| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kerry Baer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Montalvo (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walter Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Art Dalton - foul #1 on Art Dalton, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:49 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:49 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Art Dalton loses the dribble to Carlos Montalvo | 26-32 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo can't throw it down | 26-32 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Trenton Hoss grabs the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos comes up short on the jumper from close range | 26-32 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Trenton Hoss gets the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Kerry Baer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | Eric Baker grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric Baker out of the doubleteam | 28-32 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Kerry Baer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Art Dalton | 28-32 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Eric Baker is fouled on the floor by Walter Keller - foul #1 on Walter Keller, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove is fouled on the floor by Kerry Baer - foul #3 on Kerry Baer, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG) Kerry Baer | |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Art Dalton can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carlos Montalvo - foul #2 on Carlos Montalvo, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Walter Keller misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Art Dalton grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Steve Young hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Baker | 33-32 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Steve Young takes the ball from Walter Keller | 33-32 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Crane | 35-32 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Walter Keller loses the ball out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), David Brennan (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Steve Young, Art Dalton, James Crane | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Beals (PF) Walter Keller | |
| 16:18 | Kent State | The short jumper by Mark Thomas is denied by Trenton Hoss | 35-32 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Trenton Hoss snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Fredrick Beals drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Alfredo Ramos | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Brennan (fresh) C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) SG - Carlos Montalvo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Fredrick Beals (fresh) 3 pts. C - Trenton Hoss (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Thomas | 38-34 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Baker - foul #1 on Eric Baker, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Derek Crabtree (SG), Alex Malone (SF) Eric Baker, Timothy Hargrove | |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG), Bruce Pickering (C) Christopher McLin, Trenton Hoss | |
| 15:20 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Derek Crabtree misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Detwiler | 38-35 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Alex Malone misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Fredrick Beals snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-35 |
| 14:38 | Akron | Bruce Pickering tips it but misses | 38-35 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:22 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Detwiler - foul #3 on Daniel Detwiler, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Eric Baker (SG), Art Dalton (PF), James Crane (C) Derek Crabtree, Alex Malone, David Brennan, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Elmer Caraballo (SG), Walter Keller (PF) Carlos Montalvo, Fredrick Beals | |
| 14:22 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:22 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Steve Young shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Bruce Pickering grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Walter Keller misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-36 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | James Crane pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Walter Keller blocks the short jumper by Art Dalton | 38-36 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Kerry Baer snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Elmer Caraballo | 38-38 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Art Dalton clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 38-38 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Kerry Baer gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos is called for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove (SF) Daniel Detwiler | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Carlos Montalvo (SG), Fredrick Beals (PF), Trenton Hoss (C) Kerry Baer, Alfredo Ramos, Walter Keller, Bruce Pickering | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) SG - Carlos Montalvo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Caraballo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Fredrick Beals (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Steve Young jams it against the doubleteam | 40-38 |
| 11:22 | Akron | Elmer Caraballo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Fredrick Beals tips it home | 40-40 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Art Dalton misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Elmer Caraballo - foul #2 on Elmer Caraballo, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Derek Crabtree (PG), Alex Malone (SG), David Brennan (C) Steve Young, Eric Baker, James Crane | |
| Subs | Akron | Alfredo Ramos (SF) Elmer Caraballo | |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Fredrick Beals banks in the layup on a great pass from Alfredo Ramos | 42-42 |
| 10:08 | Kent State | David Brennan is hacked by Trenton Hoss - foul #3 on Trenton Hoss, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), Eric Baker (SG), Mark Thomas (C) Derek Crabtree, Alex Malone, Art Dalton | |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG), Walter Keller (PF) Christopher McLin, Fredrick Beals | |
| 09:47 | Kent State | David Brennan is fouled on the floor by Kerry Baer - foul #4 on Kerry Baer, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG) Kerry Baer | |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Baker | 45-42 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler clanks a floater from the left side | 45-45 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Walter Keller grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 08:46 | Akron | David Brennan steps in front of the Alfredo Ramos pass | 45-45 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Christopher McLin is called for the reach on Daniel Detwiler - foul #1 on Christopher McLin, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), Art Dalton (PF), James Crane (C) Timothy Hargrove, David Brennan, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Elmer Caraballo (SF) Alfredo Ramos | |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:12 | Akron | Walter Keller misses the runner in the lane | 47-45 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Steve Young grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Trenton Hoss denies the turnaround by James Crane | 47-45 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Young | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Daniel Detwiler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - James Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) SG - Carlos Montalvo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Caraballo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Eric Baker hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Steve Young | 50-45 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Christopher McLin snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Art Dalton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 06:53 | Kent State | James Crane tips it in | 52-48 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Walter Keller comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 06:42 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher McLin | 52-48 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Elmer Caraballo is fouled on the floor by Daniel Detwiler - foul #4 on Daniel Detwiler, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Derek Crabtree (SG), Timothy Hargrove (SF), David Brennan (PF) Eric Baker, Daniel Detwiler, Art Dalton | |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG), Alfredo Ramos (SF), Fredrick Beals (PF), Bruce Pickering (C) Christopher McLin, Carlos Montalvo, Walter Keller, Trenton Hoss | |
| 06:12 | Akron | Kerry Baer is hacked by Timothy Hargrove - foul #1 on Timothy Hargrove, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Fredrick Beals makes the jumper from the left side set up by Kerry Baer and he's hacked by Derek Crabtree - foul #3 on Derek Crabtree, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Fredrick Beals misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | David Brennan pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | James Crane loses the ball out of bounds | 52-50 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Fredrick Beals buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kerry Baer | 52-52 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Derek Crabtree | 54-52 |
| 04:46 | Akron | James Crane steals it from Bruce Pickering | 54-52 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Steve Young comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-52 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Derek Crabtree can't tip it in | 54-52 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Bruce Pickering snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Baker (SG), Art Dalton (PF) Derek Crabtree, David Brennan | |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (SG), Walter Keller (PF), Trenton Hoss (C) Elmer Caraballo, Fredrick Beals, Bruce Pickering | |
| 04:08 | Akron | Art Dalton steps in front of the Kerry Baer pass | 54-52 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove's floater is tipped away by Walter Keller | 54-52 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Hargrove (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Art Dalton (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - James Crane (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kerry Baer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carlos Montalvo (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | James Crane grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Steve Young scores on a 3 from straight away | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:18 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo's pass is intercepted by Art Dalton | 57-52 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Carlos Montalvo is called for the reach on Eric Baker - foul #3 on Carlos Montalvo, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (PG), David Brennan (C) Steve Young, James Crane | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Eric Baker makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Eric Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Walter Keller pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Walter Keller grabs the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steve Young (PG), James Crane (C) Daniel Detwiler, David Brennan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove double dribbles | 58-55 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Trenton Hoss misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 58-55 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | James Crane pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove can't connect on a shot from the left side | 58-55 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Walter Keller gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos buries a jumper from the left block | 58-57 |
| 01:23 | Kent State | Art Dalton loses the ball out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:04 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Walter Keller pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Kerry Baer misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | James Crane snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Eric Baker buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steve Young | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Akron | Art Dalton steals it from Alfredo Ramos | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Art Dalton is hacked by Kerry Baer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kerry Baer, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Detwiler (SF) Timothy Hargrove | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG) Kerry Baer | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:05 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Art Dalton snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Art Dalton is hacked by Carlos Montalvo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carlos Montalvo, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Hargrove (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Eric Baker, James Crane | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Art Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Art Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Mark Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | The clock runs out | 63-57 |