| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Don Rice (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brandon Benefiel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Felipe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Sensabaugh (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Calvin Hower (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez inbounds the ball | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | Tom Hendrix clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-25 |
| 19:35 | Texas Tech | Don Rice snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 19:18 | Texas Tech | Don Rice drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Sensabaugh | 42-25 |
| 19:01 | Akron | William Thaxton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Hendrix | 42-28 |
| 18:44 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Sensabaugh | 44-28 |
| 18:27 | Akron | William Thaxton evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Calvin Hower - foul #2 on Calvin Hower, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| 18:27 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 18:16 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Joseph Yee makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Tom Hendrix | 44-33 |
| 17:47 | Texas Tech | George Felipe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Mark Archambault - foul #3 on Mark Archambault, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson (C) Calvin Hower | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Coates (PF) Mark Archambault | |
| 17:47 | Texas Tech | George Felipe makes the free throw | 47-33 |
| 17:21 | Akron | William Thaxton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Norman Coates | 47-35 |
| 17:03 | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson's pass is intercepted by William Thaxton | 47-35 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Norman Coates loses the dribble to Brandon Benefiel | 47-35 |
| 16:26 | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 47-35 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Norman Coates gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Norman Coates makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Hendrix | 47-38 |
| 15:44 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Clinton Wilkerson (PG), Russell Weber (SG), Paul Fowler (SF), Adam Hull (PF), Calvin Hower (C) Don Rice, Brandon Benefiel, George Felipe, James Sensabaugh, Paul Robinson | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Efren Jackson (SF), Mark Archambault (PF), Gregory Bryant (C) William Thaxton, Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Norman Coates, Joseph Yee | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Clinton Wilkerson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Weber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Fowler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Adam Hull (fresh) C - Calvin Hower (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Efren Jackson (fresh) PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Akron | Edgar Freeman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-38 |
| 15:32 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Bryant | 47-38 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Mark Archambault can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 15:17 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 15:00 | Texas Tech | Clinton Wilkerson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Gregory Bryant pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Gregory Bryant misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 14:40 | Texas Tech | Paul Fowler snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 14:29 | Texas Tech | Russell Weber is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bryant - foul #3 on Gregory Bryant, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Sensabaugh (PF) Adam Hull | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Norman Coates (C) Efren Jackson, Gregory Bryant | |
| 14:09 | Texas Tech | James Sensabaugh misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-38 |
| 14:07 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower tips it back up and in | 49-38 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Paul Fowler steps in front of the Mark Archambault pass | 49-38 |
| 13:48 | Texas Tech | Paul Fowler hits the finger roll | 51-38 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Raymond Myers clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 51-38 |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Clinton Wilkerson | 51-38 |
| 13:22 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower lays it up and in set up by Clinton Wilkerson and he's hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #3 on Raymond Myers, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel (SG), George Felipe (SF) Russell Weber, Paul Fowler | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Gregory Bryant (PF), Joseph Yee (C) Raymond Myers, Mark Archambault, Norman Coates | |
| 13:22 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower makes the free throw | 54-38 |
| 13:15 | Akron | James Sensabaugh swats the short shot by Gregory Bryant | 54-38 |
| 13:14 | Texas Tech | James Sensabaugh pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 12:51 | Texas Tech | Joseph Yee is called for the reach on George Felipe - foul #2 on Joseph Yee, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Don Rice (PG), Paul Robinson (C) Clinton Wilkerson, Calvin Hower | |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG) Edgar Freeman | |
| 12:32 | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson knocks in the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Joseph Yee - foul #3 on Joseph Yee, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (PG) William Thaxton | |
| 12:32 | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson makes the free throw | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:20 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 11:52 | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-40 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Joseph Yee gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Tom Hendrix misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Efren Jackson misses the tip | 57-40 |
| 11:43 | Texas Tech | James Sensabaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Don Rice (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brandon Benefiel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Felipe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Sensabaugh (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Efren Jackson (fresh) SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 11:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Efren Jackson | 57-40 |
| 11:32 | Akron | Joseph Yee banks in the layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jeffrey Estevez and the foul's on Brandon Benefiel - foul #2 on Brandon Benefiel, team foul #2 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Clinton Wilkerson (PG), Paul Fowler (SF), Adam Hull (C) Brandon Benefiel, George Felipe, James Sensabaugh | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Mark Archambault (PF) Efren Jackson, Gregory Bryant | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Joseph Yee makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 11:11 | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 57-43 |
| 11:10 | Texas Tech | Adam Hull grabs the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 10:55 | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Don Rice | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:40 | Akron | Joseph Yee misses the lay-in | 59-43 |
| 10:38 | Texas Tech | Paul Fowler gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 10:16 | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Clinton Wilkerson and the foul's on William Thaxton - foul #3 on William Thaxton, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Sensabaugh (PF) Adam Hull | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Norman Coates (PF), Gregory Bryant (C) Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Mark Archambault, Joseph Yee | |
| 10:16 | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson makes the free throw | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:09 | Akron | Norman Coates hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 62-43 |
| 10:07 | Texas Tech | Paul Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:51 | Texas Tech | Clinton Wilkerson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Gregory Bryant pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:41 | Akron | William Thaxton's pass is intercepted by James Sensabaugh | 62-43 |
