| Lineup | Akron | PG - Anthony Langston (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Tansey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Hansley (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Noonkester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eugene Dykes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Dashiell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Carroll (fresh) PF - Daniel Macrae (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Sznejkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | David Carroll inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Dykes | 40-36 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Morris Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Langston | 43-36 |
| 19:07 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG), Thomas Feldman (SG), Ervin Swarts (SF), Clinton Collins (PF), Claude Wallner (C) Anthony Langston, Morris Davis, Walter Tansey, James Hansley, William Noonkester | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:57 | Akron | Thomas Feldman is hacked by Jonathan Sznejkowski - foul #1 on Jonathan Sznejkowski, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Thomas Feldman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-36 |
| 18:47 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 18:40 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski's pass is intercepted by Thomas Feldman | 43-36 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Thomas Feldman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Jefferey Smith tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 18:06 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Jefferey Smith grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Jefferey Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-36 |
| 17:43 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 17:18 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 17:17 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 17:06 | UC Irvine | David Carroll scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Ervin Swarts - foul #1 on Ervin Swarts, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Langston (PG), Morris Davis (SG), Walter Tansey (SF), William Noonkester (C) Jefferey Smith, Thomas Feldman, Ervin Swarts, Claude Wallner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Dziedzic (PG), Norman Henson (SG), Booker Smith (PF), Ronald Bergem (C) Eugene Dykes, Robert Dashiell, Daniel Macrae, Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| 17:06 | UC Irvine | David Carroll misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Clinton Collins | 45-38 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Morris Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-38 |
| 16:38 | UC Irvine | Joseph Dziedzic snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:09 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Joseph Dziedzic | 45-40 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Morris Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Anthony Langston (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Morris Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Tansey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clinton Collins (fairly fresh) C - William Noonkester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Dziedzic (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Henson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Booker Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Bergem (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UC Irvine | David Carroll knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 15:18 | Akron | Anthony Langston connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Morris Davis | 48-43 |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith blows the layup | 48-43 |
| 14:59 | Akron | William Noonkester grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 14:46 | Akron | Anthony Langston misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-43 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Morris Davis gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Morris Davis scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Anthony Langston | 51-43 |
| 14:20 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Walter Tansey - foul #1 on Walter Tansey, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG), Thomas Feldman (SG), Craig Napolitano (SF), Mark Wheat (PF), James Hansley (C) Anthony Langston, Morris Davis, Walter Tansey, Clinton Collins, William Noonkester | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes (PG), Robert Dashiell (SG), Jonathan Sznejkowski (C) Norman Henson, David Carroll, Ronald Bergem | |
| 14:20 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 14:20 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 13:53 | Akron | Robert Dashiell steals the ball from Craig Napolitano | 51-44 |
| 13:50 | UC Irvine | Joseph Dziedzic hits the finger roll set up by Robert Dashiell | 51-46 |
| 13:32 | Akron | James Hansley is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Sznejkowski - foul #2 on Jonathan Sznejkowski, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Langston (PG), Morris Davis (SG), William Noonkester (C) Jefferey Smith, Craig Napolitano, Mark Wheat | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ray Arevalo (SF), Daniel Macrae (PF) Joseph Dziedzic, Booker Smith | |
| 13:18 | Akron | Morris Davis drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hansley | 54-46 |
| 13:07 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes scores on a 3 from straight away | 54-49 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Morris Davis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Dashiell - foul #2 on Robert Dashiell, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG), Ervin Swarts (SF), Mark Wheat (PF), Claude Wallner (C) Anthony Langston, Thomas Feldman, James Hansley, William Noonkester | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Norman Henson (SF) Ray Arevalo | |
| 12:47 | Akron | Morris Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Morris Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:32 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae can't tip it in | 56-49 |
| 12:28 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Jefferey Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Ervin Swarts knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Claude Wallner | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jefferey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Davis (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ervin Swarts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Wheat (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Wallner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eugene Dykes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Dashiell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Henson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Macrae (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Sznejkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Daniel Macrae, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Langston (PG), Thomas Feldman (SG), Craig Napolitano (SF), James Hansley (PF), William Noonkester (C) Jefferey Smith, Morris Davis, Ervin Swarts, Mark Wheat, Claude Wallner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Dziedzic (PG), David Carroll (SF), Booker Smith (C) Eugene Dykes, Robert Dashiell, Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| 11:14 | Akron | Thomas Feldman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Anthony Langston | 61-49 |
| 11:01 | UC Irvine | James Hansley blocks the short jumper by Booker Smith | 61-49 |
| 10:59 | Akron | William Noonkester gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Anthony Langston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 10:52 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Norman Henson | 61-51 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Anthony Langston drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by William Noonkester | 63-51 |
| 09:58 | UC Irvine | James Hansley is called for the reach on Norman Henson - foul #1 on James Hansley, team foul #3 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG), Morris Davis (SG), Walter Tansey (SF), Clinton Collins (PF) Anthony Langston, Thomas Feldman, Craig Napolitano, James Hansley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes (PG), Robert Dashiell (SG), Jonathan Sznejkowski (C) Joseph Dziedzic, Norman Henson, Daniel Macrae | |
| 09:46 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Sznejkowski | 63-51 |
| 09:29 | UC Irvine | David Carroll is called for a charge - foul #3 on David Carroll, team foul #5 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Langston (PG), Claude Wallner (C) Jefferey Smith, William Noonkester | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:12 | Akron | Anthony Langston can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Carroll | 63-51 |
| 09:01 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell is hacked by Morris Davis - foul #1 on Morris Davis, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG), William Noonkester (C) Anthony Langston, Claude Wallner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem (PF) Booker Smith | |
| 08:46 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski loses the dribble to Walter Tansey | 63-51 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Clinton Collins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 63-51 |
| 08:30 | UC Irvine | David Carroll gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 08:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Morris Davis pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Morris Davis hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jefferey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Davis (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Tansey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clinton Collins (fresh) C - William Noonkester (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eugene Dykes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Dashiell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Carroll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Bergem (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Sznejkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jefferey Smith - foul #3 on Jefferey Smith, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Langston (PG), Thomas Feldman (SG), Ervin Swarts (SF), Mark Wheat (PF), James Hansley (C) Jefferey Smith, Morris Davis, Walter Tansey, Clinton Collins, William Noonkester | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Harrington (PG), Joseph Dziedzic (SG), Norman Henson (SF), Daniel Macrae (PF) Eugene Dykes, Robert Dashiell, David Carroll, Ronald Bergem | |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Sznejkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 07:08 | Akron | Anthony Langston misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Mark Wheat tips it back up and in | 68-52 |
| 06:46 | UC Irvine | Daniel Macrae is hacked by Thomas Feldman - foul #1 on Thomas Feldman, team foul #6 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Claude Wallner (C) Mark Wheat | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Booker Smith (C) Jonathan Sznejkowski | |
| 06:39 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-52 |
| 06:38 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith gets the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 06:26 | UC Irvine | Ervin Swarts swats the layup by Daniel Macrae | 68-52 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Claude Wallner gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Anthony Langston travels with the ball | 68-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Davis (SG), Walter Tansey (SF), Mark Wheat (PF), William Noonkester (C) Thomas Feldman, Ervin Swarts, James Hansley, Claude Wallner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes (PG), Robert Dashiell (SG), David Carroll (SF) David Harrington, Joseph Dziedzic, Norman Henson | |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-52 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Morris Davis gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Morris Davis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-52 |
| 05:36 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Dashiell | 68-54 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Anthony Langston hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 05:04 | UC Irvine | David Carroll grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | Eugene Dykes is whistled for a carry | 68-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG), Thomas Feldman (SG), Craig Napolitano (SF), James Hansley (PF), Claude Wallner (C) Anthony Langston, Morris Davis, Walter Tansey, Mark Wheat, William Noonkester | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:42 | Akron | James Hansley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 04:26 | UC Irvine | David Carroll misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-54 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 04:12 | UC Irvine | James Hansley steals the ball from Robert Dashiell | 71-54 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Claude Wallner lays it up and in | 73-54 |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith is called for traveling | 73-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Ervin Swarts (SG), Clinton Collins (PF) Craig Napolitano, James Hansley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Harrington (PG), Joseph Dziedzic (SG), Ray Arevalo (SF), Ronald Bergem (PF), Norman Henson (C) Eugene Dykes, Robert Dashiell, David Carroll, Daniel Macrae, Booker Smith | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jefferey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ervin Swarts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Feldman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clinton Collins (fresh) C - Claude Wallner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - David Harrington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Dziedzic (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Arevalo (fresh) PF - Ronald Bergem (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Norman Henson steals the ball from Jefferey Smith | 73-54 |
| 03:16 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson misses the lay-in | 73-54 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Claude Wallner pulls down the rebound | 73-54 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Ervin Swarts's pass is intercepted by Norman Henson | 73-54 |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson is called for traveling | 73-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Wheat (PF) Clinton Collins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:23 | Akron | Thomas Feldman scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Wheat | 75-54 |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | David Harrington is hacked by Ervin Swarts - foul #2 on Ervin Swarts, team foul #7 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Craig Napolitano (SF), Clinton Collins (PF) Thomas Feldman, Mark Wheat | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Booker Smith (PF) Ray Arevalo | |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | David Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | David Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:00 | Akron | David Harrington picks off the pass by Clinton Collins | 75-56 |
| 01:56 | UC Irvine | Joseph Dziedzic can't finish the layup | 75-56 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Ervin Swarts gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Craig Napolitano's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Bergem | 75-56 |
| 01:43 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson snags the defensive board | 75-56 |
| 01:39 | UC Irvine | David Harrington knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Norman Henson | 75-59 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Claude Wallner connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Ervin Swarts and he's fouled by Norman Henson - foul #1 on Norman Henson, team foul #6 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Feldman (SG), Mark Wheat (PF) Craig Napolitano, Clinton Collins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:22 | Akron | Claude Wallner makes the free throw | 78-59 |
| 01:04 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-59 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to David Harrington | 78-59 |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bergem is whistled for a carry | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Akron | Mark Wheat misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Booker Smith - foul #1 on Booker Smith, team foul #7 | 78-59 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Mark Wheat misses the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Mark Wheat misses the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Booker Smith grabs the board | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | David Harrington is fouled on the floor by Jefferey Smith - foul #4 on Jefferey Smith, team foul #8 | 78-59 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | David Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | David Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Mark Wheat grabs the defensive rebound | 78-60 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jefferey Smith runs out the clock | 78-60 |