| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) C - Donald Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Joe Brown (fresh) SG - Daniel Parker (fresh) SF - Ricky Kinsley (fresh) PF - Jonathan Vasbinder (fresh) C - Craig Karcher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Donald Lee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Akron | Daniel Parker is called for the reach on James Ragsdale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Parker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Thomas Crum scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Eric Wilkinson | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Indiana State | Thomas Crum steps in front of the Ricky Kinsley pass | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Jonathan Vasbinder steals the ball from Eric Wilkinson in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Indiana State | Daniel Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Indiana State | Craig Karcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Indiana State | Craig Karcher is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Akron | James Ragsdale hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Eric Wilkinson | 5-0 |
| 18:10 | Indiana State | Thomas Crum is called for the reach on Daniel Parker - foul #1 on Thomas Crum, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:52 | Indiana State | Jonathan Vasbinder misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Crum | 5-0 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:45 | Indiana State | Jonathan Vasbinder pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:39 | Indiana State | Joe Brown drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Parker | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Thomas Crum is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Indiana State | William Gunn (SG), Archie Swenson (SF), Christopher Starnes (PF) Daniel Parker, Ricky Kinsley, Jonathan Vasbinder | |
| 16:59 | Indiana State | Richard Sims is called for the reach on Craig Karcher - foul #1 on Richard Sims, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Dennis Whitmore (SG), John Cabral (C) Joe Brown, Craig Karcher | |
| 16:49 | Indiana State | Shen Tang takes the ball from Christopher Starnes | 5-2 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Alan Tay hits the finger roll set up by Shen Tang | 7-2 |
| 16:38 | Indiana State | William Gunn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 16:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Leon Tyree | 7-2 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Shen Tang comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Whitmore - foul #1 on Dennis Whitmore, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Shen Tang makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Shen Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 15:54 | Indiana State | William Gunn misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-2 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Augustus Stromski snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) PF - Augustus Stromski (fresh) C - Leon Tyree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - William Gunn (fresh) SG - Dennis Whitmore (fresh) SF - Archie Swenson (fresh) PF - Christopher Starnes (fresh) C - John Cabral (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Dennis Whitmore steps in front of the Augustus Stromski pass | 9-2 |
| 15:19 | Indiana State | Archie Swenson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Whitmore | 9-4 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Alan Tay misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 15:11 | Indiana State | William Gunn gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:05 | Indiana State | Dennis Whitmore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 15:04 | Indiana State | Archie Swenson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:48 | Indiana State | John Cabral misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Leon Tyree pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Richard Sims loses the dribble to Archie Swenson in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 14:40 | Indiana State | William Gunn banks in the layup set up by Archie Swenson | 9-6 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Shen Tang is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Whitmore - foul #2 on Dennis Whitmore, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Joe Brown (PG), Daniel Parker (SG), Ricky Kinsley (SF), Jonathan Vasbinder (PF), Craig Karcher (C) William Gunn, Dennis Whitmore, Archie Swenson, Christopher Starnes, John Cabral | |
| 14:20 | Akron | Steven Snyder is hacked by Craig Karcher - foul #1 on Craig Karcher, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Steven Snyder knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 14:03 | Indiana State | Joe Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 13:52 | Akron | James Ragsdale buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-6 |
| 13:29 | Indiana State | Eric Wilkinson takes the ball from Daniel Parker | 14-6 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-6 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Thomas Crum gets the offensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Donald Lee is whistled for a carry | 14-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SG) James Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Eric Zachter (PG), Matt Wilson (SF), Christopher Starnes (PF) Joe Brown, Ricky Kinsley, Jonathan Vasbinder | |
| 12:45 | Indiana State | Craig Karcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-6 |
| 12:43 | Indiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Wilson | 14-6 |
| 12:30 | Indiana State | Craig Karcher's floater is tipped away by Donald Lee | 14-6 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the board | 14-6 |
| 12:25 | Akron | Steven Snyder misses the jumpshot from the right side | 14-6 |
| 12:23 | Indiana State | Christopher Starnes grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 12:17 | Indiana State | Craig Karcher scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Daniel Parker | 14-8 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Parker - foul #2 on Daniel Parker, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Richard Sims (C) Steven Snyder, Alberto Luna, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Joe Brown (PG), William Gunn (SG), Ricky Kinsley (SF), John Cabral (C) Eric Zachter, Daniel Parker, Christopher Starnes, Craig Karcher | |
