| Lineup | Akron | PG - Richard Tilly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Pritchett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Geise (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Dingman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Oyama (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Richard Garrett inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett is called for traveling | 38-36 |
| 19:20 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Rodriguez steals the ball from John Geise | 38-36 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Richard Tilly buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Felipe Rodriguez | 41-36 |
| 18:39 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Ramsey | 41-38 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Richard Garrett clanks a runner in the paint | 41-38 |
| 18:13 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Raymond Ramsey | 41-38 |
| 17:56 | Virginia Tech | Francis White denies the turnaround by Raymond Ramsey | 41-38 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Francis White grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:45 | Akron | Richard Garrett drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Tilly | 43-38 |
| 17:29 | Virginia Tech | Francis White is called for the reach on Raymond Ramsey - foul #1 on Francis White, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 17:16 | Virginia Tech | John Geise scores on a jumper from the right side set up by George Oyama | 43-40 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Francis White double dribbles | 43-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins (C) Francis White | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rodney Henderson (SF), Daniel Morris (PF) David Dingman, George Oyama | |
| 16:43 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris is whistled for a carry | 43-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Hanley (SG) Felipe Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 16:30 | Akron | Daniel Morris is called for the reach on Benjamin Jenkins - foul #2 on Daniel Morris, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 16:13 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:52 | Virginia Tech | John Geise hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins grabs the board | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Richard Tilly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Garrett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Pritchett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Jenkins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Geise (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Morris (fresh) 5 reb. C - Raymond Ramsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Peter Hanley buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Tilly | 45-40 |
| 15:37 | Virginia Tech | John Geise misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 15:35 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Peter Hanley misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on John Geise - foul #1 on John Geise, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Charlie Brunner (PF), Francis White (C) Richard Tilly, Richard Garrett, Clarence Pritchett | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF), George Oyama (PF) Rodney Henderson, Daniel Morris | |
| 15:19 | Akron | Peter Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Peter Hanley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:02 | Virginia Tech | John Geise misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Charlie Brunner misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by David Dingman - foul #3 on David Dingman, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Charlie Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Charlie Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:12 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Juliano | 48-43 |
| 13:58 | Akron | Charlie Brunner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 13:57 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Ramsey snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 13:50 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Raymond Ramsey is blocked by Charlie Brunner | 48-43 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Peter Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 13:24 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to David Dingman | 48-43 |
| 13:03 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Ramsey drills a jumper from the right block set up by John Juliano | 48-45 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 12:42 | Akron | Francis White can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Charlie Brunner tips it in | 50-45 |
| 12:19 | Virginia Tech | John Geise connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Juliano | 50-47 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Peter Hanley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-47 |
| 12:10 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to David Dingman | 50-47 |
| 12:05 | Virginia Tech | John Geise makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Juliano | 50-50 |
| 11:43 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 11:41 | Virginia Tech | John Geise gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Hanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Charlie Brunner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Francis White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (tiring) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Geise (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Ramsey (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Virginia Tech | John Geise clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 11:26 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Francis White misses the jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 11:03 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 10:58 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Ramsey misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Charlie Brunner snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Tilly (PG), David Mason (SG), Richard Garrett (SF), Clarence Pritchett (PF), Roger Skaggs (C) Peter Hanley, Felipe Rodriguez, Benjamin Jenkins, Charlie Brunner, Francis White | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Aaron Maye (PG), Rodney Henderson (SF), Daniel Morris (PF) John Juliano, David Dingman, George Oyama | |
| 10:21 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Ramsey connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Geise and he's fouled by Clarence Pritchett - foul #2 on Clarence Pritchett, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| 10:21 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Ramsey makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Roger Skaggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Roger Skaggs grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Roger Skaggs scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Tilly | 53-53 |
| 09:29 | Virginia Tech | Rodney Henderson's pass is intercepted by David Mason | 53-53 |
| 09:18 | Akron | David Mason knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Pritchett | 56-53 |
| 08:53 | Virginia Tech | Clarence Pritchett swats the short shot by Raymond Ramsey | 56-53 |
| 08:52 | Virginia Tech | John Geise grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:34 | Virginia Tech | John Geise makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-56 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Richard Garrett misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Henderson - foul #1 on Rodney Henderson, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Benjamin Jenkins (C) David Mason, Roger Skaggs | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), George Oyama (PF) John Geise, Raymond Ramsey | |
