| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wesley Burleigh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Culver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Short (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Nigel Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Richard Short inbounds the ball | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | Adam Hollis takes the ball from Nigel Pierce | 32-47 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Larry Stokes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-47 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Michael Schultz snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Luke Hughes | 32-47 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | David Bradley's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Schultz | 32-47 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | Eugene Baker gets the offensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 18:49 | Kent State | Larry Stokes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-47 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Michael Schultz gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 18:29 | Akron | David Bradley denies the turnaround by Nigel Pierce | 32-47 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Michael Schultz grabs the offensive board | 32-47 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Michael Schultz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Eugene Baker gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Michael Schultz picks off the pass by Adam Hollis | 32-47 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Michael Schultz lays it in set up by Wesley Burleigh | 34-47 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Adam Hollis lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Stokes | 34-49 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Richard Short misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | David Bradley pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Eugene Baker connects on the shot in the lane set up by Adam Hollis | 34-51 |
| 16:59 | Akron | Richard Short lays it up and in | 36-51 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Adam Hollis's pass is intercepted by Robert Culver | 36-51 |
| 16:42 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh lays it in on a great pass from Robert Culver | 38-51 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 3 from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Nigel Pierce misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Adam Hollis pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wesley Burleigh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Culver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Short (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Schultz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Nigel Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Luke Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Hollis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - David Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Larry Stokes knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Adam Hollis | 38-56 |
| 15:25 | Akron | Nigel Pierce clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-56 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Adam Hollis grabs the board | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Eugene Baker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-56 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Richard Short grabs the board | 38-56 |
| 14:56 | Akron | Richard Short drills a jumper near the basket set up by Michael Schultz | 40-56 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | David Bradley scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-58 |
| 14:31 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh travels in the backcourt | 40-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wheeler (PG), John Snell (SG), Lyle Mangan (SF), Derek Young (PF), James Thompson (C) Wesley Burleigh, Robert Culver, Richard Short, Michael Schultz, Nigel Pierce | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) Luke Hughes, Adam Hollis, David Bradley | |
| 14:07 | Kent State | John Snell is called for the reach on Harvey Treiber - foul #2 on John Snell, team foul #1 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Alicea (SF) Eugene Baker | |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber is called for traveling | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:39 | Akron | Eric Wheeler is hacked by Larry Stokes - foul #1 on Larry Stokes, team foul #1 | 40-58 |
| 13:34 | Akron | John Snell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Marijan Zupan | 40-61 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Derek Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-61 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber is denied on a layup by Derek Young | 40-61 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan is whistled for a carry | 40-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Schultz (PF) Eric Wheeler | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG), Eugene Baker (SF) Larry Stokes, Christopher Alicea | |
| 12:34 | Akron | Michael Schultz clanks a runner from the baseline | 40-61 |
| 12:33 | Akron | Michael Schultz can't tip it in | 40-61 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan pulls down the rebound | 40-61 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Snell - foul #3 on John Snell, team foul #2 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (PG), Reinaldo Rivera (C) Derek Young, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Adam Hollis (PF), Arthur Cox (C) He-ping Xiong, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Marijan Zupan | |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Michael Schultz pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wesley Burleigh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Snell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lyle Mangan (fresh) PF - Michael Schultz (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Reinaldo Rivera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Arthur Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Akron | Lyle Mangan misses long on a jumper from the right side | 40-62 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh tips it in | 42-62 |
| 11:25 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wheeler (SG), David Jordan (SF) John Snell, Lyle Mangan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG) Harvey Treiber | |
| 11:11 | Akron | Adam Hollis is called for the reach on Michael Schultz - foul #1 on Adam Hollis, team foul #2 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Culver (SG) Eric Wheeler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Alicea (SF) Eugene Baker | |
| 10:58 | Akron | Reinaldo Rivera connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Culver and he's hacked by Arthur Cox - foul #1 on Arthur Cox, team foul #3 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (C) Arthur Cox | |
| 10:58 | Akron | Reinaldo Rivera makes the free throw | 45-62 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | The jumper by Larry Stokes is denied by David Jordan | 45-62 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Reinaldo Rivera grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Robert Culver's pass is intercepted by Larry Stokes | 45-62 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Michael Schultz denies the turnaround by Adam Hollis | 45-62 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan hits the follow up shot | 45-64 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Robert Culver buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | David Jordan steps in front of the Adam Hollis pass | 48-64 |
