| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) SG - Raymond Estey (fresh) SF - Timothy Sewell (fresh) PF - Carl Nosal (fresh) C - Joel Austin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Reginald Holmes (fresh) SG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) SF - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) PF - Alex Dock (fresh) C - John Ballard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Joel Austin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:51 | Akron | Alex Dock swats the short shot by Joel Austin | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Akron | Joel Austin tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Alabama | John Ballard hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Joel Austin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Alex Dock pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes is hacked by Carl Nosal - foul #1 on Carl Nosal, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Alex Dock scores on a runner from close range and he's fouled by Timothy Sewell - foul #1 on Timothy Sewell, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Alex Dock makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Carl Nosal connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes travels with the ball | 4-5 |
| 17:35 | Akron | A charge is called on Joel Austin - foul #1 on Joel Austin, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:14 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Enoch Dupaski (SG), Donald Lee (C) Raymond Estey, Joel Austin | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:50 | Akron | Donald Lee hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Carl Nosal | 6-5 |
| 16:29 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Lee Hay - foul #1 on Lee Hay, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Thomas Dixon (SF), Thomas Crum (PF) Lee Hay, Timothy Sewell, Carl Nosal | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Holloway (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Alex Dock, John Ballard | |
| 16:29 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:03 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:01 | Alabama | Duane Creasy pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) SG - Enoch Dupaski (fresh) SF - Thomas Dixon (fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) C - Donald Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Reginald Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) SF - Kenneth Merryman (fairly fresh) PF - James Holloway (fresh) C - Duane Creasy (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Lee - foul #1 on Donald Lee, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Estey (SG), Timothy Sewell (SF), Joel Austin (C) Enoch Dupaski, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Alabama | Danny Lutsky (SG), Levi Demott (SF) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman | |
| 15:33 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:33 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:18 | Akron | Thomas Dixon is hacked by Duane Creasy - foul #1 on Duane Creasy, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Nosal (PF) Thomas Dixon | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Ballard (C) Duane Creasy | |
| 14:55 | Akron | Steven Snyder is called for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Alabama | Alex Dock (PF) James Holloway | |
| 14:33 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Ballard | 6-11 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Timothy Sewell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 14:27 | Alabama | John Ballard gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:04 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Raymond Estey - foul #1 on Raymond Estey, team foul #6 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG), Kenneth Merryman (SF) Danny Lutsky, Levi Demott | |
| 14:04 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes misses the free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Joel Austin gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Brandon Anderson is called for the reach on Carl Nosal - foul #1 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG) Lee Hay | |
| Subs | Alabama | Duane Creasy (C) John Ballard | |
| 13:41 | Akron | Raymond Estey's pass is intercepted by Alex Dock | 6-13 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman lays it in | 6-15 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Raymond Estey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-15 |
| 12:47 | Alabama | Alex Dock snags the defensive board | 6-15 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Duane Creasy steps out of bounds on the baseline | 6-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Enoch Dupaski (SG), Thomas Dixon (SF), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Raymond Estey, Timothy Sewell, Carl Nosal, Joel Austin | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Holloway (PF), John Ballard (C) Alex Dock, Duane Creasy | |
| 12:13 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Anderson - foul #2 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Alabama | Danny Lutsky (SG), Levi Demott (SF) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman | |
| 12:13 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski misses the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Enoch Dupaski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:54 | Alabama | Levi Demott drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Lutsky | 7-18 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lee Hay (fresh) SG - Enoch Dupaski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Dixon (fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) C - Donald Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Reginald Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Danny Lutsky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Levi Demott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Holloway (fresh) C - John Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Akron | Danny Lutsky denies the turnaround by Lee Hay | 7-18 |
| 11:35 | Akron | Thomas Dixon snags the offensive board | 7-18 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Donald Lee buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-18 |
| 11:03 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-18 |
| 11:02 | Alabama | Levi Demott tips it but misses | 9-18 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Thomas Dixon gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Thomas Crum is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Crum, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Raymond Estey (SG), Timothy Sewell (SF), Carl Nosal (PF), Joel Austin (C) Lee Hay, Enoch Dupaski, Thomas Dixon, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SF), Duane Creasy (C) Levi Demott, John Ballard | |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-18 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Joel Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Joel Austin misses the jumper near the basket | 9-18 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Duane Creasy snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes lays it up and in | 9-20 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Steven Snyder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-20 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Nigel Murphy (PG), Alex Dock (PF), John Ballard (C) Reginald Holmes, James Holloway, Duane Creasy | |
| 08:51 | Alabama | Nigel Murphy is fouled on the floor by Steven Snyder - foul #1 on Steven Snyder, team foul #8 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:51 | Alabama | Nigel Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 08:51 | Alabama | Nigel Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 9-22 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Raymond Estey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-22 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Alex Dock snags the defensive board | 9-22 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Alex Dock is called for traveling | 9-22 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Levi Demott (SF) Kenneth Merryman | |
| 07:56 | Akron | Timothy Sewell misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Danny Lutsky - foul #1 on Danny Lutsky, team foul #4 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Enoch Dupaski (SG) Raymond Estey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Reginald Holmes (PG) Danny Lutsky | |
