| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Loar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy Dudley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Gee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Hallman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Gee inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | Craig Loar blocks the short jumper by Robert Gee | 42-36 |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses long on a jumper from the left block | 42-36 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Leonard Horton blows the layup | 42-36 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Leonard Horton pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Alan Hallman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Michael Mason scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Billy Dudley | 42-38 |
| 18:25 | Kent State | Leonard Horton is fouled on the floor by Robert Gee - foul #2 on Robert Gee, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Charles Pace can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Leonard Horton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Gee - foul #3 on Robert Gee, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Butler (SF) Robert Gee | |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Michael Mason clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Craig Loar - foul #1 on Craig Loar, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (SG) Samuel Shelton | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:49 | Akron | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Michael Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Leonard Horton knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Pace | 45-40 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Dudley | 45-43 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Charles Pace can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Billy Dudley - foul #1 on Billy Dudley, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SF), Richard Driscoll (PF) Leonard Horton, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), David Stewart (SG), Otha Zaspel (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Billy Dudley, Brunon Stanojevic, Michael Mason, Alan Hallman | |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:53 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Owen Butler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ernest Hedin | 47-46 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Walter Rock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Shelton (SG) Charles Pace | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:12 | Akron | Thomas Hall is fouled on the floor by Samuel Shelton - foul #1 on Samuel Shelton, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Gould (C) Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:05 | Akron | Ernest Hedin is fouled on the floor by Walter Rock - foul #2 on Walter Rock, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| 15:49 | Akron | David Stewart drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Hall | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Gould (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hedin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Butler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) 9 pts. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Walter Rock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 15:31 | Akron | David Stewart grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Otha Zaspel buries a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Patrick Knudtson - foul #2 on Patrick Knudtson, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Leonard Horton (SF), Craig Loar (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Patrick Knudtson, Samuel Shelton, Richard Driscoll, David Gould | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Robert Gee (SF), Michael Mason (PF) Ernest Hedin, David Stewart, Owen Butler, Thomas Hall | |
| 15:11 | Akron | Otha Zaspel makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Walter Rock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Charles Pace can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-51 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Otha Zaspel snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Mason | 47-54 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Walter Rock misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-54 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Robert Gee pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic is fouled on the floor by Charles Pace - foul #2 on Charles Pace, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (SG) Walter Rock | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Hallman (C) Otha Zaspel | |
| 13:43 | Akron | Robert Gee misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Horton - foul #2 on Leonard Horton, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Shelton (SG) David White | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:43 | Akron | Robert Gee misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Robert Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Craig Loar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (SG), Owen Butler (PF) Brunon Stanojevic, Michael Mason | |
| 13:07 | Akron | Jerry Nakano buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alan Hallman | 47-58 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-58 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Robert Gee grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Jerry Nakano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Robert Gee pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Alan Hallman misses the jumper from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton is whistled for a carry | 47-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG), Patrick Knudtson (SG), Walter Rock (SF), Richard Driscoll (PF), David Gould (C) Charles Pace, Samuel Shelton, Leonard Horton, Craig Loar, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Michael Mason (PF), Otha Zaspel (C) Jerry Nakano, Robert Gee, Owen Butler, Alan Hallman | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Gould (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hedin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Dudley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. PF - Michael Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Otha Zaspel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Akron | Patrick Knudtson is called for the reach on Brunon Stanojevic - foul #3 on Patrick Knudtson, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Otha Zaspel steals it from David White | 47-60 |
| 10:37 | Akron | David White takes the ball from Billy Dudley | 47-60 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Otha Zaspel takes the ball from Patrick Knudtson | 47-60 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Billy Dudley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Otha Zaspel misses the tip | 47-60 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Michael Mason tips it back up and in | 47-62 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | David Gould comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-62 |
