| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Madison (fresh) SG - Cody Barton (fresh) SF - Melvin Curry (fresh) PF - Angel Esposito (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) SG - William Spencer (fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Robert Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Minnesota | Robert Williams banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama clanks a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Melvin Curry grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | Robert Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Jimmy Williams grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Akron | William Spencer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Juan Zepeda tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Terry Bartlett is called for the reach on Cody Barton - foul #1 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Cody Barton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Cody Barton is called for the reach on William Spencer - foul #1 on Cody Barton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, William Spencer, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| 17:43 | Akron | James Wilson scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Mayville and the foul's on Angel Esposito - foul #1 on Angel Esposito, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Akron | James Wilson misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Angel Esposito | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Minnesota | Cody Barton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Lonnie Higby pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Akron | James Wilson buries a floater from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:00 | Minnesota | Robert Williams hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Madison | 5-6 |
| 16:37 | Akron | John Madison takes the ball from James Wilson | 5-6 |
| 16:17 | Minnesota | Melvin Curry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 5-6 |
| 15:57 | Akron | James Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Margarito Herrera (SG), Salvador Fuentes (SF) John Madison, Cody Barton, Melvin Curry | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Otha Zaspel (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) John Mayville, James Wilson, Joel Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fresh) SG - Margarito Herrera (fresh) SF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) PF - Angel Esposito (fairly fresh) C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) SF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito is hacked by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Lonnie Higby (PF) Terry Bartlett, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Juan Zepeda (PF) John Mayville, Lonnie Higby | |
| 15:03 | Akron | Robert Williams denies the turnaround by Juan Zepeda | 5-6 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Marko Belkowski snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Herbert Babin hits a floater from the right side | 5-8 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses the lay-in but the foul's on Otha Zaspel - foul #1 on Otha Zaspel, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Madison (PG), Melvin Curry (SF) Angel Esposito, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) William Spencer, Otha Zaspel, Juan Zepeda, Marko Belkowski | |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jackson Grant - foul #1 on Jackson Grant, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (PG), Joel Spencer (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Lonnie Higby, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 14:05 | Akron | Jimmy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Jimmy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota | John Madison is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Madison, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (PF) Jimmy Williams | |
| 13:51 | Akron | James Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 13:44 | Minnesota | John Madison grabs the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | John Madison can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Angel Esposito (PF) Margarito Herrera | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) James Wilson, Joel Spencer, Lonnie Higby, Marko Belkowski | |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | John Madison makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | John Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Bartlett | 9-13 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 12:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Juan Zepeda | 9-13 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Terry Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Juan Zepeda misses the tip | 9-13 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Melvin Curry pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito banks in the layup | 11-13 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Salvador Fuentes denies the turnaround by Dikembe Akiyama | 11-13 |
| 11:49 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Bartlett | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Madison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackson Grant (fairly fresh) SF - Melvin Curry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Angel Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Salvador Fuentes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Babin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Akron | Melvin Curry is called for the reach on Jimmy Williams - foul #1 on Melvin Curry, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera (PG), Cody Barton (SG), Robert Williams (C) John Madison, Jackson Grant, Salvador Fuentes | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| 11:14 | Akron | James Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by John Mayville | 11-15 |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Melvin Curry can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 11:03 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Curry | 11-15 |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito misses long on a turnaround from close range | 11-15 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Marko Belkowski pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:13 | Akron | James Wilson clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Melvin Curry - foul #2 on Melvin Curry, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Madison (PG) Melvin Curry | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (SG), Otha Zaspel (SF) John Mayville, Joel Spencer | |
| 10:13 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:13 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | William Spencer takes the ball from Cody Barton | 11-17 |
| 09:46 | Akron | James Wilson lays it in set up by William Spencer | 11-19 |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | John Madison misses the jumper from the left side | 11-19 |
| 09:16 | Akron | Lonnie Higby snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 09:05 | Akron | William Spencer connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 11-21 |
| 08:58 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito loses the dribble to Otha Zaspel | 11-21 |
| 08:55 | Akron | James Wilson blows the layup | 11-21 |
| 08:53 | Minnesota | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera is called for traveling | 11-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (PG), Salvador Fuentes (SF) John Madison, Margarito Herrera | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Joel Spencer (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) James Wilson, Otha Zaspel, Lonnie Higby, Marko Belkowski | |
| 08:27 | Akron | William Spencer misses the floater from the free throw line | 11-21 |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito snags the defensive board | 11-21 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Spencer - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (PF) William Spencer, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Angel Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:53 | Akron | John Mayville is whistled for traveling | 13-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Madison (PG) Cody Barton | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Spencer (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Salvador Fuentes | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Madison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackson Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Salvador Fuentes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Angel Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marko Belkowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Akron | Terry Bartlett is fouled on the floor by Angel Esposito - foul #2 on Angel Esposito, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Cody Barton (SG), Margarito Herrera (PF) Jackson Grant, Angel Esposito | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, Jimmy Williams, Marko Belkowski | |
| 07:19 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:56 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | John Madison snags the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Margarito Herrera scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Salvador Fuentes | 18-23 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses the easy layup | 18-23 |
| 06:24 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Margarito Herrera | 18-23 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Cody Barton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Terry Bartlett gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:51 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota | Robert Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Juan Zepeda | 18-23 |
| 05:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joel Spencer | 18-23 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joel Spencer | 18-26 |
| 04:54 | Minnesota | Terry Bartlett is called for the reach on John Madison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (SG) Cody Barton | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), William Spencer (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Jackson Grant clanks a shot from the left side | 18-26 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Lonnie Higby gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-26 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | John Madison misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 03:56 | Akron | William Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 03:51 | Akron | William Spencer connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mayville | 18-29 |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes double dribbles | 18-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Cody Barton (SG), Melvin Curry (SF), Angel Esposito (PF) John Madison, Salvador Fuentes, Margarito Herrera | |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Otha Zaspel (SF) William Spencer, Jimmy Williams | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jackson Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cody Barton (fairly fresh) SF - Melvin Curry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Angel Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) PF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Akron | John Mayville misses badly on a shot from the left side | 18-29 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Cody Barton comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 18-29 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Marko Belkowski gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 02:25 | Akron | Robert Williams is called for the reach on John Mayville - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #8 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Madison (PG) Jackson Grant | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Williams (PF) Lonnie Higby | |
| 02:25 | Akron | John Mayville makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 02:25 | Akron | John Mayville makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Marko Belkowski steps in front of the Robert Williams pass | 18-31 |
| 01:44 | Akron | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 18-31 |
| 01:43 | Minnesota | Melvin Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Jimmy Williams steals the ball from Melvin Curry | 18-31 |
| 01:26 | Akron | James Wilson makes the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Cody Barton - foul #2 on Cody Barton, team foul #9 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jackson Grant (SG), Salvador Fuentes (C) Cody Barton, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Joel Spencer (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) John Mayville, Otha Zaspel, Jimmy Williams, Marko Belkowski | |
| 01:26 | Akron | James Wilson makes the free throw | 18-34 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Melvin Curry knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Jackson Grant | 20-34 |
| 00:48 | Akron | James Wilson blows the layup | 20-34 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the offensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-34 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the offensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama's pass is intercepted by Melvin Curry | 20-34 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Salvador Fuentes misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-34 |