| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) SG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) PF - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Dube (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jimmy Williams inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Akron | Jimmy Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Thrasher - foul #1 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Lonnie Higby (PF) Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 19:32 | Akron | Jimmy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 19:32 | Akron | Jimmy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 19:16 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Williams blocks the short jumper by Elmer Dube | 25-38 |
| 19:14 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lonnie Higby | 25-38 |
| 19:12 | Akron | William Spencer is fouled in the backcourt by Lucas Moore - foul #2 on Lucas Moore, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Joel Spencer (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) William Spencer, Jimmy Williams, Lonnie Higby | |
| 18:49 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Herbert Babin | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Herbert Babin is called for the reach on Robert Thrasher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Babin, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (PF) John Mayville, Herbert Babin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Lloyd | 28-40 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Robert Thrasher is called for the reach on William Spencer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) William Spencer, Joel Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| 18:15 | Akron | Mitchell Rickert denies the turnaround by Juan Zepeda | 28-40 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube grabs the board | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Mayville - foul #1 on John Mayville, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Deason (PG), James Holloway (SG), James McGarity (SF) Robert Thrasher, Lucas Moore, Nathan Lloyd | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) John Mayville, James Wilson, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:17 | Akron | William Spencer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | James Holloway grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert can't finish the layup | 30-40 |
| 17:07 | Akron | William Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 16:40 | Akron | William Spencer double dribbles | 30-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Eric Nathan (C) James McGarity, Mitchell Rickert, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses the easy layup | 30-40 |
| 16:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jimmy Williams | 30-40 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Jimmy Williams is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Bartlett | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Deason (fresh) SG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) PF - James Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Nathan (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Deason | 33-42 |
| 15:32 | Akron | Lucas Moore is called for the reach on Jimmy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lucas Moore, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (PG), James McGarity (SF), Mitchell Rickert (PF) Bruce Deason, Nathan Lloyd, James Holloway | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Otha Zaspel (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 15:19 | Akron | Juan Zepeda is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 33-42 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:50 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore tips it home | 35-42 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Juan Zepeda clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lucas Moore - foul #4 on Lucas Moore, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Holloway (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Thomas Caruso (C) Lucas Moore, James McGarity, Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), James Wilson (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) John Mayville, Herbert Babin, Otha Zaspel, Marko Belkowski | |
| 14:29 | Akron | Juan Zepeda makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Juan Zepeda makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | James Holloway misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-44 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 13:52 | Akron | William Spencer hits the finger roll set up by James Wilson | 35-46 |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nathan Lloyd | 38-46 |
| 13:12 | Akron | William Spencer hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lonnie Higby | 38-48 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert's floater is knocked away by Juan Zepeda | 38-48 |
| 12:43 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Spencer | 38-48 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Juan Zepeda is fouled on the floor by Nathan Lloyd - foul #1 on Nathan Lloyd, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Bruce Deason (SG), James McGarity (SF), Eric Nathan (PF), Elmer Dube (C) Frank Oldaker, James Holloway, Nathan Lloyd, Mitchell Rickert, Thomas Caruso | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) William Spencer, James Wilson, Joel Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| 12:08 | Akron | Jimmy Williams makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Akiyama | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Bruce Deason's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Akiyama | 38-51 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Jimmy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Deason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James McGarity (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Eric Nathan (fresh) 2 blk. C - Elmer Dube (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Akron | Robert Thrasher is called for the reach on Terry Bartlett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #7 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Marko Belkowski (C) Herbert Babin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 11:49 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube banks in the layup set up by Robert Thrasher | 40-53 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Jimmy Williams double dribbles | 40-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert (PF) Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Marko Belkowski | |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 10:44 | Rhode Island | James McGarity hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Herbert Babin drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Mayville | 42-55 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube's floater is tipped away by Juan Zepeda | 42-55 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher tips it but misses | 42-55 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to James McGarity | 42-55 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube misses the shot from the right block | 42-55 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Herbert Babin pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Jimmy Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert is hacked by Juan Zepeda - foul #3 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (PG), James Holloway (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF), Eric Nathan (C) Robert Thrasher, Bruce Deason, James McGarity, Mitchell Rickert, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), James Wilson (SG), Otha Zaspel (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 