| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) C - David Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wesley Burleigh (fresh) SG - Robert Culver (fresh) SF - Richard Short (fresh) PF - Michael Schultz (fresh) C - Nigel Pierce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Adam Hollis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Kent State | Adam Hollis knocks in the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Schultz - foul #1 on Michael Schultz, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:52 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Akron | Richard Short misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Eugene Baker - foul #1 on Eugene Baker, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Akron | Richard Short makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:29 | Akron | Richard Short misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Eugene Baker snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Michael Schultz grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Richard Short knocks in the floater from close range | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Nigel Pierce denies the turnaround by Adam Hollis | 3-3 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Adam Hollis gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Adam Hollis buries a fadeaway from the left block | 5-3 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Michael Schultz is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Schultz, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Young (PF) Michael Schultz | |
| 18:01 | Kent State | David Bradley misses the driving attempt from the left block | 5-3 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Nigel Pierce pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Derek Young misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | David Bradley grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Derek Young steals it from Eugene Baker | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Nigel Pierce is called for traveling | 5-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) Luke Hughes, Adam Hollis, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:10 | Akron | The rebound goes to Wesley Burleigh | 5-3 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Harvey Treiber | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Eugene Baker can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Short - foul #1 on Richard Short, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Thompson (PF) Richard Short | |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Eugene Baker makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:52 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski snags the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Swietomierz Fijalkowski, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Hollis (PF) Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | Akron | John Snell (SG), Lyle Mangan (SF) Robert Culver, Nigel Pierce | |
| 16:24 | Akron | Eugene Baker steps in front of the Derek Young pass | 6-3 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Larry Stokes comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Wesley Burleigh - foul #1 on Wesley Burleigh, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG) Harvey Treiber | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wheeler (PG) Wesley Burleigh | |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Adam Hollis is called for the reach on Eric Wheeler - foul #1 on Adam Hollis, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| 15:54 | Akron | Eric Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 8-3 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Derek Young can't tip it in | 8-3 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Eugene Baker grabs the board | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eric Wheeler (fresh) SG - John Snell (fresh) SF - Lyle Mangan (fresh) PF - Derek Young (fairly fresh) C - James Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is fouled on the floor by John Snell - foul #1 on John Snell, team foul #5 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Reinaldo Rivera (C) Derek Young | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Eugene Baker grabs the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Larry Stokes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 8-3 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Eugene Baker snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 15:18 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan is fouled on the floor by Eric Wheeler - foul #1 on Eric Wheeler, team foul #6 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Alicea (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), David Bradley (C) Eugene Baker, Adam Hollis, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (PG), Robert Culver (SG), Richard Short (SF), Nigel Pierce (C) Eric Wheeler, John Snell, Lyle Mangan, Reinaldo Rivera | |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Richard Short snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 14:43 | Akron | James Thompson knocks in the floater from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | David Bradley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Swietomierz Fijalkowski | 10-5 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Robert Culver can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 14:19 | Akron | James Thompson hits the follow up shot | 10-7 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is called for traveling | 10-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), He-ping Xiong (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Adam Hollis (PF) Larry Stokes, Luke Hughes, Christopher Alicea, Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | Akron | Lyle Mangan (SF), Derek Young (PF) Richard Short, James Thompson | |
| 13:41 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by He-ping Xiong - foul #1 on He-ping Xiong, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (C) David Bradley | |
| Subs | Akron | John Snell (SG), Reinaldo Rivera (C) Robert Culver, Nigel Pierce | |
| 13:41 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-8 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Lyle Mangan grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Eugene Baker is called for the reach on Wesley Burleigh - foul #2 on Eugene Baker, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Christopher Alicea (SF) He-ping Xiong, Eugene Baker | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wheeler (PG) Wesley Burleigh | |
| 12:58 | Akron | John Snell blows the layup but the foul's on Harvey Treiber - foul #1 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #6 | 10-8 |
| 12:58 | Akron | John Snell makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:58 | Akron | John Snell misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Adam Hollis gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is fouled on the floor by Eric Wheeler - foul #2 on Eric Wheeler, team foul #7 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG) Harvey Treiber | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Short (SF) Eric Wheeler | |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:46 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Derek Young buries a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Adam Hollis - foul #2 on Adam Hollis, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF) Adam Hollis | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Culver (SG), Nigel Pierce (C) Lyle Mangan, Reinaldo Rivera | |
| 12:27 | Akron | Derek Young makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Richard Short swats the dunk try by Larry Stokes | 12-12 |
