| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dennis Moore (fresh) SG - James Blackstock (fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) PF - Leif Dominowski (fresh) C - Dikembe Azure (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wallace Wilson (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) SF - William Roberts (fresh) PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) C - Peter James (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Daniel Saladino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Akron | Peter James is hacked by Dikembe Azure in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Akron | Wallace Wilson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Daniel Saladino makes the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Leif Dominowski - foul #1 on Leif Dominowski, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Daniel Saladino makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Saladino - foul #1 on Daniel Saladino, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Akron | Daniel Saladino hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Akim Zercher drills a jumper from close range | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Wallace Wilson | 4-7 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | James Blackstock is whistled for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Dolphin (PF), Gary McCoy (C) Daniel Saladino, Peter James | |
| 17:29 | Akron | William Roberts misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Blackstock - foul #1 on James Blackstock, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Buckles (SG) Nathaniel Plaisance | |
| 17:29 | Akron | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:29 | Akron | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure clanks a shot from the left block | 4-9 |
| 17:14 | Akron | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Wallace Wilson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wallace Wilson, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| 16:58 | UNLV | Akim Zercher is hacked by William Roberts - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Holt (C) Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (PG), Clyde Northrop (SF) Wallace Wilson, William Roberts | |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Akim Zercher loses the dribble to Paul Oster | 4-9 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Paul Oster clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Blackstock - foul #2 on James Blackstock, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss (PG), Gale Johnson (SG), Adolfo Martinez (PF), Drazen Choinski (C) Dennis Moore, James Blackstock, Akim Zercher, Leif Dominowski | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:32 | Akron | Paul Oster makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Paul Oster makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 4-11 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Gary McCoy grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Paul Oster is whistled for traveling | 4-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Daniel Saladino (PF), Peter James (C) Paul Oster, Marvin Buckles, Johnny Dolphin, Gary McCoy | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nathaniel Plaisance - foul #1 on Nathaniel Plaisance, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Roberts (SF) Clyde Northrop | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Peter James pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kenneth Preiss (fresh) SG - Gale Johnson (fresh) SF - Drazen Choinski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Peter Holt (fresh) C - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wallace Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter James (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Akron | Daniel Saladino lays it in | 5-13 |
| 15:09 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez clanks a shot from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Wallace Wilson gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Daniel Saladino is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-16 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Peter Holt is hacked by Wallace Wilson - foul #2 on Wallace Wilson, team foul #5 | 5-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Akim Zercher (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Gale Johnson, Drazen Choinski, Peter Holt, Adolfo Martinez | |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Buckles (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Johnny Dolphin (PF), Gary McCoy (C) Wallace Wilson, Nathaniel Plaisance, Daniel Saladino, Peter James | |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Moore | 7-16 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Clyde Northrop knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Marvin Buckles | 7-19 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Johnny Dolphin denies the turnaround by Leif Dominowski | 7-19 |
| 13:51 | Akron | William Roberts gets the rebound | 7-19 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin hits a jumper from the baseline | 7-21 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Akim Zercher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Johnny Dolphin - foul #1 on Johnny Dolphin, team foul #6 | 7-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Holt (PF), Adolfo Martinez (C) Leif Dominowski, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Paul Oster (SF), Richard Crowley (PF) Marvin Buckles, Clyde Northrop, William Roberts, Gary McCoy | |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Akim Zercher makes the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Akim Zercher makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Akim Zercher steps in front of the Nathaniel Plaisance pass in the backcourt | 9-21 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Dennis Moore is fouled on the floor by Louis Crooks - foul #1 on Louis Crooks, team foul #7 | 9-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Drazen Choinski (C) Akim Zercher | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Adolfo Martinez | 11-21 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss misses the floater from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Peter Holt grabs the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Crowley - foul #1 on Richard Crowley, team foul #8 | 11-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (SG) Kenneth Preiss | |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Buckles (SG), Daniel Saladino (PF), Peter James (C) Louis Crooks, Nathaniel Plaisance, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 11:51 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Daniel Saladino grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 11:35 | Akron | Dennis Moore is called for the reach on Richard Crowley - foul #1 on Dennis Moore, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), William Roberts (SF) Paul Oster, Richard Crowley | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dennis Moore (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Johnson (fresh) SF - Peter Holt (fairly fresh) PF - Adolfo Martinez (fairly fresh) C - Drazen Choinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marvin Buckles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter James (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Adolfo Martinez picks off the pass by Peter James | 12-21 |
| 11:08 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski lays it up and in set up by Gale Johnson and the foul's on Peter James - foul #1 on Peter James, team foul #9 | 14-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG) Nathaniel Plaisance | |
| 11:08 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Peter James hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Crooks | 15-23 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Daniel Saladino is called for the reach on Peter Holt - foul #2 on Daniel Saladino, team foul #10 | 15-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Gary McCoy (PF) Louis Crooks, Daniel Saladino | |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Peter Holt misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Peter Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Peter James knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 10:19 | UNLV | Gale Johnson is called for traveling | 16-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Gale Johnson, Peter Holt, Adolfo Martinez, Drazen Choinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (PG), Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Richard Crowley (PF) Marvin Buckles, William Roberts, Peter James | |
| 10:17 | Akron | Paul Oster loses the dribble to Kenneth Preiss in the backcourt | 16-26 |
| 09:59 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-26 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Dennis Moore tips it in | 18-26 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 09:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azure | 18-26 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Nathaniel Plaisance steals it from Dennis Moore | 18-26 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the easy layup | 18-26 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Akim Zercher is fouled on the floor by Clyde Northrop - foul #1 on Clyde Northrop, team foul #11 | 18-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (SG), Peter Holt (PF), Adolfo Martinez (C) Dennis Moore, Leif Dominowski, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), William Roberts (SF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Paul Oster, Clyde Northrop, Gary McCoy | |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Akim Zercher makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Akim Zercher makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 09:01 | Akron | William Roberts jams it set up by Richard Crowley and the foul's on Peter Holt - foul #1 on Peter Holt, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Drazen Choinski (C) Akim Zercher | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter James (C) Richard Crowley | |
| 09:01 | Akron | William Roberts makes the free throw | 20-29 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Johnny Dolphin - foul #2 on Johnny Dolphin, team foul #12 | 20-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Buckles (SG), Richard Crowley (PF) Nathaniel Plaisance, Johnny Dolphin | |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Richard Crowley is fouled in the backcourt by Drazen Choinski - foul #1 on Drazen Choinski, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Richard Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Richard Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 08:25 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leif Dominowski (PF) Adolfo Martinez | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:17 | Akron | Richard Crowley's pass is intercepted by Peter Holt | 22-31 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Gale Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Holt | 24-31 |
| 07:56 | Akron | William Roberts comes up short on the runner in the lane | 24-31 |
| 07:55 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss double dribbles | 24-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Akim Zercher (SF), Dikembe Azure (C) Gale Johnson, Leif Dominowski, Drazen Choinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG) Louis Crooks | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Richard Crowley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 07:30 | UNLV | Peter Holt pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dennis Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Preiss (tired) SF - Akim Zercher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Holt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marvin Buckles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Crowley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Dennis Moore's pass is intercepted by Marvin Buckles in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 07:17 | Akron | William Roberts scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Marvin Buckles | 24-33 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Richard Crowley - foul #2 on Richard Crowley, team foul #13 | 24-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (SG), Adolfo Martinez (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF) Kenneth Preiss, Akim Zercher, Peter Holt | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (PG), Gary McCoy (PF) Marvin Buckles, Richard Crowley | |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Leif Dominowski steals it from Nathaniel Plaisance in the backcourt | 26-33 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Gale Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses the shot in the paint | 26-33 |
| 06:33 | Akron | William Roberts gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 06:18 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Oster | 26-35 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | William Roberts swats the short shot by Gale Johnson | 26-35 |
| 05:58 | Akron | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Paul Oster misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 05:36 | UNLV | Dennis Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gale Johnson | 28-35 |
| 05:33 | Akron | Paul Oster is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Peter Holt (PF), Drazen Choinski (C) Gale Johnson, Adolfo Martinez, Leif Dominowski, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Marvin Buckles (SG), Clyde Northrop (SF) Paul Oster, Nathaniel Plaisance, William Roberts | |
| 05:12 | UNLV | Peter James is called for the reach on Drazen Choinski - foul #2 on Peter James, team foul #14 | 28-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (SG) Peter James | |
| 05:12 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Akim Zercher is called for the reach on Clyde Northrop - foul #1 on Akim Zercher, team foul #8 | 30-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (SG) Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:57 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Gale Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Gale Johnson is called for the reach on Nathaniel Plaisance in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gale Johnson, team foul #9 | 32-37 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Akim Zercher pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Louis Crooks - foul #2 on Louis Crooks, team foul #15 | 32-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (PG) Louis Crooks | |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Clyde Northrop connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Buckles | 33-40 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Akim Zercher makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 03:41 | Akron | Marvin Buckles clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski misses the easy layup | 35-40 |
| 03:22 | UNLV | Peter Holt tips it but misses | 35-40 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Marvin Buckles grabs the board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kenneth Preiss (tired) 1 pts. SG - Gale Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Akim Zercher (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Drazen Choinski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Holt (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Paul Oster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Plaisance (tired) 5 pts. SF - Clyde Northrop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary McCoy (tiring) C - Marvin Buckles (tiring) 3 ast. | |
| 02:58 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Gale Johnson - foul #2 on Gale Johnson, team foul #10 | 35-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Adolfo Martinez (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Gale Johnson, Akim Zercher, Drazen Choinski, Peter Holt | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), Richard Crowley (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Paul Oster, Nathaniel Plaisance, Gary McCoy, Marvin Buckles | |
| 02:58 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Wallace Wilson takes the ball from Adolfo Martinez | 35-41 |
| 02:21 | Akron | Wallace Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Saladino | 35-43 |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Saladino - foul #3 on Daniel Saladino, team foul #16 | 35-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Buckles (SG), William Roberts (SF) Clyde Northrop, Daniel Saladino | |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Adolfo Martinez steals the ball from Wallace Wilson | 36-43 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Preiss is blocked by Johnny Dolphin | 36-43 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Marvin Buckles is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Azure - foul #2 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #11 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF), Peter Holt (C) Adolfo Martinez, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:40 | Akron | Marvin Buckles makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Marvin Buckles makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Peter Holt misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 36-45 |
| 01:26 | Akron | Richard Crowley snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Nathaniel Plaisance (SG), Peter James (C) Wallace Wilson, Marvin Buckles, Richard Crowley | |
| 00:57 | UNLV | The jump hook by Dennis Moore is blocked by Peter James | 36-45 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Peter Holt hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Peter James is fouled on the floor by Peter Holt - foul #2 on Peter Holt, team foul #12 | 38-45 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Peter James misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Peter James makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Akim Zercher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez (PF) Leif Dominowski | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Wilson (PG), Marvin Buckles (SG) Louis Crooks, Nathaniel Plaisance | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin drills a shot near the basket | 38-48 |