| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Aaron Heil (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Eadie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Karl Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clint Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wallace Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Armas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack Hopwood (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kim Dykstra (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Henley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Heil | 26-26 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Brandon Henley connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by William Armas | 26-28 |
| 19:09 | The Citadel | Dean Eadie misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 19:08 | The Citadel | Karl Johnson tips it back up and in | 28-28 |
| 18:55 | Akron | William Armas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-28 |
| 18:54 | The Citadel | Karl Johnson snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 18:33 | The Citadel | Aaron Heil can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Kim Dykstra snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Brandon Henley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Wallace Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Kim Dykstra misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 17:47 | The Citadel | Aaron Heil gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:43 | The Citadel | Aaron Heil clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 17:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Brandon Henley | 28-28 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Mark Sullivan steals the ball from Brandon Henley | 28-28 |
| 17:14 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Armas - foul #3 on William Armas, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Glass (PG), Mark Birkland (C) Aaron Heil, Clint Hayes | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Brown (PG), Larry Frisby (SG), Bernard Ososki (SF), Edward Johnson (PF), Lynn Westley (C) Wallace Wilson, William Armas, Jack Hopwood, Kim Dykstra, Brandon Henley | |
| 17:14 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:14 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Dean Eadie takes the ball from Larry Frisby | 30-28 |
| 16:41 | The Citadel | Larry Frisby is called for the reach on Karl Johnson - foul #2 on Larry Frisby, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Provencal (SG), Everett Miller (SF), Allen Davis (C) Dean Eadie, Mark Sullivan, Karl Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:23 | The Citadel | Christopher Brown picks off the pass by Michael Glass | 30-28 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Lynn Westley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Allen Davis - foul #1 on Allen Davis, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Aaron Heil (PG), Mark Sullivan (SF), Clint Hayes (C) James Provencal, Everett Miller, Allen Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | William Armas (SG), Jack Hopwood (SF), Brandon Henley (C) Larry Frisby, Bernard Ososki, Edward Johnson | |
| 15:55 | Akron | Lynn Westley makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Lynn Westley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Jack Hopwood gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Aaron Heil (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Birkland (fresh) C - Clint Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Armas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Hopwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lynn Westley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Henley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Michael Glass takes the ball from William Armas | 30-29 |
| 15:12 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 30-29 |
| 15:10 | Akron | William Armas snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Brandon Henley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clint Hayes - foul #2 on Clint Hayes, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dean Eadie (SG), Karl Johnson (PF) Michael Glass, Mark Birkland | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), Kim Dykstra (PF) Christopher Brown, Lynn Westley | |
| 14:52 | Akron | Brandon Henley misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Brandon Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 14:27 | The Citadel | Aaron Heil connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Jack Hopwood is hacked by Mark Sullivan - foul #2 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Aaron Heil is called for the reach on Kim Dykstra - foul #2 on Aaron Heil, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Ososki (SF) Jack Hopwood | |
| 13:54 | Akron | Kim Dykstra misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 13:52 | The Citadel | Clint Hayes snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 13:38 | The Citadel | Aaron Heil is fouled on the floor by Wallace Wilson - foul #2 on Wallace Wilson, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Glass (PG), James Provencal (SF), Mark Birkland (C) Aaron Heil, Mark Sullivan, Clint Hayes | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Johnson (C) Brandon Henley | |
| 13:28 | The Citadel | Michael Glass drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Provencal | 36-30 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Edward Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Mark Birkland - foul #1 on Mark Birkland, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Hopwood (SF) Bernard Ososki | |
| 13:11 | Akron | Edward Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Edward Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:11 | The Citadel | Karl Johnson gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:49 | The Citadel | Dean Eadie drills a 3 from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Kim Dykstra scores on a shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 12:20 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Aaron Heil (PG), Mark Sullivan (SF), Clint Hayes (C) Michael Glass, James Provencal, Mark Birkland | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Brown (PG), Brandon Henley (C) Wallace Wilson, Kim Dykstra | |
| 12:07 | Akron | Edward Johnson is whistled for a carry | 39-33 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Frisby (SG) William Armas | |
| 12:04 | The Citadel | Aaron Heil is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Brown - foul #1 on Christopher Brown, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| 11:51 | The Citadel | Karl Johnson hits the finger roll | 41-33 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Aaron Heil (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Eadie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Karl Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Clint Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Frisby (fresh) SF - Jack Hopwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brandon Henley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Akron | Larry Frisby buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edward Johnson | 41-36 |
| 11:11 | The Citadel | Aaron Heil misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 11:10 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:00 | The Citadel | Aaron Heil clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 10:59 | The Citadel | Karl Johnson misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Edward Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 10:40 | Akron | Jack Hopwood misses long on a floater from the left block | 41-36 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Larry Frisby tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 10:18 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Brandon Henley snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Christopher Brown banks in the layup and he's hacked by Mark Sullivan - foul #3 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Glass (PG), James Provencal (SG), Mark Birkland (PF), Allen Davis (C) Aaron Heil, Dean Eadie, Karl Johnson, Clint Hayes | |
| Subs | Akron | William Armas (SG), Bernard Ososki (SF), Kim Dykstra (PF), Lynn Westley (C) Larry Frisby, Jack Hopwood, Edward Johnson, Brandon Henley | |
| 09:56 | Akron | Christopher Brown makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:40 | The Citadel | Allen Davis scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by James Provencal | 43-41 |
| 09:23 | Akron | William Armas hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 09:19 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Davis | 46-44 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Bernard Ososki misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 09:01 | The Citadel | Allen Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:42 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Glass | 48-44 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Mark Birkland is called for the reach on Bernard Ososki - foul #2 on Mark Birkland, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Aaron Heil (PG), Karl Johnson (PF), Clint Hayes (C) Mark Sullivan, Mark Birkland, Allen Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), Brandon Henley (C) Christopher Brown, Lynn Westley | |
