| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) SG - Derek Hale (fresh) SF - William Kangas (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) C - Craig Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Fairfield | Craig Brown double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Derek Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Fairfield | The jump hook by Ervin Kendall is blocked by William Kangas | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Alton Lane hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Fairfield | Craig Brown comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Cedric Baltz - foul #1 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Cedric Baltz snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Derek Hale misses the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 17:53 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Hale | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Derek Hale misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 17:35 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:30 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 0-2 |
| 17:08 | Akron | Cedric Baltz is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 16:43 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Cedric Baltz makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 16:19 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Derek Hale - foul #1 on Derek Hale, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Mathew Lezama (SG), Donald Maitland (PF), Adam Harris (C) Ervin Kendall, Eddie Bird, Dikembe Abdelal, Craig Brown | |
| 16:19 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:19 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Roy Hill travels with the ball | 2-7 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Eddie Bird (SF) Allan Upshaw | |
| 15:43 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed loses the dribble to Alton Lane | 2-7 |
| 15:40 | Akron | Alton Lane lays it up and in | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Hale (fairly fresh) SF - William Kangas (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) SF - Eddie Bird (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Maitland (fresh) C - Adam Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Fairfield | Adam Harris misses short on a turnaround from close range | 4-7 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Donald Maitland denies the turnaround by Derek Hale | 4-7 |
| 15:02 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:57 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam Harris | 4-9 |
| 14:45 | Akron | William Kangas is hacked by Eddie Bird - foul #1 on Eddie Bird, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| 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 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (PG), Allan Upshaw (SF), Craig Brown (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Eddie Bird, Adam Harris | |
| 14:24 | Akron | Bart Burrows misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Craig Brown - foul #1 on Craig Brown, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Mathew Lezama | |
| 14:24 | Akron | Bart Burrows makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Bart Burrows misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:24 | Fairfield | Craig Brown grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 13:59 | Fairfield | Travis Golden steals it from Dikembe Abdelal | 5-9 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Lester Nell drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Travis Golden | 7-9 |
| 13:41 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw clanks a turnaround from close range | 7-9 |
| 13:39 | Fairfield | Craig Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:17 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ervin Kendall | 7-11 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Bart Burrows is denied on a layup by Dikembe Abdelal | 7-11 |
| 13:03 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:42 | Fairfield | The jump hook by Craig Brown is blocked by Bart Burrows | 7-11 |
| 12:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Travis Golden | 7-11 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Bart Burrows misses the floater from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 12:24 | Akron | Trinidad Ford can't tip it in | 7-11 |
| 12:23 | Fairfield | Craig Brown grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 11:58 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Lester Nell - foul #1 on Lester Nell, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Derek Hale (SG), William Kangas (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Travis Golden, Lester Nell, Nathaniel Medeiros, Trinidad Ford, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Mathew Lezama (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Adam Harris (C) Ervin Kendall, Allan Upshaw, Donald Maitland, Craig Brown | |
| 11:58 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:58 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 11:38 | Akron | Derek Hale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 11:36 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Hill | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) SF - William Kangas (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Akron | Roy Hill comes up short on the runner in the paint | 7-13 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Cedric Baltz gets the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Alton Lane knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Hill | 9-13 |
| 10:43 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 10:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cedric Baltz | 9-13 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Cedric Baltz connects on the runner near the basket | 11-13 |
| 10:06 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed slams it home on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal and the foul's on Cedric Baltz - foul #2 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Bart Burrows (C) Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SF), Craig Brown (C) Eddie Bird, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 10:06 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Alton Lane is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alton Lane, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (PG) Dikembe Abdelwahed | |
| 09:24 | Fairfield | Craig Brown hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Ervin Kendall | 11-19 |
| 09:19 | Akron | William Kangas comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Bart Burrows can't tip it in | 11-19 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Roy Hill gets the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Alton Lane travels with the ball | 11-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Trinidad Ford (PF) Derek Hale, William Kangas, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Eddie Bird (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Mathew Lezama, Adam Harris | |
| 08:40 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall travels with the ball | 11-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (PG), Howard Holland (PF) Alton Lane, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Maitland (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Craig Brown | |
| 08:23 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 08:21 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 07:52 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Eddie Bird | 11-22 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Travis Golden is whistled for a carry | 11-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Derek Hale (SG), William Kangas (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Travis Golden, Lester Nell, Howard Holland, Trinidad Ford | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama (SG), Craig Brown (C) Allan Upshaw, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 07:40 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall's pass is intercepted by Alton Lane in the backcourt | 11-22 |
| 07:30 | Akron | William Kangas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-22 |
| 07:28 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland grabs the board | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) SF - William Kangas (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Maitland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-22 |
| 07:04 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland tips it in | 11-24 |
| 06:41 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Derek Hale | 13-24 |
| 06:19 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-24 |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | Craig Brown tips it in | 13-26 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Alton Lane hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Eddie Bird - foul #2 on Eddie Bird, team foul #3 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Bart Burrows (C) Nathaniel Medeiros | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Adam Harris (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Ervin Kendall, Mathew Lezama, Eddie Bird, Donald Maitland, Craig Brown | |
| 06:07 | Akron | Alton Lane makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Alton Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:07 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski grabs the board | 14-26 |
| 05:46 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw blows the layup but he's fouled by Bart Burrows - foul #1 on Bart Burrows, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (PG), Lester Nell (SG), Lino Florkowski (SF) Alton Lane, Derek Hale, William Kangas | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 05:46 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 05:46 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 14-27 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Roy Hill misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #4 | 14-27 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Roy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Roy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:10 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed is hacked by Roy Hill - foul #1 on Roy Hill, team foul #7 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Trinidad Ford (PF) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 05:10 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:10 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Lester Nell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 05:01 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed grabs the board | 16-29 |
| 04:57 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 16-31 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Lester Nell's pass is intercepted by Telek Zakrzewski | 16-31 |
| 04:26 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelwahed | 16-34 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Lester Nell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lino Florkowski | 19-34 |
| 03:49 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Lino Florkowski - foul #1 on Lino Florkowski, team foul #8 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Derek Hale (SG), William Kangas (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Travis Golden, Lester Nell, Lino Florkowski, Trinidad Ford, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Donald Maitland (PF), Craig Brown (C) Allan Upshaw, Dikembe Abdelal, Adam Harris, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 03:49 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 03:49 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Roy Hill is fouled on the floor by Donald Maitland - foul #1 on Donald Maitland, team foul #5 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (PG) Dikembe Abdelwahed | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Kangas (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) PF - Donald Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Akron | Roy Hill misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 19-35 |
| 03:08 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Hill | 19-35 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Alton Lane scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Hill | 21-35 |
| 02:33 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Maitland | 21-38 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Derek Hale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SF), Adam Harris (PF) Eddie Bird, Donald Maitland | |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the board | 21-38 |
| 01:34 | Akron | William Kangas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-38 |
| 01:32 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama grabs the defensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 01:14 | Fairfield | Craig Brown can't finish the layup | 21-38 |
| 01:13 | Fairfield | Adam Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 00:49 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall is hacked by William Kangas - foul #1 on William Kangas, team foul #9 | 21-38 |
| 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 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Mathew Lezama, Craig Brown | |
| 00:49 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall misses the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros grabs the board | 21-38 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Dikembe Abdelal takes the ball from Lester Nell | 21-38 |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Lester Nell - foul #2 on Lester Nell, team foul #10 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Donald Maitland (C) Ervin Kendall, Adam Harris | |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Bart Burrows gets the rebound | 21-39 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros can't connect on a floater in the lane | 21-39 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed gets the rebound | 21-39 |