| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fresh) SG - Eric Baker (fresh) SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) PF - Tomas Mattingly (fresh) C - James Crane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Baughman (fresh) SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SF - Robert Bartlett (fresh) PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | James Crane wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:55 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Baughman - foul #1 on Harold Baughman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Kent State | James Crane is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffery Pettie | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Daniel Davis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harold Baughman | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Daniel Perry comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Robert Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Robert Bartlett's floater is tipped away by James Crane | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | James Crane pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Jeffery Pettie is called for the reach on Harold Baughman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Pettie, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Daniel Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | James Crane pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to Harold Baughman | 4-3 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Robert Bartlett buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Davis | 4-5 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Trenton Hoss is called for the reach on Eric Baker - foul #1 on Trenton Hoss, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Brennan (C) James Crane | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:58 | Kent State | David Brennan clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Lynch - foul #1 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | David Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | David Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | Akron | Daniel Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Robert Bartlett can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Eric Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Trenton Hoss grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Tomas Mattingly steals it from Trenton Hoss | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) SF - Daniel Perry (fairly fresh) PF - Tomas Mattingly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Brennan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Baughman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly's pass is intercepted by Daniel Davis | 5-5 |
| 15:23 | Akron | Harold Baughman lays it up and in set up by Daniel Davis | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Daniel Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 15:08 | Akron | The rebound goes to Daniel Davis | 5-7 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Harold Baughman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Harold Baughman gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Daniel Davis double dribbles | 5-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Daniel Detwiler (SG), Timothy Hargrove (SF), James Crane (C) Jeffery Pettie, Eric Baker, Daniel Perry, Tomas Mattingly | |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (PG), Michael Hord (SF), Walter Keller (PF), Bruce Pickering (C) Harold Baughman, Robert Bartlett, Anthony Lynch, Trenton Hoss | |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Steve Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to James Crane | 5-7 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Steve Young hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Davis - foul #1 on Daniel Davis, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Thomas (PF) David Brennan | |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (SG) Daniel Davis | |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Steve Young makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:59 | Akron | Michael Hord scores on a jump hook from the right block | 7-9 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | James Crane hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Carlos Montalvo - foul #1 on Carlos Montalvo, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG) Timothy Hargrove | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Baughman (PG), Robert Bartlett (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), Trenton Hoss (C) Carlos Montalvo, Michael Hord, Walter Keller, Bruce Pickering | |
| 13:34 | Kent State | James Crane makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Harold Baughman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kerry Baer | 10-12 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses short on a jumper from close range | 10-12 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to James Crane | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Kerry Baer takes the ball from Eric Baker | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Robert Bartlett hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Harold Baughman and he's fouled by Daniel Detwiler - foul #1 on Daniel Detwiler, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), Daniel Perry (SF), Tomas Mattingly (PF), David Brennan (C) Steve Young, Daniel Detwiler, Mark Thomas, James Crane | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Davis (SG) Kerry Baer | |
| 12:28 | Akron | Robert Bartlett makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Daniel Perry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 12:03 | Akron | Harold Baughman grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 11:43 | Akron | Trenton Hoss drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Davis | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jeffery Pettie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) PF - Tomas Mattingly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brennan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Baughman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bartlett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Kent State | David Brennan misses badly on a floater from the left side | 10-17 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Anthony Lynch gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Tomas Mattingly is called for the reach on Harold Baughman - foul #1 on Tomas Mattingly, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (SG), James Crane (C) Eric Baker, David Brennan | |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (PG), Walter Keller (PF), Bruce Pickering (C) Harold Baughman, Anthony Lynch, Trenton Hoss | |
| 10:57 | Akron | Robert Bartlett misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 10-17 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Walter Keller grabs the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Daniel Perry | 10-17 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Bruce Pickering steals it from Tomas Mattingly | 10-17 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Robert Bartlett comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Tomas Mattingly - foul #2 on Tomas Mattingly, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG), Daniel Detwiler (SF), David Brennan (PF) Steve Young, Daniel Perry, Tomas Mattingly | |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Lynch (PF) Walter Keller | |
