| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Watchman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Iwanski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Owen Weber (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Steiner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Steiner inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | John Watchman steals the ball from Robert Steiner | 36-31 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Watchman | 38-31 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-31 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Robert Walker grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 19:03 | Samford | James Iwanski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-31 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Philip Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:54 | Akron | James Iwanski steals the ball from Jeff Pfeifer | 38-31 |
| 18:33 | Samford | John Watchman connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Iwanski | 40-31 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Owen Weber's layup is rejected by Robert Walker | 40-31 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Robert Steiner tips it in | 40-33 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Jeff Pfeifer is called for the reach on Stephen Moore - foul #3 on Jeff Pfeifer, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bradley Beach (PF) Jeff Pfeifer | |
| 17:45 | Samford | Stephen Moore connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Marcantonio | 43-33 |
| 17:23 | Akron | Philip Bowers travels with the ball | 43-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Orville Kell (SF), Patrick Young (PF), John Herman (C) James Iwanski, Stephen Moore, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:03 | Samford | John Herman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio misses the tip | 43-33 |
| 17:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Philip Bowers | 43-33 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Robert Steiner misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on John Herman - foul #1 on John Herman, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (PG), Michael Sowell (SG) Michael Marcantonio, John Watchman | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Oliver (PG) Owen Weber | |
| 16:55 | Akron | Robert Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Robert Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:34 | Samford | Stuart Richardson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Gregory Oliver - foul #3 on Gregory Oliver, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Santos Council (PG), Aaron Murphy (C) Gregory Oliver, Philip Bowers | |
| 16:34 | Samford | Stuart Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:34 | Samford | Stuart Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Robert Steiner misses the floater from the baseline | 45-35 |
| 16:16 | Samford | John Herman snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 15:59 | Samford | Patrick Young misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bradley Beach - foul #2 on Bradley Beach, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Samford | John Watchman (SG), James Iwanski (SF), Robert Walker (C) Michael Sowell, Orville Kell, John Herman | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Oliver (SG), Jeff Pfeifer (PF) Jeremy Anderson, Robert Steiner | |
| 15:59 | Samford | Patrick Young makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:59 | Samford | Patrick Young makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Watchman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Iwanski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Santos Council (fresh) SG - Gregory Oliver (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bradley Beach (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Aaron Murphy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 15:30 | Samford | Robert Walker gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Stuart Richardson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Walker | 50-35 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Aaron Murphy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Patrick Young knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Stuart Richardson | 52-38 |
| 14:22 | Akron | Bradley Beach is fouled on the floor by Stuart Richardson - foul #1 on Stuart Richardson, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Orville Kell (SF), Stephen Moore (PF) John Watchman, James Iwanski, Patrick Young | |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Weber (PG), Jeremy Anderson (SG), Robert Steiner (SF), Philip Bowers (C) Santos Council, Gregory Oliver, Bradley Beach, Aaron Murphy | |
| 14:09 | Akron | Robert Steiner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Robert Walker pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Orville Kell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Marcantonio | 54-38 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Robert Steiner clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 13:19 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Pfeifer | 54-38 |
| 12:54 | Akron | Robert Steiner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-38 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Philip Bowers grabs the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Owen Weber misses short on a floater in the paint | 54-38 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Owen Weber grabs the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Stuart Richardson takes the ball from Owen Weber | 54-38 |
| 11:49 | Samford | Stephen Moore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-38 |
| 11:48 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stuart Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orville Kell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Owen Weber (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeremy Anderson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Steiner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Akron | Robert Steiner clanks a floater in the paint | 54-38 |
| 11:17 | Samford | The rebound goes to Stephen Moore | 54-38 |
| 10:55 | Samford | Stuart Richardson misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Philip Bowers pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 10:49 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Stuart Richardson - foul #2 on Stuart Richardson, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Tony Volkman (PG), John Watchman (SG), James Iwanski (SF), Patrick Young (PF), John Herman (C) Michael Marcantonio, Stuart Richardson, Orville Kell, Stephen Moore, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | Santos Council (PG), Gregory Oliver (SF), Bradley Beach (PF), Aaron Murphy (C) Owen Weber, Robert Steiner, Jeff Pfeifer, Philip Bowers | |
| 10:49 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 10:49 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:34 | Samford | John Watchman hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Iwanski | 56-40 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Gregory Oliver clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 10:17 | Samford | John Herman grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 10:00 | Samford | Patrick Young misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-40 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Patrick Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:41 | Samford | James Iwanski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-40 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Bradley Beach grabs the board | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:27 | Akron | Santos Council is called for traveling | 56-40 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Steiner (SF), Philip Bowers (C) Jeremy Anderson, Aaron Murphy | |
| 09:02 | Samford | James Iwanski knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Tony Volkman | 58-40 |
| 08:44 | Akron | John Watchman is called for the reach on Robert Steiner - foul #2 on John Watchman, team foul #4 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG) Tony Volkman | |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Weber (PG) Santos Council | |
| 08:27 | Akron | Robert Steiner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Beach | 58-43 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Watchman | 60-43 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Owen Weber scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Gregory Oliver | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Watchman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Iwanski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Herman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Owen Weber (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gregory Oliver (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Steiner (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Beach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Samford | John Watchman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 07:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Philip Bowers | 60-45 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Robert Steiner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 06:58 | Samford | John Herman gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 06:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bradley Beach | 60-45 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Gregory Oliver buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Steiner | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:21 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (SG), Orville Kell (SF), Stephen Moore (PF), Robert Walker (C) John Watchman, James Iwanski, Patrick Young, John Herman | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremy Anderson (SG), Jeff Pfeifer (PF) Gregory Oliver, Bradley Beach | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Akron | Owen Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-48 |
