| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Washburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Griffiths (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Claude Trader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Kelly (fresh) C - Paul Drury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jeff Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Howard Ford (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Ellis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frankie Baxter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leon Ropiski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:44 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Jeff Sawyer | 22-34 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Jack Washburn is hacked by Jeff Sawyer - foul #3 on Jeff Sawyer, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Otis Williams (PG) Jeff Sawyer | |
| 19:03 | Akron | Walter Ellis is called for the reach on Claude Trader - foul #1 on Walter Ellis, team foul #2 | 22-34 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Jack Washburn comes up short on the shot from the left side | 22-34 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 18:22 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-34 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Paul Drury grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 18:09 | Akron | James Griffiths misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Jack Washburn tips it back up and in | 24-34 |
| 17:44 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Ellis | 24-36 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Frankie Baxter is called for the reach on James Griffiths - foul #1 on Frankie Baxter, team foul #3 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Jones (PG), Ruben York (SF), Howard Williams (C) Jack Washburn, Claude Trader, Paul Drury | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:10 | Akron | Ruben York misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 17:09 | Akron | Howard Williams hits the follow up shot | 26-36 |
| 17:06 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams is hacked by Wilson Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilson Jones, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Duckworth (C) Lee Kelly | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry (SF), Jordan Bentley (PF) Walter Ellis, Frankie Baxter | |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Williams - foul #1 on Howard Williams, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:44 | Akron | The rebound goes to Howard Williams | 26-37 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Wilson Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-37 |
| 16:00 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Wilson Jones snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wilson Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Griffiths (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ruben York (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Duckworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Otis Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Howard Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jordan Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Leon Ropiski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Akron | Howard Williams clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jordan Bentley - foul #1 on Jordan Bentley, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Claude Trader (SF), Paul Drury (C) James Griffiths, Ruben York, Charles Duckworth | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer (PG), Walter Ellis (SF), Frankie Baxter (PF) Otis Williams, Stephen Perry, Jordan Bentley | |
| 15:40 | Akron | Howard Williams misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 15:40 | Akron | Howard Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 15:40 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Frankie Baxter | 28-37 |
| 15:17 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Ropiski | 28-40 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Leon Ropiski steals the ball from Howard Williams | 28-40 |
| 14:50 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter misses the jumper from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Wilson Jones pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Leon Ropiski blocks the short jumper by Howard Williams | 28-40 |
| 14:34 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Walter Ellis | 28-40 |
| 14:12 | Wisconsin | Paul Drury is called for the reach on Howard Ford - foul #1 on Paul Drury, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Akron | James Griffiths (SG), Ruben York (SF), David Robbins (PF) Wilson Jones, Claude Trader, Howard Williams | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis (C) Leon Ropiski | |
| 13:52 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jeff Sawyer | 28-42 |
| 13:31 | Akron | Jack Washburn loses the dribble to Frankie Baxter | 28-42 |
| 13:25 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis is whistled for a carry | 28-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Jones (PG), Lee Kelly (C) Jack Washburn, Paul Drury | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry (SF) Walter Ellis | |
| 13:10 | Akron | Wilson Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ruben York | 31-42 |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Howard Ford | 31-44 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Ruben York comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Howard Ford - foul #1 on Howard Ford, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Claude Trader (SF) Wilson Jones | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Otis Williams (PG), Walter Ellis (SF), Jordan Bentley (PF), Leon Ropiski (C) Jeff Sawyer, Stephen Perry, Frankie Baxter, Kyle Dennis | |
| 12:27 | Akron | Ruben York misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Ruben York misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:27 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Leon Ropiski | 31-44 |
| 12:03 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford buries a shot from the right block | 31-46 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Lee Kelly connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ruben York (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Griffiths (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Claude Trader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Lee Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Otis Williams (fresh) SG - Howard Ford (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter Ellis (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jordan Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Leon Ropiski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Otis Williams, team foul #6 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Paul Drury (C) Ruben York, Lee Kelly | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer (PG) Howard Ford | |
| 11:04 | Akron | Jack Washburn misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 33-46 |
| 11:03 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Drury | 33-46 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Jack Washburn buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Griffiths | 35-46 |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Drury - foul #2 on Paul Drury, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Jones (SG), Lee Kelly (SF), Howard Williams (PF) James Griffiths, Claude Trader, David Robbins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry (SF), Frankie Baxter (PF) Walter Ellis, Jordan Bentley | |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 10:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Paul Drury | 35-46 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Jeff Sawyer picks off the pass by Wilson Jones | 35-46 |
| 09:56 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams slams it home set up by Jeff Sawyer | 35-48 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Jack Washburn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 09:20 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski banks in the layup set up by Otis Williams | 35-50 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Paul Drury makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Wilson Jones | 37-50 |