| 08:08 | Akron | Richard Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Richard Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:53 | Virginia Tech | Rodney Henderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 07:51 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Aaron Maye drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Henderson and he's hacked by Benjamin Jenkins - foul #1 on Benjamin Jenkins, team foul #3 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Francis White (C) Benjamin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Aaron Maye misses the free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:34 | Akron | Francis White snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Richard Tilly (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Pritchett (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis White (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Aaron Maye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Morris (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-58 |
| 07:11 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 07:03 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Hanley (PG), Benjamin Jenkins (SF), Charlie Brunner (PF) Richard Tilly, Richard Garrett, Clarence Pritchett | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 06:42 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez buries a 3 from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 06:19 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama blows the layup | 60-58 |
| 06:17 | Virginia Tech | Aaron Maye snags the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 06:08 | Virginia Tech | Rodney Henderson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Aaron Maye | 60-61 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Francis White pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Francis White | 63-61 |
| 05:30 | Virginia Tech | Aaron Maye is called for a charge - foul #1 on Aaron Maye, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Tilly (PG), Richard Garrett (SF), Clarence Pritchett (PF) Felipe Rodriguez, Charlie Brunner, Francis White | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Geise (SG), David Dingman (SF), Raymond Ramsey (C) John Juliano, Rodney Henderson, Daniel Morris | |
| 05:05 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-61 |
| 05:04 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to David Dingman | 63-61 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Ramsey loses the dribble to Clarence Pritchett | 63-61 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Richard Tilly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 04:23 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 04:18 | Virginia Tech | John Geise hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Peter Hanley makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Tilly | 66-61 |
| 03:39 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Ramsey travels with the ball | 66-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez (SG), Francis White (C) Peter Hanley, Benjamin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG) Aaron Maye | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Raymond Ramsey steps in front of the Richard Tilly pass | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Richard Tilly (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Felipe Rodriguez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Pritchett (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis White (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Geise (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Dingman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Oyama (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Ramsey (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | Richard Tilly steps in front of the John Geise pass | 66-61 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Richard Garrett banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Tilly | 68-61 |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | Richard Tilly is called for the reach on George Oyama - foul #1 on Richard Tilly, team foul #4 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rodney Henderson (SF), Daniel Morris (PF) David Dingman, George Oyama | |
| 02:37 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Clarence Pritchett - foul #3 on Clarence Pritchett, team foul #5 | 68-61 |
| 02:37 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:37 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:20 | Akron | Daniel Morris is called for the reach on Richard Garrett - foul #3 on Daniel Morris, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Skaggs (SF), Charlie Brunner (PF) Richard Garrett, Clarence Pritchett | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:06 | Akron | Richard Tilly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-63 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Felipe Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Garrett (SF), Clarence Pritchett (PF) Roger Skaggs, Charlie Brunner | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF) Rodney Henderson | |
| 01:47 | Akron | Richard Garrett makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Tilly | 70-63 |
| 01:24 | Virginia Tech | John Geise buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Juliano | 70-66 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Francis White blows the layup | 70-66 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Clarence Pritchett tips it in | 72-66 |
| 00:52 | Virginia Tech | John Geise comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 72-66 |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris grabs the offensive board | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Virginia Tech | John Geise comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 00:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to Richard Tilly | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Akron | Richard Tilly is fouled in the backcourt by John Juliano - foul #1 on John Juliano, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins (C) Francis White | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Oyama (PF) Daniel Morris | |
| 00:44 | Akron | Richard Tilly makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Richard Tilly misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:44 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| 00:38 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano is hacked by Benjamin Jenkins - foul #2 on Benjamin Jenkins, team foul #6 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Francis White (C) Benjamin Jenkins | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:35 | Virginia Tech | John Geise comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-66 |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama grabs the offensive board | 73-66 |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | John Geise scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Dingman | 73-69 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Richard Garrett is hacked by John Juliano in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Juliano, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Richard Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Richard Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:21 | Virginia Tech | Francis White picks off the pass by Raymond Ramsey | 75-69 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Richard Tilly is hacked by John Juliano in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Juliano, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Akron | David Mason (SG), Benjamin Jenkins (C) Felipe Rodriguez, Francis White | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Richard Tilly misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 00:13 | Virginia Tech | John Geise can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-69 |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama gets the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | John Geise misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-69 |
| 00:07 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama snags the offensive board | 75-69 |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | John Geise is called for traveling | 75-69 |
| 00:02 | Akron | John Juliano is called for the reach on Benjamin Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Juliano, team foul #10 | 75-69 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Benjamin Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Ramsey snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Ramsey comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 75-69 |