| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Fonville (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Granda (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Douglas Keller (fresh) C - James Roberts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Stanley Peterson inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | Billy Wood is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Fonville | 40-30 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Douglas Keller shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Douglas Keller tips it in | 40-32 |
| 18:57 | UConn | James Fonville loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 40-32 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Charles Creasey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Douglas Keller tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 18:16 | UConn | James Fonville can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Dessert - foul #1 on Joseph Dessert, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 18:16 | UConn | James Fonville makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:16 | UConn | James Fonville misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Douglas Keller | 41-34 |
| 17:56 | Akron | James Roberts makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Creasey | 41-36 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Alvin Granda hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Taylor | 44-36 |
| 17:17 | Akron | James Roberts knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Dessert | 44-38 |
| 17:13 | UConn | Billy Wood is hacked by Douglas Keller - foul #3 on Douglas Keller, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Akron | Andres Giordano (PF) Douglas Keller | |
| 17:07 | UConn | Alvin Granda shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 17:05 | UConn | Billy Wood hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 16:52 | Akron | James Roberts makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Charles Creasey and the foul's on James Fonville - foul #2 on James Fonville, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UConn | John Felix (PF) Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:52 | Akron | James Roberts makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:37 | UConn | James Fonville drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-41 |
| 16:15 | Akron | James Roberts hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Fisher | 48-43 |
| 16:06 | UConn | Alvin Granda is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alvin Granda, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Edward Rhea (SG), Paul Lomonaco (SF), Richard Ferrero (C) James Fonville, Stanley Peterson, Alvin Granda | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (PG), Jeffery Corns (PF) Joseph Dessert, James Fisher | |
| 15:45 | Akron | Samuel Moore is hacked by Richard Ferrero - foul #1 on Richard Ferrero, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Billy Wood (PF) Richard Ferrero | |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Keller (PF) Jeffery Corns | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Rhea (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Lomonaco (fresh) PF - Billy Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Felix (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Samuel Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Creasey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Charles Creasey evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 15:20 | UConn | Paul Lomonaco buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Wood | 50-45 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Charles Creasey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 14:54 | UConn | The rebound goes to Billy Wood | 50-45 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Edward Rhea can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-45 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Douglas Keller snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Edward Rhea steps in front of the James Roberts pass | 50-45 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Edward Rhea misses the lay-in | 50-45 |
| 14:13 | Akron | The rebound goes to Douglas Keller | 50-45 |
| 13:58 | Akron | James Roberts misses the lay-in | 50-45 |
| 13:57 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Felix | 50-45 |
| 13:37 | UConn | Edward Rhea clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-45 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Andres Giordano pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Billy Wood blocks the short jumper by Andres Giordano | 50-45 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Billy Wood gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:54 | UConn | John Felix misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 12:53 | Akron | James Roberts grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 12:34 | Akron | The jumper by James Roberts is denied by John Felix | 50-45 |
| 12:32 | UConn | Paul Lomonaco snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 12:19 | UConn | Edward Rhea misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 12:18 | Akron | Andres Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Samuel Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 11:47 | UConn | John Felix snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Rhea (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Lomonaco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Wood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Felix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Samuel Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Creasey (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andres Giordano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UConn | Paul Lomonaco loses the ball out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | UConn | James Fonville (SG), Stanley Peterson (SF), Richard Ferrero (PF), Alvin Granda (C) Edward Rhea, Paul Lomonaco, Billy Wood, John Felix | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Harry Sisk (SG), James Fisher (SF), Jeffery Corns (C) Samuel Moore, Charles Creasey, Andres Giordano, James Roberts | |
| 11:16 | Akron | Douglas Keller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Ferrero - foul #2 on Richard Ferrero, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Douglas Keller makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Douglas Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Douglas Keller grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Jeffery Corns hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Sisk | 50-48 |
| 10:46 | UConn | James Fonville shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Jeffery Corns snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Douglas Keller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Ferrero - foul #3 on Richard Ferrero, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Edward Rhea (PG), John Felix (PF) David Taylor, Richard Ferrero | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Creasey (SG), James Roberts (C) Harry Sisk, Jeffery Corns | |
| 10:21 | Akron | Douglas Keller makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Douglas Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:01 | UConn | John Felix makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Stanley Peterson | 52-50 |
| 09:37 | Akron | Alvin Granda picks off the pass by James Fisher | 52-50 |
| 09:19 | UConn | James Fonville is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Creasey - foul #2 on Charles Creasey, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Billy Wood (PF) John Felix | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:19 | UConn | James Fonville makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:19 | UConn | James Fonville misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Douglas Keller gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:54 | Akron | James Roberts misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Alvin Granda - foul #2 on Alvin Granda, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 08:54 | Akron | James Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:54 | Akron | James Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Alvin Granda travels with the ball | 53-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (PG), Harry Sisk (SG) Joseph Dessert, Charles Creasey | |
