| Lineup | Akron | PG - Adam Herrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Tiernan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Eustice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Cataldo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - William Little (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Gros (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Villalobos (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Kardos (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Degen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | John Gros is fouled on the floor by Richard Cataldo - foul #1 on Richard Cataldo, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Scott Cheek misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Cataldo - foul #2 on Richard Cataldo, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Scott Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Scott Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:29 | Akron | William Little grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 19:02 | Akron | William Little misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-27 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | John Gros pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-27 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Raymond Degen tips it back up and in | 39-29 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Richard Cataldo is whistled for traveling | 39-29 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | David Eustice is called for the reach on Nicholas Villalobos - foul #2 on David Eustice, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Cromer (PG), Sergei Ziff (C) John Gros, Scott Cheek | |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Raymond Degen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Cataldo - foul #3 on Richard Cataldo, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Don Corona (SF), Shane Renard (PF) David Eustice, Richard Cataldo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Raymond Degen makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Raymond Degen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Adam Herrick knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Donald Cromer scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Kardos | 42-33 |
| 17:07 | Akron | William Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG), Michael Valentine (SG), Dustin Marmon (C) Adam Herrick, William Tiernan, William Little | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Brigham (SG), Kyle Wheeler (SF), Scott Cheek (PF) Nicholas Villalobos, Samuel Kardos, Raymond Degen | |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Scott Cheek misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shane Renard - foul #2 on Shane Renard, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gros (PG) Donald Cromer | |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Scott Cheek misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Scott Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Dustin Marmon pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Michael Valentine is fouled on the floor by John Brigham - foul #1 on John Brigham, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Akron | David Eustice (SF) Don Corona | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:01 | Akron | James Marshall is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Valentine | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Valentine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Eustice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Renard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Marmon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Gros (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brigham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Wheeler (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Scott Cheek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Sergei Ziff (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Dustin Marmon steps in front of the Sergei Ziff pass | 44-33 |
| 15:30 | Akron | A charge is called on David Eustice - foul #3 on David Eustice, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG), William Tiernan (SG), Richard Cataldo (PF), William Little (C) James Marshall, Michael Valentine, Shane Renard, Dustin Marmon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Cromer (PG), Nicholas Villalobos (SG), Samuel Kardos (SF), Raymond Degen (PF), Cory Henderson (C) John Gros, John Brigham, Kyle Wheeler, Scott Cheek, Sergei Ziff | |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Eustice - foul #4 on David Eustice, team foul #7 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Don Corona (SF) David Eustice | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Richard Cataldo grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Richard Cataldo clanks a floater in the paint | 44-33 |
| 15:01 | Akron | William Little grabs the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Samuel Kardos is called for the reach on Don Corona - foul #1 on Samuel Kardos, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Raymond Degen picks off the pass by Don Corona | 44-33 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Raymond Degen misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 14:22 | Akron | Richard Cataldo grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 14:05 | Akron | William Little is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Don Corona tips it back up and in | 46-33 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Cory Henderson | 46-36 |
| 13:25 | Akron | William Little can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 13:24 | Akron | Richard Cataldo hits the follow up shot | 48-36 |
| 13:12 | Kent State | Don Corona swats the layup by Cory Henderson | 48-36 |
| 13:11 | Akron | The rebound goes to Don Corona | 48-36 |
| 12:57 | Akron | William Tiernan is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Herrick | 50-36 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Degen | 50-38 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Don Corona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG), Michael Valentine (SG), David Abels (SF), Shane Renard (PF), Dustin Marmon (C) Adam Herrick, William Tiernan, Don Corona, Richard Cataldo, William Little | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gros (PG), John Brigham (SG), Kyle Wheeler (SF), Scott Cheek (PF), Sergei Ziff (C) Donald Cromer, Nicholas Villalobos, Samuel Kardos, Raymond Degen, Cory Henderson | |
| 12:01 | Kent State | James Marshall takes the ball from Kyle Wheeler | 50-38 |
| 11:39 | Akron | Shane Renard misses the fadeaway near the basket | 50-38 |
