| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ibanez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Kimball (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Rieger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Brian Oyama inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Larry Dean can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-27 |
| 19:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Albert Rieger | 40-27 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Clarence Kimball slams it home set up by Von Belski | 42-27 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | John Hilliard is called for 5 seconds | 42-27 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Clarence Kimball misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Brian Oyama's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-27 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Von Belski's layup is rejected by John Hilliard | 42-27 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Von Belski misses the tip | 42-27 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Larry Dean connects on the 3 from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Von Belski is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Von Belski, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), Milton Morrison (C) Dikembe Aoki, John Hilliard | |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Milton Morrison hits a runner from the left block set up by Frank Sullivan | 42-32 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Von Belski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Larry Dean gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Brian Oyama's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Rieger | 42-32 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Albert Rieger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Von Belski's pass is intercepted by Milton Morrison | 42-32 |
| 15:54 | Kent State | Franklin Monty steps in front of the Brian Oyama pass | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ibanez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Belski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Kimball (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Rieger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Oyama (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Milton Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Akron | The jump hook by Clarence Kimball is blocked by Milton Morrison | 42-32 |
| 15:37 | Akron | Albert Rieger grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Sobieslaw Rupinski steals the ball from Richard Ibanez | 42-32 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Larry Dean clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Von Belski - foul #3 on Von Belski, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Dema Zorc (SF), John Stewart (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Franklin Monty, Richard Ibanez, Von Belski, Clarence Kimball, Albert Rieger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Stephen Kelly (SF), John Hilliard (C) Frank Sullivan, Brian Oyama, Milton Morrison | |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Larry Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:07 | Akron | John Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Stephen Kelly is called for the reach on Fyodor Zillmer - foul #1 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Andres Cantu (PF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Larry Dean | |
| 14:30 | Akron | Dikembe Aoki steals the ball from Dema Zorc | 42-33 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dewey Jones - foul #1 on Dewey Jones, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Milton Morrison (PF) Andres Cantu | |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dewey Jones | 42-33 |
| 13:45 | Akron | John Hilliard steps in front of the Guillermo Ortiz pass | 42-33 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Milton Morrison tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 13:06 | Akron | A charge is called on Fyodor Zillmer - foul #1 on Fyodor Zillmer, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Ibanez (SG), Albert Rieger (C) Dema Zorc, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Brian Oyama (SF), Larry Dean (PF) Robert Baker, Stephen Kelly, Milton Morrison | |
| 12:59 | Kent State | John Hilliard travels with the ball | 42-35 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Albert Rieger clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Sullivan - foul #1 on Frank Sullivan, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Von Belski (SF), Clarence Kimball (PF) Dewey Jones, Fyodor Zillmer, John Stewart | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG) Dikembe Aoki | |
| 12:41 | Akron | Albert Rieger makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Albert Rieger makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Brian Oyama loses the dribble to Albert Rieger | 44-35 |
| 12:03 | Akron | Albert Rieger is denied on a layup by Larry Dean | 44-35 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Larry Dean gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 11:45 | Kent State | Brian Oyama buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ibanez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Kimball (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Rieger (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hilliard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | John Hilliard steals the ball from Albert Rieger | 44-38 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Von Belski gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Franklin Monty is whistled for traveling | 44-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Dema Zorc (SF), John Stewart (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Franklin Monty, Richard Ibanez, Von Belski, Clarence Kimball, Albert Rieger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Stephen Kelly (SF), Milton Morrison (C) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Brian Oyama, John Hilliard | |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Guillermo Ortiz - foul #2 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Dewey Jones misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Kelly | 44-41 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Dema Zorc's pass is intercepted by Stephen Kelly | 44-41 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | John Stewart is called for the reach on Larry Dean - foul #3 on John Stewart, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Richard Ibanez (SG), Von Belski (SF), Clarence Kimball (PF), Albert Rieger (C) Fyodor Zillmer, Dewey Jones, Dema Zorc, John Stewart, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG), Brian Oyama (SF) Frank Sullivan, Larry Dean | |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski buries a jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Kelly | 44-43 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Von Belski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Oyama - foul #2 on Brian Oyama, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (SG) Dikembe Aoki | |
