| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tommy Burkett (fresh) SG - Jimmy Franklin (fresh) SF - David Alexander (fresh) PF - David Davis (fresh) C - Donald McElroy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Walter Wilkerson (fresh) SG - Kirk McKinney (fresh) SF - Brian Edwards (fresh) PF - Liko Tang (fresh) C - Jamel Miceli (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Jamel Miceli wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Morehead State | Brian Edwards makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Wilkerson | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Akron | David Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Morehead State | Kirk McKinney's fadeaway is rejected by Donald McElroy | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Morehead State | Liko Tang can't tip it in | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Akron | Donald McElroy is fouled on the floor by Walter Wilkerson - foul #1 on Walter Wilkerson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Donald McElroy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Morehead State | Brian Edwards pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Morehead State | Liko Tang comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Donald McElroy pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Akron | David Alexander hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Tommy Burkett | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Morehead State | Tommy Burkett steals it from Liko Tang | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Tommy Burkett hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Davis | 4-3 |
| 17:23 | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:22 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Jamel Miceli | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | Morehead State | Liko Tang is hacked by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski (PG), Billie Smith (SG), Gonzalo Lopez (SF), Derrick Zwolensky (PF), Randy Crose (C) Walter Wilkerson, Kirk McKinney, Brian Edwards, Liko Tang, Jamel Miceli | |
| 16:58 | Morehead State | Randy Crose drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Derrick Zwolensky | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Davis | 7-5 |
| 16:43 | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:33 | Morehead State | Randy Crose misses the shot from the right side | 7-5 |
| 16:31 | Akron | David Alexander snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Donald McElroy can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Gonzalo Lopez - foul #1 on Gonzalo Lopez, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb (PG), Joshua Brown (SF), Peter Digennaro (PF) Tommy Burkett, David Alexander, David Davis | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kirk McKinney (SG) Gonzalo Lopez | |
| 16:22 | Akron | Donald McElroy makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Donald McElroy misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:22 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:15 | Morehead State | Douglas Gottlieb takes the ball from Thomas Klimaszewski | 8-5 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb lays it in | 10-5 |
| 15:53 | Morehead State | Kirk McKinney misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 15:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald McElroy | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Douglas Gottlieb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Franklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Brown (fresh) PF - Peter Digennaro (fresh) C - Donald McElroy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billie Smith (fresh) SG - Kirk McKinney (fresh) SF - Thomas Klimaszewski (fresh) PF - Derrick Zwolensky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Crose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-5 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Donald McElroy tips it but misses | 10-5 |
| 15:32 | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 15:25 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Donald McElroy grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Peter Digennaro blows the layup but he's hacked by Billie Smith - foul #1 on Billie Smith, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Chivers (SG), Ronald Keith (C) Jimmy Franklin, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson (PG), Brian Edwards (SF), Liko Tang (PF), Jamel Miceli (C) Billie Smith, Thomas Klimaszewski, Derrick Zwolensky, Randy Crose | |
| 15:10 | Akron | Peter Digennaro makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Peter Digennaro makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:47 | Morehead State | Douglas Gottlieb takes the ball from Kirk McKinney | 12-5 |
| 14:22 | Akron | Daniel Chivers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 14:21 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Walter Wilkerson | 12-5 |
| 13:57 | Morehead State | Daniel Chivers steals it from Walter Wilkerson | 12-5 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Edwards | 12-5 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Joshua Brown snags the offensive board | 12-5 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-5 |
| 13:21 | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 12:52 | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Liko Tang | 12-7 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 12:33 | Akron | Peter Digennaro grabs the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jamel Miceli - foul #1 on Jamel Miceli, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Franklin (SG), David Alexander (SF), David Davis (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Daniel Chivers, Joshua Brown, Peter Digennaro, Ronald Keith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski (PG), Billie Smith (SG), Gonzalo Lopez (SF), Derrick Zwolensky (PF), Randy Crose (C) Walter Wilkerson, Kirk McKinney, Brian Edwards, Liko Tang, Jamel Miceli | |
| 12:12 | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb makes the free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:03 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 15-7 |
| 12:02 | Morehead State | Randy Crose grabs the offensive board | 15-7 |
| 11:44 | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Derrick Zwolensky | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Douglas Gottlieb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Davis (fresh) C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Klimaszewski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billie Smith (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Lopez (fresh) PF - Derrick Zwolensky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Crose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Alexander and the foul's on Billie Smith - foul #2 on Billie Smith, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Tommy Burkett (PG) Douglas Gottlieb | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson (PG), Kirk McKinney (SG), Liko Tang (C) Billie Smith, Gonzalo Lopez, Randy Crose | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin makes the free throw | 18-10 |
| 11:15 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky is hacked by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #2 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Digennaro (PF) David Davis | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Brian Edwards (SG), Randy Crose (C) Kirk McKinney, Liko Tang | |
| 11:02 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Peter Digennaro - foul #1 on Peter Digennaro, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Chivers (PF) Peter Digennaro | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kirk McKinney (SG), Liko Tang (C) Thomas Klimaszewski, Randy Crose | |
| 11:02 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 11:02 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Donald McElroy is hacked by Brian Edwards - foul #1 on Brian Edwards, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Keith (PF) Daniel Chivers | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski (SF), Randy Crose (C) Brian Edwards, Liko Tang | |
| 10:34 | Akron | Tommy Burkett makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Alexander | 20-12 |
| 10:15 | Morehead State | Kirk McKinney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-12 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Donald McElroy pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:07 | Akron | David Alexander's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Crose | 20-12 |