| 05:56 | Samford | Robert Walker grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio misses the jumpshot from the left side | 60-48 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Philip Bowers pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Robert Steiner is called for traveling | 60-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (SG) Michael Marcantonio | |
| Subs | Akron | Santos Council (PG), Leonard Elders (SF), Aaron Murphy (C) Owen Weber, Robert Steiner, Philip Bowers | |
| 05:03 | Samford | Stephen Moore is hacked by Jeff Pfeifer - foul #4 on Jeff Pfeifer, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Stuart Richardson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Aaron Murphy grabs the board | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Akron | Leonard Elders clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 04:27 | Samford | The rebound goes to Stephen Moore | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Samford | Michael Sowell's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Anderson | 60-48 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Leonard Elders | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Samford | Orville Kell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Jeff Pfeifer | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Sowell (fresh) SF - Orville Kell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Santos Council (fresh) SG - Jeremy Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Elders (fresh) PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Samford | Stephen Moore is fouled on the floor by Jeff Pfeifer - foul #5 on Jeff Pfeifer, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), John Watchman (SG), James Iwanski (SF), John Herman (C) Stuart Richardson, Michael Sowell, Orville Kell, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Weber (PG), Robert Steiner (SF), Bradley Beach (PF), Philip Bowers (C) Santos Council, Leonard Elders, Jeff Pfeifer, Aaron Murphy | |
| 03:13 | Samford | Bradley Beach is called for the reach on Stephen Moore - foul #3 on Bradley Beach, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Young (PF) Stephen Moore | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:59 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio misses the floater from the right side | 60-53 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Philip Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Akron | Philip Bowers misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Marcantonio - foul #3 on Michael Marcantonio, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Oliver (SG) Jeremy Anderson | |
| 02:40 | Akron | Philip Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Philip Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Walker (C) John Herman | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremy Anderson (SG) Gregory Oliver | |
| 02:22 | Samford | James Iwanski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 02:20 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Young | 60-55 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Patrick Young misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Steiner - foul #2 on Robert Steiner, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Patrick Young makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Patrick Young makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Owen Weber misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Michael Marcantonio - foul #4 on Michael Marcantonio, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Stephen Moore (PF) Patrick Young | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:56 | Akron | Owen Weber makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Owen Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:46 | Samford | James Iwanski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Philip Bowers snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Robert Steiner clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Moore - foul #1 on Stephen Moore, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Robert Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Robert Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Stephen Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 01:29 | Samford | James Iwanski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 62-58 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Stephen Moore hits the follow up shot | 64-58 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 64-58 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Robert Walker misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Bradley Beach - foul #4 on Bradley Beach, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Robert Walker misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Robert Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Philip Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Akron | Stephen Moore steps in front of the Robert Steiner pass | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Samford | John Watchman is hacked by Owen Weber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Owen Weber, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (SF), Patrick Young (PF), John Herman (C) James Iwanski, Stephen Moore, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:46 | Samford | John Watchman makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:46 | Samford | John Watchman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford 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 (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Bowers | 66-61 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 00:39 | Samford | John Watchman is hacked by Owen Weber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Owen Weber, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| 00:39 | Samford | John Watchman makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:39 | Samford | John Watchman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Jeremy Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 00:31 | Samford | John Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Owen Weber is called for the reach on John Herman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Owen Weber, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| 00:29 | Samford | John Herman makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:29 | Samford | John Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford 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 (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Bradley Beach is hacked by John Watchman - foul #3 on John Watchman, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Samford | James Iwanski (SF), Stephen Moore (PF), Robert Walker (C) Stuart Richardson, Patrick Young, John Herman | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Bradley Beach misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Robert Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford 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) | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Robert Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Anderson - foul #1 on Jeremy Anderson, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (SF), Patrick Young (PF) James Iwanski, Stephen Moore | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Robert Walker misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Robert Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Philip Bowers pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Owen Weber is hacked by Michael Marcantonio in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Marcantonio, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Samford | James Iwanski (SF), Stephen Moore (PF) Michael Marcantonio, Patrick Young | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:18 | Akron | Owen Weber makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Owen Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Stephen Moore gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Owen Weber is called for the reach on Stephen Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Owen Weber, team foul #13 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Young (SF), John Herman (C) James Iwanski, Robert Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:17 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Robert Steiner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Anderson | 72-65 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Samford | James Iwanski (SF) Stephen Moore | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford 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 (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Samford | John Watchman is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Anderson - foul #2 on Jeremy Anderson, team foul #14 | 72-65 |
| 00:08 | Samford | John Watchman makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:08 | Samford | John Watchman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Robert Steiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Bradley Beach grabs the offensive board | 74-65 |