| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Delrosario (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Rabon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Kulik (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Reginald Rabon inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Reginald Rabon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | William Jeffers snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Aaron Arms clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 19:26 | Akron | David Delrosario snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Reginald Rabon knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Cunningham and the foul's on Stephen Kelly - foul #2 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Reginald Rabon makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 28-30 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Kevin Kulik is called for traveling | 30-30 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Kevin Kulik swats the layup by William Jeffers | 30-30 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | William Jeffers grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Reginald Rabon is whistled for traveling | 33-30 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly's layup is rejected by Peter Gilbert | 33-30 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Aaron Arms grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Aaron Arms clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:00 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:45 | Akron | David Delrosario comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 16:44 | Akron | John Cunningham tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Kulik - foul #2 on Kevin Kulik, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (PG), Brian Stevens (SG), Curtis Gray (SF), Philip Buss (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Thomas Pitts, Aaron Arms, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Michael Ewing (SG), Rogelio Vasquez (SF), Ryan Magno (PF), James Brown (C) John Cunningham, David Delrosario, Reginald Rabon, Kevin Kulik, Peter Gilbert | |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Rogelio Vasquez grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Ryan Magno drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Ewing | 34-35 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Curtis Gray misses the easy layup | 34-35 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Ryan Magno gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Banks (fresh) SG - Brian Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Curtis Gray (fresh) PF - Stephen Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Buss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rogelio Vasquez (fresh) PF - Ryan Magno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Rogelio Vasquez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 15:37 | Akron | Ryan Magno grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:26 | Akron | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Pitts (SG), William Jeffers (C) Brian Stevens, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), David Delrosario (SG), Peter Gilbert (C) Ivan Patel, Michael Ewing, Rogelio Vasquez | |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:55 | Akron | James Brown's pass is intercepted by Philip Buss | 35-35 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Peter Gilbert is called for the reach on Robert Banks - foul #3 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Aaron Arms (SF) Robert Banks, Curtis Gray | |
| Subs | Akron | Reginald Rabon (SF), Kevin Kulik (PF) Ryan Magno, James Brown | |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Aaron Arms drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Reginald Rabon makes the shot in the paint set up by John Cunningham and he's fouled by Aaron Arms - foul #2 on Aaron Arms, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Reginald Rabon makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kenneth McMenamy | 41-38 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Kevin Kulik can't connect on a shot from the right side | 41-38 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | William Jeffers snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts is hacked by David Delrosario - foul #1 on David Delrosario, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (SG), Curtis Gray (PF) Thomas Pitts, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Michael Ewing (SG), James Brown (C) John Cunningham, David Delrosario, Peter Gilbert | |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Robert Banks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | William Jeffers tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Michael Ewing hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Kulik | 43-41 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Aaron Arms's layup is rejected by James Brown | 43-41 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Ivan Patel snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Curtis Gray takes the ball from Ivan Patel | 43-41 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Kevin Kulik steps in front of the Aaron Arms pass | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Banks (fresh) SF - Aaron Arms (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Gray (fresh) C - William Jeffers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Rabon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Kulik (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Akron | Michael Ewing buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Kulik and the foul's on Robert Banks - foul #1 on Robert Banks, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Pitts (SG), Stephen Kelly (PF), Philip Buss (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Aaron Arms, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Akron | David Delrosario (SG), Ryan Magno (SF), Peter Gilbert (C) Ivan Patel, Reginald Rabon, Kevin Kulik | |
| 11:23 | Akron | Michael Ewing makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Philip Buss grabs the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Robert Banks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Magno - foul #1 on Ryan Magno, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG) Michael Ewing | |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Robert Banks makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Robert Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Peter Gilbert hits a runner from the right block set up by David Delrosario | 45-46 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Robert Banks is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Ryan Magno is hacked by Stephen Kelly - foul #3 on Stephen Kelly, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Aaron Arms (SF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Banks, Curtis Gray, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Akron | Reginald Rabon (SF), Kevin Kulik (PF) Ryan Magno, James Brown | |
| 09:31 | Akron | John Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brian Stevens (SG) Thomas Pitts | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly is fouled on the floor by Kevin Kulik - foul #3 on Kevin Kulik, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Magno (C) Peter Gilbert | |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Reginald Rabon steals the ball from William Jeffers | 45-46 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Ryan Magno is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (SG), James Brown (C) David Delrosario, Ryan Magno | |
| 08:39 | Kent State | William Jeffers hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 45-46 |
| 08:38 | Akron | Ivan Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:33 | Akron | John Cunningham buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Patel | 45-49 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | John Cunningham picks off the pass by Kenneth McMenamy | 45-49 |
| 08:15 | Akron | John Cunningham banks in the layup | 45-51 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | William Jeffers clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Pitts (SG), Curtis Gray (SF), Philip Buss (PF) Brian Stevens, Aaron Arms, Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Magno (SF), Peter Gilbert (C) Reginald Rabon, Kevin Kulik | |
| 08:02 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Ryan Magno can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | William Jeffers gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Gray (fresh) PF - Philip Buss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jeffers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Magno (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Curtis Gray scores on a turnaround near the basket | 49-51 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Ryan Magno clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Peter Gilbert tips it back up and in | 49-53 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | John Cunningham steals it from Philip Buss | 49-53 |
| 06:15 | Akron | James Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Ivan Patel | 49-55 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy loses the dribble to John Cunningham | 49-55 |
| 05:51 | Akron | John Cunningham hits the finger roll | 49-57 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | William Jeffers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Curtis Gray snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (PG), Aaron Arms (SF), Stephen Kelly (PF) Kenneth McMenamy, Curtis Gray, William Jeffers | |
| Subs | Akron | David Delrosario (SG), Reginald Rabon (SF), Kevin Kulik (PF) Ivan Patel, Ryan Magno, James Brown | |
| 05:16 | Kent State | John Cunningham steps in front of the Thomas Pitts pass | 49-57 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Reginald Rabon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Kevin Kulik pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Kevin Kulik misses the lay-in | 49-57 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Reginald Rabon pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Reginald Rabon hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Delrosario | 49-59 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Banks | 52-59 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Reginald Rabon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-59 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Peter Gilbert can't tip it in | 52-59 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Peter Gilbert misses the tip | 52-59 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Kevin Kulik tips it in | 52-61 |
| 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) | |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Robert Banks drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-61 |
| 03:34 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Banks - foul #2 on Robert Banks, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), William Jeffers (C) Thomas Pitts, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Akron | James Brown (C) Peter Gilbert | |
| 03:34 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:34 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - David Delrosario (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Rabon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Kulik (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly lays it up and in set up by Kenneth McMenamy | 56-63 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Reginald Rabon is whistled for traveling | 56-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Philip Buss (PF) Stephen Kelly | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG) John Cunningham | |
| 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) | |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Thomas Pitts (SG), Stephen Kelly (PF) Robert Banks, Philip Buss | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Gilbert (C) James Brown | |
| 02:35 | Kent State | William Jeffers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Gilbert - foul #4 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 02:13 | Akron | William Jeffers swats the layup by Peter Gilbert | 58-63 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Reginald Rabon tips it back up and in | 58-65 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 01:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to Kevin Kulik | 58-65 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Kevin Kulik drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ivan Patel | 58-67 |
| 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) | |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Aaron Arms clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Akron | David Delrosario's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG) Ivan Patel | |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Aaron Arms clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Kevin Kulik pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Kevin Kulik is hacked by Kenneth McMenamy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth McMenamy, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (SG) David Delrosario | |
| 00:24 | Akron | Thomas Pitts is called for the reach on Peter Gilbert - foul #1 on Thomas Pitts, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Peter Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Peter Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | William Jeffers comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 00:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Reginald Rabon | 58-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | John Cunningham runs out the clock | 58-69 |