| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Widener (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Allen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jarvis Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-29 |
| 19:37 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Thomas Crum is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Crum, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:04 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Widener | 40-29 |
| 18:48 | Akron | James Ragsdale scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 18:38 | Colorado State | Roger Widener can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 40-31 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Thomas Crum snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Steven Snyder is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Snyder, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| 18:15 | Colorado State | Roger Widener drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard White | 43-31 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Donald Lee is hacked by Jarvis Cowan - foul #3 on Jarvis Cowan, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore (C) Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:45 | Akron | James Ragsdale hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eric Wilkinson | 43-34 |
| 17:28 | Colorado State | Steven Snyder steps in front of the Roger Widener pass | 43-34 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the easy layup | 43-34 |
| 17:22 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 17:18 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bernard White | 46-34 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Theodore Livermore - foul #2 on Theodore Livermore, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (PG), William Hiltz (SG), Gerald Dibenedetto (SF), Patrick Dembowski (PF) Bernard White, Roger Widener, Lawrence Allen, Paul Morgan | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Augustus Stromski (PF), Richard Sims (C) Steven Snyder, James Ragsdale, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| 17:03 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:53 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Hiltz | 48-36 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Shen Tang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-36 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Augustus Stromski tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 16:22 | Colorado State | Augustus Stromski is called for the reach on Albert Day - foul #2 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Leon Tyree (C) Eric Wilkinson | |
| 16:04 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore buries a driving attempt from the right block | 50-38 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Alan Tay drills a 3 from the right wing | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Albert Day (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Hiltz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Dibenedetto (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Dembowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Livermore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Colorado State | Albert Day misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-41 |
| 15:30 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 15:09 | Akron | Leon Tyree comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 50-41 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Leon Tyree grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Albert Day steals it from Richard Sims | 50-41 |
| 14:29 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski is hacked by Shen Tang - foul #1 on Shen Tang, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard White (PG), Roger Widener (SG), Lawrence Allen (SF), Paul Morgan (PF), Jarvis Cowan (C) Albert Day, William Hiltz, Gerald Dibenedetto, Patrick Dembowski, Theodore Livermore | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski, Leon Tyree | |
| 14:08 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard White | 52-41 |
| 13:46 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses long on a runner in the lane | 52-41 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Donald Lee tips it but misses | 52-41 |
| 13:43 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 13:37 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bernard White and he's hacked by Thomas Crum - foul #3 on Thomas Crum, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF) Alberto Luna | |
| 13:37 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen misses the free throw | 54-41 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Thomas Crum banks in the layup on a great pass from James Ragsdale and he's hacked by Roger Widener - foul #1 on Roger Widener, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:53 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Thomas Crum snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| 12:12 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 12:10 | Akron | Donald Lee pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:45 | Akron | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Crum | 54-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (PG), William Hiltz (SG), Patrick Dembowski (PF), David Bailey (C) Bernard White, Roger Widener, Paul Morgan, Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Augustus Stromski (PF), Richard Sims (C) Steven Snyder, James Ragsdale, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Albert Day (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Hiltz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Allen (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Patrick Dembowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Colorado State | David Bailey misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 11:36 | Akron | Richard Sims gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Alan Tay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 11:17 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:12 | Colorado State | William Hiltz hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Albert Day | 56-44 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Alan Tay misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-44 |
| 10:52 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Albert Day comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-44 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Alan Tay snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Alan Tay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard White (PG), Roger Widener (SG), Paul Morgan (PF), Theodore Livermore (C) William Hiltz, Lawrence Allen, Patrick Dembowski, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski | |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | Roger Widener can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Donald Lee - foul #1 on Donald Lee, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan (C) Theodore Livermore | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | Roger Widener misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | Roger Widener makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 09:20 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 09:14 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Donald Lee - foul #2 on Donald Lee, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski (SF) Albert Day | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:14 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:14 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Donald Lee dunks the ball | 59-46 |
