| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Carpino (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mario Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jon Bowman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Derrico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kenneth Pierce (fresh) SG - Leon Walters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Bolling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Conover (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Scranton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Wayne Stevens inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Dennis Carpino drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Mario Martinez and he's hacked by Kenneth Pierce - foul #1 on Kenneth Pierce, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Akron | James Mattos (SG), Li Chiang (SF), Scott Sykes (PF), Joseph Freeman (C) Mario Martinez, Wayne Stevens, Jon Bowman, Aaron Derrico | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Dennis Carpino makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Charles Bolling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Freeman - foul #3 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Akron | David Turner (PG), Kenneth Mitchell (SG), Wayne Stevens (SF), Aaron Derrico (C) Dennis Carpino, James Mattos, Li Chiang, Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Charles Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Charles Bolling makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-27 |
| 18:50 | Pitt | Brian Scranton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Charles Bolling is hacked by Wayne Stevens - foul #1 on Wayne Stevens, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (SG), James Mattos (SF), Jon Bowman (PF) Kenneth Mitchell, Wayne Stevens, Scott Sykes | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Brian Scranton's dunk attempt is rejected by Aaron Derrico | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Akron | James Mattos pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Brian Scranton picks off the pass by James Mattos | 34-27 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Leon Walters is called for traveling | 34-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Li Chiang (PG), Kenneth Mitchell (SG), Wayne Stevens (SF), Scott Sykes (PF) David Turner, Mario Martinez, James Mattos, Jon Bowman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:28 | Akron | Scott Sykes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brian Scranton - foul #1 on Brian Scranton, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Carpino (PG) Li Chiang | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:28 | Akron | Scott Sykes misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:28 | Akron | Scott Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | Kenneth Pierce clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 17:00 | Akron | Scott Sykes snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Carpino | 38-27 |
| 16:10 | Pitt | Kenneth Mitchell is called for the reach on Anthony Conover - foul #1 on Kenneth Mitchell, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Li Chiang (PG), Mario Martinez (SG), James Mattos (SF), Jon Bowman (PF) Dennis Carpino, Kenneth Mitchell, Wayne Stevens, Scott Sykes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommie Ensor (PG) Kenneth Pierce | |
| 15:55 | Pitt | Anthony Conover travels with the ball | 38-27 |
| Subs | Akron | David Turner (PG), Joseph Freeman (C) James Mattos, Aaron Derrico | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Turner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mario Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Li Chiang (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jon Bowman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Freeman (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Tommie Ensor (fresh) SG - Leon Walters (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Bolling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Conover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Scranton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Akron | Tommie Ensor is called for the reach on Joseph Freeman - foul #1 on Tommie Ensor, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Akron | James Mattos (SG), Scott Sykes (PF) David Turner, Mario Martinez | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:07 | Akron | James Mattos is fouled on the floor by Leon Walters - foul #1 on Leon Walters, team foul #4 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Akron | David Turner (PG), Mario Martinez (SG), Wayne Stevens (SF) Li Chiang, James Mattos, Jon Bowman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:50 | Akron | Mario Martinez connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Turner | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Tommie Ensor misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Brian Scranton tips it but misses | 40-27 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Anthony Conover pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Joseph Freeman takes the ball from Charles Bolling | 40-27 |
| 13:45 | Akron | David Turner makes the shot from the left side set up by Mario Martinez | 42-27 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Tommie Ensor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-27 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Scott Sykes gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Scott Sykes drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Freeman | 44-27 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Leon Walters clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 44-27 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Scott Sykes gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Scott Sykes blows the layup | 44-27 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Wayne Stevens snags the offensive board | 44-27 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Joseph Freeman clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Conover - foul #5 on Anthony Conover, team foul #5 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Carpino (PG), James Mattos (SG), Li Chiang (SF), Jon Bowman (PF) David Turner, Mario Martinez, Wayne Stevens, Scott Sykes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Pierce (PG), William Colangelo (PF) Tommie Ensor, Anthony Conover | |
| 12:43 | Akron | Joseph Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Joseph Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 12:26 | Pitt | Leon Walters clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-27 |
| 12:25 | Akron | Jon Bowman snags the defensive board | 46-27 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Brian Scranton is called for the reach on James Mattos - foul #2 on Brian Scranton, team foul #6 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell (SG), Aaron Derrico (C) Li Chiang, Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:48 | Akron | James Mattos banks in the layup set up by Dennis Carpino | 48-27 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Carpino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Mattos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Bowman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Derrico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kenneth Pierce (fresh) SG - Leon Walters (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Bolling (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Colangelo (fresh) C - Brian Scranton (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Kenneth Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Li Chiang (PG), Joseph Freeman (C) Dennis Carpino, Aaron Derrico | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:06 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-27 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Jon Bowman misses the tip | 48-27 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Li Chiang grabs the offensive rebound | 48-27 |