| 08:52 | Wisconsin | Paul Drury blocks the jumper by Otis Williams | 37-50 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Lee Kelly gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Howard Williams loses the dribble to Jeff Sawyer | 37-50 |
| 08:33 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Sawyer | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 08:12 | Akron | Howard Williams blows the layup | 37-52 |
| 08:10 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 07:47 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Drury - foul #3 on Paul Drury, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Akron | James Griffiths (SG), Claude Trader (SF), David Robbins (PF), Charles Duckworth (C) Jack Washburn, Lee Kelly, Howard Williams, Paul Drury | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Howard Ford (SG), Walter Ellis (SF) Otis Williams, Stephen Perry | |
| 07:47 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 07:47 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Charles Duckworth pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wilson Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Griffiths (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Trader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Duckworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jeff Sawyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howard Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter Ellis (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frankie Baxter (fresh) 6 reb. C - Leon Ropiski (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Akron | Leon Ropiski picks off the pass by Claude Trader | 37-53 |
| 07:22 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis's 3 pointer is rejected by Wilson Jones | 37-53 |
| 07:21 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski gets the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Charles Duckworth pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 06:49 | Akron | James Griffiths misses the jumpshot from the right side | 37-53 |
| 06:48 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis is hacked by Claude Trader - foul #2 on Claude Trader, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Ruben York (PG), Lee Kelly (C) Wilson Jones, Charles Duckworth | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley (PF), Kyle Dennis (C) Frankie Baxter, Leon Ropiski | |
| 06:07 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Ruben York - foul #2 on Ruben York, team foul #7 | 37-53 |
| 06:07 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 06:07 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Ruben York misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-54 |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeff Sawyer | 37-56 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Walter Ellis is called for the reach on Claude Trader - foul #2 on Walter Ellis, team foul #7 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Jones (PG), Howard Williams (C) James Griffiths, David Robbins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Otis Williams (PG), Stephen Perry (SF) Jeff Sawyer, Walter Ellis | |
| 05:03 | Akron | Claude Trader makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Claude Trader makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Ford | 39-58 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Howard Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wilson Jones and the foul's on Otis Williams - foul #3 on Otis Williams, team foul #8 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Cory Cantrell (SG), Charles Duckworth (C) Claude Trader, Lee Kelly | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:28 | Akron | Howard Williams misses the free throw | 41-58 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Ruben York grabs the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Cory Cantrell misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-58 |
| 04:11 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| 04:09 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Cantrell - foul #1 on Cory Cantrell, team foul #8 | 41-58 |
| 04:09 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 04:09 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Ruben York misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Kyle Dennis - foul #1 on Kyle Dennis, team foul #9 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Naranjo (C) Kyle Dennis | |
| 03:55 | Akron | Ruben York makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Ruben York makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:28 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford drills a floater from the right side set up by Otis Williams | 43-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wilson Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Cantrell (fresh) SF - Ruben York (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Duckworth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Otis Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Ford (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Stephen Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jordan Bentley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - George Naranjo (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:20 | Akron | Stephen Perry is called for the reach on Ruben York - foul #1 on Stephen Perry, team foul #10 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Lee Kelly (PF) Charles Duckworth | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:20 | Akron | Ruben York makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Ruben York makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 03:09 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams can't connect on a runner from the right block | 45-62 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Wilson Jones gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Ruben York loses the dribble to Howard Ford | 45-62 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford lays it in | 45-64 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Cory Cantrell misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-64 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley pulls down the rebound | 45-64 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Howard Williams is called for the reach on Stephen Perry - foul #2 on Howard Williams, team foul #9 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Davis (PG), Charles Duckworth (C) Ruben York, Howard Williams | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis (C) Jordan Bentley | |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry misses the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Lee Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Wilson Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Duckworth | 48-64 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randy Davis - foul #1 on Randy Davis, team foul #10 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Ruben York (SF), Howard Williams (C) Randy Davis, Charles Duckworth | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley (PF) George Naranjo | |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Ruben York drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Wilson Jones | 51-65 |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis misses long on a jumper in the paint | 51-65 |
| 01:07 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis hits the follow up shot | 51-67 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Ruben York buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Wilson Jones | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Otis Williams | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Stephen Perry blocks the jumper by Howard Williams | 53-69 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Howard Williams gets the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Ruben York is hacked by Stephen Perry - foul #2 on Stephen Perry, team foul #11 | 53-69 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Ruben York makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Ruben York makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams runs out the clock | 55-69 |