| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ivan Titov (fresh) SG - Stephen Hiott (fresh) SF - Gary Robinson (fresh) PF - Russell Breckenridge (fresh) C - Stephen Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wallace Wilson (fresh) SG - William Armas (fresh) SF - Jack Hopwood (fresh) PF - Kim Dykstra (fresh) C - Brandon Henley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Gary Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | UNLV | Ivan Titov misses the floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Akron | Jack Hopwood grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Jack Hopwood blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | Stephen Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Gary Robinson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gary Robinson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Jack Hopwood banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Ivan Titov misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Wallace Wilson - foul #1 on Wallace Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Ivan Titov makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Ivan Titov makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Akron | William Armas connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wallace Wilson | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Armas - foul #1 on William Armas, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Wallace Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wally Baldwin (PG), Christopher Zobel (SF), Billy Kirchner (PF), Peter Holt (C) Ivan Titov, Gary Robinson, Russell Breckenridge, Stephen Franklin | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:47 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jack Hopwood | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Wallace Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Peter Holt - foul #1 on Peter Holt, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Tinsley (SF) Stephen Hiott | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:41 | Akron | Wallace Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Wallace Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Jack Hopwood banks in the layup set up by William Armas and he's fouled by Billy Kirchner - foul #1 on Billy Kirchner, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Brown (PG), Edward Johnson (PF), Lynn Westley (C) Wallace Wilson, Kim Dykstra, Brandon Henley | |
| 17:06 | Akron | Jack Hopwood makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Wally Baldwin | 10-8 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Lynn Westley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Edward Tinsley | 10-8 |
| 16:15 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 16:13 | UNLV | Peter Holt hits the follow up shot | 12-8 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Edward Tinsley steals the ball from Christopher Brown in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Jack Hopwood snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 15:47 | Akron | Jack Hopwood clanks a jumper from the left block | 12-8 |
| 15:45 | Akron | William Armas can't tip it in | 12-8 |
| 15:43 | Akron | Jack Hopwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Wally Baldwin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Zobel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Tinsley (fairly fresh) PF - Billy Kirchner (fairly fresh) C - Peter Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) SG - William Armas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Hopwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Lynn Westley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Akron | Jack Hopwood can't connect on a runner in the lane | 12-8 |
| 15:29 | UNLV | Billy Kirchner pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:11 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel is fouled on the floor by William Armas - foul #2 on William Armas, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ivan Titov (PG), Stephen Hiott (SG), Gary Robinson (SF), Russell Breckenridge (PF), Stephen Franklin (C) Wally Baldwin, Christopher Zobel, Edward Tinsley, Billy Kirchner, Peter Holt | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnathan Gaddy (PG), Larry Frisby (SG), Bernard Ososki (SF), Kim Dykstra (PF), Brandon Henley (C) Christopher Brown, William Armas, Jack Hopwood, Edward Johnson, Lynn Westley | |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Russell Breckenridge snags the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ivan Titov | 15-8 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Johnathan Gaddy makes the fadeaway from the right side | 15-10 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Russell Breckenridge hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 15-10 |
| 14:10 | UNLV | Ivan Titov can't tip it in | 15-10 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Johnathan Gaddy grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Johnathan Gaddy can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 13:43 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Kim Dykstra | 15-10 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Kim Dykstra hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 15-10 |
| 13:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Stephen Franklin | 15-10 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Frisby - foul #1 on Larry Frisby, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Zobel (SF), John Greene (C) Gary Robinson, Stephen Franklin | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), Jack Hopwood (SF), Lynn Westley (PF) Johnathan Gaddy, Bernard Ososki, Kim Dykstra | |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Brandon Henley pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Larry Frisby drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 12:36 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel loses the dribble to Jack Hopwood | 16-12 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Jack Hopwood banks in the layup | 16-14 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott double dribbles | 16-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wally Baldwin (PG), Edward Tinsley (SF), Stephen Franklin (C) Ivan Titov, Stephen Hiott, Russell Breckenridge | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Johnson (PF) Brandon Henley | |
| 11:55 | Akron | Edward Johnson misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 16-14 |
| 11:53 | UNLV | John Greene grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 11:39 | Akron | Jack Hopwood grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Wally Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Zobel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Tinsley (fresh) PF - John Greene (fresh) C - Stephen Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wallace Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Frisby (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jack Hopwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Johnson (fresh) C - Lynn Westley (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Akron | Lynn Westley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Edward Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:02 | Akron | Larry Frisby can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wally Baldwin - foul #1 on Wally Baldwin, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Griffin (SG), Gary Robinson (SF), Russell Breckenridge (PF), Billy Kirchner (C) Christopher Zobel, Edward Tinsley, John Greene, Stephen Franklin | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Brown (PG), Bernard Ososki (SF), Kim Dykstra (PF) Wallace Wilson, Jack Hopwood, Lynn Westley | |
| 11:02 | Akron | Larry Frisby misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:02 | Akron | Larry Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Wally Baldwin is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wally Baldwin, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ivan Titov (PG) Wally Baldwin | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnathan Gaddy (SG), Brandon Henley (C) Larry Frisby, Edward Johnson | |
| 10:37 | Akron | Brandon Henley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Billy Kirchner - foul #2 on Billy Kirchner, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stephen Franklin (C) Billy Kirchner | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:37 | Akron | Brandon Henley misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Brandon Henley misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Russell Breckenridge pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Joshua Griffin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Brandon Henley grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Kim Dykstra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stephen Hiott (SG) Gary Robinson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:02 | UNLV | Ivan Titov misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-15 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Russell Breckenridge tips it home | 18-15 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Brandon Henley misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 18-15 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Joshua Griffin grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Johnathan Gaddy picks off the pass by Ivan Titov in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 09:33 | Akron | Johnathan Gaddy clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Russell Breckenridge - foul #1 on Russell Breckenridge, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Zobel (SG), Edward Tinsley (SF), Peter Holt (C) Ivan Titov, Joshua Griffin, Stephen Franklin | |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Buckles (PG), Edward Johnson (C) Christopher Brown, Brandon Henley | |