| 09:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ernest Hedin | 47-62 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Otha Zaspel blows the dunk | 47-62 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | David Gould pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | David Gould is fouled on the floor by Otha Zaspel - foul #2 on Otha Zaspel, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), Craig Loar (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) David White, Patrick Knudtson, Walter Rock, Richard Driscoll, David Gould | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), David Stewart (SG), Robert Gee (SF), Owen Butler (PF), Alan Hallman (C) Ernest Hedin, Brunon Stanojevic, Billy Dudley, Michael Mason, Otha Zaspel | |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the easy layup | 47-62 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Craig Loar hits the follow up shot | 49-62 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Alan Hallman loses the ball out of bounds | 49-62 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Alan Hallman - foul #1 on Alan Hallman, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Owen Butler pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Jerry Nakano's layup is rejected by Craig Loar | 49-62 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Samuel Shelton | 49-62 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Jerry Nakano - foul #4 on Jerry Nakano, team foul #6 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Mason (PF) Owen Butler | |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 07:44 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton makes the 3rd free throw | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Loar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Hallman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Akron | Craig Loar is called for the reach on Robert Gee - foul #2 on Craig Loar, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic (SG) David Stewart | |
| 07:25 | Akron | Robert Gee makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:25 | Akron | Robert Gee misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Michael Mason steals the ball from Craig Loar | 52-63 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Jerry Nakano buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Charles Pace hits a driving attempt from close range | 54-66 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Robert Gee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-66 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Alan Hallman takes the ball from Earl Jeffery | 54-66 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Leonard Horton lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Pace and he's fouled by Robert Gee - foul #4 on Robert Gee, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG), Patrick Knudtson (SG), Walter Rock (PF) Charles Pace, Samuel Shelton, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), David Stewart (SG), Billy Dudley (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Owen Butler (C) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, Robert Gee, Michael Mason, Alan Hallman | |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:21 | Akron | David Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | David White pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Leonard Horton | 59-66 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Otha Zaspel blows the dunk | 59-66 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Ernest Hedin pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Owen Butler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Ernest Hedin snags the offensive board | 59-66 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Ernest Hedin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the board | 59-66 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Leonard Horton hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-66 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Owen Butler scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Dudley | 62-68 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Otha Zaspel denies the turnaround by Patrick Knudtson | 62-68 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Owen Butler snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Otha Zaspel hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Stewart | 62-70 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Horton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Rock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hedin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Dudley (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. PF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Owen Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Leonard Horton is fouled on the floor by David Stewart - foul #1 on David Stewart, team foul #8 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG), Craig Loar (PF), David Gould (C) David White, Patrick Knudtson, Walter Rock, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Michael Mason (PF), Alan Hallman (C) Ernest Hedin, David Stewart, Otha Zaspel, Owen Butler | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Leonard Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Billy Dudley gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 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) | |
| 02:43 | Akron | Jerry Nakano is hacked by Charles Pace - foul #3 on Charles Pace, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SF) Leonard Horton | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Gee (SF) Billy Dudley | |
| 02:43 | Akron | Jerry Nakano makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Jerry Nakano makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Walter Rock comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-72 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton tips it but misses | 62-72 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Robert Gee grabs the defensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Walter Rock is called for the reach on Alan Hallman - foul #3 on Walter Rock, team foul #10 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG), Patrick Knudtson (SG), Richard Driscoll (PF) Charles Pace, Samuel Shelton, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (PG), David Stewart (SG), Owen Butler (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, Robert Gee, Michael Mason | |
| 01:54 | Akron | Alan Hallman makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Alan Hallman misses the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Walter Rock snags the defensive board | 62-73 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-73 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Owen Butler pulls down the rebound | 62-73 |
| 01:10 | Akron | David Stewart drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Billy Dudley | 62-75 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Billy Dudley grabs the board | 62-75 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | David Stewart banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy Dudley and he's hacked by Richard Driscoll - foul #2 on Richard Driscoll, team foul #11 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG) Alan Hallman | |
| 00:29 | Akron | David Stewart makes the free throw | 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) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 62-78 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Rock | 62-78 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | David White scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Gould | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Ernest Hedin runs out the clock | 64-78 |