| Lineup | BYU | PG - David Shields (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Carr (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Johnnie Frost (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Edward Burger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Skinner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Thornberry inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Robert Thornberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-25 |
| 19:23 | BYU | Brandon Carr comes up short on the floater from the right side | 28-25 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Edward Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Robert Thornberry misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 19:04 | BYU | The rebound goes to David Hammond | 28-25 |
| 18:36 | BYU | Brandon Carr makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Edward Skinner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-25 |
| 18:28 | BYU | Brandon Carr pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:09 | BYU | A charge is called on Brandon Carr - foul #3 on Brandon Carr, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | BYU | Earl Thomas (SF) Brandon Carr | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:59 | Akron | Andrew Cook hits a runner from the right block set up by Fred Bradshaw | 31-27 |
| 17:32 | BYU | David Shields can't connect on a shot from the right side | 31-27 |
| 17:30 | BYU | David Hammond tips it back up and in | 33-27 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Andrew Cook misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnnie Frost - foul #3 on Johnnie Frost, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | BYU | Louie Sharer (PG), Brandon Carr (SG), Daniel Swanson (PF), Hilton Hale (C) David Shields, Johnnie Frost, Edward Burger, David Hammond | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:14 | Akron | Andrew Cook makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Andrew Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:51 | BYU | Daniel Swanson buries a jumper from the right side set up by Louie Sharer | 35-29 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Edward Skinner drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Moore and he's fouled by Daniel Swanson - foul #1 on Daniel Swanson, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (SG), Randall Gatto (SF) James Moore, Robert Thornberry | |
| 16:35 | Akron | Edward Skinner makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:09 | BYU | Brandon Carr scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Louie Sharer | 38-32 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 38-32 |
| 15:51 | BYU | Daniel Swanson grabs the board | 38-32 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Louie Sharer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Carr (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - Earl Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hilton Hale (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerard Greene (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Gatto (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Skinner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | BYU | Brandon Carr loses the dribble to Gerard Greene | 38-32 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw banks in the layup set up by Gerard Greene | 38-34 |
| 15:11 | BYU | Daniel Swanson makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Louie Sharer | 40-34 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 14:48 | BYU | Earl Thomas snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:26 | BYU | Brandon Carr hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Louie Sharer | 43-34 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Andrew Cook misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 14:09 | BYU | Louie Sharer gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:42 | BYU | The jumper by Daniel Swanson is denied by Andrew Cook | 43-34 |
| 13:41 | BYU | Brandon Carr hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Edward Skinner misses the 3 from straight away | 45-34 |
| 13:23 | BYU | The rebound goes to Daniel Swanson | 45-34 |
| 13:04 | BYU | Daniel Swanson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Daniel Swanson, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | BYU | David Shields (PG), Johnnie Frost (SG), Philip Hayslett (SF), Edward Burger (PF), David Hammond (C) Louie Sharer, Brandon Carr, Earl Thomas, Daniel Swanson, Hilton Hale | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), John Dunn (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Fred Bradshaw, Randall Gatto, Andrew Cook, Edward Skinner | |
| 12:45 | Akron | John Dunn is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Dunn, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lionel Scheidt (PG) Gerard Greene | |
| 12:22 | BYU | Lionel Scheidt takes the ball from Edward Burger | 45-34 |
| 12:06 | Akron | John Dunn loses the ball out of bounds | 45-34 |
| 11:43 | BYU | Johnnie Frost hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Philip Hayslett | 47-34 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David Shields (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnnie Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Hayslett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Burger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lionel Scheidt (fresh) SG - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Dunn (fresh) C - Charles Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Akron | Robert Thornberry misses badly on a shot from the left block | 47-34 |
| 11:32 | BYU | Edward Burger pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 11:14 | BYU | Philip Hayslett's pass is intercepted by James Moore | 47-34 |
| 11:10 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt lays it up and in on a great pass from James Moore | 47-36 |
| 10:49 | BYU | Edward Burger drills a shot in the paint | 49-36 |
| 10:39 | Akron | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Philip Hayslett - foul #2 on Philip Hayslett, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | BYU | Louie Sharer (PG), Brandon Carr (SG) David Shields, Philip Hayslett | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Andrew Cook (PF) Lionel Scheidt, John Dunn | |
| 10:39 | Akron | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:39 | Akron | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:11 | BYU | Brandon Carr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 10:09 | BYU | Johnnie Frost grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 09:54 | BYU | Charles Ellis is called for the reach on Edward Burger - foul #4 on Charles Ellis, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | BYU | Daniel Swanson (PF), Hilton Hale (C) Edward Burger, David Hammond | |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (SG), Randall Gatto (SF), John Dunn (C) James Moore, Robert Thornberry, Charles Ellis | |
| 09:36 | BYU | Brandon Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Randall Gatto gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:08 | Akron | Randall Gatto scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Gerard Greene | 49-40 |
| 08:51 | BYU | Louie Sharer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | BYU | David Shields (PG), Earl Thomas (SF) Louie Sharer, Johnnie Frost | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (SG), Edward Skinner (C) Gerard Greene, John Dunn | |
| 08:38 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-40 |
| 08:37 | BYU | Daniel Swanson pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:31 | BYU | David Shields throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| Subs | BYU | Edward Burger (PF) Daniel Swanson | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thornberry (SF) Randall Gatto | |
| 08:22 | Akron | James Moore is hacked by Hilton Hale - foul #1 on Hilton Hale, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Andrew Cook clanks a shot near the basket | 49-40 |
