| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Leroy Marron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Chester (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Dave Marks misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 35-34 |
| 19:41 | Akron | William Thaxton grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 19:22 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:05 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones clanks a turnaround near the basket | 35-34 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the jumper from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 18:40 | Akron | Thomas Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:26 | Akron | Craig Delp's pass is intercepted by William Conley | 35-34 |
| 18:13 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 18:12 | Akron | William Thaxton grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Dave Marks drills a jumper in the paint | 37-34 |
| 17:31 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Chester, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Dave Marks hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Thaxton | 40-34 |
| 16:43 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF), Patrick Sims (PF), Joseph Yee (C) Jeffrey Estevez, Dave Marks, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Justin Storrs (SG), Christopher Biggers (SF), Jeff Burney (PF), Kristopher Hughes (C) Robert Burke, David Jones, David Chester, William Conley | |
| 16:31 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 16:29 | Cal State Northridge | Kristopher Hughes grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 16:00 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Leroy Marron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Storrs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Biggers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeff Burney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kristopher Hughes (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Akron | Patrick Sims clanks a turnaround in the paint | 40-36 |
| 15:42 | Cal State Northridge | Kristopher Hughes grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 15:19 | Cal State Northridge | Justin Storrs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 15:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Yee | 40-36 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 40-36 |
| 15:06 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:46 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron is denied on a layup by Patrick Sims | 40-36 |
| 14:45 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (PF), Craig Delp (C) William Thaxton, Thomas Johnson, Raymond Myers, Patrick Sims, Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells (PG), Robert Burke (SG), David Jones (SF), David Chester (PF), William Conley (C) Leroy Marron, Justin Storrs, Christopher Biggers, Jeff Burney, Kristopher Hughes | |
| 14:18 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 14:16 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-38 |
| 14:10 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:04 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Estevez steps in front of the David Jones pass | 40-38 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Craig Delp tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 13:20 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Brian Prahl grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Craig Delp loses the dribble to David Jones | 42-38 |
| 12:40 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester is hacked by Dave Marks - foul #2 on Dave Marks, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron (PG) Scott Wells | |
| 12:28 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 12:14 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 11:56 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Estevez - foul #3 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney (C) William Conley | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dave Marks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Leroy Marron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Chester (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeff Burney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Craig Delp - foul #3 on Craig Delp, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (PF) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 11:39 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:39 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:39 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 11:23 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 11:22 | Akron | Patrick Sims grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Thomas Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Estevez - foul #4 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF), Joseph Yee (C) Jeffrey Estevez, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells (SG), Christopher Biggers (SF), William Conley (C) Robert Burke, David Jones, David Chester | |
| 10:51 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:39 | Akron | William Conley is called for the reach on Raymond Myers - foul #3 on William Conley, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Dave Marks (PF) Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 10:26 | Akron | Patrick Sims connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Thaxton | 47-41 |
| 10:11 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells is hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG) William Thaxton, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Justin Storrs (SG) Leroy Marron | |
| 09:47 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Prahl - foul #1 on Brian Prahl, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Craig Delp (C) Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 09:47 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:47 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Dave Marks clanks a floater from close range | 47-43 |
| 09:38 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:30 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells misses the dunk but he's fouled by Edgar Freeman - foul #3 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke (SG), David Jones (SF), David Chester (PF) Justin Storrs, Christopher Biggers, Jeff Burney | |
| 09:30 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:30 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Brian Prahl is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brian Prahl, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron (PG), Kristopher Hughes (C) Scott Wells, William Conley | |
| 08:55 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Raymond Myers snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Leroy Marron is called for the reach on Raymond Myers - foul #2 on Leroy Marron, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (PF) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney (C) Kristopher Hughes | |
| 08:22 | Akron | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-43 |
| 08:21 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 08:20 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:16 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Craig Delp snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Patrick Sims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Joseph Yee (C) Raymond Myers, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Conley (C) Jeff Burney | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Leroy Marron (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Chester (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Conley (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron is fouled on the floor by William Thaxton - foul #1 on William Thaxton, team foul #9 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Biggers (SF), Jeff Burney (PF) David Jones, David Chester | |
| 07:41 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:41 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:19 | Akron | William Thaxton clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Leroy Marron - foul #3 on Leroy Marron, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Dave Marks (PF) Joseph Yee | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells (PG), Justin Storrs (SG) Leroy Marron, Robert Burke | |
| 07:19 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:19 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:19 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:56 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Johnson steals it from William Conley | 48-45 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez lays it in set up by Thomas Johnson | 50-45 |
| 06:44 | Cal State Northridge | Justin Storrs misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Patrick Sims is fouled on the floor by William Conley - foul #4 on William Conley, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Craig Delp (C) William Thaxton, Thomas Johnson, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron (PG), Robert Burke (SG), David Jones (SF), David Chester (PF) Scott Wells, Justin Storrs, Christopher Biggers, Jeff Burney | |
| 06:16 | Akron | Brian Prahl hits the finger roll | 52-45 |
| 06:09 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-45 |
| 06:08 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley tips it in | 52-47 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Dave Marks misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Edgar Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Edgar Freeman's floater is knocked away by Robert Burke | 52-47 |
| 05:28 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:01 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez is hacked by Robert Burke - foul #1 on Robert Burke, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Patrick Sims (PF) Edgar Freeman, Brian Prahl, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney (C) William Conley | |
| 04:49 | Akron | Craig Delp double dribbles | 52-47 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Burke | 52-50 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 04:21 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:05 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Leroy Marron | 52-53 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Craig Delp hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Patrick Sims can't tip it in | 52-53 |
| 03:45 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Leroy Marron (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Chester (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeff Burney (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Delp swats the shot by Leroy Marron | 52-53 |
| 03:29 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | David Jones tips it in | 52-55 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Craig Delp hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 52-55 |
| 03:19 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to William Thaxton | 52-55 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Craig Delp misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jeff Burney - foul #1 on Jeff Burney, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF), Dave Marks (PF) Jeffrey Estevez, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells (PG), Justin Storrs (SG), Christopher Biggers (SF), William Conley (C) Leroy Marron, Robert Burke, David Jones, David Chester | |
| 03:03 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:00 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| 02:35 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Burney | 54-57 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Craig Delp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Biggers - foul #1 on Christopher Biggers, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron (PG), Robert Burke (SG), David Jones (SF), David Chester (PF) Scott Wells, Justin Storrs, Christopher Biggers, Jeff Burney | |
| 02:10 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Craig Delp misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 3rd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:48 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 01:25 | Akron | William Thaxton double dribbles | 56-57 |
| 01:00 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Robert Burke | 56-59 |
| 00:54 | Akron | William Conley steals it from Craig Delp | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley misses the floater from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Craig Delp snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester grabs the board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:07 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Johnson - foul #3 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Justin Storrs (SF) David Jones | |
| 00:07 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:07 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez buries a 3 from straight away | 59-61 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | William Thaxton is called for the reach on David Chester in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Thaxton, team foul #11 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Jones (SF) Justin Storrs | |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Craig Delp misses short on a fullcourt shot | 59-61 |