| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fresh) SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) C - Jay Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dana Overall (fresh) SG - Doug Alexander (fresh) SF - Gary Lyons (fresh) PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) C - Raymond Scheffler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jay Ford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Akron | Charles Creasey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Akron | Andres Giordano tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Gary Lyons | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dana Overall | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Akron | Mark Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Creasey | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Jay Ford misses short on a runner in the paint | 3-5 |
| 19:06 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Gary Lyons | 3-5 |
| 18:51 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Jay Ford snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Dana Overall is called for the reach on Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Dana Overall, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Vernon Harris takes the ball from James Fisher | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | Hawaii | Mark Thomas takes the ball from Dana Overall | 3-5 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Mark Thomas can't finish the layup | 3-5 |
| 17:54 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:36 | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler misses the runner from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 17:34 | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler grabs the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF), James Roberts (PF) Charles Creasey, James Fisher, Andres Giordano | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), George Mattern (SF), Shane Hall (PF), Raul Garcia (C) Dana Overall, Doug Alexander, Gary Lyons, Vernon Harris, Raymond Scheffler | |
| 16:53 | Akron | Jay Ford drills a jumper from the left block | 5-5 |
| 16:40 | Hawaii | Samuel Moore is called for the reach on Raul Garcia - foul #1 on Samuel Moore, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Doug Alexander (SG) Shane Hall | |
| 16:27 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia's floater is tipped away by James Roberts | 5-5 |
| 16:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jay Ford | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Samuel Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:14 | Hawaii | George Mattern gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:50 | Hawaii | George Mattern buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Doug Alexander and the foul's on James Roberts - foul #1 on James Roberts, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dana Overall (PG), Gary Lyons (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Doug Alexander, Matthew Hicks, Raul Garcia | |
| 15:50 | Hawaii | George Mattern misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:50 | Akron | James Roberts pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Moore (fresh) SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) PF - James Roberts (fresh) C - Jay Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dana Overall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Strong (fresh) SF - Gary Lyons (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Mattern (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Dana Overall steals the ball from Mark Thomas | 5-7 |
| 15:33 | Hawaii | Robert Strong lays it in on a nice dish by Dana Overall | 5-9 |
| 15:21 | Akron | Jay Ford misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-9 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Mark Thomas tips it in | 7-9 |
| 14:54 | Hawaii | Jay Ford swats the short shot by Gary Lyons | 7-9 |
| 14:52 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:44 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Douglas Keller pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Jay Ford can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on George Mattern - foul #1 on George Mattern, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), James Fisher (SF), Andres Giordano (PF) Samuel Moore, Douglas Keller, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Doug Alexander (SG), Matthew Hicks (SF), Raymond Scheffler (PF), Raul Garcia (C) Robert Strong, Gary Lyons, Vernon Harris, George Mattern | |
| 14:21 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:01 | Hawaii | Andres Giordano is called for the reach on Dana Overall - foul #1 on Andres Giordano, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Akron | George Lowe (C) Jay Ford | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gary Lyons (SF) Dana Overall | |
| 13:45 | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dana Overall (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Gary Lyons, Raul Garcia | |
| 13:45 | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:45 | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Charles Creasey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Thomas | 12-10 |
| 13:09 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 13:07 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris snags the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 12:53 | Hawaii | Dana Overall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 12:51 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Fisher | 12-10 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Andres Giordano buries a shot from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 12:31 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander is hacked by Mark Thomas - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Jay Ford (C) Mark Thomas, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), Gary Lyons (SF), Shane Hall (PF), Raul Garcia (C) Dana Overall, Matthew Hicks, Vernon Harris, Raymond Scheffler | |
| 12:16 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Jay Ford knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Charles Creasey | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Robert Strong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Doug Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lyons (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shane Hall (fresh) C - Raul Garcia (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia clanks a runner in the lane | 16-12 |
| 11:34 | Akron | Andres Giordano pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Jay Ford scores on a floater near the basket | 18-12 |
| 10:48 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Doug Alexander and he's fouled by Jay Ford - foul #1 on Jay Ford, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF), James Roberts (PF) Charles Creasey, James Fisher, Andres Giordano | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dana Overall (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Robert Strong, Shane Hall | |
| 10:48 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia misses the free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:48 | Akron | James Roberts snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Jay Ford misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Raul Garcia - foul #1 on Raul Garcia, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler (C) Raul Garcia | |
| 10:31 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:10 | Hawaii | Dana Overall scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gary Lyons | 20-17 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Jay Ford's floater is knocked away by Dana Overall | 20-17 |
| 09:51 | Akron | James Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Samuel Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 09:33 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:15 | Hawaii | Dana Overall is fouled on the floor by Jay Ford - foul #2 on Jay Ford, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Corns (PG), James Fisher (SF), George Lowe (C) Joseph Dessert, Douglas Keller, Jay Ford | |
| Subs | Hawaii | George Mattern (SF) Gary Lyons | |