| 08:29 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan clanks a shot from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 08:27 | Colorado State | Roger Widener grabs the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:14 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bernard White | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:55 | Akron | Steven Snyder connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Sims | 62-49 |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | Roger Widener scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Patrick Dembowski | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fresh) 2 pts. 9 ast. SG - Roger Widener (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Dembowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jarvis Cowan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses short on a shot from the right side | 64-49 |
| 07:30 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 07:23 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 07:22 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski misses the tip | 64-49 |
| 07:20 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Donald Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (PG), William Hiltz (SG), Lawrence Allen (SF), Theodore Livermore (PF), David Bailey (C) Bernard White, Roger Widener, Patrick Dembowski, Paul Morgan, Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Steven Snyder, James Ragsdale, Richard Sims, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| 06:47 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen misses the floater near the basket | 64-49 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Leon Tyree grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Shen Tang misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-49 |
| 06:38 | Colorado State | Albert Day gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 06:33 | Colorado State | Albert Day knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Allen | 66-49 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 06:20 | Colorado State | Albert Day grabs the defensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 06:15 | Colorado State | William Hiltz hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Allen | 68-49 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Leon Tyree misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-49 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Augustus Stromski tips it in | 68-51 |
| 05:45 | Colorado State | David Bailey comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 68-51 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 05:36 | Akron | William Hiltz takes the ball from Shen Tang | 68-51 |
| 05:33 | Colorado State | William Hiltz banks in the layup | 70-51 |
| 05:25 | Akron | The short jumper by Eric Wilkinson is denied by David Bailey | 70-51 |
| 05:23 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore gets the rebound | 70-51 |
| 05:17 | Colorado State | Albert Day lays it up and in | 72-51 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Augustus Stromski's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Allen | 72-51 |
| 05:03 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard White (PG), Roger Widener (SG), Paul Morgan (PF), Jarvis Cowan (C) Albert Day, William Hiltz, Theodore Livermore, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Augustus Stromski, Leon Tyree | |
| 04:42 | Colorado State | Bernard White buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Widener | 75-51 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Thomas Crum banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Lee | 75-53 |
| 04:06 | Colorado State | Bernard White can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 75-53 |
| 04:05 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen grabs the offensive board | 75-53 |
| 03:56 | Colorado State | Roger Widener hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 75-53 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steven Snyder | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Colorado State | Donald Lee is called for the reach on Bernard White - foul #3 on Donald Lee, team foul #8 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Hiltz (SG), Albert Day (SF), Patrick Dembowski (PF), Theodore Livermore (C) Roger Widener, Lawrence Allen, Paul Morgan, Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Steven Snyder, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| 03:26 | Colorado State | Bernard White makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 03:26 | Colorado State | Bernard White makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. SG - William Hiltz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Day (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Dembowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Livermore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alan Tay | 77-58 |
| 03:02 | Colorado State | Albert Day knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Patrick Dembowski | 79-58 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Alan Tay scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-61 |
| 02:30 | Colorado State | Bernard White hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Albert Day | 81-61 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Alan Tay's pass is intercepted by Albert Day | 81-61 |
| 02:21 | Colorado State | William Hiltz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Albert Day | 83-61 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Shen Tang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-61 |
| 02:12 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski snags the defensive board | 83-61 |
| 02:06 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Augustus Stromski - foul #3 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #9 | 83-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto (SF) Bernard White | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:06 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski makes the 1st free throw | 84-61 |
| 02:06 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski misses the 2nd free throw | 84-61 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Augustus Stromski snags the defensive board | 84-61 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Shen Tang knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Tay | 84-64 |
| 01:26 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto travels with the ball | 84-64 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Shen Tang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-64 |
| 01:05 | Colorado State | Albert Day gets the rebound | 84-64 |
| 00:59 | Colorado State | Albert Day hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Shen Tang - foul #2 on Shen Tang, team foul #10 | 84-64 |
| 00:59 | Colorado State | Albert Day makes the 1st free throw | 85-64 |
| 00:59 | Colorado State | Albert Day makes the 2nd free throw | 86-64 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Akron | Augustus Stromski misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Theodore Livermore - foul #3 on Theodore Livermore, team foul #4 | 86-64 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Augustus Stromski makes the 1st free throw | 86-65 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Augustus Stromski misses the 2nd free throw | 86-65 |
| 00:52 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Theodore Livermore | 86-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Leon Tyree steps in front of the Patrick Dembowski pass | 86-65 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Shen Tang clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 86-65 |
| 00:22 | Colorado State | William Hiltz pulls down the rebound | 86-65 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Albert Day runs out the clock | 86-65 |