| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randall Gatto (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ross Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donnie Yarber (fresh) PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Hone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Thornberry inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ross Mitchell - foul #1 on Ross Mitchell, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:41 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:41 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:17 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Mark Hone | 33-36 |
| 18:53 | Akron | Glen Courtney steals it from Robert Thornberry | 33-36 |
| 18:48 | Nevada | Glen Courtney lays it in | 33-38 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 18:27 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 18:14 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Fred Bradshaw - foul #1 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 18:03 | Nevada | Fred Bradshaw steals the ball from Ross Mitchell | 33-38 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Robert Thornberry clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-38 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt tips it home | 35-38 |
| 17:32 | Nevada | Glen Courtney is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Glen Courtney, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill White (C) Arthur Lowe | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 17:23 | Akron | Bill White misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 17:22 | Nevada | Chris Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:11 | Nevada | Chris Merritt lays it up and in | 35-40 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Robert Thornberry drills a 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 16:38 | Nevada | Mark Hone misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 38-40 |
| 16:37 | Nevada | Mark Hone tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Robert Thornberry misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donnie Yarber - foul #1 on Donnie Yarber, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Douglas Wurth (SG), Arthur Lowe (C) Randall Gatto, Lionel Scheidt | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Robert Peters (SG), Ruben Meadows (SF), Peter Fisher (PF), Ronald Howard (C) Ross Mitchell, Glen Courtney, Donnie Yarber, Chris Merritt, Mark Hone | |
| 16:23 | Akron | Robert Thornberry misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Robert Thornberry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:03 | Nevada | Robert Peters comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Robert Thornberry grabs the board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Wurth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Thornberry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Beadle (fresh) SG - Robert Peters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Howard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw is hacked by Ruben Meadows - foul #1 on Ruben Meadows, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (PG), Dale Gerace (SF), John Dunn (PF) Fred Bradshaw, Robert Thornberry, Bill White | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 15:25 | Akron | Ronald Howard steps in front of the Dale Gerace pass | 39-42 |
| 15:01 | Nevada | Peter Fisher comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Thomas - foul #1 on Frank Thomas, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Randall Gatto (SG), Bill White (C) Frank Thomas, Dale Gerace, Arthur Lowe | |
| Subs | Nevada | Glen Courtney (SG), Chris Merritt (PF), Mark Hone (C) Robert Peters, Ruben Meadows, Ronald Howard | |
| 15:01 | Nevada | Peter Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:01 | Nevada | Peter Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Bill White buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Dunn | 42-44 |
| 14:33 | Nevada | Mark Hone misses the fadeaway from the right side | 42-44 |
| 14:31 | Nevada | Peter Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:13 | Nevada | Peter Fisher connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mark Hone | 42-46 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Bill White misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 13:56 | Nevada | Chris Merritt pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:31 | Nevada | Mark Hone hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 42-46 |
| 13:30 | Nevada | Chris Merritt pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:10 | Nevada | Peter Fisher is hacked by John Dunn - foul #4 on John Dunn, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF), Lionel Scheidt (PF), Arthur Lowe (C) Randall Gatto, Douglas Wurth, John Dunn, Bill White | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Donnie Yarber (SF) Robert Beadle, Peter Fisher | |
| 12:54 | Nevada | Glen Courtney hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ross Mitchell | 42-48 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Arthur Lowe double dribbles | 42-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ruben Meadows (SG), Ronald Howard (C) Glen Courtney, Mark Hone | |
| 12:17 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 12:16 | Nevada | Chris Merritt tips it back up and in | 42-50 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Fred Bradshaw connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Thomas | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Thomas (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Scheidt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ross Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donnie Yarber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Merritt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Howard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows loses the ball out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Randall Gatto (SG) Fred Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Nevada | Glen Courtney (SG), Peter Fisher (PF), Mark Hone (C) Ruben Meadows, Chris Merritt, Ronald Howard | |
| 11:01 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Fisher - foul #2 on Peter Fisher, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:50 | Nevada | Mark Hone lays it in on a nice dish by Donnie Yarber and he's hacked by Lionel Scheidt - foul #2 on Lionel Scheidt, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill White (C) Arthur Lowe | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 10:50 | Nevada | Mark Hone misses the free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Bill White pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Bill White can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-52 |
| 10:25 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:08 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Glen Courtney - foul #3 on Glen Courtney, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG), Douglas Wurth (SF), George Call (C) Frank Thomas, Robert Thornberry, Lionel Scheidt | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Ruben Meadows (SF), Chris Merritt (PF) Ross Mitchell, Donnie Yarber, Peter Fisher | |
| 09:46 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Randall Gatto makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:37 | Nevada | Glen Courtney misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by George Call - foul #1 on George Call, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Arthur Lowe (C) George Call | |
| Subs | Nevada | Peter Fisher (C) Mark Hone | |
| 09:37 | Nevada | Glen Courtney misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:37 | Nevada | Glen Courtney misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:37 | Akron | Arthur Lowe pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Douglas Wurth misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-52 |
| 09:07 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 08:58 | Nevada | Glen Courtney is hacked by Douglas Wurth - foul #2 on Douglas Wurth, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Peters (SG) Glen Courtney | |
