| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Harold Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hannan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eldridge Osgood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Danny Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Ary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benny Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Trader (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Claude Trader inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Akron | Danny Braggs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 35-40 |
| 19:45 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 19:26 | Texas-Arlington | Harold Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 19:24 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary tips it but misses | 35-40 |
| 19:23 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 19:08 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary is fouled on the floor by Benny Smith - foul #1 on Benny Smith, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:48 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary misses long on a runner from the right block | 35-40 |
| 18:46 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan tips it in | 37-40 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Bernard Leiva hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eldridge Osgood - foul #1 on Eldridge Osgood, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Bernard Leiva makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Bernard Leiva makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:12 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Harold Gilbert | 39-42 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Bernard Leiva is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-42 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Danny Braggs grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Akron | Randy Davis (PG) Benny Smith | |
| 17:16 | Texas-Arlington | Eldridge Osgood knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Hannan | 42-42 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Randy Davis is hacked by Harold Gilbert - foul #3 on Harold Gilbert, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Donald Tibbs (PG), Jack Celis (SF), Robert Mitchell (PF) Harold Gilbert, Eldridge Osgood, Danny Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Antonio (SG), Cory Cantrell (PF), Raymond Scott (C) Bernard Leiva, Danny Braggs, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 16:43 | Akron | Randy Davis connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Cory Cantrell | 42-44 |
| 16:21 | Texas-Arlington | Jack Celis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Claude Trader - foul #1 on Claude Trader, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Emanuel Himelstein (C) Danny Ary | |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Bernard Leiva (SG) Randy Davis, Claude Trader | |
| 16:21 | Texas-Arlington | Jack Celis makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:21 | Texas-Arlington | Jack Celis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Bernard Leiva loses the ball out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Donald Tibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hannan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Celis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Emanuel Himelstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benny Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Antonio (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Cory Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Scott (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Texas-Arlington | Emanuel Himelstein drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Tibbs | 46-44 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Paul Antonio scores on a floater in the lane | 46-46 |
| 15:08 | Texas-Arlington | Emanuel Himelstein hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Scott - foul #1 on Raymond Scott, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Gerald Vinson (PG), Eldridge Osgood (SF), Danny Brown (PF) Kevin Hannan, Jack Celis, Robert Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Claude Trader (SF), Danny Braggs (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Benny Smith, Paul Antonio, Cory Cantrell, Raymond Scott | |
| 15:08 | Texas-Arlington | Emanuel Himelstein makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:08 | Texas-Arlington | Emanuel Himelstein makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Danny Braggs blows the wide open layup | 48-46 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Bernard Leiva grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Claude Trader is fouled on the floor by Eldridge Osgood - foul #2 on Eldridge Osgood, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary (C) Emanuel Himelstein | |
| Subs | Akron | Cory Cantrell (SG) Bernard Leiva | |
| 14:19 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Cory Cantrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Cory Cantrell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 13:56 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 13:52 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Brown knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Eldridge Osgood | 50-46 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Danny Braggs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Claude Trader | 50-49 |
| 13:33 | Texas-Arlington | Gerald Vinson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Harold Gilbert (SG) Donald Tibbs | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:21 | Akron | Danny Braggs hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Washburn | 50-51 |
| 13:04 | Texas-Arlington | Eldridge Osgood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Jack Washburn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Jack Washburn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 12:38 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Brown snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:33 | Texas-Arlington | Claude Trader is called for the reach on Danny Ary - foul #2 on Claude Trader, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan (SG), Jack Celis (SF), Robert Mitchell (PF) Harold Gilbert, Eldridge Osgood, Danny Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (SG), Paul Antonio (SF), Raymond Scott (C) Claude Trader, Danny Braggs, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 12:20 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Vinson | 53-51 |
| 12:10 | Akron | Cory Cantrell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 12:09 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 11:46 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Gerald Vinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Hannan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Celis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Danny Ary (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Washburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Antonio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cory Cantrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Scott (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Akron | Paul Antonio scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Washburn and he's hacked by Danny Ary - foul #2 on Danny Ary, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Harold Gilbert (PG) Gerald Vinson | |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Claude Trader (SF) Jack Washburn, Cory Cantrell | |
| 11:30 | Akron | Paul Antonio misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 11:30 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:16 | Texas-Arlington | Jack Celis scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Hannan | 58-53 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Bernard Leiva double dribbles | 58-53 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Eldridge Osgood (SF), Danny Brown (PF), Emanuel Himelstein (C) Jack Celis, Robert Mitchell, Danny Ary | |
| Subs | Akron | Danny Braggs (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Raymond Scott, Paul Antonio | |
| 10:39 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by Claude Trader | 58-53 |
| 10:38 | Akron | The rebound goes to Claude Trader | 58-53 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Claude Trader is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side | 58-53 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses the tip | 58-53 |
| 10:17 | Texas-Arlington | Emanuel Himelstein grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 09:59 | Texas-Arlington | Benny Smith takes the ball from Harold Gilbert | 58-53 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Claude Trader buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Benny Smith | 58-55 |
| 09:17 | Texas-Arlington | Emanuel Himelstein hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 09:15 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 09:00 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Brown is called for traveling | 58-55 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Gerald Vinson (PG), Donald Tibbs (SG), Jack Celis (SF), Danny Ary (C) Harold Gilbert, Kevin Hannan, Eldridge Osgood, Emanuel Himelstein | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Cory Cantrell (SG), Paul Antonio (SF), Raymond Scott (C) Benny Smith, Bernard Leiva, Claude Trader, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 08:39 | Akron | Jack Washburn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 08:37 | Texas-Arlington | Donald Tibbs pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 08:18 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Brown can't finish the layup | 58-55 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Jack Washburn grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 07:55 | Akron | Paul Antonio is fouled on the floor by Jack Celis - foul #1 on Jack Celis, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan (SG), Robert Mitchell (PF) Donald Tibbs, Danny Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (SG), Claude Trader (SF) Paul Antonio, Danny Braggs | |
| 07:31 | Akron | Gerald Vinson takes the ball from Cory Cantrell | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Gerald Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Hannan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jack Celis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Danny Ary (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Washburn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Trader (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cory Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Scott (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Mitchell connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Danny Ary | 60-55 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Claude Trader lays it up and in set up by Bernard Leiva | 60-57 |
| 06:32 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-57 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Cory Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Claude Trader knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Jack Washburn | 60-59 |
| 06:08 | Texas-Arlington | Jack Celis scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Danny Ary | 62-59 |
| 05:48 | Akron | Bernard Leiva hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Scott | 62-62 |
| 05:27 | Texas-Arlington | Gerald Vinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Claude Trader pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:02 | Akron | Jack Washburn travels with the ball | 62-62 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Harold Gilbert (PG), Donald Tibbs (SG), Eldridge Osgood (SF), Danny Brown (PF), Emanuel Himelstein (C) Gerald Vinson, Kevin Hannan, Jack Celis, Robert Mitchell, Danny Ary | |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Paul Antonio (SG), Danny Braggs (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Jack Washburn, Bernard Leiva, Cory Cantrell, Raymond Scott | |
| 04:42 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Claude Trader makes the jumper from the right side set up by Benny Smith | 62-64 |
| 03:52 | Texas-Arlington | Emanuel Himelstein drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Gilbert | 64-64 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Emanuel Himelstein swats the layup by Danny Braggs | 64-64 |
| 03:33 | Texas-Arlington | Emanuel Himelstein gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Harold Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Tibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eldridge Osgood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Danny Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Emanuel Himelstein (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benny Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Trader (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Texas-Arlington | Harold Gilbert misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Benny Smith - foul #2 on Benny Smith, team foul #5 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan (SG), Danny Ary (C) Donald Tibbs, Emanuel Himelstein | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Washburn (PG), Bernard Leiva (SG), Cory Cantrell (SF) Benny Smith, Paul Antonio, Claude Trader | |
| 03:17 | Texas-Arlington | Harold Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:17 | Texas-Arlington | Harold Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Danny Braggs is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Danny Braggs, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Gerald Vinson (PG) Harold Gilbert | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:41 | Texas-Arlington | Gerald Vinson misses the dunk | 66-64 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Bernard Leiva gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Jack Washburn is fouled on the floor by Gerald Vinson - foul #4 on Gerald Vinson, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Jack Celis (SF), Robert Mitchell (PF) Eldridge Osgood, Danny Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Antonio (SF), Raymond Scott (C) Danny Braggs, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 02:05 | Akron | Jack Washburn scores on a jumper from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 02:05 | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Eldridge Osgood (SF), Danny Brown (PF) Jack Celis, Robert Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | Claude Trader (SF), Danny Braggs (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Paul Antonio, Cory Cantrell, Raymond Scott | |
| 02:01 | Texas-Arlington | Jack Washburn picks off the pass by Gerald Vinson in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Jack Washburn dunks the ball | 66-68 |
| 01:38 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Claude Trader grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Danny Braggs can't connect on a shot from close range | 66-68 |
| 01:28 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:24 | Texas-Arlington | Eldridge Osgood is fouled on the floor by Claude Trader - foul #3 on Claude Trader, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| 01:24 | Texas-Arlington | Eldridge Osgood makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:24 | Texas-Arlington | Eldridge Osgood makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Danny Braggs can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 68-68 |
| 01:10 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:02 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Claude Trader gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Gerald Vinson takes the ball from Jesse Macdonald | 68-68 |
| 00:52 | Texas-Arlington | Eldridge Osgood dunks the ball on a great pass from Gerald Vinson | 70-68 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Jack Washburn misses the shot from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 00:28 | Texas-Arlington | Gerald Vinson snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Texas-Arlington | Jack Washburn is called for the reach on Gerald Vinson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Washburn, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| 00:25 | Texas-Arlington | Gerald Vinson misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Claude Trader works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 70-68 |
| 00:12 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 00:09 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary is hacked by Bernard Leiva in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Leiva, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| 00:09 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:09 | Texas-Arlington | Danny Ary makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Akron | Danny Brown is called for the reach on Danny Braggs - foul #1 on Danny Brown, team foul #7 | 72-68 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Danny Braggs makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Danny Braggs makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:02 | Texas-Arlington | Jack Washburn is called for the reach on Kevin Hannan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jack Washburn, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG) Jack Washburn | |
| 00:02 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:02 | Texas-Arlington | Kevin Hannan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Bernard Leiva misses short on a fullcourt shot | 74-70 |