| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Washburn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Griffiths (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Trader (fresh) PF - David Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Drury (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marty Singh (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Dennis Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Frank Lockhart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Castle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams inbounds the ball | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Gonzaga | Marty Singh makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Adams | 42-48 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Dennis Adams denies the turnaround by David Robbins | 42-48 |
| 19:22 | Akron | James Griffiths tips it home | 44-48 |
| 19:05 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 19:03 | Akron | Claude Trader gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 18:48 | Akron | David Robbins misses short on a shot in the lane | 44-48 |
| 18:47 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to James Griffiths | 44-48 |
| 18:40 | Akron | James Griffiths hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 18:38 | Gonzaga | Frank Lockhart pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 18:25 | Gonzaga | Marty Singh is hacked by Jack Washburn - foul #1 on Jack Washburn, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Jones (PG), Cory Cantrell (SG), Ruben York (SF), Lee Kelly (PF), Howard Williams (C) Jack Washburn, James Griffiths, Claude Trader, David Robbins, Paul Drury | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton (PG), James Weldon (PF) Marty Singh, Frank Lockhart | |
| 18:18 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-48 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Lee Kelly pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Lee Kelly is hacked by Dennis Adams - foul #1 on Dennis Adams, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons (SF) Dennis Adams | |
| 17:54 | Akron | Howard Williams can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 44-48 |
| 17:52 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 17:47 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Scott Smith | 44-50 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Howard Williams's floater is tipped away by Jerry Castle | 44-50 |
| 17:37 | Gonzaga | Scott Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 17:32 | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton scores on a turnaround from close range | 44-52 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Howard Williams drills a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Mitchell Clayton - foul #1 on Mitchell Clayton, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Akron | James Griffiths (SG), David Robbins (PF) Cory Cantrell, Lee Kelly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Vierra (PG), Dennis Adams (SF), Frank Lockhart (PF) Mitchell Clayton, Brian Clemons, James Weldon | |
| 17:16 | Akron | Howard Williams makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 16:59 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 16:57 | Gonzaga | Jerry Castle hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 16:41 | Akron | James Griffiths is hacked by Jerry Castle - foul #4 on Jerry Castle, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Davis (PG), Claude Trader (SF), Charles Duckworth (C) Wilson Jones, Ruben York, Howard Williams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marty Singh (PG) Richard Vierra | |
| 16:18 | Akron | David Robbins hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 16:17 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 16:10 | Gonzaga | Charles Duckworth is called for the reach on Marty Singh - foul #1 on Charles Duckworth, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Cory Cantrell (SF), Lee Kelly (C) Claude Trader, Charles Duckworth | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons (SF) Dennis Adams | |
| 15:58 | Gonzaga | Scott Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Lee Kelly grabs the board | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Randy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Griffiths (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Cantrell (fresh) PF - David Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marty Singh (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Scott Smith (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Clemons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Lockhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Castle (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Randy Davis connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Cory Cantrell | 50-54 |
| 15:19 | Gonzaga | Frank Lockhart jams it on a nice dish by Brian Clemons and the foul's on David Robbins - foul #3 on David Robbins, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Wilson Jones (SG), Claude Trader (SF), Charles Duckworth (PF), Paul Drury (C) Randy Davis, James Griffiths, Cory Cantrell, David Robbins, Lee Kelly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton (PG), Dennis Adams (SF), James Weldon (PF) Marty Singh, Brian Clemons, Jerry Castle | |
| 15:19 | Gonzaga | Frank Lockhart makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Wilson Jones scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 14:48 | Gonzaga | James Weldon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Lockhart | 52-59 |
| 14:46 | Akron | Jack Washburn is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchell Clayton - foul #2 on Mitchell Clayton, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Ruben York (SF) Claude Trader | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jerry Castle (C) Frank Lockhart | |
| 14:32 | Akron | Paul Drury misses the jumper from the baseline | 52-59 |
| 14:31 | Gonzaga | James Weldon pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 14:26 | Gonzaga | Scott Smith loses the dribble to Ruben York | 52-59 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Charles Duckworth misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 52-59 |
| 14:04 | Gonzaga | James Weldon snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 13:57 | Gonzaga | Ruben York steals it from Mitchell Clayton | 52-59 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Ruben York banks in the layup | 54-59 |