| 10:12 | Akron | Robert Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Robert Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Pickering - foul #1 on Bruce Pickering, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Baughman (PG), Michael Hord (SF), Trenton Hoss (C) Carlos Montalvo, Robert Bartlett, Bruce Pickering | |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Anthony Lynch grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Daniel Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Harold Baughman grabs the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:16 | Akron | Harold Baughman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | David Brennan can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Lynch - foul #2 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Mark Thomas (C) Jeffery Pettie, James Crane | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Keller (PF) Anthony Lynch | |
| 08:53 | Kent State | David Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | David Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:41 | Akron | Daniel Detwiler is called for the reach on Daniel Davis - foul #2 on Daniel Detwiler, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Perry (SF) Daniel Detwiler | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Bartlett (SF) Michael Hord | |
| 08:30 | Akron | Harold Baughman connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Walter Keller | 12-21 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Daniel Perry knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Eric Baker picks off the pass by Harold Baughman | 15-21 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Eric Baker lays it up and in | 17-21 |
| 07:31 | Akron | Daniel Davis makes the 3 from the left wing | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Brennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Baughman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bartlett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Keller (fresh) C - Trenton Hoss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Steve Young loses the ball out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG), James Crane (C) Eric Baker, David Brennan | |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (PG), Kerry Baer (SG), Bruce Pickering (C) Harold Baughman, Daniel Davis, Trenton Hoss | |
| 07:07 | Akron | Kerry Baer clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-24 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Daniel Perry | 17-24 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Daniel Perry misses the shot from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Bruce Pickering pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Mark Thomas takes the ball from Carlos Montalvo | 17-24 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Steve Young misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-24 |
| 06:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Bartlett | 17-24 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-27 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Mark Thomas misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Walter Keller snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Kerry Baer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | James Crane gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Steve Young clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | James Crane misses the tip | 17-27 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Robert Bartlett gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Mark Thomas | 17-27 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Steve Young connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Crane | 20-27 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Robert Bartlett is whistled for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tommy Gills (PG), Eric Baker (SG), Timothy Hargrove (SF), David Brennan (PF) Jeffery Pettie, Steve Young, Daniel Perry, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Baughman (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), Michael Hord (SF), Fred Jones (PF), Trenton Hoss (C) Carlos Montalvo, Kerry Baer, Robert Bartlett, Walter Keller, Bruce Pickering | |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Michael Hord steals it from Eric Baker | 20-27 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Trenton Hoss lays it in | 20-29 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove connects on the shot from close range | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tommy Gills (fresh) SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Crane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Baughman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hord (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Jones (fresh) C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Akron | Harold Baughman is hacked by Tommy Gills - foul #1 on Tommy Gills, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), Tomas Mattingly (PF) Tommy Gills, James Crane | |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Lynch (PF) Fred Jones | |
| 02:48 | Akron | Harold Baughman knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hord | 22-31 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-31 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Anthony Lynch snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Trenton Hoss is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hargrove - foul #1 on Timothy Hargrove, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie (PG) Timothy Hargrove | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:18 | Akron | Trenton Hoss makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Trenton Hoss makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Anthony Lynch is called for the reach on Tomas Mattingly - foul #3 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Bartlett (SF), Fred Jones (PF) Michael Hord, Anthony Lynch | |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:03 | Akron | The rebound goes to Fred Jones | 23-33 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Daniel Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harold Baughman | 23-36 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Jeffery Pettie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Thomas (C) David Brennan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:02 | Akron | Daniel Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Fred Jones hits the follow up shot | 23-38 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses the lay-in but the foul's on Fred Jones - foul #1 on Fred Jones, team foul #9 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Perry (SF) Daniel Detwiler | |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (PG), Walter Keller (PF), Bruce Pickering (C) Harold Baughman, Fred Jones, Trenton Hoss | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Tomas Mattingly misses the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Bruce Pickering grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Jeffery Pettie picks off the pass by Carlos Montalvo in the backcourt | 23-38 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Daniel Perry hits the finger roll set up by Jeffery Pettie | 25-38 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Daniel Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Walter Keller grabs the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Mark Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 25-38 |