| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Ross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Davis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Colin Arnstein inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Nathaniel Sisk takes the ball from Bruce Phillips | 39-41 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk hits a driving attempt from close range | 39-43 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Colin Arnstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 18:34 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-43 |
| 18:33 | Central Florida | James Stephens can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Thomas Knouse gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Fred Bush is whistled for a carry | 39-43 |
| 18:13 | Central Florida | George Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Gipe | 39-45 |
| 17:44 | Akron | A charge is called on Mark Ross - foul #2 on Mark Ross, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Gregory Williams (SF) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:15 | Central Florida | George Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Fred Bush pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Gregory Williams is whistled for a carry | 39-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Ruffin (PF), Andrew Allen (C) Fred Bush, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:28 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Gipe | 39-47 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Andrew Allen connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Phillips | 41-47 |
| 15:49 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk is called for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Thomas Knouse (C) Bruce Phillips, Vincent Ruffin, Andrew Allen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Ross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Colin Arnstein can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by George Davis - foul #1 on George Davis, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Allen (PF) Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Colin Arnstein makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:28 | Akron | Colin Arnstein misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:28 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 15:26 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (PF) Andrew Allen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:11 | Akron | Colin Arnstein is hacked by Nathaniel Sisk - foul #1 on Nathaniel Sisk, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG) Walter Spann | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vito Russo (C) Nathaniel Sisk | |
| 14:58 | Akron | Colin Arnstein buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Brown | 44-47 |
| 14:39 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Brown - foul #1 on Andrew Brown, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG) Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado (PF) James Stephens | |
| 14:39 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:39 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 14:22 | Akron | Bruce Phillips knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 13:53 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce Phillips - foul #2 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (PF), Andrew Allen (C) Fred Bush, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), Jeffery Fowler (C) Joseph Gipe, George Davis | |
| 13:53 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:53 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Andrew Allen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Andrew Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Colin Arnstein connects on the floater from the right block set up by Andrew Allen | 49-51 |
| 13:15 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 49-51 |
| 13:14 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 13:01 | Central Florida | Bruce Phillips steps in front of the Jeffery Fowler pass | 49-51 |
| 12:45 | Akron | Andrew Allen loses the dribble to Don Holford | 49-51 |
| 12:42 | Central Florida | Don Holford lays it up and in | 49-53 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Colin Arnstein buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 12:11 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vito Russo and he's hacked by Colin Arnstein - foul #3 on Colin Arnstein, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Andrew Brown (SG), Fred Bush (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Bruce Phillips, Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein, Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), James Stephens (PF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Jason Bynum, Vito Russo, Jeffery Fowler | |
| 12:11 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Andrew Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Fred Bush gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 11:36 | Akron | Walter Spann hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Brown | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Delgado (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk's floater is tipped away by Fred Bush | 54-56 |
| 11:23 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Sisk | 54-56 |
| 11:05 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk is denied on a dunk by Thomas Knouse | 54-56 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Walter Spann loses the dribble to Roberto Delgado | 54-56 |
| 10:21 | Central Florida | James Stephens's floater is tipped away by Thomas Knouse | 54-56 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Thomas Knouse gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Walter Spann misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 10:00 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 09:44 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Thomas Knouse - foul #1 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Gregory Williams (SF), Vincent Ruffin (PF) Andrew Brown, Andrew Allen, Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Floyd Hugh (PG), George Davis (SF), Vito Russo (PF) Don Holford, Roberto Delgado, James Stephens | |
| 09:44 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Thomas Knouse loses the dribble to Vito Russo | 54-59 |
| 09:10 | Central Florida | Vito Russo travels with the ball | 54-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF) Walter Spann, Vincent Ruffin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), Jeffery Fowler (C) Joseph Gipe, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| 08:44 | Akron | Mark Ross is hacked by Jeffery Fowler - foul #1 on Jeffery Fowler, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Thomas Knouse blows the layup but he's hacked by George Davis - foul #2 on George Davis, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:05 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 56-59 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-59 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses the tip | 56-59 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | Jeffery Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:16 | Central Florida | George Davis double dribbles | 56-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Terrance Dull (SF), Fred Bush (PF), Andrew Allen (C) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein, Gregory Williams, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), Joseph Gipe (SG), James Stephens (PF) Jason Bynum, Floyd Hugh, Vito Russo | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Spann (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Terrance Dull (fresh) PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Fowler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Akron | Bruce Phillips drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | Don Holford hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Davis and he's hacked by Bruce Phillips - foul #3 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG) Bruce Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk (C) Jeffery Fowler | |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | Don Holford makes the free throw | 58-62 |
| 06:17 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Fred Bush is blocked by Nathaniel Sisk | 58-62 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Fred Bush tips it but misses | 58-62 |
| 06:15 | Central Florida | George Davis gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:11 | Central Florida | Don Holford misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walter Spann - foul #2 on Walter Spann, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| 06:11 | Central Florida | Don Holford makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:11 | Central Florida | Don Holford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:51 | Akron | Andrew Allen comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 58-64 |
| 05:49 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 05:31 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Spann - foul #3 on Walter Spann, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF) Walter Spann, Andrew Brown, Terrance Dull | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG) Don Holford | |
| 05:31 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:31 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is hacked by Nathaniel Sisk - foul #2 on Nathaniel Sisk, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Vito Russo (PF) Joseph Gipe, George Davis, James Stephens | |
| 04:51 | Akron | Andrew Allen comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jason Bynum - foul #3 on Jason Bynum, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffery Fowler (C) Nathaniel Sisk | |
| 04:51 | Akron | Andrew Allen makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Andrew Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:51 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 04:22 | Central Florida | Vito Russo steps out of bounds on the baseline | 59-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Fred Bush, Andrew Allen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:06 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Bynum - foul #4 on Jason Bynum, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG) Don Holford | |
| 04:06 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado drills a shot from the left block set up by Joseph Gipe | 61-67 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Mark Ross is denied on a layup by Vito Russo | 61-67 |
| 03:23 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Joseph Gipe | 61-67 |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Mark Ross steps in front of the Joseph Gipe pass | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Ross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Colin Arnstein (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vito Russo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffery Fowler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:38 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is hacked by Roberto Delgado - foul #2 on Roberto Delgado, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Fred Bush (PF) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), Floyd Hugh (SG), George Davis (SF), James Stephens (PF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Jason Bynum, Joseph Gipe, Roberto Delgado, Vito Russo, Jeffery Fowler | |
| 02:38 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:31 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG) Floyd Hugh | |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 02:08 | Central Florida | George Davis misses the tip | 63-67 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Gregory Williams gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF) Walter Spann, Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG) Don Holford | |
| 01:51 | Akron | Colin Arnstein makes the fadeaway from the right side | 65-67 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum is fouled on the floor by Bruce Phillips - foul #4 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:34 | Akron | Fred Bush gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Mark Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-68 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | James Stephens is hacked by Colin Arnstein - foul #4 on Colin Arnstein, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | James Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | James Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Fred Bush misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Ross - foul #3 on Mark Ross, team foul #11 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), Roberto Delgado (PF) Joseph Gipe, James Stephens | |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the board | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Don Holford steals it from Colin Arnstein | 65-70 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Don Holford throws it down | 65-72 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Bruce Phillips knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Colin Arnstein | 68-72 |
| 00:18 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG) Don Holford | |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Phillips - foul #5 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #12 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG) Bruce Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Walter Spann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 68-74 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Mark Ross gets the offensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Walter Spann misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 68-74 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Fred Bush gets the offensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 68-74 |