| 13:49 | Gonzaga | Jack Washburn is called for the reach on Mitchell Clayton - foul #2 on Jack Washburn, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Davis (PG), James Griffiths (SG), Lee Kelly (SF), David Robbins (PF), Howard Williams (C) Jack Washburn, Wilson Jones, Ruben York, Charles Duckworth, Paul Drury | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marty Singh (PG), Brian Clemons (SF) Mitchell Clayton, Dennis Adams | |
| 13:36 | Gonzaga | James Weldon is fouled on the floor by Howard Williams - foul #1 on Howard Williams, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| 13:24 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons misses the lay-in | 54-59 |
| 13:23 | Akron | David Robbins pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Lee Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-59 |
| 12:54 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Brian Clemons | 54-59 |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lee Kelly - foul #1 on Lee Kelly, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Jones (SG), Cory Cantrell (SF) James Griffiths, Howard Williams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Vierra (PG), Dennis Adams (SF), Frank Lockhart (PF) Marty Singh, James Weldon, Jerry Castle | |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Randy Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Cantrell | 56-61 |
| 12:19 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brian Clemons | 56-64 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Richard Vierra steals it from Randy Davis in the backcourt | 56-64 |
| 12:09 | Gonzaga | Scott Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Lockhart | 56-67 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Randy Davis is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Davis, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Ruben York (SF), Charles Duckworth (PF), Paul Drury (C) Randy Davis, David Robbins, Lee Kelly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jerry Castle (C) Brian Clemons | |
| 11:55 | Gonzaga | Ruben York takes the ball from Dennis Adams | 56-67 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Cory Cantrell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ruben York | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wilson Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Cory Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben York (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Charles Duckworth (fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul Drury (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Richard Vierra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Smith (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. PF - Frank Lockhart (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Castle (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Gonzaga | Scott Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 11:40 | Akron | Paul Drury snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 11:19 | Akron | Charles Duckworth lays it up and in set up by Ruben York | 60-67 |
| 11:04 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams is fouled on the floor by Ruben York - foul #1 on Ruben York, team foul #8 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), James Griffiths (SG), Claude Trader (SF), Howard Williams (PF) Wilson Jones, Cory Cantrell, Ruben York, Paul Drury | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marty Singh (PG), Brian Clemons (SF), James Weldon (PF) Richard Vierra, Frank Lockhart, Jerry Castle | |
| 11:04 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 11:04 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons snags the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 10:55 | Gonzaga | Scott Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-67 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Charles Duckworth grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Charles Duckworth comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 60-67 |
| 10:33 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 10:20 | Gonzaga | James Griffiths takes the ball from Marty Singh | 60-67 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Claude Trader misses the lay-in | 60-67 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Claude Trader grabs the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 09:56 | Akron | James Griffiths drills a shot from close range set up by Howard Williams | 62-67 |
| 09:52 | Gonzaga | Marty Singh lays it up and in set up by Scott Smith | 62-69 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Charles Duckworth is called for traveling | 62-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Davis (PG), Ruben York (SF), David Robbins (PF), Lee Kelly (C) Jack Washburn, Claude Trader, Howard Williams, Charles Duckworth | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton (PG), Frank Lockhart (PF), Jerry Castle (C) Marty Singh, Brian Clemons, James Weldon | |
| 09:17 | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton is hacked by Randy Davis - foul #2 on Randy Davis, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Jones (SG) James Griffiths | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Vierra (PG) Scott Smith | |
| 09:17 | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 09:17 | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 09:17 | Gonzaga | Frank Lockhart grabs the offensive board | 62-70 |
| 09:03 | Gonzaga | Richard Vierra hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Mitchell Clayton | 62-72 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Mitchell Clayton is called for the reach on Randy Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mitchell Clayton, team foul #5 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Cory Cantrell (SG) Randy Davis | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Scott Smith (SG) Richard Vierra | |
| 08:39 | Akron | Lee Kelly hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Lockhart - foul #3 on Frank Lockhart, team foul #6 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Davis (PG) Ruben York | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:39 | Akron | Lee Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Lee Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 08:39 | Gonzaga | Frank Lockhart pulls down the rebound | 63-72 |
| 08:28 | Gonzaga | Jerry Castle's floater is tipped away by Lee Kelly | 63-72 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Lee Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Mitchell Clayton picks off the pass by Randy Davis | 63-72 |
| 08:05 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | Akron | James Griffiths (SG), Ruben York (SF), Paul Drury (C) Randy Davis, Cory Cantrell, Lee Kelly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marty Singh (PG), James Weldon (PF) Mitchell Clayton, Frank Lockhart | |
| 07:55 | Gonzaga | James Weldon makes the floater from the left block and he's fouled by David Robbins - foul #4 on David Robbins, team foul #10 | 63-74 |
| 07:55 | Gonzaga | James Weldon misses the free throw | 63-74 |
| 07:55 | Akron | David Robbins snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Ruben York hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 07:39 | Gonzaga | James Weldon snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wilson Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Griffiths (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben York (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - David Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Drury (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marty Singh (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Scott Smith (very tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Adams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Weldon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Castle (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Gonzaga | Ruben York denies the turnaround by Marty Singh | 63-74 |
| 07:33 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams hits the follow up shot | 63-76 |
| 07:18 | Akron | David Robbins makes the jumper from the right block | 65-76 |
| 07:00 | Gonzaga | James Weldon misses long on a floater from the right block | 65-76 |
| 06:59 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams tips it home | 65-78 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Ruben York hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-78 |
| 06:25 | Gonzaga | James Weldon is called for traveling | 68-78 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Cory Cantrell (SG), Claude Trader (SF), Lee Kelly (PF), Howard Williams (C) Wilson Jones, James Griffiths, Ruben York, David Robbins, Paul Drury | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton (PG), Brian Clemons (SF), Frank Lockhart (PF) Marty Singh, Dennis Adams, James Weldon | |
| 06:23 | Akron | Cory Cantrell is hacked by Jerry Castle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Castle, team foul #7 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Weldon (C) Jerry Castle | |
| 06:23 | Akron | Cory Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 06:23 | Akron | Cory Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 06:23 | Gonzaga | Scott Smith grabs the board | 69-78 |
| 06:14 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Mitchell Clayton | 69-80 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Howard Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Cory Cantrell | 71-80 |
| 05:40 | Gonzaga | Frank Lockhart connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mitchell Clayton | 71-82 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Claude Trader can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-82 |
| 05:09 | Gonzaga | Frank Lockhart pulls down the rebound | 71-82 |
| 05:03 | Gonzaga | James Weldon misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Howard Williams - foul #2 on Howard Williams, team foul #11 | 71-82 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Jones (PG), James Griffiths (SG), David Robbins (PF), Charles Duckworth (C) Jack Washburn, Cory Cantrell, Lee Kelly, Howard Williams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marty Singh (PG), Dennis Adams (SF) Mitchell Clayton, Brian Clemons | |
| 05:03 | Gonzaga | James Weldon misses the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 05:03 | Gonzaga | James Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 04:58 | Akron | James Griffiths is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Smith - foul #5 on Scott Smith, team foul #8 | 71-83 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Max Rene (SG) Scott Smith | |
| 04:58 | Akron | James Griffiths makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 04:58 | Akron | James Griffiths misses the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Max Rene pulls down the rebound | 72-83 |
| 04:51 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams hits a jumper from the right side | 72-85 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:39 | Akron | David Robbins connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Claude Trader | 74-85 |
| 04:30 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams blows the dunk but he's fouled by Claude Trader - foul #3 on Claude Trader, team foul #12 | 74-85 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons (SF) James Weldon | |
| 04:30 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams makes the 1st free throw | 74-86 |
| 04:30 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-87 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Claude Trader clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-87 |
| 04:08 | Gonzaga | Frank Lockhart snags the defensive board | 74-87 |
| 04:05 | Gonzaga | Wilson Jones steps in front of the Marty Singh pass in the backcourt | 74-87 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Charles Duckworth hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Claude Trader | 76-87 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Marty Singh scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-89 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Akron | Claude Trader makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-89 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wilson Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Griffiths (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Trader (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Robbins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Duckworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marty Singh (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SG - Max Rene (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Clemons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Lockhart (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dennis Adams (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. | |