08:33 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-55 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Marko Belkowski pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 08:12 | Akron | Terry Bartlett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Otha Zaspel tips it in | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | James Holloway hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-57 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan tips it in | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) PF - Thomas Caruso (fresh) C - Eric Nathan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Zepeda (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Akron | Juan Zepeda can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | Juan Zepeda is called for the reach on Thomas Caruso - foul #4 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG), Mitchell Rickert (PF) James Holloway, Thomas Caruso | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), William Spencer (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Otha Zaspel, Juan Zepeda | |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joel Spencer - foul #2 on Joel Spencer, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube (C) Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (PF) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:09 | Akron | Lonnie Higby snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Nathan Lloyd steals it from William Spencer in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| 06:47 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mitchell Rickert and the foul's on Marko Belkowski - foul #1 on Marko Belkowski, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Holloway (SF) Nathan Lloyd | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) John Mayville, Joel Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| 06:47 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Terry Bartlett drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Spencer | 47-60 |
| 06:10 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Thomas Caruso (C) Frank Oldaker, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), James Wilson (SG), Joel Spencer (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) Terry Bartlett, William Spencer, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 06:08 | Akron | John Mayville throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-60 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | James Holloway is hacked by Joel Spencer - foul #3 on Joel Spencer, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan (C) Thomas Caruso | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) John Mayville, Lonnie Higby | |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | James Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | James Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:35 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 05:29 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF) Lucas Moore, James Holloway, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) William Spencer, Joel Spencer, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 05:02 | Akron | James Wilson gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 04:35 | Akron | James Wilson connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Marko Belkowski | 49-63 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James McGarity | 52-63 |
| 04:18 | Akron | James Wilson is hacked by Robert Thrasher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (PG), Mitchell Rickert (PF), Elmer Dube (C) Robert Thrasher, Thomas Caruso, Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Joel Spencer (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) John Mayville, Jimmy Williams, Lonnie Higby | |
| 04:18 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:18 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Frank Oldaker | 54-65 |
| 03:52 | Akron | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on James McGarity - foul #2 on James McGarity, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (SG) James McGarity | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Williams (SF) Joel Spencer | |
| 03:52 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 03:52 | Akron | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) PF - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Dube (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Marko Belkowski (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses the easy layup | 54-67 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Akron | Mitchell Rickert steps in front of the Marko Belkowski pass in the backcourt | 54-67 |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert is hacked by Jimmy Williams - foul #2 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Holloway (SF) Nathan Lloyd | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Otha Zaspel (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 02:59 | Akron | William Spencer makes the 3 from the right corner | 56-70 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | James Holloway is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #10 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Thomas Caruso (C) Frank Oldaker, Elmer Dube | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Joel Spencer (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, Otha Zaspel, Lonnie Higby, Marko Belkowski | |
| 02:27 | Akron | John Mayville lays it in set up by Herbert Babin | 56-72 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Thrasher | 58-72 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Thomas Caruso is called for the reach on Joel Spencer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Caruso, team foul #11 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SF), Eric Nathan (C) Lucas Moore, Mitchell Rickert | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Spencer (SG), Lonnie Higby (PF) John Mayville, Herbert Babin, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 02:17 | Akron | Joel Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Joel Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | James Holloway misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on William Spencer - foul #2 on William Spencer, team foul #9 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Joel Spencer, Lonnie Higby | |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | James Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | James Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Terry Bartlett is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jimmy Williams | 59-76 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | James Holloway loses the ball out of bounds | 59-76 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (PG), Lucas Moore (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Mitchell Rickert (PF), Elmer Dube (C) Robert Thrasher, James Holloway, James McGarity, Thomas Caruso, Eric Nathan | |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG) William Spencer | |
| 01:09 | Akron | Terry Bartlett knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by James Wilson | 59-78 |
| 00:57 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert blows the layup | 59-78 |
| 00:56 | Akron | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Akron | Terry Bartlett misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mitchell Rickert - foul #1 on Mitchell Rickert, team foul #12 | 59-78 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 59-79 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-80 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-80 |
| 00:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jimmy Williams | 59-80 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Terry Bartlett runs out the clock | 59-80 |