| 08:10 | Akron | Edward Skinner pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Robert Thornberry misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 07:56 | BYU | Brandon Carr pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 07:30 | BYU | Edward Burger lays it up and in | 51-40 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David Shields (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Carr (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 pf. SF - Earl Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Burger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Hilton Hale (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Akron | David Shields steps in front of the Robert Thornberry pass | 51-40 |
| 07:08 | BYU | Earl Thomas hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Shields | 53-40 |
| 06:47 | Akron | Andrew Cook loses the dribble to Earl Thomas | 53-40 |
| 06:19 | BYU | Brandon Carr knocks in the shot from the left wing | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:06 | Akron | Edward Burger denies the turnaround by Robert Thornberry | 55-40 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Edward Skinner grabs the offensive board | 55-40 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Robert Thornberry buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Moore | 55-43 |
| 05:47 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-43 |
| Subs | BYU | Louie Sharer (PG), Johnnie Frost (SG), Philip Hayslett (SF), David Hammond (C) David Shields, Brandon Carr, Earl Thomas, Hilton Hale | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Ellis (C) Edward Skinner | |
| 05:28 | BYU | Robert Thornberry is called for the reach on David Hammond - foul #3 on Robert Thornberry, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| 05:14 | BYU | Edward Burger comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Andrew Cook - foul #2 on Andrew Cook, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| 05:14 | BYU | Edward Burger misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:14 | BYU | Edward Burger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 04:59 | Akron | James Moore makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Cook | 56-45 |
| 04:38 | BYU | Louie Sharer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Andrew Cook pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Hammond - foul #2 on David Hammond, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | BYU | David Shields (PG), Earl Thomas (SF), Daniel Swanson (PF) Louie Sharer, Philip Hayslett, Edward Burger | |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (SG), Randall Gatto (SF), Edward Skinner (PF) James Moore, Robert Thornberry, Andrew Cook | |
| 04:23 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:23 | BYU | David Hammond pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 03:56 | BYU | Earl Thomas knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from David Hammond | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Akron | Edward Skinner drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Randall Gatto | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | BYU | Daniel Swanson hits the finger roll set up by Johnnie Frost and the foul's on Edward Skinner - foul #1 on Edward Skinner, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | BYU | Brandon Carr (SG), Hilton Hale (C) Earl Thomas, David Hammond | |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (SG), Andrew Cook (PF) Gerard Greene, Edward Skinner | |
| 03:18 | BYU | Daniel Swanson misses the free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:18 | Akron | Charles Ellis snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Carr (fresh) 25 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Hilton Hale (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Gatto (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw loses the dribble to Johnnie Frost | 60-48 |
| 02:42 | BYU | Brandon Carr clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-48 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Charles Ellis gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 02:37 | Akron | James Moore double dribbles | 60-48 |
| Subs | BYU | Louie Sharer (PG), Philip Hayslett (SF), Edward Burger (PF) David Shields, Johnnie Frost, Daniel Swanson | |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (PG), Douglas Wurth (SF), Edward Skinner (PF), John Dunn (C) Fred Bradshaw, James Moore, Andrew Cook, Charles Ellis | |
| 02:15 | BYU | Brandon Carr can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 60-48 |
| 02:14 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Dunn | 60-48 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Gerard Greene connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Gatto | 60-51 |
| 02:09 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | BYU | David Shields (PG), Johnnie Frost (SF), David Hammond (C) Louie Sharer, Philip Hayslett, Hilton Hale | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), James Moore (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Andrew Cook (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Gerard Greene, Randall Gatto, Douglas Wurth, Edward Skinner, John Dunn | |
| 01:51 | BYU | David Hammond loses the dribble to Charles Ellis | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Akron | Andrew Cook connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Brandon Carr - foul #4 on Brandon Carr, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Andrew Cook makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:18 | BYU | David Hammond comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 01:17 | BYU | Edward Burger pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:58 | BYU | Brandon Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Akron | Charles Ellis is whistled for a carry | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | BYU | Johnnie Frost is hacked by Fred Bradshaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | BYU | Louie Sharer (PG), Manuel Hale (PF) David Shields, Edward Burger | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:34 | BYU | Andrew Cook is called for the reach on Manuel Hale - foul #3 on Andrew Cook, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| 00:34 | BYU | Manuel Hale makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:34 | BYU | Manuel Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:34 | BYU | David Hammond grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:34 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| 00:31 | BYU | Charles Ellis is called for the reach on David Hammond - foul #5 on Charles Ellis, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | BYU | Daniel Swanson (PF) Manuel Hale | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Skinner (C) Charles Ellis | |
| 00:31 | BYU | David Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:31 | BYU | David Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Andrew Cook drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-57 |
| 00:22 | BYU | Johnnie Frost is hacked by Fred Bradshaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | BYU | Manuel Hale (PF) Daniel Swanson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:22 | BYU | Johnnie Frost makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:22 | BYU | Johnnie Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Robert Thornberry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Edward Skinner snags the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Robert Thornberry double dribbles | 65-57 |
| Subs | BYU | Daniel Swanson (PF) David Hammond | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | BYU | Louie Sharer is hacked by Fred Bradshaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| 00:10 | BYU | Louie Sharer misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:10 | BYU | Louie Sharer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Robert Thornberry comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 00:04 | BYU | Manuel Hale pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:04 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | BYU | Louie Sharer runs out the clock | 66-57 |