| 08:16 | Akron | Bernard Ososki makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Bernard Ososki misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:16 | The Citadel | Clint Hayes grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 07:53 | The Citadel | James Provencal connects on the 3 from the right corner | 51-45 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Aaron Heil (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Provencal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Karl Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Clint Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wallace Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Armas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Ososki (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kim Dykstra (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Henley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Akron | William Armas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-45 |
| 07:47 | The Citadel | James Provencal grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 07:29 | The Citadel | Michael Glass hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Aaron Heil | 53-45 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Wallace Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 07:02 | The Citadel | Clint Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 06:44 | The Citadel | Bernard Ososki is called for the reach on James Provencal - foul #1 on Bernard Ososki, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dean Eadie (SG), Mark Sullivan (SF) Michael Glass, James Provencal | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Hopwood (SF), Edward Johnson (PF) Bernard Ososki, Kim Dykstra | |
| 06:33 | The Citadel | Dean Eadie connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Mark Sullivan | 55-45 |
| 06:07 | Akron | William Armas buries a floater from the left wing set up by Jack Hopwood | 55-47 |
| 05:46 | The Citadel | Dean Eadie connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mark Sullivan | 57-47 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Edward Johnson hits a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Karl Johnson - foul #2 on Karl Johnson, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Glass (PG), Mark Birkland (PF), Allen Davis (C) Aaron Heil, Karl Johnson, Clint Hayes | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Brown (PG), Larry Frisby (SG), Lynn Westley (C) Wallace Wilson, William Armas, Brandon Henley | |
| 05:20 | Akron | Edward Johnson makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:59 | The Citadel | Larry Frisby is called for the reach on Dean Eadie - foul #3 on Larry Frisby, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Akron | Kim Dykstra (PF) Lynn Westley | |
| 04:52 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Michael Glass is called for the reach on Christopher Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Glass, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Christopher Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Christopher Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:35 | The Citadel | Allen Davis's floater is tipped away by Kim Dykstra | 60-52 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Kim Dykstra grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Jack Hopwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-52 |
| 04:04 | The Citadel | Allen Davis snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 03:58 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan is hacked by Edward Johnson - foul #2 on Edward Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Aaron Heil (PG), Karl Johnson (PF) Michael Glass, Allen Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | William Armas (SG), Bernard Ososki (SF), Lynn Westley (C) Larry Frisby, Jack Hopwood, Edward Johnson | |
| 03:58 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:58 | The Citadel | Mark Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Bernard Ososki pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel 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 (0) | |
| 03:48 | Akron | Lynn Westley misses the fadeaway from the left side | 61-52 |
| 03:46 | The Citadel | Karl Johnson grabs the board | 61-52 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Aaron Heil (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dean Eadie (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Sullivan (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Karl Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Birkland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Armas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Ososki (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kim Dykstra (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Lynn Westley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland blows the layup but he's hacked by Lynn Westley - foul #1 on Lynn Westley, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Provencal (SG), Everett Miller (SF), Clint Hayes (C) Dean Eadie, Mark Sullivan, Karl Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), Brandon Henley (C) Christopher Brown, Lynn Westley | |
| 03:27 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:27 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Brandon Henley connects on the shot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 02:57 | The Citadel | Aaron Heil hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Everett Miller and he's hacked by Wallace Wilson - foul #3 on Wallace Wilson, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Glass (SG), Karl Johnson (PF) Everett Miller, Mark Birkland | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Hopwood (SF), Lynn Westley (PF) Bernard Ososki, Kim Dykstra | |
| 02:57 | The Citadel | Aaron Heil makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:45 | Akron | William Armas loses the dribble to Michael Glass | 65-54 |
| 02:42 | The Citadel | James Provencal banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Glass | 67-54 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Jack Hopwood knocks in the floater near the basket | 67-56 |
| 02:29 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dean Eadie (SG), Mark Sullivan (SF) Michael Glass, James Provencal | |
| Subs | Akron | Kim Dykstra (PF) Lynn Westley | |
| 02:01 | The Citadel | Dean Eadie is hacked by William Armas - foul #4 on William Armas, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Glass (PG), James Provencal (SF), Mark Birkland (PF), Allen Davis (C) Aaron Heil, Mark Sullivan, Karl Johnson, Clint Hayes | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Brown (PG), Larry Frisby (SG), Bernard Ososki (SF), Edward Johnson (PF), Lynn Westley (C) Wallace Wilson, William Armas, Jack Hopwood, Kim Dykstra, Brandon Henley | |
| 02:01 | The Citadel | Dean Eadie makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:01 | The Citadel | Dean Eadie makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Christopher Brown drills a floater from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 01:14 | The Citadel | James Provencal knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Birkland and he's hacked by Edward Johnson - foul #3 on Edward Johnson, team foul #11 | 71-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Everett Miller (SF) Dean Eadie | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:14 | The Citadel | James Provencal makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Edward Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-58 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Bernard Ososki grabs the offensive rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Akron | Edward Johnson is hacked by Mark Birkland - foul #3 on Mark Birkland, team foul #10 | 72-58 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Edward Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Edward Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:51 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Allen Davis | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | The Citadel | Bernard Ososki is called for the reach on James Provencal - foul #2 on Bernard Ososki, team foul #12 | 72-59 |
| 00:26 | The Citadel | James Provencal makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:26 | The Citadel | James Provencal makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Larry Frisby scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Brown and he's fouled by Everett Miller - foul #1 on Everett Miller, team foul #11 | 74-61 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Larry Frisby makes the free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Michael Glass runs out the clock | 74-62 |