| 09:01 | Akron | David Jordan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-64 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Michael Schultz hits the follow up shot | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:39 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is hacked by Wesley Burleigh - foul #2 on Wesley Burleigh, team foul #3 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Akron | John Snell (PG), Lyle Mangan (SG), Richard Short (SF), Derek Young (PF), Nigel Pierce (C) Wesley Burleigh, Robert Culver, David Jordan, Michael Schultz, Reinaldo Rivera | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), He-ping Xiong (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), David Bradley (C) Larry Stokes, Luke Hughes, Christopher Alicea, Adam Hollis, Marijan Zupan | |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber is fouled on the floor by Nigel Pierce - foul #2 on Nigel Pierce, team foul #4 | 50-64 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 08:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Derek Young | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Snell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lyle Mangan (fresh) SF - Richard Short (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Derek Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nigel Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:55 | Akron | Lyle Mangan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-64 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Richard Short tips it back up and in | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber double dribbles | 52-64 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Richard Short misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Baker - foul #1 on Eugene Baker, team foul #4 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG) He-ping Xiong | |
| 07:24 | Akron | Richard Short makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Richard Short misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 07:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to David Bradley | 53-64 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses long on a shot from the left side | 53-64 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski tips it back up and in | 53-66 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Derek Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Richard Short is called for the reach on Harvey Treiber - foul #2 on Richard Short, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Wesley Burleigh (PG), Robert Culver (SG), Michael Schultz (PF) John Snell, Lyle Mangan, Richard Short | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Adam Hollis (PF) Harvey Treiber, Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| 06:24 | Kent State | David Bradley can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Michael Schultz - foul #3 on Michael Schultz, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Akron | David Jordan (SF) Derek Young | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:24 | Kent State | David Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | David Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:06 | Akron | Robert Culver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Bradley - foul #1 on David Bradley, team foul #5 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Lyle Mangan (SF), James Thompson (C) David Jordan, Nigel Pierce | |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (C) David Bradley | |
| 06:06 | Akron | Robert Culver makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Robert Culver makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses the shot in the paint | 55-68 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Adam Hollis hits the follow up shot | 55-70 |
| 05:16 | Akron | James Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Young (SF) Lyle Mangan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (PG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (SF) Larry Stokes, Eugene Baker | |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Luke Hughes is whistled for a carry | 55-70 |
| Subs | Akron | John Snell (SG), Richard Short (SF) Robert Culver, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:47 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Snell and the foul's on Luke Hughes - foul #3 on Luke Hughes, team foul #6 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Nigel Pierce (C) Derek Young | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG) Luke Hughes | |
| 04:47 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Adam Hollis buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by He-ping Xiong | 58-72 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Wesley Burleigh splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-72 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Adam Hollis makes the floater from the free throw line | 60-74 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wesley Burleigh (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Snell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Short (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schultz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Nigel Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - He-ping Xiong (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Adam Hollis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:48 | Akron | Nigel Pierce drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Richard Short grabs the board | 62-74 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Nigel Pierce travels with the ball | 62-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Culver (SG), Lyle Mangan (SF), Derek Young (PF), James Thompson (C) Wesley Burleigh, Richard Short, Michael Schultz, Nigel Pierce | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Luke Hughes (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), David Bradley (C) Harvey Treiber, He-ping Xiong, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Marijan Zupan | |
| 02:46 | Kent State | David Bradley knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Stokes | 62-76 |
| 02:21 | Akron | James Thompson is fouled on the floor by David Bradley - foul #2 on David Bradley, team foul #7 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wheeler (PG), Reinaldo Rivera (C) John Snell, Robert Culver | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (PG), Harvey Treiber (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), Arthur Cox (C) Larry Stokes, Luke Hughes, Eugene Baker, Adam Hollis, David Bradley | |
| 02:21 | Akron | James Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski gets the rebound | 62-76 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Arthur Cox blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Wheeler - foul #3 on Eric Wheeler, team foul #7 | 62-76 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Arthur Cox makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Arthur Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 01:46 | Akron | Eric Wheeler misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-78 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Swietomierz Fijalkowski | 62-78 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-78 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong gets the offensive rebound | 62-78 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-78 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Eric Wheeler grabs the board | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Akron | Swietomierz Fijalkowski denies the turnaround by Reinaldo Rivera | 62-78 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea snags the defensive board | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Arthur Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Reinaldo Rivera - foul #1 on Reinaldo Rivera, team foul #8 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Akron | John Snell (SG) Reinaldo Rivera | |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (PF) Christopher Alicea | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Arthur Cox makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Arthur Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Lyle Mangan's layup is rejected by Marijan Zupan | 62-80 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Eric Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 62-80 |
| 00:10 | Akron | John Snell double dribbles | 62-80 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Alicea (SF) Arthur Cox | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber runs out the clock | 62-80 |