| 09:07 | Akron | Von Belski makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Von Belski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Milton Morrison gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Von Belski steals the ball from Milton Morrison | 45-43 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Von Belski hits the finger roll | 47-43 |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Hilliard (C) Stephen Kelly | |
| 08:22 | Akron | Von Belski drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-43 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Milton Morrison hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 08:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Richard Ibanez | 50-43 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Franklin Monty is hacked by Sobieslaw Rupinski - foul #1 on Sobieslaw Rupinski, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Sullivan (PG), Dikembe Aoki (SG), Larry Dean (PF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Robert Baker, Milton Morrison | |
| 07:39 | Akron | Richard Ibanez knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Kimball | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ibanez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Kimball (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Rieger (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Frank Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Von Belski | 53-43 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Von Belski dunks the ball | 55-43 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Larry Dean is hacked by Clarence Kimball - foul #2 on Clarence Kimball, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Larry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Albert Rieger loses the ball out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (PG), Fyodor Zillmer (SF), John Stewart (C) Franklin Monty, Von Belski, Albert Rieger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (C) John Hilliard | |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-45 |
| 06:46 | Akron | John Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:33 | Akron | Richard Ibanez buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Fyodor Zillmer | 58-45 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Frank Sullivan drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Clarence Kimball drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Fyodor Zillmer | 60-48 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | John Stewart takes the ball from Larry Dean | 60-48 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Richard Ibanez drills a shot near the basket set up by Dewey Jones | 62-48 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Brian Oyama drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Larry Dean | 62-50 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Von Belski (SF), Albert Rieger (C) Dewey Jones, Fyodor Zillmer, Clarence Kimball | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (SG), John Hilliard (C) Dikembe Aoki, Stephen Kelly | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Akron | Franklin Monty is hacked by Brian Oyama - foul #3 on Brian Oyama, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Kelly (SF) Brian Oyama | |
| 04:24 | Akron | Von Belski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stephen Kelly - foul #2 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer (SG) Richard Ibanez | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:24 | Akron | Von Belski makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Von Belski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Larry Dean grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | John Hilliard comes up short on the shot from the left block | 63-50 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Albert Rieger grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 03:44 | Akron | John Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 03:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Kelly | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Albert Rieger - foul #2 on Albert Rieger, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Ibanez (SG), Clarence Kimball (PF) Fyodor Zillmer, John Stewart | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki (SG), Brian Oyama (SF) Frank Sullivan, Stephen Kelly | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:31 | Akron | The rebound goes to Albert Rieger | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ibanez (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Kimball (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Rieger (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sobieslaw Rupinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Aoki (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Oyama (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hilliard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Akron | Richard Ibanez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Albert Rieger tips it back up and in | 65-51 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki is fouled on the floor by Von Belski - foul #4 on Von Belski, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Dema Zorc (SF), Guillermo Ortiz (PF), Sean Wade (C) Franklin Monty, Richard Ibanez, Von Belski, Clarence Kimball, Albert Rieger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Olsen (SF), Andres Cantu (PF), Milton Morrison (C) Brian Oyama, Larry Dean, John Hilliard | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Dikembe Aoki misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Aoki | 65-51 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Milton Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Ronald Olsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | Akron | John Stewart (PF) Sean Wade | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Baker (PG), Stephen Kelly (SF) Sobieslaw Rupinski, Dikembe Aoki | |
| 01:44 | Akron | Milton Morrison steals it from Dewey Jones | 65-51 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Andres Cantu is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Zillmer - foul #2 on Fyodor Zillmer, team foul #10 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski (PG) Ronald Olsen | |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Andres Cantu makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Andres Cantu makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Dema Zorc buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Fyodor Zillmer | 67-53 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Zillmer - foul #3 on Fyodor Zillmer, team foul #11 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ronald Olsen (C) Andres Cantu | |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Sobieslaw Rupinski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Dema Zorc gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz snags the offensive board | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Fyodor Zillmer runs out the clock | 67-54 |