| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fresh) SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) SF - Raymond Murphy (fresh) PF - Travis Crosby (fresh) C - Ronald Sande (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fresh) SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) C - Jay Ford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Akron | Jay Ford grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Akron | Mark Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jay Ford | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Murphy | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Jay Ford evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Travis Crosby - foul #1 on Travis Crosby, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby scores on a runner in the lane set up by Steve Hughes | 4-6 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Mark Thomas is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-9 |
| 18:05 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jay Ford - foul #1 on Jay Ford, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| 18:05 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 18:05 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Jay Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Charles Creasey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Andres Giordano - foul #1 on Andres Giordano, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ken Chatman (SG) Tyler Loveland | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Charles Creasey misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes is fouled on the floor by James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Howton (PF) Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF), James Roberts (PF) Charles Creasey, James Fisher, Andres Giordano | |
| 16:15 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ken Chatman | 8-9 |
| 15:54 | Akron | Samuel Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | David Howton grabs the board | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ken Chatman (fresh) SF - Raymond Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Howton (fresh) C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Moore (fresh) SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) PF - James Roberts (fresh) C - Jay Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 15:34 | Akron | James Roberts gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Samuel Moore misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Jay Ford snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:13 | Akron | James Roberts connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Moore | 8-11 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Jay Ford snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:31 | Akron | Mark Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:29 | Akron | James Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Ken Chatman steps in front of the James Roberts pass | 8-11 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Steve Hughes, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG), Travis Crosby (PF) Ken Chatman, David Howton | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), James Fisher (SF), Andres Giordano (PF) Samuel Moore, Douglas Keller, James Roberts | |
| 13:49 | Akron | Jay Ford is whistled for traveling | 8-11 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner near the basket | 8-11 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 8-11 |
| 13:06 | Akron | Andres Giordano gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Mark Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Andres Giordano snags the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:45 | Akron | James Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (PG), Fred Finlayson (SF), David Howton (C) Steve Hughes, Raymond Murphy, Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Akron | James Roberts (C) Jay Ford | |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby tips it back up and in | 10-11 |
| 12:18 | Akron | Andres Giordano makes the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Travis Crosby - foul #2 on Travis Crosby, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ken Chatman (SF), Steven Byrd (C) Gabriel Burton, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG) Mark Thomas | |
| 12:18 | Akron | Andres Giordano misses the free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:18 | Arkansas | David Howton grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 11:51 | Arkansas | David Howton hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tyler Loveland | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Fred Finlayson (fresh) SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ken Chatman (fresh) PF - David Howton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Byrd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Andres Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Akron | Joseph Dessert connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Andres Giordano | 12-16 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | David Howton misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson misses the tip | 12-16 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Andres Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Ken Chatman swats the layup by Andres Giordano | 12-16 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ken Chatman | 12-16 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 12-16 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman tips it home | 14-16 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Charles Creasey hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas | Joseph Dessert is called for the reach on Fred Finlayson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Dessert, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Raymond Murphy (SG), Ronald Sande (C) Tyler Loveland, Ken Chatman, David Howton | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF), George Lowe (PF), Jay Ford (C) Joseph Dessert, Charles Creasey, James Fisher, Andres Giordano, James Roberts | |
| 10:17 | Arkansas | George Lowe takes the ball from Raymond Murphy | 14-19 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Jay Ford misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Jay Ford tips it home | 14-21 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Murphy | 17-21 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Samuel Moore can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd is hacked by George Lowe - foul #1 on George Lowe, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ken Chatman (SG), David Howton (PF) Fred Finlayson, Steven Byrd | |
| Subs | Akron | James Roberts (PF) George Lowe | |
