| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Krasinski (fresh) SG - Scottie Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bennie Peters (fresh) PF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Babin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Bennie Peters inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Bennie Peters steals the ball from William Spencer | 29-38 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson lays it up and in | 31-38 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 18:40 | Akron | William Spencer tips it in | 31-40 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Marko Belkowski - foul #3 on Marko Belkowski, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Alfred Allen (SF), Charles Finlay (C) Terry Bartlett, William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Marko Belkowski | |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Bennie Peters blocks the short jumper by Stephen Etheredge | 34-40 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 17:55 | Pitt | Joel Spencer steals the ball from Santos Garcia | 34-40 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Joel Spencer travels with the ball | 34-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Douglas Hart (SG), Demetrius Roland (C) Scottie Wittig, Jessie Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Douglas Hart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Charles Finlay gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Joel Spencer makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Stephen Etheredge | 34-42 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland buries a fadeaway from the right block | 36-42 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses the easy layup | 36-42 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland misses the easy layup | 36-42 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Alfred Allen grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Krasinski - foul #3 on Michael Krasinski, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Scottie Wittig (SG), Jacob Schaible (SF), Dario Zwiebel (PF) Michael Krasinski, Douglas Hart, Bennie Peters, Santos Garcia | |
| Subs | Akron | Glenn Gearheart (PF) Joel Spencer | |
| 16:29 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel lays it in set up by Jesse Snodgrass and he's fouled by Charles Finlay - foul #1 on Charles Finlay, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman McVey (SF), Joel Spencer (PF) Stephen Etheredge, Glenn Gearheart | |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Joel Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 15:56 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Demetrius Roland | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Snodgrass (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Scottie Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Schaible (fresh) PF - Dario Zwiebel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Demetrius Roland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alfred Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman McVey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Spencer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Finlay (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Jacob Schaible is hacked by Norman McVey - foul #1 on Norman McVey, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jessie Johnson (C) Demetrius Roland | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (SG), Glenn Gearheart (PF) Norman McVey, Joel Spencer | |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Glenn Gearheart steals the ball from Jessie Johnson | 39-43 |
| 15:21 | Akron | William Spencer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 15:20 | Pitt | Jacob Schaible grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson misses the lay-in | 39-43 |
| 15:12 | Akron | John Mayville snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 15:08 | Akron | John Mayville is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Krasinski (PG), Bennie Peters (SF), Santos Garcia (PF) Jesse Snodgrass, Jacob Schaible, Dario Zwiebel | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Etheredge (SG), Joel Spencer (PF) William Spencer, Glenn Gearheart | |
| 14:49 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Scottie Wittig | 41-43 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Alfred Allen is fouled on the floor by Bennie Peters - foul #1 on Bennie Peters, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Douglas Hart (SG) Scottie Wittig | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Norman McVey (SF) John Mayville, Stephen Etheredge | |
| 14:28 | Akron | Terry Bartlett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Finlay | 41-46 |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Krasinski and the foul's on Charles Finlay - foul #2 on Charles Finlay, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, Alfred Allen, Norman McVey, Charles Finlay | |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:57 | Akron | John Mayville is hacked by Michael Krasinski - foul #4 on Michael Krasinski, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Demetrius Roland (C) Michael Krasinski, Jessie Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Spencer (SG), Alfred Allen (SF), Charles Finlay (C) John Mayville, Stephen Etheredge, Herbert Babin, Marko Belkowski | |
| 13:52 | Akron | William Spencer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Bartlett | 44-49 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | Douglas Hart knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bennie Peters | 46-49 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Terry Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 13:24 | Akron | Joel Spencer misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Santos Garcia | 46-49 |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland clanks a jumper from the right block | 46-49 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Alfred Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Terry Bartlett scores on a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Demetrius Roland - foul #1 on Demetrius Roland, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Scottie Wittig (SG), Jacob Schaible (SF), Dario Zwiebel (PF) Douglas Hart, Bennie Peters, Santos Garcia | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Etheredge (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Glenn Gearheart (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Alfred Allen, Joel Spencer, Charles Finlay | |
| 12:40 | Akron | Terry Bartlett misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:40 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel hits the finger roll | 48-51 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Herbert Babin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Marko Belkowski | 48-54 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Terry Bartlett steals it from Jesse Snodgrass | 48-54 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Herbert Babin blows the layup | 48-54 |
| 11:43 | Akron | Marko Belkowski grabs the offensive board | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Snodgrass (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Scottie Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacob Schaible (fresh) PF - Dario Zwiebel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Demetrius Roland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stephen Etheredge (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Babin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glenn Gearheart (fresh) C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-54 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Jacob Schaible snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 48-54 |
| 11:17 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel tips it in | 50-54 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge misses short on a floater from the left side | 50-54 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Glenn Gearheart tips it home | 50-56 |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Marko Belkowski snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Glenn Gearheart loses the dribble to Dario Zwiebel | 50-56 |
| 10:22 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Scottie Wittig | 52-56 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Terry Bartlett buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Marko Belkowski | 52-58 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Jesse Snodgrass | 54-58 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Demetrius Roland is called for the reach on Herbert Babin - foul #2 on Demetrius Roland, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Warren Mathews (PG), Douglas Hart (SG), Bennie Peters (SF), Santos Garcia (PF), Jessie Johnson (C) Jesse Snodgrass, Scottie Wittig, Jacob Schaible, Dario Zwiebel, Demetrius Roland | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), William Spencer (SG), Alfred Allen (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Charles Finlay (C) Terry Bartlett, Stephen Etheredge, Herbert Babin, Glenn Gearheart, Marko Belkowski | |
