| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Edgar Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lonnie Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Salter (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Allen Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Davis (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Daniel Ramsey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Devitt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Vance (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Erik Bradley inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Akron | Ralph Vance's floater is knocked away by Allen Becker | 25-26 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Manuel Devitt tips it but misses | 25-26 |
| 19:29 | Alabama A&M | Gregory Salter pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 19:24 | Alabama A&M | Gregory Salter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 18:55 | Akron | John Allen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-26 |
| 18:53 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Allen Becker | 25-26 |
| 18:37 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ralph Vance - foul #2 on Ralph Vance, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 18:37 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:37 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Ralph Vance clanks a floater in the paint | 27-26 |
| 18:15 | Alabama A&M | Allen Becker grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 17:56 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Lonnie Hayes | 29-26 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Lonnie Hayes steals the ball from Erik Bradley | 29-26 |
| 17:29 | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Ralph Vance - foul #3 on Ralph Vance, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Gray (C) Ralph Vance | |
| 17:29 | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 17:29 | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Manuel Devitt hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Allen Becker - foul #2 on Allen Becker, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Manuel Devitt makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Manuel Devitt misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:03 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Anthony Davis | 31-27 |
| 16:47 | Alabama A&M | Manuel Devitt takes the ball from Edgar Conley | 31-27 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Erik Bradley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Daniel Ramsey hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 16:12 | Alabama A&M | Gregory Salter misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 16:10 | Akron | The rebound goes to Manuel Devitt | 31-29 |
| 15:43 | Akron | Daniel Ramsey is whistled for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Joseph Myricks (PG), Mark Huffman (SG), John Claassen (SF), Warren Fishel (PF), Gary Hill (C) Edgar Conley, Lonnie Hayes, Gregory Salter, Allen Becker, Anthony Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Damon Maddox (PG), Ralph Vance (C) Daniel Ramsey, Manuel Devitt | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Joseph Myricks (fresh) SG - Mark Huffman (fresh) SF - John Claassen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Fishel (fresh) C - Gary Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Damon Maddox (fresh) SG - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Vance (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:22 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Myricks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 15:21 | Akron | John Allen snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Erik Bradley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Damon Maddox | 31-31 |
| 14:58 | Alabama A&M | Mark Huffman clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ralph Vance - foul #4 on Ralph Vance, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti (SG), Michael Jones (C) John Allen, Ralph Vance | |
| 14:58 | Alabama A&M | Mark Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 14:58 | Alabama A&M | Mark Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Erik Bradley buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Damon Maddox and he's fouled by Gary Hill - foul #1 on Gary Hill, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Edgar Conley (PG) Mark Huffman | |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Devitt (PF) Louis Gray | |
| 14:29 | Akron | Erik Bradley makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:06 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Myricks comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Erik Bradley gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Erik Bradley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 13:48 | Alabama A&M | John Claassen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:35 | Alabama A&M | John Claassen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-34 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Manuel Devitt drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Erik Bradley | 33-36 |
| 12:50 | Alabama A&M | Warren Fishel knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Gary Hill | 35-36 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Michael Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti tips it in | 35-38 |
| 12:10 | Alabama A&M | Damon Maddox is called for the reach on John Claassen - foul #1 on Damon Maddox, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Mark Huffman (PG), Lonnie Hayes (SG), Gregory Salter (SF), Allen Becker (PF), Anthony Davis (C) Edgar Conley, Joseph Myricks, John Claassen, Warren Fishel, Gary Hill | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Ramsey (PG), John Allen (SG), Louis Gray (PF), Thomas Stahl (C) Damon Maddox, Giuseppe Moretti, Manuel Devitt, Michael Jones | |
| 11:55 | Alabama A&M | Gregory Salter misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 11:54 | Alabama A&M | Mark Huffman tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 11:35 | Akron | Erik Bradley scores on a 3 from straight away | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Mark Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lonnie Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Salter (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Allen Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Daniel Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Bradley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Stahl (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Alabama A&M | Allen Becker clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 11:17 | Alabama A&M | Allen Becker tips it but misses | 37-41 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Daniel Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Thomas Stahl connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Ramsey and he's hacked by Lonnie Hayes - foul #2 on Lonnie Hayes, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Edgar Conley (PG) Mark Huffman | |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Devitt (PF) Louis Gray | |
| 10:56 | Akron | Thomas Stahl misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 10:56 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Gregory Salter | 37-43 |
| 10:48 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lonnie Hayes | 40-43 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Erik Bradley misses the lay-in | 40-43 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Thomas Stahl grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Manuel Devitt scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Ramsey | 40-45 |
| 10:03 | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edgar Conley | 43-45 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Anthony Davis is called for the reach on Daniel Ramsey - foul #3 on Anthony Davis, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Akron | Giuseppe Moretti (SF), Louis Gray (C) Erik Bradley, Thomas Stahl | |
| 09:23 | Akron | John Allen misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Lonnie Hayes - foul #3 on Lonnie Hayes, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| 09:23 | Akron | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:23 | Akron | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:05 | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes is whistled for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Joseph Myricks (SG), John Claassen (SF), Warren Fishel (PF) Lonnie Hayes, Gregory Salter, Allen Becker | |
| Subs | Akron | Damon Maddox (PG) Daniel Ramsey | |