| 11:57 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Crum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Sims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Joe Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Kinsley (fresh) PF - Matt Wilson (fresh) C - John Cabral (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Indiana State | Ricky Kinsley clanks a shot from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 11:36 | Indiana State | Matt Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 11:30 | Indiana State | John Cabral drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Brown | 16-10 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on John Cabral - foul #1 on John Cabral, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, Eric Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Archie Swenson (SF), Jonathan Vasbinder (PF) Ricky Kinsley, Matt Wilson | |
| 11:15 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:15 | Indiana State | Jonathan Vasbinder grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:51 | Indiana State | Joe Brown scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-12 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Thomas Crum scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joe Brown - foul #1 on Joe Brown, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG) Alan Tay | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Eric Zachter (PG), Christopher Starnes (PF), Craig Karcher (C) Joe Brown, Jonathan Vasbinder, John Cabral | |
| 10:43 | Akron | Thomas Crum makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:25 | Indiana State | Archie Swenson hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Gunn | 19-14 |
| 10:05 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Starnes - foul #1 on Christopher Starnes, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Alberto Luna (SF), Leon Tyree (PF), Donald Lee (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Richard Sims, Thomas Crum, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Ricky Kinsley (SF) Archie Swenson | |
| 10:05 | Akron | James Ragsdale misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:05 | Akron | James Ragsdale makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:50 | Indiana State | Eric Zachter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-14 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Leon Tyree snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Steven Snyder is hacked by Eric Zachter - foul #1 on Eric Zachter, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (SG) James Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jonathan Vasbinder (PF) Christopher Starnes | |
| 09:45 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:16 | Indiana State | Jonathan Vasbinder clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Leon Tyree grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Alberto Luna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-14 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Donald Lee tips it home | 24-14 |
| 08:48 | Indiana State | William Gunn connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Shen Tang - foul #1 on Shen Tang, team foul #3 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Richard Sims (SF) Steven Snyder, Alberto Luna | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Joe Brown (PG), Matt Wilson (SF), Christopher Starnes (PF), John Cabral (C) Eric Zachter, Ricky Kinsley, Jonathan Vasbinder, Craig Karcher | |
| 08:48 | Indiana State | William Gunn makes the free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Alan Tay is fouled in the backcourt by Matt Wilson - foul #1 on Matt Wilson, team foul #10 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Augustus Stromski (PF) Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 08:46 | Akron | Alan Tay makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Alan Tay makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:19 | Indiana State | Joe Brown is whistled for a carry | 26-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Alberto Luna (SF) Shen Tang, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 07:59 | Akron | Augustus Stromski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christopher Starnes - foul #2 on Christopher Starnes, team foul #11 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF) Reynaldo Rossi, Alberto Luna | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Archie Swenson (SG), Ricky Kinsley (SF), Craig Karcher (C) William Gunn, Matt Wilson, Christopher Starnes | |
| 07:59 | Akron | Augustus Stromski makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Augustus Stromski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:59 | Indiana State | Craig Karcher gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 07:45 | Indiana State | John Cabral is hacked by Augustus Stromski - foul #1 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #4 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Leon Tyree (C) Alan Tay, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jonathan Vasbinder (PF) John Cabral | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Steven Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) C - Leon Tyree (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Joe Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Kinsley (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Vasbinder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Karcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Indiana State | Craig Karcher dunks the ball | 27-19 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the wide open shot in the lane | 29-19 |
| 06:51 | Indiana State | Jonathan Vasbinder loses the dribble to Eric Wilkinson | 29-19 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Richard Sims buries a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Jonathan Vasbinder - foul #1 on Jonathan Vasbinder, team foul #12 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Steven Snyder, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Eric Zachter (PG), William Gunn (SG), Matt Wilson (SF), John Cabral (PF) Joe Brown, Archie Swenson, Ricky Kinsley, Jonathan Vasbinder | |