| 09:10 | Akron | William Spencer connects on the shot near the basket set up by John Mayville and the foul's on Bennie Peters - foul #2 on Bennie Peters, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman McVey (SF) Alfred Allen | |
| 09:10 | Akron | William Spencer makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Bennie Peters misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 54-61 |
| 08:55 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson tips it in | 56-61 |
| 08:38 | Akron | Norman McVey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Joel Spencer pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 08:17 | Akron | William Spencer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-61 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jessie Johnson | 56-61 |
| 08:00 | Pitt | William Spencer steals it from Santos Garcia | 56-61 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Joel Spencer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Douglas Hart pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Warren Mathews (fresh) SG - Douglas Hart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bennie Peters (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Johnson (fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 5 ast. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman McVey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Finlay (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Bennie Peters scores on a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Norman McVey - foul #2 on Norman McVey, team foul #5 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Krasinski (PG), Scottie Wittig (SG) Warren Mathews, Douglas Hart | |
| Subs | Akron | Alfred Allen (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF) Norman McVey, Charles Finlay | |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Bennie Peters makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:15 | Akron | William Spencer buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Mayville | 59-63 |
| 07:07 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jessie Johnson, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Martineau (C) Jessie Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Etheredge (SG) William Spencer | |
| 07:05 | Akron | John Mayville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Joel Spencer picks off the pass by Bennie Peters | 59-63 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Joel Spencer lays it in on a nice dish by John Mayville | 59-65 |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Bennie Peters hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Krasinski | 61-65 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Alfred Allen is hacked by Scottie Wittig - foul #3 on Scottie Wittig, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Douglas Hart (SG), Jacob Schaible (SF), Dario Zwiebel (PF), Demetrius Roland (C) Scottie Wittig, Bennie Peters, Santos Garcia, Michael Martineau | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (SG), Charles Finlay (C) Stephen Etheredge, Joel Spencer | |
| 06:14 | Akron | Alfred Allen makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Alfred Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 06:01 | Akron | John Mayville grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Dario Zwiebel swats the short shot by William Spencer | 61-67 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Demetrius Roland | 61-67 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Michael Krasinski loses the dribble to Otha Zaspel | 61-67 |
| 05:33 | Akron | William Spencer scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Mayville | 61-70 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Otha Zaspel - foul #1 on Otha Zaspel, team foul #6 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | Scottie Wittig (SG) Douglas Hart | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, William Spencer, Otha Zaspel, Charles Finlay | |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Joel Spencer makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Marko Belkowski | 63-72 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland can't finish the layup | 63-72 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Alfred Allen snags the defensive board | 63-72 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Terry Bartlett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Herbert Babin | 63-75 |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Scottie Wittig | 65-75 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Herbert Babin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Bartlett | 65-77 |
| 03:58 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-77 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bennie Peters (SF), Santos Garcia (PF), Jessie Johnson (C) Jacob Schaible, Dario Zwiebel, Demetrius Roland | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Norman McVey (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Charles Finlay (C) Terry Bartlett, Alfred Allen, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| 03:42 | Pitt | Bennie Peters clanks a 3 from straight away | 65-77 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson tips it back up and in | 67-77 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Krasinski (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scottie Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bennie Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Johnson (fresh) 25 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Stephen Etheredge (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman McVey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Finlay (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-77 |
| 03:18 | Akron | Charles Finlay tips it home | 67-79 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Bennie Peters's pass is intercepted by John Mayville | 67-79 |
| 03:07 | Akron | John Mayville misses the easy layup | 67-79 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-79 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson misses the dunk but the foul's on John Mayville - foul #2 on John Mayville, team foul #7 | 67-79 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Spencer (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Stephen Etheredge, Norman McVey, Otha Zaspel, Charles Finlay | |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Joel Spencer knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Terry Bartlett | 68-82 |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Bennie Peters is fouled on the floor by Joel Spencer - foul #2 on Joel Spencer, team foul #8 | 68-82 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Douglas Hart (SG), Dario Zwiebel (PF), Demetrius Roland (C) Michael Krasinski, Scottie Wittig, Santos Garcia, Jessie Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Bennie Peters makes the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Bennie Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 69-82 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Marko Belkowski snags the defensive board | 69-82 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Terry Bartlett hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Spencer | 69-85 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Snodgrass | 72-85 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Demetrius Roland - foul #3 on Demetrius Roland, team foul #9 | 72-85 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jacob Schaible (SF) Bennie Peters | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:35 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the 1st free throw | 72-86 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Herbert Babin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-87 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Douglas Hart is called for traveling | 72-87 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Joel Spencer's fadeaway is rejected by Demetrius Roland | 72-87 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Joel Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 72-87 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Joel Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-87 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland is fouled on the floor by Marko Belkowski - foul #4 on Marko Belkowski, team foul #9 | 72-87 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland makes the 1st free throw | 73-87 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland misses the 2nd free throw | 73-87 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Marko Belkowski gets the rebound | 73-87 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Akron | Jacob Schaible swats the short shot by William Spencer | 73-87 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Marko Belkowski misses the tip | 73-87 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Demetrius Roland | 73-87 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jacob Schaible | 75-87 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Terry Bartlett runs out the clock | 75-87 |