| 09:15 | Hawaii | Dana Overall makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:15 | Hawaii | Dana Overall misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Roberts | 20-18 |
| 09:06 | Akron | James Fisher hits a jumper from the left wing set up by George Lowe | 22-18 |
| 08:47 | Hawaii | George Mattern knocks in the runner from close range set up by Dana Overall and he's fouled by George Lowe - foul #1 on George Lowe, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), Andres Giordano (PF) Jeffery Corns, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raul Garcia (C) Raymond Scheffler | |
| 08:47 | Hawaii | George Mattern makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Andres Giordano's fadeaway is rejected by George Mattern | 22-21 |
| 08:34 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 08:29 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Dana Overall | 22-24 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Charles Creasey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-24 |
| 08:05 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 07:43 | Hawaii | The 3pt attempt by Dana Overall is denied by Charles Creasey | 22-24 |
| 07:41 | Akron | James Fisher grabs the board | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Samuel Moore (fresh) SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dana Overall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Doug Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Mattern (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Raul Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Akron | Dana Overall is called for the reach on Samuel Moore - foul #2 on Dana Overall, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Douglas Keller (SF), George Lowe (C) Samuel Moore, James Fisher, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Gary Lyons (SF), Raymond Scheffler (PF) Dana Overall, Doug Alexander, George Mattern, Vernon Harris | |
| 07:23 | Akron | George Lowe misses long on a 3 from straight away | 22-24 |
| 07:22 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:03 | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler is hacked by Douglas Keller - foul #1 on Douglas Keller, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Doug Alexander (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Matthew Hicks, Raul Garcia | |
| 07:03 | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 07:03 | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:50 | Akron | George Lowe hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andres Giordano | 25-26 |
| 06:40 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons clanks a shot from the baseline | 25-26 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Douglas Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 06:33 | Akron | A charge is called on Charles Creasey - foul #1 on Charles Creasey, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG) Charles Creasey | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raul Garcia (C) Vernon Harris | |
| 06:18 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander buries a 3 from straight away | 25-29 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Joseph Dessert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Akron | James Fisher (SF), James Roberts (PF) Douglas Keller, Andres Giordano | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Robert Strong, Raymond Scheffler | |
| 05:36 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Samuel Moore - foul #2 on Samuel Moore, team foul #11 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Akron | David McMullen (SG) Samuel Moore | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 05:36 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:36 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Vernon Harris swats the layup by George Lowe | 25-31 |
| 05:23 | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 05:04 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Doug Alexander | 25-34 |
| 04:42 | Akron | James Roberts makes the turnaround from close range set up by Joseph Dessert | 27-34 |
| 04:28 | Hawaii | James Roberts picks off the pass by Gary Lyons | 27-34 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Vernon Harris blocks the short jumper by George Lowe | 27-34 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Joseph Dessert pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 04:01 | Akron | George Lowe hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Raul Garcia - foul #2 on Raul Garcia, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Corns (PG), Charles Creasey (SG), Douglas Keller (SF) Joseph Dessert, David McMullen, James Fisher | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), Shane Hall (PF), Raymond Scheffler (C) Matthew Hicks, Vernon Harris, Raul Garcia | |
| 04:01 | Akron | George Lowe makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:48 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 03:46 | Akron | Douglas Keller pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Charles Creasey misses the jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 03:24 | Hawaii | Robert Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jeffery Corns (fresh) SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Lowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Robert Strong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Doug Alexander (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Shane Hall (fresh) C - Raymond Scheffler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Hawaii | Shane Hall is fouled on the floor by George Lowe - foul #2 on George Lowe, team foul #12 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), Andres Giordano (PF), Jay Ford (C) Jeffery Corns, George Lowe, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dana Overall (PG), George Mattern (SF) Doug Alexander, Gary Lyons | |
| 03:18 | Hawaii | Shane Hall misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:18 | Hawaii | Shane Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Jay Ford's pass is intercepted by Dana Overall | 30-35 |
| 02:54 | Hawaii | Dana Overall hits the finger roll | 30-37 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Jay Ford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Strong - foul #1 on Robert Strong, team foul #6 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Akron | James Fisher (SF) Douglas Keller | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Doug Alexander (SG), Gary Lyons (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Robert Strong, George Mattern, Shane Hall | |
| 02:48 | Akron | Jay Ford misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Jay Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:48 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 02:31 | Hawaii | Dana Overall buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Vernon Harris steals it from Andres Giordano | 30-40 |
| 01:50 | Hawaii | Charles Creasey steals it from Vernon Harris | 30-40 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Mark Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Creasey | 32-40 |
| 01:36 | Hawaii | Dana Overall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 01:35 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 32-40 |
| 01:25 | Hawaii | Dana Overall misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 01:23 | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler tips it home | 32-42 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Vernon Harris steals the ball from James Fisher | 32-42 |
| 00:40 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris is hacked by Charles Creasey - foul #2 on Charles Creasey, team foul #13 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF), James Roberts (PF) Charles Creasey, James Fisher, Andres Giordano | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (SG), George Mattern (SF), Raul Garcia (C) Doug Alexander, Gary Lyons, Raymond Scheffler | |
| 00:40 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:40 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Douglas Keller misses the jumper near the basket | 32-44 |
| 00:15 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Ford | 32-44 |
| 00:01 | Akron | James Roberts connects on the jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | George Mattern hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-44 |