| 06:35 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the free throw | 32-19 |
| 06:19 | Indiana State | Craig Karcher can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 32-19 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Richard Sims snags the defensive board | 32-19 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Alan Tay misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-19 |
| 05:56 | Indiana State | John Cabral gets the rebound | 32-19 |
| 05:51 | Indiana State | William Gunn makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Zachter | 32-21 |
| 05:48 | Akron | Eric Zachter takes the ball from Shen Tang in the backcourt | 32-21 |
| 05:33 | Indiana State | Eric Zachter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Donald Lee pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 05:13 | Indiana State | Matt Wilson snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 05:05 | Indiana State | Matt Wilson is fouled on the floor by Alan Tay - foul #1 on Alan Tay, team foul #5 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Alberto Luna (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Richard Sims, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Joe Brown (PG), Ricky Kinsley (SF), Jonathan Vasbinder (PF) Eric Zachter, Matt Wilson, John Cabral | |
| 04:48 | Indiana State | Ricky Kinsley clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 32-21 |
| 04:46 | Indiana State | Jonathan Vasbinder grabs the offensive board | 32-21 |
| 04:34 | Indiana State | William Gunn hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 32-21 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Augustus Stromski snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Thomas Crum misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-21 |
| 04:08 | Indiana State | Ricky Kinsley pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:03 | Indiana State | William Gunn can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-21 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Augustus Stromski gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson is hacked by Craig Karcher - foul #2 on Craig Karcher, team foul #13 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG), Leon Tyree (PF), Donald Lee (C) Alberto Luna, Thomas Crum, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Dennis Whitmore (PG), Daniel Parker (SG), Archie Swenson (SF), Christopher Starnes (C) Joe Brown, William Gunn, Ricky Kinsley, Craig Karcher | |
| 03:51 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 03:27 | Indiana State | Daniel Parker is whistled for traveling | 34-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Alan Tay (SF) Steven Snyder, Eric Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Tay (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leon Tyree (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Dennis Whitmore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Archie Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Vasbinder (tiring) 3 reb. C - Christopher Starnes (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Akron | Donald Lee hits a runner in the paint set up by James Ragsdale | 36-21 |
| 02:59 | Indiana State | Archie Swenson loses the ball out of bounds | 36-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SF) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Ricky Kinsley (SF), John Cabral (C) Archie Swenson, Jonathan Vasbinder | |
| 02:38 | Akron | Alberto Luna lays it in | 38-21 |
| 02:22 | Indiana State | Donald Lee denies the turnaround by Christopher Starnes | 38-21 |
| 02:20 | Indiana State | Daniel Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-21 |
| 02:08 | Indiana State | Dennis Whitmore double dribbles | 38-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Snyder (PG), Shen Tang (SG), Thomas Crum (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) Alan Tay, James Ragsdale, Leon Tyree, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Joe Brown (PG), Matt Wilson (PF) Dennis Whitmore, John Cabral | |
| 01:48 | Akron | Daniel Parker is called for the reach on Shen Tang - foul #3 on Daniel Parker, team foul #14 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Sims (SF) Alberto Luna | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Dennis Whitmore (SG), Archie Swenson (SF) Daniel Parker, Ricky Kinsley | |
| 01:48 | Akron | Shen Tang makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Shen Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 40-21 |
| 01:41 | Indiana State | Matt Wilson travels with the ball | 40-21 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Joe Brown is called for the reach on Steven Snyder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Brown, team foul #15 | 40-21 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 41-21 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Steven Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-21 |
| 01:37 | Indiana State | Joe Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-21 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Shen Tang connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-21 |
| 01:17 | Indiana State | Archie Swenson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Sims - foul #2 on Richard Sims, team foul #6 | 44-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SF) Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Craig Karcher (C) Dennis Whitmore | |
| 01:17 | Indiana State | Archie Swenson misses the 1st free throw | 44-21 |
| 01:17 | Indiana State | Archie Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-22 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Thomas Crum banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Snyder | 46-22 |
| 00:47 | Indiana State | Archie Swenson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Brown | 46-25 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Thomas Crum buries a jump hook near the basket | 48-25 |
| 00:02 | Indiana State | Archie Swenson misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-25 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Shen Tang grabs the board | 48-25 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Shen Tang can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 48-25 |