| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Heath Doby (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Delee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dearing (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Hershel Moore blocks the jumper by Steven Mitchell | 27-21 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Paul Delee is called for 3 seconds | 27-21 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | John Stanley is hacked by Richard Dearing - foul #3 on Richard Dearing, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (SG) Richard Dearing | |
| 18:38 | Pitt | John Stanley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Mitchell | 30-21 |
| 18:15 | Akron | John Sarver is called for the reach on Filip Kaliszewski - foul #2 on John Sarver, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Hershel Moore tips it home | 30-23 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | John Sarver drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Stanley | 32-23 |
| 17:17 | Akron | A charge is called on Paul Delee - foul #1 on Paul Delee, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | John Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Filip Kaliszewski - foul #2 on Filip Kaliszewski, team foul #3 | 32-23 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Filip Kaliszewski - foul #3 on Filip Kaliszewski, team foul #4 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Gamino (SG) Filip Kaliszewski | |
| 16:58 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | John Stanley snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd clanks a shot from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Paul Delee grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton double dribbles | 34-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (PF) John Stanley, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Summerall (SF), Keneth Ivy (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Jimmy Eaton, Christopher Thiel, Hershel Moore | |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Andrew Washington is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Summerall - foul #1 on Lawrence Summerall, team foul #5 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Dearing (SG) Lawrence Summerall | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jim Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Heath Doby (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Delee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dearing (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Gamino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Pitt | John Sarver misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-23 |
| 15:42 | Akron | Steven Gamino grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Paul Delee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Dearing | 34-26 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | John Sarver scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Keneth Ivy banks in the layup set up by Paul Delee | 37-28 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Bell | 40-28 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Keneth Ivy clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jim Bell - foul #2 on Jim Bell, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Drozd (PF) John Sarver, Andrew Washington, Heath Doby | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (PG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Hershel Moore (C) Paul Delee, Steven Gamino, Ben Morrow | |
| 14:13 | Akron | Keneth Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Keneth Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 13:49 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the turnaround near the basket | 40-30 |
| 13:47 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to William Macdonald | 40-30 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | John Stanley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-30 |
| 13:24 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Drozd | 40-30 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Keneth Ivy swats the short shot by Kenneth Drozd | 40-30 |
| 13:07 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Stanley | 40-30 |
| 12:50 | Pitt | John Stanley buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Richard Dearing drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Eaton | 42-33 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Jim Bell buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Stanley | 45-33 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Hershel Moore drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Filip Kaliszewski | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Dearing (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keneth Ivy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Pitt | Jim Bell buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Mitchell | 47-36 |
| 11:10 | Akron | Richard Dearing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Heath Doby (C) William Macdonald, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Delee (PG), Christopher Thiel (PF) Richard Dearing, Keneth Ivy | |
| 10:50 | Pitt | John Sarver drills a fadeaway from close range set up by John Stanley | 49-36 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Hershel Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Hershel Moore hits the finger roll | 49-38 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Stanley | 52-38 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Christopher Thiel misses the dunk attempt | 52-38 |
| 09:18 | Pitt | Heath Doby gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 08:49 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Stanley and he's hacked by Hershel Moore - foul #3 on Hershel Moore, team foul #6 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (PF) John Stanley, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Dearing (SG), Steven Gamino (SF), Keneth Ivy (C) Filip Kaliszewski, Jimmy Eaton, Hershel Moore | |
| 08:49 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to Keneth Ivy | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:35 | Akron | Richard Dearing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 08:33 | Pitt | Heath Doby grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Andrew Washington misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Thiel - foul #2 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #7 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (PF) Steven Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Andrew Washington misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Andrew Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:12 | Akron | Keneth Ivy snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 07:58 | Akron | The jump hook by Richard Dearing is blocked by Jim Bell | 54-38 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Jim Bell snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Heath Doby can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Keneth Ivy - foul #2 on Keneth Ivy, team foul #8 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ben Morrow (C) Christopher Thiel | |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jim Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Heath Doby (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Delee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Dearing (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Gamino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Akron | Paul Delee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 07:29 | Pitt | John Sarver grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 07:06 | Pitt | William Macdonald hits a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Richard Dearing - foul #4 on Richard Dearing, team foul #9 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Betts (C) Heath Doby | |
| Subs | Akron | Hershel Moore (C) Ben Morrow | |
| 07:06 | Pitt | William Macdonald makes the free throw | 59-38 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Richard Dearing hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-40 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | John Sarver can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-40 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Keneth Ivy grabs the board | 59-40 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Steven Gamino is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steven Gamino, team foul #10 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) John Sarver, Robert Betts | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (PG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Christopher Thiel (PF) Paul Delee, Steven Gamino, Keneth Ivy | |
| 06:04 | Pitt | Hershel Moore steals it from Kenneth Drozd | 59-40 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Filip Kaliszewski | 59-43 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Andrew Washington makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from John Stanley | 61-43 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Richard Dearing clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by William Macdonald - foul #1 on William Macdonald, team foul #3 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Heath Doby (C) William Macdonald, Andrew Washington, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Delee (PG), Keneth Ivy (C) Filip Kaliszewski, Hershel Moore | |
| 05:05 | Akron | Richard Dearing misses the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Richard Dearing misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Keneth Ivy pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Keneth Ivy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 04:50 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 04:48 | Pitt | John Stanley loses the dribble to Richard Dearing in the backcourt | 61-43 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Paul Delee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Keneth Ivy snags the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 04:29 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Thiel is blocked by Heath Doby | 61-43 |
| 04:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | John Sarver is fouled on the floor by Keneth Ivy - foul #3 on Keneth Ivy, team foul #11 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (PG), Miguel Ayala (SG), Andrew Washington (PF), Robert Betts (C) John Stanley, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd, Heath Doby | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (PG), Steven Gamino (SG), Lawrence Summerall (SF), Ben Morrow (C) Paul Delee, Richard Dearing, Jimmy Eaton, Christopher Thiel | |
| 04:01 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Lawrence Summerall misses the shot from the free throw line | 63-43 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Lawrence Summerall tips it back up and in | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) SF - John Sarver (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Betts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Gamino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Summerall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Pitt | William Macdonald knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Miguel Ayala | 66-45 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Steven Gamino's floater is tipped away by Andrew Washington | 66-45 |
| 03:05 | Akron | Steven Gamino tips it back up and in | 66-47 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | John Sarver misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Ben Morrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (PF) John Sarver | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Samuels (PF) Keneth Ivy | |
| 01:55 | Pitt | William Macdonald is whistled for traveling | 66-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | Keneth Ivy (PF) Raymond Samuels | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski loses the dribble to Miguel Ayala | 66-47 |
| 01:32 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala lays it up and in | 68-47 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Steven Gamino connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Filip Kaliszewski | 68-49 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | William Macdonald knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Miguel Ayala | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Akron | Steven Gamino's pass is intercepted by Andrew Washington | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Jim Bell connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from William Macdonald and he's hacked by Ben Morrow - foul #2 on Ben Morrow, team foul #12 | 72-49 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the free throw | 73-49 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Summerall | 73-51 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | William Macdonald runs out the clock | 73-51 |