| 03:26 | Gonzaga | Marty Singh is hacked by Wilson Jones - foul #1 on Wilson Jones, team foul #13 | 79-89 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Davis (PG), Cory Cantrell (SG), Ruben York (SF), Lee Kelly (PF), Paul Drury (C) Wilson Jones, James Griffiths, Claude Trader, David Robbins, Charles Duckworth | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton (PG), Richard Vierra (SG) Max Rene, Brian Clemons | |
| 03:26 | Gonzaga | Marty Singh makes the 1st free throw | 79-90 |
| 03:26 | Gonzaga | Marty Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 79-91 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Lee Kelly connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Ruben York | 82-91 |
| 02:55 | Gonzaga | Richard Vierra's pass is intercepted by Paul Drury | 82-91 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-91 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), James Griffiths (SG), David Robbins (PF) Randy Davis, Cory Cantrell, Lee Kelly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Max Rene (SG), James Weldon (C) Richard Vierra, Marty Singh | |
| 02:51 | Akron | David Robbins is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchell Clayton - foul #4 on Mitchell Clayton, team foul #9 | 82-91 |
| 02:51 | Akron | David Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 82-91 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Ruben York grabs the offensive board | 82-91 |
| 02:44 | Akron | David Robbins knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Jack Washburn | 84-91 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-91 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:31 | Akron | Jack Washburn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 84-91 |
| 02:30 | Akron | David Robbins snags the offensive board | 84-91 |
| 02:13 | Akron | David Robbins scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Jack Washburn | 86-91 |
| 01:58 | Gonzaga | Max Rene misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 86-91 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Paul Drury gets the rebound | 86-91 |
| 01:34 | Akron | James Griffiths hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-91 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Paul Drury tips it home | 88-91 |
| 01:07 | Gonzaga | Max Rene travels with the ball | 88-91 |
| Subs | Akron | Claude Trader (SF) Ruben York | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marty Singh (PG), Brian Clemons (SF) Mitchell Clayton, Max Rene | |
| 00:48 | Akron | David Robbins hits the finger roll | 90-91 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons is fouled on the floor by David Robbins - foul #5 on David Robbins, team foul #14 | 90-91 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Kelly (PF) David Robbins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton (PG) James Weldon | |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 90-92 |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 90-93 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Brian Clemons is called for the reach on Jack Washburn - foul #1 on Brian Clemons, team foul #10 | 90-93 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Jack Washburn makes the 1st free throw | 91-93 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Jack Washburn misses the 2nd free throw | 91-93 |
| 00:12 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Brian Clemons | 91-93 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Gonzaga | James Griffiths is called for the reach on Brian Clemons in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Griffiths, team foul #15 | 91-93 |
| 00:10 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 91-94 |
| 00:10 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons misses the 2nd free throw | 91-94 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Lee Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 91-94 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 91-94 |
| 00:03 | Akron | James Griffiths knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 94-94 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 94-94 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Weldon (C) Mitchell Clayton | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Marty Singh clanks a halfcourt shot | 94-94 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Washburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Griffiths (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claude Trader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Drury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marty Singh (fresh) 22 pts. SG - Dennis Adams (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Clemons (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Lockhart (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Weldon (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Paul Drury wins the tip | 94-94 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:41 | Akron | Paul Drury misses short on an open runner from the right block | 94-94 |
| 04:39 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Drury | 94-94 |
| 04:27 | Akron | James Griffiths hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 94-94 |
| 04:25 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons pulls down the rebound | 94-94 |
| 04:10 | Gonzaga | James Weldon's floater is tipped away by Claude Trader | 94-94 |
| 04:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Griffiths | 94-94 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Claude Trader loses the dribble to Marty Singh in the backcourt | 94-94 |
| 04:05 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams jams it on a nice dish by Marty Singh | 94-96 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Marty Singh picks off the pass by Paul Drury in the backcourt | 94-96 |
| 03:57 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 94-96 |
| 03:56 | Akron | Paul Drury grabs the defensive rebound | 94-96 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Claude Trader buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Brian Clemons - foul #2 on Brian Clemons, team foul #11 | 96-96 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Jones (PG), Howard Williams (PF), Charles Duckworth (C) Jack Washburn, Lee Kelly, Paul Drury | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton (PG), Max Rene (SG) Marty Singh, Frank Lockhart | |
| 03:44 | Akron | Claude Trader makes the free throw | 97-96 |
| 03:22 | Gonzaga | James Weldon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 97-96 |
| 03:21 | Gonzaga | Max Rene grabs the offensive board | 97-96 |
| 03:09 | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 97-96 |
| 03:07 | Gonzaga | Max Rene snags the offensive board | 97-96 |
| 02:57 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 97-96 |
| 02:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Duckworth | 97-96 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Charles Duckworth misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Brian Clemons - foul #3 on Brian Clemons, team foul #12 | 97-96 |
| Subs | Akron | Cory Cantrell (SG), Ruben York (SF), Lee Kelly (C) James Griffiths, Claude Trader, Howard Williams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marty Singh (PG), Frank Lockhart (PF) Mitchell Clayton, Brian Clemons | |
| 02:40 | Akron | Charles Duckworth misses the 1st free throw | 97-96 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Charles Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 98-96 |
| 02:27 | Gonzaga | Max Rene drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Weldon and he's hacked by Cory Cantrell - foul #2 on Cory Cantrell, team foul #16 | 98-98 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Drury (C) Charles Duckworth | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Vierra (SG) James Weldon | |
| 02:27 | Gonzaga | Max Rene misses the free throw | 98-98 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Lee Kelly gets the rebound | 98-98 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 98-98 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Wilson Jones connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ruben York | 101-98 |
| 02:06 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 101-98 |
| Subs | Akron | James Griffiths (SG), Howard Williams (C) Cory Cantrell, Paul Drury | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton (PG), James Weldon (C) Richard Vierra, Max Rene | |
| 01:53 | Gonzaga | Marty Singh misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 101-98 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Ruben York pulls down the rebound | 101-98 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 101-98 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Claude Trader (SF), Paul Drury (C) Wilson Jones, Ruben York, Howard Williams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons (SF) Mitchell Clayton | |
| 01:38 | Akron | Paul Drury comes up short on the floater from the right side | 101-98 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Jack Washburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 101-98 |
| 01:26 | Akron | Jack Washburn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 101-98 |
| 01:24 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons grabs the board | 101-98 |
| 01:24 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 101-98 |
| 01:16 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams is fouled on the floor by James Griffiths - foul #4 on James Griffiths, team foul #17 | 101-98 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mitchell Clayton (PG) James Weldon | |
| 01:16 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams makes the 1st free throw | 101-99 |
| 01:16 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 101-100 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Paul Drury is hacked by Mitchell Clayton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mitchell Clayton, team foul #13 | 101-100 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Weldon (C) Mitchell Clayton | |
| 01:14 | Akron | Paul Drury misses the 1st free throw | 101-100 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Paul Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 102-100 |
| 00:56 | Gonzaga | James Weldon drills a runner in the lane set up by Marty Singh | 102-102 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Washburn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Griffiths (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Claude Trader (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Drury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marty Singh (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Adams (fresh) 27 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Clemons (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Frank Lockhart (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Weldon (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:30 | Akron | James Griffiths is hacked by Frank Lockhart - foul #4 on Frank Lockhart, team foul #14 | 102-102 |
| 00:30 | Akron | James Griffiths makes the 1st free throw | 103-102 |
| 00:30 | Akron | James Griffiths makes the 2nd free throw | 104-102 |
| 00:28 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 104-102 |
| 00:12 | Gonzaga | Frank Lockhart's pass is intercepted by Lee Kelly | 104-102 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Akron | Dennis Adams is called for the reach on James Griffiths in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Adams, team foul #15 | 104-102 |
| 00:11 | Akron | James Griffiths makes the 1st free throw | 105-102 |
| 00:11 | Akron | James Griffiths makes the 2nd free throw | 106-102 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 106-102 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Dennis Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 106-102 |
| 00:03 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Drury | 106-102 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Paul Drury is fouled in the backcourt by Marty Singh - foul #2 on Marty Singh, team foul #16 | 106-102 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Jones (PG) Jack Washburn | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Paul Drury misses the 1st free throw | 106-102 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Paul Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 107-102 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Brian Clemons can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 107-102 |