| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Douglas Keller (fresh) C - James Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McCaster (fresh) SG - Tony Cloud (fresh) SF - Randy Gerald (fresh) PF - Clifford Gordon (fresh) C - Mark Beard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Mark Beard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | UNLV | Randy Gerald misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Randy Gerald tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Joseph Dessert's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Gordon | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Beard | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | Randy Gerald scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:43 | Akron | James Fisher's pass is intercepted by Randy Gerald | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Randy Gerald connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James McCaster | 0-8 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Joseph Dessert is fouled in the backcourt by James McCaster - foul #1 on James McCaster, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Joseph Dessert makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Roberts | 3-8 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James McCaster | 3-10 |
| 17:23 | Akron | Joseph Dessert loses the ball out of bounds | 3-10 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cox (SG), Mathew Mayeski (SF), Justin Holguin (C) Tony Cloud, Randy Gerald, Mark Beard | |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Charles Creasey is called for the reach on James McCaster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Creasey, team foul #1 | 3-10 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James McCaster | 3-12 |
| 16:36 | Akron | Joseph Dessert is whistled for traveling | 3-12 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Randy Gerald (SF) James McCaster, Clifford Gordon | |
| 16:24 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney McBurney | 3-15 |
| 15:59 | Akron | Charles Creasey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-15 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney grabs the board | 3-15 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Douglas Keller (fairly fresh) C - James Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Rodney McBurney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) SF - Randy Gerald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mathew Mayeski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Justin Holguin (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | UNLV | Randy Gerald is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (PG), Andres Giordano (SF) Joseph Dessert, James Fisher | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (PG), Mark Beard (C) Rodney McBurney, Justin Holguin | |
| 15:16 | Akron | Samuel Moore misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 3-15 |
| 15:14 | Akron | Andres Giordano hits the follow up shot | 5-15 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Randy Gerald blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Andres Giordano - foul #1 on Andres Giordano, team foul #2 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Tony Cloud (SG) Michael Cox | |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Randy Gerald makes the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Randy Gerald makes the 2nd free throw | 5-17 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Samuel Moore is hacked by James McCaster - foul #2 on James McCaster, team foul #2 | 5-17 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Clifford Gordon (PF) James McCaster, Randy Gerald | |
| 14:05 | Akron | Douglas Keller comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-17 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Andres Giordano hits the follow up shot | 7-17 |
| 13:43 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski's pass is intercepted by Samuel Moore | 7-17 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Andres Giordano banks in the layup on a great pass from Samuel Moore | 9-17 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney is hacked by Douglas Keller - foul #1 on Douglas Keller, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), James Fisher (SF) Samuel Moore, Andres Giordano | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cox (SG), Justin Holguin (C) Tony Cloud, Mark Beard | |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski is whistled for a carry | 9-17 |
| 12:38 | Akron | James Fisher misses the floater from the left side | 9-17 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Douglas Keller grabs the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Charles Creasey is fouled on the floor by Michael Cox - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Randy Gerald (SF) Clifford Gordon | |
| 11:54 | Akron | James Roberts is whistled for a carry | 9-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG) Charles Creasey | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Douglas Keller (fairly fresh) C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Rodney McBurney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) SF - Randy Gerald (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mathew Mayeski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Justin Holguin (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 11:29 | Akron | James Roberts gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Douglas Keller's floater is tipped away by Mathew Mayeski | 9-17 |
| 11:04 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Randy Gerald is hacked by James Roberts - foul #1 on James Roberts, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Andres Giordano (PF), Jeffery Corns (C) Douglas Keller, James Roberts | |
| Subs | UNLV | Tony Cloud (SG), Clifford Gordon (PF), Mark Beard (C) Michael Cox, Mathew Mayeski, Justin Holguin | |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Tony Cloud misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Samuel Moore grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Joseph Dessert drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Fisher | 12-17 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Randy Gerald clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Randy Gerald snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Rodney McBurney, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG) Joseph Dessert | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:41 | Akron | Charles Creasey is hacked by Mark Beard - foul #1 on Mark Beard, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Keller (PF), James Roberts (C) James Fisher, Jeffery Corns | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski (SF) Randy Gerald | |