| 11:37 | Akron | James Marshall snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Valentine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Abels (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Renard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Marmon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Gros (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brigham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Wheeler (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Scott Cheek (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sergei Ziff (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Akron | James Marshall makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Marmon | 53-38 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Cheek | 53-40 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Michael Valentine travels with the ball | 53-40 |
| Subs | Akron | William Little (C) Dustin Marmon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cory Henderson (C) Sergei Ziff | |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Scott Cheek makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Gros | 53-42 |
| 10:28 | Akron | David Abels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Don Corona (SF), Richard Cataldo (PF) David Abels, Shane Renard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos (SG) Kyle Wheeler | |
| 10:08 | Kent State | John Brigham buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 10:00 | Akron | William Little misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Cory Henderson - foul #4 on Cory Henderson, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG), William Tiernan (SG) James Marshall, Michael Valentine | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Cromer (PG), Samuel Kardos (SF), Sergei Ziff (C) John Gros, John Brigham, Cory Henderson | |
| 10:00 | Akron | William Little makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:00 | Akron | William Little misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Scott Cheek | 54-45 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Don Corona takes the ball from Donald Cromer | 54-45 |
| 09:32 | Akron | William Tiernan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 09:30 | Akron | William Little tips it but misses | 54-45 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Donald Cromer scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Adam Herrick is hacked by Donald Cromer - foul #2 on Donald Cromer, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Akron | David Abels (SF), Shane Renard (PF) Don Corona, Richard Cataldo | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Brigham (SG), Raymond Degen (PF) Nicholas Villalobos, Scott Cheek | |
| 08:50 | Akron | Samuel Kardos steps in front of the Shane Renard pass | 54-48 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | John Brigham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Tiernan - foul #1 on William Tiernan, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Dustin Marmon (C) William Little | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gros (PG), Kyle Wheeler (PF) Donald Cromer, Sergei Ziff | |
| 08:43 | Kent State | John Brigham makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | John Brigham makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Adam Herrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Brigham | 54-50 |
| 08:14 | Kent State | John Brigham misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | John Gros hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 08:06 | Akron | William Tiernan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Brigham - foul #2 on John Brigham, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG) Adam Herrick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos (SG) Samuel Kardos | |
| 08:06 | Akron | William Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:06 | Akron | William Tiernan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | John Brigham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Valentine (SG), David Eustice (SF) William Tiernan, David Abels | |
| Subs | Kent State | Cory Henderson (C) Kyle Wheeler | |
| 07:43 | Akron | Michael Valentine is called for traveling | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Cataldo (PF), William Little (C) Shane Renard, Dustin Marmon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Raymond Degen loses the ball out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Cromer (PG), Kyle Wheeler (SF) John Gros, John Brigham | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Valentine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Eustice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Cataldo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Little (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Cromer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Villalobos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Degen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory Henderson (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Akron | Richard Cataldo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-52 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Cory Henderson pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Cory Henderson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Richard Cataldo snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 06:32 | Akron | William Little hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Cory Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Cory Henderson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by James Marshall - foul #1 on James Marshall, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG), William Tiernan (SG), Shane Renard (PF) James Marshall, Michael Valentine, Richard Cataldo | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Brigham (SG), Samuel Kardos (SF), Scott Cheek (PF) Nicholas Villalobos, Kyle Wheeler, Raymond Degen | |
| 06:25 | Kent State | Cory Henderson makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:04 | Akron | David Eustice drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Tiernan | 58-55 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Donald Cromer misses the jumper from the free throw line | 58-55 |
| 05:57 | Akron | William Little gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:40 | Akron | William Tiernan misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Cory Henderson | 58-55 |
| 05:18 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Cromer | 58-58 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Adam Herrick misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Scott Cheek grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Donald Cromer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Shane Renard - foul #3 on Shane Renard, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG), Don Corona (SF), Richard Cataldo (PF) Adam Herrick, David Eustice, William Little | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos (SG), Raymond Degen (PF), Sergei Ziff (C) John Brigham, Scott Cheek, Cory Henderson | |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Donald Cromer misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Donald Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Richard Cataldo lays it up and in on a great pass from Shane Renard | 60-59 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Sergei Ziff's pass is intercepted by William Tiernan | 60-59 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Richard Cataldo makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Don Corona | 62-59 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Donald Cromer is hacked by James Marshall - foul #2 on James Marshall, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Valentine (SG), Dustin Marmon (C) William Tiernan, Shane Renard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler (SF) Samuel Kardos | |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Donald Cromer makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Donald Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Michael Valentine makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 03:06 | Kent State | Kyle Wheeler's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Cataldo | 64-61 |
| 03:05 | Akron | Dustin Marmon grabs the board | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Corona (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Cataldo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dustin Marmon (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Cromer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Villalobos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Degen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Sergei Ziff (fresh) | |
| 02:51 | Akron | Dustin Marmon makes the fadeaway from the right side | 66-61 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG), William Tiernan (SG), David Eustice (SF), William Little (C) James Marshall, Michael Valentine, Don Corona, Dustin Marmon | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Gros (PG), Samuel Kardos (SF), Scott Cheek (PF), Cory Henderson (C) Donald Cromer, Kyle Wheeler, Raymond Degen, Sergei Ziff | |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-61 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Nicholas Villalobos steals the ball from Richard Cataldo | 66-61 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Richard Cataldo grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 01:36 | Akron | William Tiernan misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 66-61 |
| 01:34 | Akron | William Little grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:25 | Akron | William Tiernan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Eustice | 68-61 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | John Gros misses the lay-in | 68-61 |
| 01:19 | Akron | William Tiernan grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Akron | Adam Herrick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Richard Cataldo gets the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Akron | Richard Cataldo is hacked by Nicholas Villalobos - foul #1 on Nicholas Villalobos, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Akron | David Abels (SF), Shane Renard (PF) David Eustice, Richard Cataldo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:51 | Akron | Cory Henderson is called for the reach on William Little - foul #5 on Cory Henderson, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond Degen (C) Cory Henderson | |
| 00:51 | Akron | William Little makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:51 | Akron | William Little makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos grabs the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:37 | Akron | William Little snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| 00:36 | Akron | William Little is hacked by Nicholas Villalobos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Villalobos, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| 00:36 | Akron | William Little makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:36 | Akron | William Little misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Raymond Degen gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | John Gros is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Herrick - foul #2 on Adam Herrick, team foul #12 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG), Michael Valentine (SG), Don Corona (SF), Dustin Marmon (C) Adam Herrick, William Tiernan, David Abels, William Little | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | John Gros makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:32 | Kent State | John Gros makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Dustin Marmon is hacked by John Gros in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Gros, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG), William Tiernan (SG), David Abels (SF), William Little (C) James Marshall, Michael Valentine, Don Corona, Shane Renard | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Dustin Marmon makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Dustin Marmon misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Scott Cheek snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Nicholas Villalobos is whistled for traveling | 72-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Shane Renard (PF) Dustin Marmon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:23 | Akron | John Gros is called for the reach on David Abels in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Gros, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| 00:23 | Akron | David Abels makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:23 | Akron | David Abels makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos is hacked by William Tiernan - foul #2 on William Tiernan, team foul #13 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Akron | James Marshall (PG), Michael Valentine (SG), Don Corona (SF), Dustin Marmon (C) Adam Herrick, William Tiernan, David Abels, William Little | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Samuel Kardos makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Shane Renard is hacked by John Gros in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Gros, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Adam Herrick (PG), William Tiernan (SG), David Abels (SF), William Little (C) James Marshall, Michael Valentine, Don Corona, Dustin Marmon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:15 | Akron | Shane Renard makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Shane Renard makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | John Gros misses the shot from the right wing | 76-65 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Scott Cheek gets the offensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | John Gros misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 76-65 |
| 00:02 | Akron | The rebound goes to Shane Renard | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Shane Renard runs out the clock | 76-65 |