| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) C - Ricky Heath (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) SG - Mark Ross (fresh) SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) PF - Fred Bush (fresh) C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Fred Bush wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Fred Bush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Ricky Heath drills a jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Fred Bush buries a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Melvin Tsan - foul #1 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Fred Bush makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Fred Bush - foul #1 on Fred Bush, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Fred Bush misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Fred Bush steals the ball from Lenny Akers | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Fred Bush misses short on a shot in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Lenny Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Lenny Akers is fouled on the floor by Mark Ross - foul #1 on Mark Ross, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Gregory Williams (SF), Andrew Allen (PF) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein, Fred Bush | |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Ruffin (PF) Thomas Knouse | |
| 17:24 | Akron | Bruce Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Walter Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Andrew Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Gregory Williams grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Gregory Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | The jump hook by Melvin Tsan is blocked by Andrew Allen | 2-3 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Walter Spann pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Gregory Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Henry Gorman (SF), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Anthony Stephens, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Fred Bush (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Bruce Phillips, Gregory Williams, Vincent Ruffin, Andrew Allen | |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses the jump hook from close range | 2-3 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield tips it home | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) PF - James Miles (fresh) C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) SG - Mark Ross (fresh) SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Akron | Mark Ross hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Gorman - foul #1 on Henry Gorman, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG) Walter Spann | |
| 15:30 | Akron | Mark Ross makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:30 | Akron | Mark Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Henry Gorman | 6-5 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Andrew Brown is fouled on the floor by William Garner - foul #1 on William Garner, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Henry Gorman, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Gregory Williams (SF) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein | |
| 14:50 | Akron | Gregory Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 6-5 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is hacked by Ricky Heath - foul #1 on Ricky Heath, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Melvin Tsan (PF) William Garner, James Miles | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Allen (PF) Fred Bush | |
| 14:10 | Akron | Andrew Brown clanks a 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Cecil Barnes | 9-5 |
| 13:31 | Akron | Gregory Williams is called for 3 seconds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Fred Bush (PF) Andrew Brown, Gregory Williams, Thomas Knouse | |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes blows the layup | 9-5 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Mark Ross snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Colin Arnstein can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Melvin Tsan - foul #2 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Anthony Stephens, Cecil Barnes, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG) Bruce Phillips | |
| 12:56 | Akron | Colin Arnstein misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Colin Arnstein makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Fred Bush blocks the jumper by William Garner | 9-6 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield tips it home | 11-6 |
| 12:23 | Akron | Andrew Allen's pass is intercepted by Martin Chatfield | 11-6 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield blows the layup but he's fouled by Fred Bush - foul #2 on Fred Bush, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Gregory Williams (SF), Thomas Knouse (C) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein, Fred Bush | |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Gregory Williams is denied on a layup by James Miles | 12-6 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) PF - James Miles (fresh) C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) SG - Walter Spann (fresh) SF - Gregory Williams (fresh) PF - Andrew Allen (fresh) C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Purdue | James Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, Henry Gorman, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Ruffin (PF) Andrew Allen | |
| 11:20 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-6 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Stephens | 12-6 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | James Miles knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Linder | 14-6 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Bruce Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Spann | 14-9 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Wayne Linder misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | James Miles grabs the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Thomas Knouse steps in front of the Lenny Akers pass | 14-9 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Ricky Heath buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Miles | 16-9 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Thomas Knouse drills a shot in the paint set up by Gregory Williams | 16-11 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Thomas Knouse takes the ball from Ricky Heath | 16-11 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Walter Spann clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-11 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Thomas Knouse tips it in | 16-13 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Gregory Williams is called for the reach on Lenny Akers - foul #1 on Gregory Williams, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Cecil Barnes (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), Martin Chatfield (PF) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, James Miles | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG), Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Andrew Allen (PF) Bruce Phillips, Walter Spann, Gregory Williams, Vincent Ruffin | |
| 07:58 | Purdue | William Garner throws it down on a great pass from Cecil Barnes | 18-13 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Mark Ross's floater is tipped away by Martin Chatfield | 18-13 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Andrew Allen grabs the offensive board | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) PF - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Brown (fresh) SG - Mark Ross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Allen (fresh) C - Thomas Knouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Akron | Colin Arnstein misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 18-13 |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Henry Gorman misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Colin Arnstein - foul #1 on Colin Arnstein, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (PF) Thomas Knouse | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Henry Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Henry Gorman misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Gregory Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Andrew Allen misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ricky Heath - foul #2 on Ricky Heath, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (PF) Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:49 | Akron | Andrew Allen misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Andrew Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | James Miles slams it home on a great pass from William Garner | 21-14 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Mark Ross misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | James Miles gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | James Miles misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gregory Williams - foul #2 on Gregory Williams, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF) Henry Gorman | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Vincent Ruffin (PF) Andrew Brown, Gregory Williams | |
| 06:04 | Purdue | James Miles misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | James Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Cecil Barnes is called for the reach on Bruce Phillips - foul #1 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (PG) William Garner | |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo (SG), Terrance Dull (SF) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein | |
| 05:55 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG) Wayne Linder | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG) Gilberto Arredondo | |
| 05:20 | Akron | Bruce Phillips knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Brown | 22-17 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Brown - foul #1 on Andrew Brown, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Gorman (SF) Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Thomas Knouse (C) Andrew Brown, Andrew Allen | |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:37 | Akron | Walter Spann misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Lenny Akers snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-17 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Walter Spann grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Walter Spann scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Bruce Phillips | 24-19 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Lenny Akers drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Barnes and he's fouled by Vincent Ruffin - foul #1 on Vincent Ruffin, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Melvin Tsan (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Anthony Stephens, Henry Gorman, James Miles | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Fred Bush (PF), Andrew Allen (C) Bruce Phillips, Terrance Dull, Vincent Ruffin, Thomas Knouse | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Ross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Allen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Akron | Colin Arnstein knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-22 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Mark Ross - foul #2 on Mark Ross, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG) Walter Spann | |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Andrew Allen gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Andrew Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 27-22 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | William Garner loses the ball out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Henry Gorman (SF) Cecil Barnes, Lenny Akers | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG) Andrew Brown | |
| 02:09 | Akron | Melvin Tsan swats the short shot by Fred Bush | 27-22 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Fred Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG) William Garner | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Bruce Phillips steps in front of the Henry Gorman pass | 27-22 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Mark Ross lays it up and in set up by Bruce Phillips | 27-24 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Ricky Heath comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Allen - foul #1 on Andrew Allen, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Knouse (C) Andrew Allen | |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Fred Bush clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Henry Gorman | 29-24 |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Ricky Heath can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens snags the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses long on a runner in the paint | 29-24 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Ricky Heath gets the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Colin Arnstein gets the rebound | 29-24 |