| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kangas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) PF - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Sampson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | William Kangas inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Akron | Alton Lane misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 19:46 | Akron | Roy Hill gets the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Cedric Baltz misses the easy layup | 25-30 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | William Sampson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Sammy Labarre | 25-33 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Derek Hale misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Sampson - foul #1 on William Sampson, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Nathan Haynes (PF) Sammy Labarre, Ernest Wilson | |
| 18:38 | Akron | Derek Hale misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Derek Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:38 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Hill | 25-33 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Cedric Baltz comes up short on the floater from the left side | 25-33 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes is hacked by William Kangas - foul #1 on William Kangas, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Thomas (C) William Sampson | |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson is fouled on the floor by Derek Hale - foul #1 on Derek Hale, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | James Wheatley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gary Thomas | 25-36 |
| 17:31 | Akron | Derek Hale clanks a floater from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | James Wheatley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Wheatley | 25-38 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Ronald Hesson is called for the reach on William Kangas - foul #2 on Ronald Hesson, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (PG), Lester Nell (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Trinidad Ford (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Alton Lane, Derek Hale, William Kangas, Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Benjamin Foskey (PF), William Sampson (C) James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes, Gary Thomas | |
| 16:47 | Akron | Eugene Carmon is called for the reach on Lester Nell - foul #2 on Eugene Carmon, team foul #3 | 25-38 |
| 16:36 | Akron | Bart Burrows is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Bart Burrows, team foul #3 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Cedric Baltz (C) Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (PG), James Wheatley (SG) Justin Farmer, Eugene Carmon | |
| 16:21 | Penn State | James Wheatley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Hesson | 25-41 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Cedric Baltz is hacked by Benjamin Foskey - foul #1 on Benjamin Foskey, team foul #4 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Bart Burrows (C) Travis Golden, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Ernest Wilson (PF) James Wheatley, Robert Jaramillo, Benjamin Foskey | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lester Nell (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Trinidad Ford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hesson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sampson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Akron | Lester Nell double dribbles | 25-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Roy Hill (PF) Trinidad Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Gary Thomas (C) Sammy Labarre, Ronald Hesson, William Sampson | |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo misses long on a shot from the left side | 25-41 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Bart Burrows grabs the defensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros lays it up and in | 27-41 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | The jump hook by Eugene Carmon is blocked by Roy Hill | 27-41 |
| 14:31 | Akron | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Alton Lane misses the easy layup | 27-41 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Roy Hill tips it in | 29-41 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Gary Thomas clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Lester Nell - foul #1 on Lester Nell, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (PG), Derek Hale (SG), William Kangas (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Alton Lane, Lester Nell, Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF) Justin Farmer, Eugene Carmon, Robert Jaramillo, Ernest Wilson | |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Gary Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Gary Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Derek Hale snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Cedric Baltz's pass is intercepted by Ronald Hesson | 29-41 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Hesson | 29-43 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Bart Burrows lays it in on a nice dish by Travis Golden and he's fouled by Nathan Haynes - foul #1 on Nathan Haynes, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Benjamin Foskey (PF), William Sampson (C) Nathan Haynes, Gary Thomas | |
| 13:20 | Akron | Bart Burrows misses the free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Benjamin Foskey snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | William Sampson buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Sammy Labarre | 31-45 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Benjamin Foskey is called for the reach on Cedric Baltz - foul #2 on Benjamin Foskey, team foul #6 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Roy Hill (PF) Travis Golden, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PF) Benjamin Foskey | |
| 12:21 | Akron | Cedric Baltz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Sampson - foul #2 on William Sampson, team foul #7 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Haynes (PF) Ernest Wilson | |
| 12:21 | Akron | Cedric Baltz makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Cedric Baltz misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | William Sampson gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Alton Lane takes the ball from James Wheatley | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kangas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sampson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Akron | William Kangas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Hesson - foul #3 on Ronald Hesson, team foul #8 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF) James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes | |
| 11:53 | Akron | William Kangas makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 11:53 | Akron | William Kangas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 11:09 | Akron | William Kangas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Trinidad Ford (C) Derek Hale, William Kangas, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Benjamin Foskey (PF) Sammy Labarre, Eugene Carmon, Robert Jaramillo, Ernest Wilson | |