| 08:17 | Akron | Samuel Moore is fouled on the floor by Billy Wood - foul #3 on Billy Wood, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UConn | David Taylor (PG), Paul Lomonaco (SF) Edward Rhea, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Akron | Andres Giordano (SF) James Fisher | |
| 08:17 | Akron | Samuel Moore misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Alvin Granda pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:15 | UConn | David Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Moore - foul #1 on Samuel Moore, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| 08:06 | UConn | James Fonville splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Lomonaco | 56-51 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Douglas Keller makes the contested fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Moore | 56-53 |
| 07:46 | UConn | James Fonville knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Alvin Granda | 58-53 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Fonville (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Lomonaco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alvin Granda (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Samuel Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andres Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Keller (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Samuel Moore misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 07:30 | UConn | Billy Wood pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 07:12 | UConn | James Fonville is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 07:10 | Akron | James Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:41 | Akron | Alvin Granda denies the turnaround by Harry Sisk | 58-53 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Alvin Granda gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Alvin Granda comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Andres Giordano snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Andres Giordano hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 06:02 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to James Roberts | 58-53 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Douglas Keller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 05:46 | UConn | Billy Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:26 | UConn | James Fonville hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 05:24 | Akron | James Roberts grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Edward Rhea (PG), Stanley Peterson (SF), John Felix (PF) David Taylor, Paul Lomonaco, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Charles Creasey (SG), James Fisher (SF) Samuel Moore, Harry Sisk, Douglas Keller | |
| 05:06 | Akron | Joseph Dessert misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 05:04 | Akron | James Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:46 | Akron | James Roberts can't finish the layup | 58-53 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Alvin Granda gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:24 | UConn | John Felix makes the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Andres Giordano - foul #1 on Andres Giordano, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | UConn | David Taylor (PG), Richard Ferrero (C) James Fonville, Alvin Granda | |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Keller (PF) James Roberts | |
| 04:24 | UConn | John Felix makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Joseph Dessert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Andres Giordano snags the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 03:41 | Akron | James Fisher scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Dessert | 61-56 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Rhea (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Felix (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ferrero (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Dessert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Creasey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Keller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Andres Giordano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UConn | Charles Creasey takes the ball from David Taylor | 61-56 |
| 02:57 | Akron | John Felix swats the dunk try by Andres Giordano | 61-56 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Stanley Peterson grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 02:56 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | UConn | James Fonville (SG), Billy Wood (PF), Alvin Granda (C) Edward Rhea, John Felix, Richard Ferrero | |
| Subs | Akron | James Roberts (C) Andres Giordano | |
| 02:46 | UConn | Douglas Keller swats the short shot by Alvin Granda | 61-56 |
| 02:45 | UConn | James Fonville gets the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Alvin Granda drills a turnaround in the paint | 63-56 |
| 02:12 | Akron | James Roberts can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Billy Wood grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 01:42 | UConn | Alvin Granda connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Fonville | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:21 | Akron | Charles Creasey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Douglas Keller gets the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Douglas Keller is hacked by Billy Wood - foul #4 on Billy Wood, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Akron | Samuel Moore (PG), Harry Sisk (SG), Andres Giordano (SF), Jeffery Corns (C) Joseph Dessert, Charles Creasey, James Fisher, James Roberts | |
| 01:08 | Akron | Douglas Keller makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Douglas Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UConn | James Fonville is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Corns - foul #2 on Jeffery Corns, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Dessert (PG), Charles Creasey (SG), James Fisher (SF), James Roberts (C) Samuel Moore, Harry Sisk, Andres Giordano, Jeffery Corns | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UConn | James Fonville is fouled on the floor by Joseph Dessert - foul #2 on Joseph Dessert, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Edward Rhea (SF), John Felix (PF) Stanley Peterson, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:53 | UConn | James Fonville misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:53 | UConn | John Felix pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:53 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| 00:50 | UConn | John Felix is hacked by Douglas Keller - foul #4 on Douglas Keller, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| 00:50 | UConn | John Felix makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:50 | UConn | John Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Akron | James Roberts misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 68-58 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Douglas Keller grabs the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Alvin Granda steals the ball from James Roberts | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | UConn | James Fonville splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-58 |
| 00:03 | Akron | James Roberts buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Douglas Keller | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | UConn | David Taylor runs out the clock | 70-60 |