| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jerry Huffman inbounds the ball | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Akron | Joseph Lamar picks off the pass by James Peacock | 46-34 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Joseph Lamar clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Joseph Meredith tips it home | 46-36 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Jason Pepe is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lamar - foul #1 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| 19:03 | Akron | Benjamin Miller hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Peacock and the foul's on Joseph Lamar - foul #2 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| 19:03 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Scott Mertens clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-36 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Thomas Daniel snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Jason Pepe drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Jerry Huffman and he's hacked by Scott Mertens - foul #1 on Scott Mertens, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Jason Pepe makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Jerry Huffman picks off the pass by Joseph Meredith | 52-36 |
| 18:07 | Akron | James Peacock banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Huffman | 54-36 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Robert Casey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Daniel - foul #2 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #1 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:36 | Samford | Robert Casey misses the dunk but he's fouled by Ray Mallet - foul #1 on Ray Mallet, team foul #2 | 54-36 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Robert Casey makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Robert Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Jerry Huffman comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Lamar - foul #3 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Martin Buffington (SF), Charles Helwig (PF) Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar | |
| 17:13 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Chuck Neely hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Charles Helwig tips it back up and in | 56-40 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Jason Pepe can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 56-40 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Chuck Neely grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Martin Buffington knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Joseph Meredith | 56-42 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Jason Pepe can't throw it down | 56-42 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Robert Casey snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Chuck Neely is hacked by Benjamin Miller - foul #1 on Benjamin Miller, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Carl Baker (SG), Terry Brooks (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF) Joseph Meredith, Chuck Neely, Robert Casey | |
| 15:55 | Samford | Patrick Spencer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Terry Brooks - foul #1 on Terry Brooks, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Lamar (PF) Martin Buffington | |
| 15:55 | Samford | Patrick Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 15:55 | Samford | Patrick Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Mallet (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Akron | Kyle Garrett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Chudzinski - foul #2 on Kevin Chudzinski, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 15:33 | Samford | Scott Mertens scores on a floater from the free throw line | 58-45 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Terry Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Lamar - foul #4 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (C) Joseph Lamar | |
| 15:27 | Akron | Terry Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 15:27 | Akron | Terry Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 15:12 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Thomas Daniel pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Carl Baker double dribbles | 59-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), James Peacock (SG) Carl Baker, Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG) Kevin Chudzinski | |
| 14:34 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Benjamin Miller - foul #2 on Benjamin Miller, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Pepe (PF) Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Casey (C) Charles Helwig | |
| 14:34 | Samford | Scott Mertens makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Martin Buffington grabs the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 14:26 | Samford | Patrick Spencer knocks in the floater from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Terry Brooks hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Joseph Meredith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 14:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jason Pepe | 61-48 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Terry Brooks connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jason Pepe | 63-48 |
| 13:20 | Samford | Martin Buffington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Terry Brooks pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 13:05 | Akron | James Peacock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Terry Brooks tips it back up and in | 65-48 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Joseph Meredith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Jason Pepe is fouled on the floor by Patrick Spencer - foul #2 on Patrick Spencer, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (SG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) James Peacock, Kyle Garrett, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Jared Allen (SG), Chuck Neely (SF), Charles Helwig (PF), Thomas Parks (C) Joseph Meredith, Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Martin Buffington, Robert Casey | |
| 12:20 | Akron | Jason Pepe makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Jason Pepe misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 12:20 | Samford | Charles Helwig gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 12:01 | Samford | Thomas Parks loses the ball out of bounds | 66-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (PF) Jason Pepe | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:41 | Akron | Benjamin Miller is hacked by Charles Helwig - foul #1 on Charles Helwig, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Carl Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Mallet (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chuck Neely (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Helwig (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Parks (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:33 | Samford | Jared Allen is hacked by Ray Mallet - foul #2 on Ray Mallet, team foul #6 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Akron | David Sison (SG) Benjamin Miller | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG) Jared Allen | |
| 11:22 | Samford | Joseph Meredith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-51 |
| 11:20 | Akron | David Sison snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:01 | Akron | Ray Mallet hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 68-51 |
| 10:59 | Akron | David Sison tips it home | 70-51 |
| 10:45 | Samford | Chuck Neely drills a 3 from the right corner | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:31 | Akron | David Sison misses the easy layup | 70-54 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Thomas Parks grabs the board | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:23 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Daniel - foul #3 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #7 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), James Peacock (SG), Jason Pepe (PF) Carl Baker, David Sison, Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Spencer (SF), Robert Casey (C) Joseph Meredith, Thomas Parks | |
| 10:23 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Patrick Spencer steps in front of the Thomas Daniel pass | 70-55 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Robert Casey lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Chudzinski | 70-57 |
| 09:32 | Akron | James Peacock misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Jason Pepe tips it back up and in | 72-57 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 72-57 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Robert Casey grabs the offensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 08:59 | Samford | Thomas Daniel is called for the reach on Charles Helwig - foul #4 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #8 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (SF), Terry Brooks (C) Jerry Huffman, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Scott Mertens (SG) Kevin Chudzinski, Chuck Neely | |
| 08:59 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Terry Brooks pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Charles Helwig steals the ball from Ray Mallet | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:20 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Terry Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:49 | Akron | Terry Brooks misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 72-57 |
| 07:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Mertens | 72-57 |
| 07:21 | Samford | Jason Pepe swats the short shot by Scott Mertens | 72-57 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Ray Mallet grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Mallet (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Patrick Spencer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Helwig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:55 | Akron | Jason Pepe buries a jump hook from the right block | 74-57 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Benjamin Miller takes the ball from Patrick Spencer | 74-57 |
| 06:45 | Akron | James Peacock hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benjamin Miller | 76-57 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Jason Pepe swats the layup by Patrick Spencer | 76-57 |
| 06:28 | Akron | The rebound goes to Benjamin Miller | 76-57 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Jason Pepe buries a runner in the lane set up by Benjamin Miller | 78-57 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Robert Casey is hacked by Terry Brooks - foul #2 on Terry Brooks, team foul #9 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Carl Baker (SG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Modesto Russo (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Ray Mallet, Jason Pepe, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Martin Buffington (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF) Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Charles Helwig | |
| 05:53 | Samford | Robert Casey makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Robert Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Robert Casey is called for the reach on Carl Baker - foul #2 on Robert Casey, team foul #9 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Thomas Parks (C) Joseph Meredith, Robert Casey | |
| 05:32 | Akron | Carl Baker makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Carl Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Joseph Lamar snags the defensive board | 79-59 |
| 05:11 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-59 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Thomas Daniel grabs the board | 79-59 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 79-59 |
| 05:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Martin Buffington | 79-59 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Chuck Neely knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Chudzinski | 79-62 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Thomas Daniel connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kyle Garrett | 81-62 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 81-64 |
| 03:45 | Akron | Modesto Russo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 81-64 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski pulls down the rebound | 81-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Samford | Thomas Parks clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 81-64 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Joseph Lamar gets the offensive rebound | 81-64 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), James Peacock (SG), Jason Pepe (PF) Carl Baker, Kyle Garrett, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Robert Casey (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Chuck Neely, Martin Buffington, Thomas Parks | |
| 03:18 | Samford | Joseph Meredith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joseph Meredith, team foul #10 | 81-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Akron | Jerry Huffman is fouled on the floor by Scott Mertens - foul #2 on Scott Mertens, team foul #11 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Carl Baker (SG), Ray Mallet (PF), Terry Brooks (C) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Jason Pepe, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Martin Buffington (SF), Charles Helwig (PF), Thomas Parks (C) Joseph Meredith, Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Robert Casey | |
| 02:59 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Charles Helwig pulls down the rebound | 81-64 |
| 02:47 | Samford | Chuck Neely can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-64 |
| 02:45 | Akron | Kyle Garrett grabs the board | 81-64 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Kyle Garrett's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Helwig | 81-64 |
| 02:27 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Brooks | 81-64 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses the easy layup | 81-64 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Charles Helwig grabs the defensive rebound | 81-64 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-64 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Thomas Parks snags the offensive board | 81-64 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Charles Helwig makes the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Ray Mallet - foul #3 on Ray Mallet, team foul #10 | 81-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Modesto Russo (C) Jerry Huffman | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:42 | Samford | Charles Helwig makes the free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Modesto Russo misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 81-67 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Modesto Russo grabs the offensive board | 81-67 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Ray Mallet comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 81-67 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Charles Helwig gets the rebound | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Samford | Carl Baker is called for the reach on Martin Buffington - foul #2 on Carl Baker, team foul #11 | 81-67 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Martin Buffington makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Martin Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Akron | Kyle Garrett blows the layup | 81-69 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Terry Brooks snags the offensive board | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Kyle Garrett runs out the clock | 81-69 |