| 10:53 | Penn State | James Wheatley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Justin Farmer - foul #1 on Justin Farmer, team foul #9 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), Nathan Haynes (PF) Justin Farmer, Benjamin Foskey | |
| 10:43 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros misses the free throw | 36-48 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-48 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Roy Hill hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Lester Nell | 38-48 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | William Sampson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Ronald Hesson is called for the reach on Alton Lane - foul #4 on Ronald Hesson, team foul #10 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), William Kangas (SF), Bart Burrows (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Lester Nell, Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill, Trinidad Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF), Gary Thomas (C) Sammy Labarre, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes, William Sampson | |
| 09:06 | Akron | Alton Lane misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Alton Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Gary Thomas misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-48 |
| 08:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cedric Baltz | 39-48 |
| 08:21 | Akron | Alton Lane hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bart Burrows and he's fouled by Justin Farmer - foul #2 on Justin Farmer, team foul #11 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), William Sampson (C) Justin Farmer, Gary Thomas | |
| 08:21 | Akron | Alton Lane makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | William Sampson grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alton Lane - foul #1 on Alton Lane, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (PG) Alton Lane | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Benjamin Foskey (C) Eugene Carmon, Robert Jaramillo, William Sampson | |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis Golden (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kangas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bart Burrows (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Foskey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Akron | Derek Hale buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | James Wheatley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Bart Burrows can't finish the layup | 45-50 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | James Wheatley gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Wilson | 45-53 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Travis Golden hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | James Wheatley hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Sammy Labarre | 48-56 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Bart Burrows hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Benjamin Foskey - foul #3 on Benjamin Foskey, team foul #12 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Derek Hale, William Kangas, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), William Sampson (C) Sammy Labarre, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Ernest Wilson, Benjamin Foskey | |
| 06:09 | Akron | Bart Burrows makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Bart Burrows makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Carmon | 50-58 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Travis Golden makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bart Burrows | 52-58 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Travis Golden snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Travis Golden clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Justin Farmer - foul #3 on Justin Farmer, team foul #13 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), William Kangas (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Lester Nell, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF), Gary Thomas (C) Justin Farmer, Eugene Carmon, Robert Jaramillo, Nathan Haynes, William Sampson | |
| 04:39 | Akron | Travis Golden makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Travis Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Travis Golden is called for the reach on Sammy Labarre - foul #1 on Travis Golden, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG) Travis Golden | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sampson (C) Gary Thomas | |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Wheatley | 54-61 |
| 03:35 | Akron | William Kangas hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 54-61 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | William Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kangas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sampson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 03:11 | Akron | Roy Hill misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ernest Wilson - foul #2 on Ernest Wilson, team foul #14 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF) Derek Hale, William Kangas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Benjamin Foskey (PF), Gary Thomas (C) Sammy Labarre, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Ernest Wilson, William Sampson | |
| 03:11 | Akron | Roy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:11 | Akron | Roy Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Gary Thomas snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon is fouled on the floor by Lester Nell - foul #2 on Lester Nell, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Trinidad Ford (PF) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (SF) Robert Jaramillo | |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Cedric Baltz buries a jumper from the right side | 57-62 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Gary Thomas is hacked by Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #3 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), William Kangas (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Lester Nell, Nathaniel Medeiros, Trinidad Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF) Justin Farmer, Eugene Carmon, Ronald Hesson, Benjamin Foskey | |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Gary Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Kangas | 57-62 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Roy Hill misses the lay-in | 57-62 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Roy Hill snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Roy Hill misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 01:12 | Akron | William Kangas pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Roy Hill misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Roy Hill tips it but misses | 57-62 |
| 00:56 | Akron | William Kangas hits the follow up shot | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Derek Hale picks off the pass by Gary Thomas | 59-62 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Derek Hale misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo grabs the board | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Alton Lane is called for the reach on Robert Jaramillo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alton Lane, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sampson (C) Gary Thomas | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Akron | Derek Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 59-64 |