| 08:52 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-21 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Douglas Keller pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Mark Thomas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 08:44 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to James Roberts | 17-21 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Mark Thomas misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ronald Sande | 17-21 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Steve Hughes | 19-21 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Douglas Keller connects on the open floater from close range on a great pass from Samuel Moore | 19-23 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande is hacked by Douglas Keller - foul #1 on Douglas Keller, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG) Ken Chatman | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), James Fisher (SF), Andres Giordano (PF) Samuel Moore, Douglas Keller, Jay Ford | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Howton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Sande, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Barry Mah (PF) David Howton | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG) Mark Thomas | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Charles Creasey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy's pass is intercepted by Charles Creasey | 19-23 |
| 06:34 | Akron | James Roberts is hacked by Barry Mah - foul #1 on Barry Mah, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson (PG), David Howton (PF) Steve Hughes, Barry Mah | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), Jay Ford (C) Joseph Dessert, James Roberts | |
| 06:20 | Akron | Jay Ford is fouled on the floor by Tyler Loveland - foul #1 on Tyler Loveland, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ken Chatman (SF) Raymond Murphy | |
| Subs | Akron | George Lowe (PF) Andres Giordano | |
| 06:06 | Akron | Charles Creasey makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Mark Thomas out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by Tyler Loveland - foul #2 on Tyler Loveland, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (PG), Steven Byrd (C) Tyler Loveland, Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:06 | Akron | Charles Creasey makes the free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas | David Howton's layup is rejected by George Lowe | 19-26 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd snags the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas | George Lowe steps in front of the David Howton pass | 19-26 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Charles Creasey is whistled for a carry | 19-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Raymond Murphy (SF) Gabriel Burton, Fred Finlayson | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF) Charles Creasey, James Fisher | |
| 05:02 | Arkansas | Douglas Keller steals the ball from David Howton | 19-26 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Jay Ford evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Byrd - foul #1 on Steven Byrd, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Sande (C) David Howton | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Andres Giordano (PF) Mark Thomas, George Lowe | |
| 04:41 | Akron | Jay Ford misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Jay Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | Andres Giordano denies the turnaround by Steve Hughes | 19-27 |
| 04:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jay Ford | 19-27 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Steve Hughes is called for the reach on Joseph Dessert - foul #2 on Steve Hughes, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson (PG), Barry Mah (PF) Steve Hughes, Steven Byrd | |
| Subs | Akron | James Roberts (C) Jay Ford | |
| 04:18 | Akron | Joseph Dessert makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Joseph Dessert makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas | Barry Mah hits a jumper from the free throw line | 21-29 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Andres Giordano buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Douglas Keller | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Fred Finlayson (fresh) SG - Ken Chatman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Barry Mah (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Joseph Dessert picks off the pass by Ken Chatman | 21-31 |
| 03:30 | Akron | Joseph Dessert misses the easy layup | 21-31 |
| 03:29 | Akron | Douglas Keller tips it back up and in | 21-33 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Finlayson | 23-33 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Andres Giordano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Tyler Loveland (SG), Travis Crosby (PF) Ken Chatman, Raymond Murphy, Barry Mah | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (PG), Charles Creasey (SG), James Fisher (SF), Jay Ford (C) Joseph Dessert, Samuel Moore, Douglas Keller, Andres Giordano | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 23-33 |
| 02:28 | Akron | James Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Travis Crosby steps in front of the Mark Thomas pass | 23-33 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes lays it in on a nice dish by Tyler Loveland and he's fouled by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Charles Creasey buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson is hacked by James Fisher - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy (SF), David Howton (C) Steve Hughes, Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Akron | Andres Giordano (PF), George Lowe (C) James Roberts, Jay Ford | |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:18 | Akron | George Lowe grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Andres Giordano clanks a jumper from close range | 26-35 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Mark Thomas grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Charles Creasey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andres Giordano | 26-38 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | David Howton clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Creasey - foul #1 on Charles Creasey, team foul #9 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Ken Chatman (SG), Steven Byrd (C) Fred Finlayson, Tyler Loveland, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), Douglas Keller (SF) Charles Creasey, James Fisher | |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | David Howton makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | David Howton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:27 | Akron | George Lowe grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 00:05 | Akron | David Howton blocks the short jumper by Andres Giordano | 27-38 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Douglas Keller grabs the offensive board | 27-38 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Douglas Keller misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-38 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman grabs the board | 27-38 |