| 12:09 | Akron | John Snell grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 11:47 | Akron | John Snell's fadeaway is rejected by Marijan Zupan | 12-12 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Nigel Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) PF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) C - Marijan Zupan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Snell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Culver (fresh) SF - Richard Short (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Nigel Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Akron | Robert Culver misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Swietomierz Fijalkowski | 12-12 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is hacked by John Snell - foul #2 on John Snell, team foul #8 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG), David Bradley (C) Luke Hughes, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (PG), Lyle Mangan (SF), James Thompson (PF) John Snell, Richard Short, Derek Young | |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:11 | Akron | James Thompson gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:52 | Akron | Christopher Alicea steals the ball from Nigel Pierce | 12-12 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Alicea | 14-12 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Swietomierz Fijalkowski swats the layup by James Thompson | 14-12 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Swietomierz Fijalkowski | 16-12 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Culver | 16-14 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 09:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Nigel Pierce | 16-14 |
| 09:16 | Akron | James Thompson connects on the shot from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Stokes | 18-16 |
| 08:45 | Akron | James Thompson's pass is intercepted by Swietomierz Fijalkowski | 18-16 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Marijan Zupan (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Larry Stokes, Harvey Treiber, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Short (SF), Derek Young (PF), Reinaldo Rivera (C) Robert Culver, James Thompson, Nigel Pierce | |
| 08:28 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh knocks in the shot from the right side | 18-18 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong is called for traveling | 18-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Culver (SG) Lyle Mangan | |
| 07:58 | Akron | Richard Short misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Derek Young - foul #1 on Derek Young, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) SF - Christopher Alicea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marijan Zupan (fresh) C - Arthur Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wesley Burleigh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Culver (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Short (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Young (fresh) 3 pts. C - Reinaldo Rivera (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Akron | Richard Short is hacked by Christopher Alicea - foul #1 on Christopher Alicea, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Thompson (C) Reinaldo Rivera | |
| 07:30 | Akron | Richard Short makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:30 | Akron | Richard Short misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Arthur Cox pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Arthur Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-19 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Luke Hughes hits a floater from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Derek Young hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Culver | 21-21 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Derek Young snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 06:20 | Akron | James Thompson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Alicea - foul #2 on Christopher Alicea, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eugene Baker (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), David Bradley (C) Christopher Alicea, Marijan Zupan, Arthur Cox | |
| Subs | Akron | Lyle Mangan (SG), David Jordan (SF), Reinaldo Rivera (C) Robert Culver, Richard Short, Derek Young | |
| 06:20 | Akron | James Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:20 | Akron | James Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | David Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Luke Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG) Luke Hughes | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Short (SF) James Thompson | |
| 05:40 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong is fouled on the floor by Wesley Burleigh - foul #2 on Wesley Burleigh, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG) Eugene Baker | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Culver (SG), Nigel Pierce (C) Wesley Burleigh, Reinaldo Rivera | |
| 05:18 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Lyle Mangan banks in the layup | 22-23 |
| 04:45 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong can't tip it in | 22-23 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski grabs the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski is fouled on the floor by Richard Short - foul #2 on Richard Short, team foul #11 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (PF) He-ping Xiong | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Young (SF), James Thompson (PF) Richard Short, David Jordan | |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Nigel Pierce grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Marijan Zupan steals it from Lyle Mangan | 23-23 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Larry Stokes hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Luke Hughes | 25-23 |
| 03:44 | Akron | James Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Luke Hughes - foul #1 on Luke Hughes, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Adam Hollis (PF) Luke Hughes, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wheeler (PG), John Snell (SG), Michael Schultz (PF) Lyle Mangan, Robert Culver, Nigel Pierce | |
| 03:44 | Akron | James Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:44 | Akron | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eric Wheeler (fresh) SG - John Snell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Derek Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schultz (fresh) C - James Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Eric Wheeler steps in front of the Adam Hollis pass | 25-24 |
| 03:10 | Akron | Derek Young is denied on a layup by Marijan Zupan | 25-24 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Derek Young tips it back up and in | 25-26 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Adam Hollis can't finish the layup | 25-26 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Michael Schultz snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 02:31 | Akron | John Snell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | James Thompson swats the short shot by Adam Hollis | 25-26 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Eric Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Derek Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Adam Hollis pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Baker | 27-26 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Marijan Zupan denies the turnaround by John Snell | 27-26 |
| 01:51 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-26 |
| 01:24 | Kent State | Adam Hollis gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-26 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Michael Schultz pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Michael Schultz blows the layup | 27-26 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Snell - foul #3 on John Snell, team foul #12 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), David Bradley (C) Larry Stokes, Adam Hollis, Marijan Zupan | |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (PG), Lyle Mangan (SG), Richard Short (SF), David Jordan (PF), Nigel Pierce (C) Eric Wheeler, John Snell, Derek Young, Michael Schultz, James Thompson | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:36 | Akron | David Jordan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Baker - foul #3 on Eugene Baker, team foul #12 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (PG), Christopher Alicea (SF) Harvey Treiber, Eugene Baker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:36 | Akron | David Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:36 | Akron | David Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Richard Short blocks the short jumper by Christopher Alicea | 28-26 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Richard Short snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Jordan | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Wesley Burleigh takes the ball from He-ping Xiong | 28-29 |