| 09:24 | Texas Tech | James Sensabaugh clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 62-43 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Raymond Myers pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Clinton Wilkerson is called for the reach on William Thaxton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clinton Wilkerson, team foul #3 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel (SG), George Felipe (SF), Calvin Hower (C) Clinton Wilkerson, Paul Fowler, Paul Robinson | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (SF) William Thaxton | |
| 09:03 | Akron | Gregory Bryant misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 62-43 |
| 09:01 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 08:46 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower misses the lay-in | 62-43 |
| 08:44 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower gets the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 08:35 | Texas Tech | James Sensabaugh misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 62-43 |
| 08:34 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower can't tip it in | 62-43 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Efren Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 08:15 | Akron | George Felipe picks off the pass by Gregory Bryant | 62-43 |
| 07:53 | Texas Tech | George Felipe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Efren Jackson - foul #1 on Efren Jackson, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Clinton Wilkerson (PG), Paul Fowler (PF), Adam Hull (C) Don Rice, James Sensabaugh, Calvin Hower | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Tom Hendrix (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Mark Archambault (PF), Joseph Yee (C) Edgar Freeman, Raymond Myers, Efren Jackson, Norman Coates, Gregory Bryant | |
| 07:53 | Texas Tech | George Felipe makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 07:53 | Texas Tech | George Felipe makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 07:53 | Texas Tech | George Felipe makes the 3rd free throw | 65-43 |
| 07:36 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-43 |
| 07:35 | Akron | Joseph Yee tips it but misses | 65-43 |
| 07:34 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Clinton Wilkerson | 65-43 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Clinton Wilkerson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Benefiel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Felipe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Hull (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Texas Tech | George Felipe's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Archambault | 65-43 |
| 07:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Estevez | 65-43 |
| 07:15 | Akron | William Thaxton is fouled on the floor by Clinton Wilkerson - foul #5 on Clinton Wilkerson, team foul #4 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Don Rice (PG), Russell Weber (SF) Clinton Wilkerson, George Felipe | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:54 | Akron | Joseph Yee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-43 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Mark Archambault tips it home | 65-45 |
| 06:36 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 65-45 |
| 06:34 | Texas Tech | Adam Hull tips it but misses | 65-45 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Joseph Yee snags the defensive board | 65-45 |
| 06:18 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez lays it up and in | 65-47 |
| 06:01 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-47 |
| 05:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Yee | 65-47 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Don Rice is called for the reach on William Thaxton - foul #1 on Don Rice, team foul #5 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Felipe (SF), James Sensabaugh (PF), Calvin Hower (C) Brandon Benefiel, Paul Fowler, Adam Hull | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Norman Coates (PF) Tom Hendrix, Mark Archambault | |
| 05:34 | Akron | Edgar Freeman makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Estevez | 65-50 |
| 05:16 | Texas Tech | James Sensabaugh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 05:15 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower tips it back up and in | 67-50 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Norman Coates clanks a 3 from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Joseph Yee can't tip it in | 67-50 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 04:45 | Akron | William Thaxton splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left side | 67-52 |
| 04:27 | Texas Tech | George Felipe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-52 |
| 04:25 | Texas Tech | James Sensabaugh tips it in | 69-52 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez is fouled on the floor by Don Rice - foul #2 on Don Rice, team foul #6 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel (SG), Paul Fowler (SF) Russell Weber, George Felipe | |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Gregory Bryant (C) William Thaxton, Jeffrey Estevez, Joseph Yee | |
| 04:03 | Akron | Gregory Bryant connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Edgar Freeman | 69-54 |
| 04:01 | Texas Tech | Don Rice is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson (C) Calvin Hower | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Archambault (PF) Norman Coates | |
| 03:50 | Akron | Edgar Freeman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 03:49 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 03:39 | Texas Tech | Don Rice's pass is intercepted by Mark Archambault | 69-54 |
| 03:21 | Akron | James Sensabaugh steals the ball from Mark Archambault | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Don Rice (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Benefiel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Sensabaugh (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel misses the easy layup | 69-54 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Edgar Freeman pulls down the rebound | 69-54 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-54 |
| 02:57 | Texas Tech | James Sensabaugh gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech 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) | |
| 02:32 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel is fouled on the floor by Tom Hendrix - foul #3 on Tom Hendrix, team foul #8 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Felipe (SF), Calvin Hower (C) Paul Fowler, James Sensabaugh | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (SG), Miladen Buczkowski (SF), Norman Coates (PF) Edgar Freeman, Tom Hendrix, Mark Archambault | |
| 02:32 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:32 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Akron | Efren Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-56 |
| 01:58 | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson clanks a runner from close range | 71-56 |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower tips it home | 73-56 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Calvin Hower denies the turnaround by Miladen Buczkowski | 73-56 |
| 01:40 | Texas Tech | Paul Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 01:26 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower misses the dunk attempt | 73-56 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Efren Jackson gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Miladen Buczkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-56 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Sensabaugh (PF) Paul Robinson | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG) Miladen Buczkowski | |
| 00:55 | Texas Tech | Don Rice is fouled on the floor by Norman Coates - foul #3 on Norman Coates, team foul #9 | 73-56 |
| 00:55 | Texas Tech | Don Rice makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 00:55 | Texas Tech | Don Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Akron | Edgar Freeman is fouled on the floor by George Felipe - foul #3 on George Felipe, team foul #7 | 75-56 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Edgar Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Edgar Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel scores on a shot from the left wing | 77-58 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Norman Coates misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-58 |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Calvin Hower snags the defensive board | 77-58 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Don Rice runs out the clock | 77-58 |