | Akron | Ivan Tyburski is called for the reach on Jack Petty - foul #2 on Ivan Tyburski, team foul #8 | 70-70 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Jack Petty misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Tony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales hits the finger roll set up by Milton Parsons | 70-72 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Gordon Nelson clanks a floater from the left block | 70-72 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Johnathon Simpson | 70-72 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Gordon Nelson - foul #5 on Gordon Nelson, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Beamon (PF) Gordon Nelson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Tony Davis gets the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Tony Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-73 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Jack Christensen drills a floater from the right wing set up by Robert Kieffer | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson is hacked by Nicholas Cambron - foul #4 on Nicholas Cambron, team foul #11 | 72-73 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Jack Petty misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-74 |
| 00:11 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Cambron | 72-74 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Joseph Beamon is called for traveling | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Jack Petty is called for the reach on Tony Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Petty, team foul #12 | 72-74 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Tony Davis makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Tony Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jack Christensen comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 72-76 |