| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Greer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Perine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Bryan Larios (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-38 |
| 19:41 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer tips it but misses | 33-38 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 19:32 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Bartlett | 36-38 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Perine | 36-41 |
| 18:53 | Akron | Louis Walker steals it from Juan Zepeda | 36-41 |
| 18:36 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the dunk but he's fouled by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #2 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, William Spencer, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:36 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:36 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:13 | Akron | James Wilson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Greer - foul #2 on Joseph Greer, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG) Otha Zaspel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:13 | Akron | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:13 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios is hacked by Marko Belkowski - foul #2 on Marko Belkowski, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Otha Zaspel (PF) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:40 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul McIff | 37-45 |
| 17:23 | Akron | John Mayville misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 17:21 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:09 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Paul McIff | 37-47 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 16:57 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Bryan Larios | 37-47 |
| 16:28 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine misses short on a floater from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 16:27 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios grabs the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 16:10 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine is fouled on the floor by Otha Zaspel - foul #1 on Otha Zaspel, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) John Mayville, Herbert Babin, Lonnie Higby, Otha Zaspel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 15:55 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Louis Walker is blocked by Dikembe Akiyama | 37-47 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Jimmy Williams grabs the board | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Greer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Perine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Bryan Larios (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Terry Bartlett comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 15:30 | Akron | Marko Belkowski tips it in | 39-47 |
| 15:22 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine is hacked by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #3 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (SG), Juan Zepeda (C) James Wilson, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar (PF) Kenneth Perine | |
| 15:08 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ognjen Zsohar | 39-49 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Jimmy Williams lays it up and in | 41-49 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Akiyama picks off the pass by Paul McIff | 41-49 |
| 14:25 | Akron | William Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Ognjen Zsohar blocks the short jumper by Juan Zepeda | 41-49 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 13:54 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:50 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Terry Bartlett - foul #3 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, William Spencer, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (SG), Kenneth Perine (PF) Paul McIff, Joseph Greer | |
| 13:50 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:50 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:50 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 13:33 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar misses the easy layup | 41-50 |
| 13:31 | Akron | Lonnie Higby grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Justin Hinton steals it from John Mayville | 41-50 |
| 13:02 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Hinton | 41-52 |
| 12:45 | Akron | James Wilson banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Mayville | 43-52 |
| 12:33 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) John Mayville, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Otha Zaspel, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (SG), Joseph Greer (SF) Louis Walker, Bryan Larios | |
| 12:17 | Akron | Ognjen Zsohar is called for the reach on Jimmy Williams - foul #4 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) Jimmy Williams, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios (C) Ognjen Zsohar | |
| 11:58 | Akron | Justin Hinton is called for the reach on Terry Bartlett - foul #1 on Justin Hinton, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), William Spencer (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:53 | Akron | Jimmy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) John Mayville, Lonnie Higby, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Justin Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Greer (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Perine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Bryan Larios (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryan Larios | 43-54 |
| 11:31 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 11:30 | Akron | Jimmy Williams tips it in | 45-54 |
| 11:14 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Hinton | 45-56 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Jimmy Williams drills a shot from the left side set up by William Spencer | 47-56 |
| 10:35 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Jimmy Williams is hacked by Joseph Greer - foul #3 on Joseph Greer, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, William Spencer, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (PG), Hank Glasser (SG) Justin Hinton, Paul McIff | |
| 10:09 | Akron | Herbert Babin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG) Herbert Babin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine is fouled on the floor by Otha Zaspel - foul #2 on Otha Zaspel, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:40 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Higby - foul #2 on Lonnie Higby, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG) Herbert Babin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:40 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:40 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Bryan Larios steals the ball from James Wilson | 47-58 |
| 09:13 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Perine | 47-60 |
| 08:57 | Akron | James Wilson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Perine | 47-60 |
| 08:31 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 47-60 |
| 08:29 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer grabs the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 08:09 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Marko Belkowski - foul #3 on Marko Belkowski, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) John Mayville, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Otha Zaspel, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (SG) Hank Glasser | |
| 08:09 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 08:09 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 08:09 | Akron | Herbert Babin pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama can't connect on a shot near the basket | 47-61 |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 07:53 | Wisconsin | Terry Bartlett steps in front of the Louis Walker pass | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Greer (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Perine (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Bryan Larios (tired) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Kenneth Perine is called for the reach on Herbert Babin - foul #2 on Kenneth Perine, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Lonnie Higby (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Ognjen Zsohar (PF) Louis Walker, Kenneth Perine | |
| 07:25 | Akron | Marko Belkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) John Mayville, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:08 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Jimmy Williams grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Terry Bartlett can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul McIff - foul #2 on Paul McIff, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), William Spencer (SG), Lonnie Higby (PF) Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:02 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 06:45 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 06:43 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar tips it in | 49-63 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Bryan Larios is called for the reach on Lonnie Higby - foul #1 on Bryan Larios, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, Terry Bartlett, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:24 | Akron | Lonnie Higby makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Lonnie Higby makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 06:03 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-63 |
| 06:01 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios tips it but misses | 51-63 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the board | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:30 | Akron | Jimmy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 05:29 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Bryan Larios | 51-63 |
| 05:14 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar drills a floater from the left side | 51-65 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Juan Zepeda drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Mayville | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Ognjen Zsohar | 53-68 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Justin Hinton steps in front of the Herbert Babin pass | 53-68 |
| 03:52 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar connects on the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Lonnie Higby - foul #3 on Lonnie Higby, team foul #9 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), James Wilson (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (PG), Hank Glasser (SG), Kenneth Perine (C) Justin Hinton, Paul McIff, Bryan Larios | |
| 03:52 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) C - Marko Belkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hank Glasser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Greer (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ognjen Zsohar (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Perine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Akron | Terry Bartlett hits a floater from close range | 55-71 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses long on a jumper from the left side | 55-71 |
| 03:19 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the board | 55-71 |
| 02:56 | Akron | James Wilson hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Akiyama | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | Wisconsin | The pull-up jumper by Ognjen Zsohar is blocked by Otha Zaspel | 57-71 |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Perine | 57-71 |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser is hacked by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #10 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Juan Zepeda (C) James Wilson, Otha Zaspel, Marko Belkowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios (C) Kenneth Perine | |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Terry Bartlett | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Terry Bartlett is called for the reach on Louis Walker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #11 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (SG) Hank Glasser | |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama's pass is intercepted by Paul McIff | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-74 |
| 00:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Juan Zepeda | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Terry Bartlett clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-74 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the offensive rebound | 60-74 |
| 00:28 | Akron | William Spencer drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Juan Zepeda | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker runs out the clock | 63-74 |