| 10:05 | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 09:50 | Morehead State | Randy Crose can't finish the layup | 20-12 |
| 09:48 | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson snags the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 09:38 | Morehead State | Kirk McKinney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-12 |
| 09:36 | Akron | Ronald Keith pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:31 | Akron | Tommy Burkett misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Klimaszewski - foul #1 on Thomas Klimaszewski, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Joshua Brown (SF), Daniel Chivers (PF) David Alexander, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Brian Edwards (SF), Liko Tang (PF), Jamel Miceli (C) Walter Wilkerson, Derrick Zwolensky, Randy Crose | |
| 09:31 | Akron | Tommy Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 09:31 | Akron | Tommy Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:13 | Morehead State | Jimmy Franklin is called for the reach on Jamel Miceli - foul #1 on Jimmy Franklin, team foul #4 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb (PG), Donald McElroy (C) Tommy Burkett, Ronald Keith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 08:51 | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Joshua Brown grabs the board | 22-12 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin can't connect on a runner from the left block | 22-12 |
| 08:30 | Morehead State | Brian Edwards snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 08:16 | Morehead State | Kirk McKinney buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Klimaszewski | 22-15 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin's pass is intercepted by Liko Tang | 22-15 |
| 07:43 | Morehead State | Kirk McKinney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 07:42 | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski tips it back up and in | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Douglas Gottlieb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Franklin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Brown (fresh) PF - Daniel Chivers (fresh) C - Donald McElroy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Klimaszewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kirk McKinney (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Brian Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liko Tang (fairly fresh) C - Jamel Miceli (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin is hacked by Kirk McKinney - foul #1 on Kirk McKinney, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Tommy Burkett (PG), David Alexander (SF), Peter Digennaro (PF), Ronald Keith (C) Douglas Gottlieb, Joshua Brown, Daniel Chivers, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson (PG), Derrick Zwolensky (PF) Kirk McKinney, Jamel Miceli | |
| 07:23 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:23 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:23 | Morehead State | Liko Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 07:05 | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson loses the ball out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb (SG) Jimmy Franklin | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Randy Crose (C) Liko Tang | |
| 06:50 | Akron | Tommy Burkett misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 06:49 | Akron | David Alexander snags the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb clanks a shot from the right side | 23-17 |
| 06:28 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 06:23 | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Crose | 23-20 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Brian Edwards steps in front of the Peter Digennaro pass | 23-20 |
| 06:10 | Morehead State | Brian Edwards can't finish the layup | 23-20 |
| 06:08 | Akron | David Alexander snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Tommy Burkett misses long on a jumper from the left side | 23-20 |
| 05:53 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 05:39 | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski is hacked by David Alexander - foul #1 on David Alexander, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Joshua Brown (SG) Tommy Burkett | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kirk McKinney (SG), Gonzalo Lopez (SF), Liko Tang (PF), Jamel Miceli (C) Brian Edwards, Thomas Klimaszewski, Derrick Zwolensky, Randy Crose | |
| 05:19 | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Peter Digennaro pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb is hacked by Walter Wilkerson - foul #2 on Walter Wilkerson, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Franklin (SG), Daniel Chivers (PF), Donald McElroy (C) David Alexander, Peter Digennaro, Ronald Keith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski (PG), Brian Edwards (SF) Walter Wilkerson, Gonzalo Lopez | |
| 04:52 | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:52 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Brian Edwards | 24-20 |
| 04:26 | Morehead State | Liko Tang's pass is intercepted by Daniel Chivers | 24-20 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Thomas Klimaszewski steals the ball from Donald McElroy | 24-20 |
| 03:58 | Morehead State | Jamel Miceli makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Brian Edwards | 24-22 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Daniel Chivers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Douglas Gottlieb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Franklin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Brown (fresh) PF - Daniel Chivers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald McElroy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Klimaszewski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kirk McKinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liko Tang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamel Miceli (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-25 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Douglas Gottlieb buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Donald McElroy | 28-25 |
| 02:54 | Morehead State | Thomas Klimaszewski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-25 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Jimmy Franklin makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Daniel Chivers | 30-25 |
| 02:14 | Morehead State | Jamel Miceli is fouled on the floor by Donald McElroy - foul #1 on Donald McElroy, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Tommy Burkett (PG), David Alexander (SF), David Davis (PF), Peter Digennaro (C) Douglas Gottlieb, Joshua Brown, Daniel Chivers, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Walter Wilkerson (PG), Gonzalo Lopez (SF), Derrick Zwolensky (PF), Randy Crose (C) Thomas Klimaszewski, Brian Edwards, Liko Tang, Jamel Miceli | |
| 01:59 | Morehead State | Kirk McKinney blows the layup | 30-25 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Peter Digennaro pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Gonzalo Lopez is called for the reach on Tommy Burkett - foul #2 on Gonzalo Lopez, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Liko Tang (C) Randy Crose | |
| 01:41 | Akron | Tommy Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Tommy Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:19 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Liko Tang | 31-27 |
| 00:57 | Akron | David Alexander hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Gonzalo Lopez - foul #3 on Gonzalo Lopez, team foul #11 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Chivers (SG) Jimmy Franklin | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Brian Edwards (SF), Randy Crose (C) Gonzalo Lopez, Liko Tang | |
| 00:57 | Akron | David Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:57 | Akron | David Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:33 | Morehead State | Derrick Zwolensky scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 00:16 | Akron | David Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 00:14 | Morehead State | Randy Crose grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Kirk McKinney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-30 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Peter Digennaro grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Peter Digennaro clanks a fullcourt shot | 33-30 |