| 09:33 | Akron | Johnathan Gaddy makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:33 | Akron | Johnathan Gaddy makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Johnathan Gaddy clanks a jumper from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Peter Holt pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Stephen Hiott is called for the reach on Marvin Buckles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Hiott, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ivan Titov (PG), Gary Robinson (SF), John Greene (PF), Stephen Franklin (C) Christopher Zobel, Edward Tinsley, Russell Breckenridge, Peter Holt | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), Jack Hopwood (SF), Lynn Westley (PF), Brandon Henley (C) Johnathan Gaddy, Bernard Ososki, Kim Dykstra, Edward Johnson | |
| 08:39 | Akron | Marvin Buckles makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Marvin Buckles misses the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | John Greene gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 08:25 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 24-18 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Jack Hopwood grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Marvin Buckles hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | John Greene is hacked by Lynn Westley - foul #1 on Lynn Westley, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Zobel (SG) Stephen Hiott | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Brown (PG), Larry Frisby (SG), Edward Johnson (PF) Wallace Wilson, Marvin Buckles, Lynn Westley | |
| 07:38 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Robinson | 27-21 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ivan Titov (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Zobel (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Gary Robinson (fresh) PF - John Greene (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Franklin (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) SG - Larry Frisby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Hopwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Johnson (fresh) C - Brandon Henley (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Akron | Stephen Franklin steals it from Edward Johnson | 27-21 |
| 07:04 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Brandon Henley gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Christopher Brown connects on the floater from the free throw line | 27-23 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Stephen Franklin is fouled on the floor by Edward Johnson - foul #1 on Edward Johnson, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wally Baldwin (PG), Edward Tinsley (SG), Joshua Griffin (SF), Billy Kirchner (PF), Peter Holt (C) Ivan Titov, Christopher Zobel, Gary Robinson, John Greene, Stephen Franklin | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), Johnathan Gaddy (SG), Bernard Ososki (SF), Kim Dykstra (PF), Lynn Westley (C) Christopher Brown, Larry Frisby, Jack Hopwood, Edward Johnson, Brandon Henley | |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Joshua Griffin hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wally Baldwin | 30-23 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Joshua Griffin picks off the pass by Bernard Ososki in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Edward Tinsley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 30-23 |
| 06:08 | Akron | Lynn Westley pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Wallace Wilson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Peter Holt pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Joshua Griffin drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-23 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Bernard Ososki can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-23 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | Peter Holt grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Wallace Wilson steps in front of the Joshua Griffin pass | 32-23 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Wallace Wilson hits the finger roll | 32-25 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Wally Baldwin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Kim Dykstra snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Wallace Wilson's pass is intercepted by Wally Baldwin | 32-25 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Edward Tinsley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Lynn Westley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Peter Holt is called for the reach on Johnathan Gaddy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Holt, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stephen Hiott (PG), Christopher Zobel (SG), Gary Robinson (SF), Russell Breckenridge (PF) Wally Baldwin, Edward Tinsley, Joshua Griffin, Peter Holt | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Brown (PG), Jack Hopwood (SF), Edward Johnson (PF), Brandon Henley (C) Wallace Wilson, Bernard Ososki, Kim Dykstra, Lynn Westley | |
| 04:31 | Akron | Johnathan Gaddy makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Johnathan Gaddy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Gary Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Greene (C) Billy Kirchner | |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Frisby (SG) Johnathan Gaddy | |
| 04:10 | Akron | Jack Hopwood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 03:59 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-27 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Gary Robinson tips it home | 34-27 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Christopher Brown misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Gary Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Stephen Hiott (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Christopher Zobel (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Gary Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Breckenridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Greene (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Frisby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Hopwood (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Henley (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Edward Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Larry Frisby knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Brown | 34-29 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | Christopher Zobel makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-29 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Jack Hopwood's pass is intercepted by Stephen Hiott in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott misses the easy layup | 37-29 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Larry Frisby grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Jack Hopwood blows the layup | 37-29 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Brandon Henley pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Christopher Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 01:36 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Johnson | 37-29 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Jack Hopwood buries a fadeaway near the basket | 37-31 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Stephen Hiott scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Edward Johnson makes the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Gary Robinson - foul #2 on Gary Robinson, team foul #10 | 40-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wally Baldwin (PG), Edward Tinsley (SG), Joshua Griffin (SF), Billy Kirchner (PF), Peter Holt (C) Stephen Hiott, Christopher Zobel, Gary Robinson, Russell Breckenridge, John Greene | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), William Armas (SG), Bernard Ososki (SF), Lynn Westley (C) Christopher Brown, Larry Frisby, Jack Hopwood, Brandon Henley | |
| 00:42 | Akron | Edward Johnson makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Joshua Griffin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 00:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bernard Ososki | 40-34 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Bernard Ososki hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Joshua Griffin gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Joshua Griffin comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 40-34 |