| 08:45 | Akron | Louis Gray's floater is tipped away by Anthony Davis | 43-47 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Louis Gray tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 08:43 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Myricks grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 08:31 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Giuseppe Moretti - foul #1 on Giuseppe Moretti, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Mark Huffman (SG) Edgar Conley | |
| Subs | Akron | Erik Bradley (SF), Michael Jones (C) Giuseppe Moretti, Manuel Devitt | |
| 08:31 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:31 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Louis Gray snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Erik Bradley comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 44-47 |
| 08:05 | Alabama A&M | Mark Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:01 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Myricks is fouled on the floor by Damon Maddox - foul #2 on Damon Maddox, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes (SG), Gregory Salter (SF) Mark Huffman, Anthony Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Ramsey (PG) John Allen | |
| 07:35 | Alabama A&M | John Claassen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 07:33 | Alabama A&M | Warren Fishel grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Joseph Myricks (fresh) SG - Lonnie Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Salter (fresh) 6 reb. PF - John Claassen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Fishel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Daniel Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Damon Maddox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Erik Bradley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Alabama A&M | John Claassen blows the layup | 44-47 |
| 07:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Erik Bradley | 44-47 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Warren Fishel steals it from Daniel Ramsey | 44-47 |
| 06:38 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Myricks drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lonnie Hayes | 47-47 |
| 06:33 | Akron | The jump hook by Erik Bradley is blocked by Warren Fishel | 47-47 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Michael Jones tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 06:12 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Myricks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Erik Bradley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Michael Jones tips it back up and in | 47-51 |
| 05:45 | Alabama A&M | Gregory Salter drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Myricks | 50-51 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Edgar Conley (PG), Allen Becker (PF), Anthony Davis (C) Joseph Myricks, John Claassen, Warren Fishel | |
| Subs | Akron | John Allen (SG), Manuel Devitt (PF), Ralph Vance (C) Damon Maddox, Louis Gray, Michael Jones | |
| 05:29 | Akron | John Allen misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 05:27 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:02 | Alabama A&M | Gregory Salter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 05:00 | Alabama A&M | Allen Becker tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Manuel Devitt can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 04:39 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Edgar Conley | 52-51 |
| 04:22 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Edgar Conley | 54-51 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Ralph Vance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-51 |
| 04:05 | Alabama A&M | Gregory Salter pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:39 | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Salter | 57-51 |
| 03:12 | Akron | John Allen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Vance | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Edgar Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lonnie Hayes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Salter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Allen Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Davis (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Daniel Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Bradley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Devitt (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Vance (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Alabama A&M | Gregory Salter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 02:49 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:33 | Alabama A&M | John Allen is called for the reach on Allen Becker - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Joseph Myricks (SG), John Claassen (SF), Warren Fishel (C) Lonnie Hayes, Gregory Salter, Anthony Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Damon Maddox (PG), Louis Gray (C) Daniel Ramsey, Ralph Vance | |
| 02:33 | Alabama A&M | Allen Becker makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:33 | Alabama A&M | Allen Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis (C) Warren Fishel | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:12 | Akron | John Allen makes the floater from the right side set up by Manuel Devitt | 59-56 |
| 02:12 | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes (SG), Gregory Salter (SF) Joseph Myricks, John Claassen | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Ramsey (PG), Ralph Vance (C) Damon Maddox, Louis Gray | |
| 01:52 | Alabama A&M | Gregory Salter drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edgar Conley | 61-56 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Ralph Vance misses the easy layup | 61-56 |
| 01:35 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Allen Becker | 61-56 |
| 01:13 | Alabama A&M | Allen Becker comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 61-56 |
| 01:12 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Allen | 61-56 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Erik Bradley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 00:42 | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Alabama A&M | John Allen is called for the reach on Lonnie Hayes in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Mark Huffman (PG), William McKaughan (SF), Gary Hill (C) Edgar Conley, Gregory Salter, Anthony Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:41 | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Ralph Vance grabs the board | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Akron | Ralph Vance can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 00:36 | Alabama A&M | Mark Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:36 | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| 00:33 | Alabama A&M | William McKaughan is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Ramsey - foul #2 on Daniel Ramsey, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| 00:33 | Alabama A&M | William McKaughan makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:33 | Alabama A&M | William McKaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:28 | Akron | John Allen scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-59 |
| 00:25 | Alabama A&M | John Allen is called for the reach on Lonnie Hayes in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Allen, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Joseph Myricks (PG), Gregory Salter (SF), John Claassen (PF), Anthony Davis (C) Mark Huffman, William McKaughan, Allen Becker, Gary Hill | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:25 | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:25 | Alabama A&M | Lonnie Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:19 | Akron | John Allen is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Hayes - foul #4 on Lonnie Hayes, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Edgar Conley (PG), Allen Becker (PF) Joseph Myricks, John Claassen | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Erik Bradley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Allen | 65-62 |
| 00:13 | Alabama A&M | Allen Becker is hacked by John Allen in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Allen, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Joseph Myricks (PG) Edgar Conley | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:13 | Alabama A&M | Allen Becker makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:13 | Alabama A&M | Allen Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:09 | Akron | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Ralph Vance gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:05 | Akron | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 00:04 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Bradley | 67-62 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Daniel Ramsey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 00:00 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |