| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Wayne Anders inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Eric Camara is open and lays it up and in set up by Tim Trojanowski | 29-27 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is whistled for traveling | 29-27 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Mario Moreno works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Simon - foul #3 on Joseph Simon, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Hensley (C) Joseph Simon | |
| 18:55 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:55 | Auburn | David Mills grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | David Mills misses short on a shot near the basket | 29-27 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | David Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the fadeaway from the right side | 29-29 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Wallace Judson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Steven Hensley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Mario Moreno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (SG), Chad Roberts (PF) Wallace Judson, Eric Camara | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Steven Hensley buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Travis Craig | 32-31 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Chad Roberts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Chad Roberts, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Rafael Santiago (PF) Wayne Anders | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:45 | Auburn | David Mills hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rodney Walden and the foul's on Rafael Santiago - foul #2 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG) Tim Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (C) Steven Hensley | |
| 15:45 | Auburn | David Mills makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Arnold Mims (fresh) SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:25 | Akron | Chad Roberts misses long on a shot from the left side | 32-34 |
| 15:23 | Auburn | Michael Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Rafael Santiago steps in front of the Michael Wagner pass | 32-34 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Chad Roberts knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Arnold Mims steps in front of the Rodney Walden pass | 34-34 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Wallace Judson jams it on a nice dish by Arnold Mims | 36-34 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | David Mills clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Rafael Santiago gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Wallace Judson is fouled on the floor by Michael Wagner - foul #1 on Michael Wagner, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wayne Anders (SF), Eric Camara (PF) Wallace Judson, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:07 | Akron | Mario Moreno splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left side | 38-34 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | David Mills splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 38-34 |
| 12:37 | Auburn | David Mills tips it in | 38-36 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Mario Moreno can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 38-36 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Michael Wagner pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Mims (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Auburn | David Mills makes the shot from the right block | 38-38 |
| 11:10 | Akron | Eric Camara is hacked by David Mills - foul #2 on David Mills, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Chad Roberts (C) Arnold Mims, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Hatten (SF) Michael Wagner | |
| 10:51 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-38 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | David Mills pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Rodney Walden banks in the layup set up by Travis Craig | 38-40 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Wallace Judson's 3 pointer is rejected by Leo Hatten | 38-40 |
| 10:26 | Auburn | Joseph Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:10 | Auburn | David Mills's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Camara | 38-40 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Chad Roberts grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 09:39 | Akron | Wallace Judson is called for 5 seconds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Rafael Santiago (PF), Mario Moreno (C) Wayne Anders, Eric Camara | |
| Subs | Auburn | Elmer Mills (PG), Samuel Bateman (SG), Michael Wagner (SF) Travis Craig, Rodney Walden, David Mills | |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | Michael Wagner pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Elmer Mills misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Rafael Santiago grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 07:56 | Auburn | Elmer Mills knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Joseph Simon | 41-42 |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Elmer Mills buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Bateman | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Elmer Mills (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski's pass is intercepted by Leo Hatten | 41-44 |
| 06:37 | Auburn | Michael Wagner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Rafael Santiago snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Chad Roberts hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-44 |
| 06:14 | Auburn | Joseph Simon grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Elmer Mills | 41-47 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Willie Morton (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Eric Camara (PF) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), David Mills (PF) Elmer Mills, Samuel Bateman, Leo Hatten | |
| 05:44 | Akron | Willie Morton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 05:40 | Auburn | Joseph Simon gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Willie Morton - foul #1 on Willie Morton, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Hensley (C) Joseph Simon | |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Willie Morton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 04:47 | Auburn | David Mills grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Rodney Walden can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Camara - foul #1 on Eric Camara, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Chad Roberts (C) Arnold Mims, Willie Morton, Mario Moreno | |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Hatten (SF) Michael Wagner | |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Rodney Walden misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:26 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Steven Hensley takes the ball from Tim Trojanowski | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Travis Craig hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tim Trojanowski - foul #2 on Tim Trojanowski, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (C) Steven Hensley | |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Travis Craig makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Eric Camara snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Leo Hatten is called for the reach on Tim Trojanowski - foul #1 on Leo Hatten, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Chad Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leo Hatten (fresh) PF - David Mills (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Akron | Wallace Judson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | David Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Rodney Walden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-50 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Rodney Walden tips it home | 41-52 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Leo Hatten grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Rodney Walden connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Travis Craig | 41-54 |
| 02:02 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Leo Hatten pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | David Mills splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Travis Craig | 41-56 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Wayne Anders scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Wallace Judson | 43-56 |
| 01:07 | Auburn | Rodney Walden buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Eric Camara hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Tim Trojanowski and he's fouled by Leo Hatten - foul #2 on Leo Hatten, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Willie Morton (SG), Rafael Santiago (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders | |
| Subs | Auburn | Elmer Mills (PG), Samuel Bateman (SG), Steven Hensley (C) Travis Craig, Rodney Walden, Joseph Simon | |
| 00:52 | Akron | Eric Camara makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Steven Hensley can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Chad Roberts - foul #2 on Chad Roberts, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Juan Rosales (C) Eric Camara | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Steven Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Steven Hensley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Rafael Santiago gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Willie Morton buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Rafael Santiago | 49-60 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Elmer Mills runs out the clock | 49-60 |