| 09:25 | Akron | James Roberts can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Samuel Moore is called for the reach on Clifford Gordon - foul #1 on Samuel Moore, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Justin Holguin (C) Mark Beard | |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski is fouled on the floor by Andres Giordano - foul #2 on Andres Giordano, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Jeffery Corns (SF) Samuel Moore, Andres Giordano | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cox (SG) Tony Cloud | |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Michael Cox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 08:36 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Roberts | 12-17 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Charles Creasey is fouled on the floor by Rodney McBurney - foul #2 on Rodney McBurney, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Akron | James Fisher (SF) Jeffery Corns | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (PG), Randy Gerald (SF) Rodney McBurney, Clifford Gordon | |
| 08:00 | Akron | James McCaster steals it from Douglas Keller | 12-17 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Joseph Dessert grabs the board | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Douglas Keller (fairly fresh) C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McCaster (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) SF - Randy Gerald (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mathew Mayeski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Holguin (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Akron | Joseph Dessert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-17 |
| 07:33 | Akron | James Roberts tips it but misses | 12-17 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Randy Gerald gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski lays it up and in on a nice dish by James McCaster | 12-19 |
| 06:51 | Akron | James Roberts is hacked by Justin Holguin - foul #1 on Justin Holguin, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (SG), Jeffery Corns (PF) Charles Creasey, Douglas Keller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Tony Cloud (SG), Clifford Gordon (PF), Mark Beard (C) Michael Cox, Mathew Mayeski, Justin Holguin | |
| 06:51 | Akron | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 06:51 | Akron | James Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Jeffery Corns steps in front of the James McCaster pass | 14-19 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Samuel Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-19 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Randy Gerald snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Tony Cloud hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Gerald | 14-22 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Samuel Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Dessert | 17-22 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Samuel Moore steps in front of the Clifford Gordon pass | 17-22 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Jeffery Corns hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Samuel Moore | 19-22 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | James McCaster splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 04:38 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Fisher | 19-22 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Joseph Dessert is fouled on the floor by Mark Beard - foul #2 on Mark Beard, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), Douglas Keller (PF), David McMullen (C) Samuel Moore, James Fisher, James Roberts | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Michael Cox (SG), Mathew Mayeski (SF), Justin Holguin (C) James McCaster, Tony Cloud, Randy Gerald, Mark Beard | |
| 04:12 | Akron | Joseph Dessert makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Joseph Dessert misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney is whistled for traveling | 20-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Harry Sisk (PG), Andres Giordano (SF) Joseph Dessert, Jeffery Corns | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:37 | Akron | Andres Giordano connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Creasey | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harry Sisk (fresh) SG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Keller (fairly fresh) C - David McMullen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Rodney McBurney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) SF - Mathew Mayeski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Holguin (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Michael Cox is hacked by David McMullen - foul #1 on David McMullen, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (PG) Harry Sisk | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (PG) Rodney McBurney | |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Michael Cox misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Douglas Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Andres Giordano hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-22 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Douglas Keller tips it home | 24-22 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon tips it in | 24-24 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Charles Creasey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Creasey, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Akron | James Fisher (SF) David McMullen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Tony Cloud (SG), Randy Gerald (SF), Mark Beard (C) Michael Cox, Clifford Gordon, Justin Holguin | |
| 01:51 | UNLV | James McCaster misses the fadeaway from the left side | 24-24 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Randy Gerald tips it back up and in | 24-26 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Mathew Mayeski swats the short shot by Douglas Keller | 24-26 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Mark Beard pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Mark Beard connects on the open runner from the baseline set up by James McCaster | 24-28 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Charles Creasey misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 00:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James McCaster | 24-28 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Tony Cloud can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 24-28 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Andres Giordano pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Mathew Mayeski steals it from Andres Giordano | 24-28 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Randy Gerald shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Andres Giordano - foul #3 on Andres Giordano, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Jeffery Corns (PF), James Roberts (C) Samuel Moore, Douglas Keller, Andres Giordano | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Michael Cox (SG), Clifford Gordon (PF) James McCaster, Tony Cloud, Mathew Mayeski | |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Randy Gerald makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Randy Gerald makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Charles Creasey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |