| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Eby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Dan Eby inbounds the ball | 33-43 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Williams | 33-45 |
| 19:32 | Akron | Frank Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mario Shelton | 35-45 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Donald Lingo banks in the layup on a great pass from Dan Eby and he's fouled by Mario Shelton - foul #1 on Mario Shelton, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Frank Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-48 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Mario Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Matthew Harmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-48 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Dan Eby loses the dribble to Mario Shelton | 35-48 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Bill Davis makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Donald Lingo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Williams | 37-50 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bockman - foul #3 on Anthony Bockman, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Kelly (PF) Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (SF), James Beverly (C) Dan Eby, Anthony Bockman | |
| 17:24 | Akron | Frank Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-50 |
| 17:23 | Akron | Bill Davis grabs the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Robert Kelly misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Matthew Harmon hits the follow up shot | 39-50 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Jerry Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Jerry Williams knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Cecil Hawkins | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Harmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Lingo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Akron | Matthew Harmon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bill Davis | 42-52 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), Dale Croyle (SG), Jerry Parodi (SF), Mario Shelton (PF) Frank Williams, Bill Davis, Matthew Harmon, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Anthony Bockman (C) Jerry Williams, Herbert Fritsche, Donald Lingo | |
| 15:13 | Akron | Dale Croyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG), Kevin Zmolek (PF) Cecil Hawkins, James Beverly | |
| 14:32 | Akron | Manuel Holmes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Edward Higgin grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten hits a floater from close range | 42-54 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Jerry Parodi is fouled on the floor by Dan Eby - foul #2 on Dan Eby, team foul #2 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Bergstrom (C) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Cecil Hawkins (SG) Edward Higgin, Howard Weingarten | |
| 13:47 | Akron | Manuel Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Harmon (SF), Robert Taylor (C) Jerry Parodi, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Kevin Zmolek grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #2 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG) Dale Croyle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG), James Beverly (PF) Cecil Hawkins, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Manuel Holmes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Robert Taylor grabs the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Manuel Holmes is fouled on the floor by Herbert Fritsche - foul #3 on Herbert Fritsche, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill Davis (SG), Jerry Parodi (PF) Manuel Holmes, Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (SF), Donald Lingo (PF) Dan Eby, James Beverly | |
| 12:13 | Akron | Matthew Harmon double dribbles | 42-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Kelly (PF) Jerry Parodi | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Beverly (C) Anthony Bockman | |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Donald Lingo misses the jump hook in the paint | 42-55 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche tips it in | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Akron | Matthew Harmon clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cecil Hawkins - foul #1 on Cecil Hawkins, team foul #4 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Bergstrom (C) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:26 | Akron | Matthew Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:26 | Akron | Matthew Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | James Beverly blows the layup | 44-57 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche misses the tip | 44-57 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Matthew Harmon gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Robert Kelly lays it in set up by Bill Davis and he's hacked by James Beverly - foul #2 on James Beverly, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Parodi (SF), Mario Shelton (PF) Matthew Harmon, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF), Anthony Bockman (C) Cecil Hawkins, Donald Lingo | |
| 10:51 | Akron | Robert Kelly makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Jerry Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from James Beverly | 47-59 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Jerry Parodi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), Dale Croyle (SG), Robert Taylor (C) Frank Williams, Bill Davis, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (PG), Howard Weingarten (SG), Kevin Zmolek (PF) Jerry Williams, Herbert Fritsche, James Beverly | |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman snags the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Howard Weingarten makes the jump hook from close range set up by Dan Eby | 47-61 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Jerry Parodi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Mario Shelton tips it back up and in | 49-61 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 09:07 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 49-61 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Kevin Zmolek is called for the reach on Dale Croyle - foul #2 on Kevin Zmolek, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Bill Davis (SG), Matthew Harmon (SF), Robert Kelly (PF) Manuel Holmes, Dale Croyle, Jerry Parodi, Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Herbert Fritsche (SG), Cecil Hawkins (SF), Donald Lingo (PF), James Beverly (C) Edward Higgin, Howard Weingarten, Dan Eby, Kevin Zmolek, Anthony Bockman | |
| 08:27 | Akron | Frank Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Frank Williams, team foul #3 | 49-61 |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-61 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Robert Taylor grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Bill Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Herbert Fritsche - foul #4 on Herbert Fritsche, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Bergstrom (C) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Bockman (C) James Beverly | |