| 08:52 | Nevada | Robert Beadle misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Bradshaw - foul #2 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Gerace (SF), Lionel Scheidt (PF) Randall Gatto, Bill White | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 08:52 | Nevada | Robert Beadle misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:52 | Nevada | Robert Beadle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Chris Merritt takes the ball from Douglas Wurth | 47-53 |
| 08:22 | Nevada | Fred Bradshaw picks off the pass by Robert Beadle | 47-53 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Peter Fisher steals it from Arthur Lowe | 47-53 |
| 07:40 | Nevada | Robert Beadle misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 07:38 | Nevada | Robert Beadle snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fred Bradshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Douglas Wurth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dale Gerace (fresh) PF - Lionel Scheidt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Beadle (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Peters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows can't finish the layup | 47-53 |
| 07:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Douglas Wurth | 47-53 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Douglas Wurth misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Dale Gerace clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-53 |
| 06:53 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:36 | Nevada | Robert Beadle buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Fisher | 47-56 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Chris Merritt is called for the reach on Douglas Wurth - foul #3 on Chris Merritt, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thornberry (SF), John Dunn (PF), Bill White (C) Dale Gerace, Lionel Scheidt, Arthur Lowe | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Glen Courtney (SG), Donnie Yarber (SF), Ronald Howard (PF), Mark Hone (C) Robert Beadle, Robert Peters, Ruben Meadows, Chris Merritt, Peter Fisher | |
| 06:15 | Akron | Douglas Wurth misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:15 | Nevada | Mark Hone snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 06:02 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Dunn - foul #5 on John Dunn, team foul #8 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Randall Gatto (SG), George Call (C) Douglas Wurth, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 06:02 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 06:02 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Bill White misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Howard - foul #1 on Ronald Howard, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Bill White makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Bill White makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:28 | Nevada | Ronald Howard lays it up and in set up by Mark Hone | 49-60 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Robert Thornberry drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Fred Bradshaw | 52-60 |
| 04:59 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Robert Thornberry pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Randall Gatto's floater is tipped away by Mark Hone | 52-60 |
| 04:33 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 04:21 | Nevada | Glen Courtney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (PG), Lionel Scheidt (PF) Fred Bradshaw, George Call | |
| Subs | Nevada | Chris Merritt (PF) Ronald Howard | |
| 04:07 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 52-60 |
| 04:06 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Bill White | 52-60 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 03:57 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Nevada | Chris Merritt is called for traveling | 52-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Arthur Lowe (C) Bill White | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG) Ross Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Thomas (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Randall Gatto (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Thornberry (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lionel Scheidt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Beadle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donnie Yarber (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mark Hone (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Akron | Frank Thomas is called for traveling | 52-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bradshaw (PG) Frank Thomas | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ruben Meadows (SF) Donnie Yarber | |
| 02:52 | Nevada | Glen Courtney buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Beadle | 52-62 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Arthur Lowe misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Robert Beadle - foul #2 on Robert Beadle, team foul #9 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (SG), Douglas Wurth (SF) Randall Gatto, Robert Thornberry | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Peters (SG), Peter Fisher (C) Glen Courtney, Mark Hone | |
| 02:36 | Akron | Arthur Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Arthur Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 02:34 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Randall Gatto (SG), Robert Thornberry (SF) Frank Thomas, Douglas Wurth | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Glen Courtney (SG), Donnie Yarber (SF), Mark Hone (C) Robert Beadle, Robert Peters, Ruben Meadows, Peter Fisher | |
| 02:07 | Nevada | Mark Hone clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 54-62 |
| 02:06 | Nevada | Chris Merritt gets the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 01:46 | Nevada | Chris Merritt can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-62 |
| 01:44 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Ross Mitchell | 54-62 |
| 01:23 | Nevada | Chris Merritt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-62 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Robert Thornberry gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Arthur Lowe misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-62 |
| 01:13 | Nevada | Mark Hone gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 00:54 | Nevada | Mark Hone is called for a backcourt violation | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 00:47 | Nevada | Mark Hone grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Nevada | Mark Hone is hacked by Fred Bradshaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Bradshaw, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ruben Meadows (SG) Glen Courtney | |
| 00:44 | Nevada | Mark Hone makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:44 | Nevada | Mark Hone makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Randall Gatto misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Lionel Scheidt grabs the offensive board | 54-64 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Robert Thornberry is whistled for traveling | 54-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Thomas (PG), Douglas Wurth (SG), Dale Gerace (SF), Bill White (C) Fred Bradshaw, Randall Gatto, Robert Thornberry, Arthur Lowe | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Robert Peters (SG), Peter Fisher (PF), Ronald Howard (C) Ross Mitchell, Donnie Yarber, Chris Merritt, Mark Hone | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Nevada | Ronald Howard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Peters and the foul's on Bill White - foul #1 on Bill White, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| 00:14 | Nevada | Ronald Howard makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Bill White misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 00:06 | Nevada | Robert Beadle gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Robert Beadle runs out the clock | 54-67 |