| 10:49 | Akron | Brian Scranton steps in front of the James Mattos pass | 48-27 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Brian Scranton makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Pierce | 48-29 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Jon Bowman is hacked by Charles Bolling - foul #4 on Charles Bolling, team foul #7 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Carpino (PG), Wayne Stevens (SF), Scott Sykes (PF), Aaron Derrico (C) Li Chiang, Kenneth Mitchell, James Mattos, Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:17 | Akron | Jon Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Jon Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Pierce comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Scott Sykes - foul #1 on Scott Sykes, team foul #4 | 50-29 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Jon Bowman buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Carpino | 52-31 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Dennis Carpino steals it from Leon Walters | 52-31 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Dennis Carpino lays it up and in | 54-31 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Kenneth Pierce comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Wayne Stevens snags the defensive board | 54-31 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Dennis Carpino knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Bowman | 56-31 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | William Colangelo buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-33 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Scott Sykes scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Carpino | 58-33 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Aaron Derrico swats the shot by Leon Walters | 58-33 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | William Colangelo snags the offensive board | 58-33 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | William Colangelo scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Pierce and he's fouled by Aaron Derrico - foul #2 on Aaron Derrico, team foul #5 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Li Chiang (PG), Kenneth Mitchell (SG), James Mattos (SF), Joseph Freeman (C) Dennis Carpino, Jon Bowman, Wayne Stevens, Aaron Derrico | |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommie Ensor (PG) Kenneth Pierce | |
| 08:13 | Pitt | William Colangelo makes the free throw | 58-36 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Joseph Freeman misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Brian Scranton - foul #3 on Brian Scranton, team foul #8 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (SG) Kenneth Mitchell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell (PF) William Colangelo | |
| 07:57 | Akron | Joseph Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Joseph Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell clanks a jumper near the basket | 60-36 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Joseph Freeman gets the rebound | 60-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Li Chiang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Mattos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Sykes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Tommie Ensor (fresh) SG - Leon Walters (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Bolling (tired) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Powell (fresh) C - Brian Scranton (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Akron | Mario Martinez lays it in and he's hacked by Leon Walters - foul #2 on Leon Walters, team foul #9 | 62-36 |
| Subs | Akron | David Turner (PG) James Mattos | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:41 | Akron | Mario Martinez makes the free throw | 63-36 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Brian Scranton is called for 5 seconds | 63-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell (SG), James Mattos (SF) David Turner, Mario Martinez | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Charles Bolling takes the ball from Li Chiang | 63-36 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Tommie Ensor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Bolling | 63-38 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-38 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-38 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | Brian Scranton scores on a shot from the right block | 63-40 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Joseph Freeman misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Scranton - foul #4 on Brian Scranton, team foul #10 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Akron | David Turner (PG), Mario Martinez (SG), Wayne Stevens (SF), Jon Bowman (PF) Li Chiang, Kenneth Mitchell, James Mattos, Scott Sykes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Pierce (PG) Tommie Ensor | |
| 06:01 | Akron | Joseph Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Joseph Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-40 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Pierce tips it in | 65-42 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Wayne Stevens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Scranton - foul #5 on Brian Scranton, team foul #11 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Carpino (PG), Aaron Derrico (C) David Turner, Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Colangelo (PF) Brian Scranton | |
| 05:19 | Akron | Wayne Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Wayne Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-42 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Jon Bowman snags the defensive board | 66-42 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Dennis Carpino knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mario Martinez | 69-42 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Wayne Stevens blocks the jumper by Leon Walters | 69-42 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Mario Martinez gets the rebound | 69-42 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Dennis Carpino buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Stevens | 71-42 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Jon Bowman steps in front of the Kenneth Pierce pass | 71-42 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Mario Martinez is hacked by Leon Walters - foul #3 on Leon Walters, team foul #12 | 71-42 |
| Subs | Akron | David Turner (PG), James Mattos (SF), Scott Sykes (PF), Joseph Freeman (C) Dennis Carpino, Wayne Stevens, Jon Bowman, Aaron Derrico | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:47 | Akron | Mario Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 72-42 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Mario Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 73-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mario Martinez (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Mattos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Sykes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kenneth Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Walters (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Charles Bolling (tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - William Colangelo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Powell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Leon Walters's pass is intercepted by David Turner | 73-42 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Akron | Charles Bolling swats the layup by Joseph Freeman | 73-42 |
| 03:16 | Akron | Joseph Freeman grabs the offensive board | 73-42 |
| 03:10 | Akron | Mario Martinez knocks in the jumper from close range set up by James Mattos | 75-42 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Charles Bolling misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-42 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Scott Sykes grabs the board | 75-42 |
| 02:37 | Akron | Joseph Freeman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-42 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Powell | 75-42 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | William Colangelo misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Sykes - foul #2 on Scott Sykes, team foul #6 | 75-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Li Chiang (PG), Kenneth Mitchell (SG), Wayne Stevens (SF), Aaron Derrico (C) David Turner, Mario Martinez, James Mattos, Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommie Ensor (PG), Edgar Whyte (PF) Kenneth Pierce, Jeffrey Powell | |
| 02:17 | Pitt | William Colangelo makes the 1st free throw | 75-43 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | William Colangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-44 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Aaron Derrico pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-44 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Aaron Derrico misses the tip | 75-44 |
| 01:31 | Akron | Aaron Derrico tips it back up and in | 77-44 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Edgar Whyte misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-44 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Li Chiang gets the rebound | 77-44 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Stevens | 80-44 |
| 00:58 | Pitt | William Colangelo loses the dribble to Kenneth Mitchell | 80-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leon Walters - foul #4 on Leon Walters, team foul #13 | 80-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Carpino (PG), Jon Bowman (PF) Li Chiang, Scott Sykes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Pierce (PG), Jeffrey Powell (C) Tommie Ensor, Edgar Whyte | |
| 00:38 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 81-44 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 82-44 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Charles Bolling's floater is tipped away by Jon Bowman | 82-44 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Wayne Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 82-44 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Kenneth Mitchell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Stevens | 84-44 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Pierce misses long on a halfcourt shot | 84-44 |