| 07:56 | Akron | Timothy Sewell makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Timothy Sewell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lee Hay (fresh) SG - Enoch Dupaski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Timothy Sewell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Nosal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Reginald Holmes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Nigel Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Levi Demott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alex Dock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Alex Dock comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Enoch Dupaski - foul #1 on Enoch Dupaski, team foul #9 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Thomas Dixon (PF), Donald Lee (C) Lee Hay, Carl Nosal, Joel Austin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Duane Creasy (C) John Ballard | |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Alex Dock misses the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Alex Dock misses the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Thomas Dixon gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Timothy Sewell loses the dribble to Nigel Murphy | 11-22 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Nigel Murphy hits a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Donald Lee - foul #2 on Donald Lee, team foul #10 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Crum (C) Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SF) Levi Demott | |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Nigel Murphy misses the free throw | 11-24 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Alex Dock grabs the offensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 06:58 | Alabama | Alex Dock misses long on a shot from the left wing | 11-24 |
| 06:57 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman can't tip it in | 11-24 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Thomas Dixon grabs the board | 11-24 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Steven Snyder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-24 |
| 06:50 | Akron | Thomas Dixon tips it in | 13-24 |
| 06:26 | Alabama | Nigel Murphy jams it | 13-26 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Alex Dock is called for the reach on Thomas Dixon - foul #1 on Alex Dock, team foul #5 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Estey (SG), Carl Nosal (PF), Joel Austin (C) Enoch Dupaski, Timothy Sewell, Thomas Crum | |
| Subs | Alabama | Danny Lutsky (SG), James Holloway (PF), John Ballard (C) Reginald Holmes, Alex Dock, Duane Creasy | |
| 05:55 | Akron | Thomas Dixon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-26 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Raymond Estey snags the offensive board | 13-26 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Steven Snyder hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-26 |
| 05:38 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Nigel Murphy | 13-26 |
| 05:09 | Alabama | Nigel Murphy is hacked by Steven Snyder - foul #2 on Steven Snyder, team foul #11 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Alabama | Levi Demott (SF) Kenneth Merryman | |
| 05:09 | Alabama | Nigel Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 05:09 | Alabama | Nigel Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 13-28 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Carl Nosal can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 13-28 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Carl Nosal gets the offensive rebound | 13-28 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Carl Nosal blows the layup but he's fouled by James Holloway - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #6 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Sewell (SF) Thomas Dixon | |
| Subs | Alabama | Reginald Holmes (PG), Duane Creasy (PF) Nigel Murphy, James Holloway | |
| 04:33 | Akron | Carl Nosal makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Carl Nosal makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 04:12 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-28 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Carl Nosal snags the defensive board | 15-28 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Raymond Estey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Raymond Estey is called for the reach on Danny Lutsky - foul #2 on Raymond Estey, team foul #12 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Donald Lee (C) Lee Hay, Joel Austin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SF), Alex Dock (PF) Levi Demott, John Ballard | |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Danny Lutsky makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Danny Lutsky misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Donald Lee snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) SG - Raymond Estey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Sewell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Nosal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Reginald Holmes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Danny Lutsky (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Dock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Akron | A charge is called on Steven Snyder - foul #3 on Steven Snyder, team foul #13 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Ayres (PG), Enoch Dupaski (SG), Thomas Dixon (PF) Steven Snyder, Raymond Estey, Carl Nosal | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG) Danny Lutsky | |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Reginald Holmes is called for traveling | 18-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Hay (PG) Jeffrey Ayres | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:38 | Akron | Timothy Sewell misses long on a floater near the basket | 18-29 |
| 02:37 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Sewell | 18-29 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Alex Dock is called for the reach on Thomas Dixon - foul #2 on Alex Dock, team foul #7 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Nosal (PF), Joel Austin (C) Timothy Sewell, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:23 | Akron | Thomas Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Thomas Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Alex Dock grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 01:56 | Alabama | Alex Dock comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 01:54 | Alabama | Alex Dock tips it home | 19-31 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Thomas Dixon dunks the ball and he's fouled by Brandon Anderson - foul #3 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Ayres (PG), Raymond Estey (SG) Lee Hay, Enoch Dupaski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Nigel Murphy (PG), Danny Lutsky (SG), James Holloway (PF), John Ballard (C) Reginald Holmes, Brandon Anderson, Alex Dock, Duane Creasy | |
| 01:33 | Akron | Thomas Dixon makes the free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:14 | Alabama | Nigel Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-31 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Jeffrey Ayres grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Carl Nosal buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-31 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Danny Lutsky is fouled on the floor by Raymond Estey - foul #3 on Raymond Estey, team foul #14 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Enoch Dupaski (SG), Timothy Sewell (SF), Donald Lee (C) Raymond Estey, Carl Nosal, Joel Austin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Reginald Holmes (PG), Levi Demott (SF) Nigel Murphy, Kenneth Merryman | |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Danny Lutsky makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Danny Lutsky makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Reginald Holmes takes the ball from Donald Lee | 24-33 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Danny Lutsky banks in the layup set up by Reginald Holmes | 24-35 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Thomas Dixon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Thomas Dixon snags the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 24-35 |