| 07:48 | Akron | Bill Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Bill Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Cecil Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Lingo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Jerry Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 07:25 | Akron | Matthew Harmon pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Robert Kelly misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Lingo - foul #2 on Donald Lingo, team foul #8 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF) Cecil Hawkins | |
| 07:02 | Akron | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Dan Eby is hacked by Bill Davis - foul #2 on Bill Davis, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (SG) Bill Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Matthew Harmon takes the ball from Donald Lingo | 53-61 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses short on a shot in the paint | 53-61 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Anthony Bockman snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Donald Lingo scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Jerry Williams and the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Robert Kelly, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Croyle (SG), Mario Shelton (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Frank Williams, Robert Kelly, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins (SG), James Beverly (C) Herbert Fritsche, Anthony Bockman | |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Donald Lingo makes the free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Matthew Harmon lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 55-64 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Dan Eby scores on a jumper from the left side | 55-66 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Matthew Harmon hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Dale Croyle picks off the pass by Cecil Hawkins | 58-66 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Manuel Holmes misses the lay-in | 58-66 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Jerry Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Jerry Williams hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Eby | 58-69 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Bill Davis (SG) Manuel Holmes, Dale Croyle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Herbert Fritsche (SG), Anthony Bockman (C) Dan Eby, Donald Lingo | |
| 03:36 | Akron | Bill Davis buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 60-69 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Herbert Fritsche (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Cecil Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Bockman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 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) | |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Matthew Harmon - foul #2 on Matthew Harmon, team foul #6 | 60-69 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Cecil Hawkins clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-69 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Bill Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Bill Davis buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Harmon | 62-69 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Eby (SF), Donald Lingo (PF) Cecil Hawkins, James Beverly | |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Jerry Williams blows the dunk but the foul's on Mario Shelton - foul #2 on Mario Shelton, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Jerry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Bill Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-71 |
| 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) | |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Dan Eby misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Mario Shelton grabs the board | 62-71 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Mario Shelton misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Anthony Bockman - foul #4 on Anthony Bockman, team foul #9 | 62-71 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Mario Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Mario Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Jerry Williams is hacked by Bill Davis - foul #3 on Bill Davis, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Jerry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | Akron | Mario Shelton's pass is intercepted by Anthony Bockman | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Jerry Williams is hacked by Bill Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bill Davis, team foul #9 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), Dale Croyle (SG), Jerry Parodi (SF), Robert Kelly (PF), Jack Bergstrom (C) Frank Williams, Bill Davis, Matthew Harmon, Mario Shelton, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Higgin (SG), Cecil Hawkins (SF), Kevin Zmolek (PF), James Beverly (C) Herbert Fritsche, Dan Eby, Donald Lingo, Anthony Bockman | |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Jerry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Dale Croyle grabs the board | 63-74 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Jerry Parodi misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Beverly - foul #3 on James Beverly, team foul #10 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Smoot (SF) Jerry Williams | |
| 00:43 | Akron | Jerry Parodi makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Jerry Parodi misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | James Beverly gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | James Beverly is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Croyle - foul #2 on Dale Croyle, team foul #10 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Howard Weingarten (SG) Richard Smoot | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | James Beverly misses the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | James Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Jerry Parodi misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-75 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Edward Higgin | 64-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Dale Croyle steals it from James Beverly | 64-75 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Jerry Parodi drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Manuel Holmes | 66-75 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Bill Davis (SG), Matthew Harmon (SF), Mario Shelton (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Manuel Holmes, Dale Croyle, Jerry Parodi, Robert Kelly, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Williams (PG), Herbert Fritsche (SG), Dan Eby (SF), Donald Lingo (PF), Anthony Bockman (C) Edward Higgin, Howard Weingarten, Cecil Hawkins, James Beverly, Kevin Zmolek | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Jerry Williams runs out the clock | 66-75 |