| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Gannaway (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jessie Ebeling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Julius Bowne (fresh) PF - Daniel Mayes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Maxwell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp inbounds the ball | 34-21 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 19:35 | Akron | Michael Maxwell snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Julius Bowne makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tommy Watts | 34-24 |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jessie Ebeling | 37-24 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Daniel Mayes misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 37-24 |
| 18:41 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 18:17 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-24 |
| 18:16 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling tips it back up and in | 39-24 |
| 17:56 | Akron | William Tatum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scotty Callison (SG), Brian Pickett (SF) Christopher Gannaway, Jeffrey Stepp | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:56 | Akron | William Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 17:56 | Akron | William Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Julius Bowne - foul #2 on Julius Bowne, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 17:33 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Michael Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Tommy Watts knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Tatum | 40-28 |
| 16:58 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Scotty Callison | 42-28 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Julius Bowne is called for traveling | 42-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (SG), Jeffrey Stepp (SF) Scotty Callison, Brian Pickett | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Grove (SG), Lloyd Johns (SF), Gregg Priest (PF), Michael Haines (C) Tommy Watts, Julius Bowne, Daniel Mayes, Michael Maxwell | |
| 16:20 | Villanova | Joseph Grove takes the ball from Christopher Gannaway | 42-28 |
| 16:05 | Akron | Anthony Johnson steals the ball from Lloyd Johns | 42-28 |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 15:40 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson tips it but misses | 42-28 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Michael Haines pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Gannaway (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jessie Ebeling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Johns (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gregg Priest (fresh) C - Michael Haines (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Akron | Michael Haines hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Grove | 42-30 |
| 15:00 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dominic Esposito | 45-30 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Joseph Grove misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Gannaway - foul #1 on Christopher Gannaway, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scotty Callison (SG), James Flannery (PF) Christopher Gannaway, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Tommy Watts (SG), Julius Bowne (SF), Daniel Mayes (PF), Michael Maxwell (C) William Tatum, Lloyd Johns, Gregg Priest, Michael Haines | |
| 14:41 | Akron | Joseph Grove makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Joseph Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 14:15 | Villanova | James Flannery throws it down on a nice dish by Dominic Esposito and he's hacked by Joseph Grove - foul #1 on Joseph Grove, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (SG) Scotty Callison | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:15 | Villanova | James Flannery misses the free throw | 47-32 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Michael Maxwell snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Dominic Esposito picks off the pass by Joseph Grove | 47-32 |
| 14:02 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway lays it in set up by Dominic Esposito | 49-32 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Joseph Grove is whistled for traveling | 49-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scotty Callison (SG), Brian Pickett (SF) Christopher Gannaway, Jeffrey Stepp | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Haines (PG) Joseph Grove | |
| 13:22 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (SG), Jeffrey Stepp (SF) Scotty Callison, Brian Pickett | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:08 | Akron | Julius Bowne makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Maxwell | 49-34 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dominic Esposito | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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 (+2) | |
| 12:22 | Akron | Michael Haines misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 12:20 | Villanova | James Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 12:01 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling is fouled on the floor by Tommy Watts - foul #1 on Tommy Watts, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scotty Callison (SG), Brian Pickett (SF) Christopher Gannaway, Jeffrey Stepp | |
| Subs | Akron | William Tatum (PG), Lloyd Johns (PF) Michael Haines, Daniel Mayes | |
| 11:40 | Villanova | James Flannery clanks a jumper from the right block | 52-34 |
| 11:39 | Akron | Lloyd Johns grabs the board | 52-34 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (tiring) 5 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scotty Callison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Pickett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Flannery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jessie Ebeling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Tatum (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julius Bowne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lloyd Johns (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Maxwell (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Akron | William Tatum can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 11:34 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Johns | 52-34 |
| 11:28 | Akron | Lloyd Johns buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Maxwell | 52-36 |
| 11:19 | Villanova | James Flannery loses the ball out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (SG), Jeffrey Stepp (SF) Scotty Callison, Brian Pickett | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Grove (SG), Gregg Priest (PF), Michael Haines (C) Tommy Watts, Julius Bowne, Michael Maxwell | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:00 | Akron | Michael Haines scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by William Tatum | 52-39 |
| 10:38 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 10:36 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:17 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Flannery | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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 (+2) | |
| 09:57 | Akron | James Flannery steals the ball from Lloyd Johns | 55-39 |
| 09:39 | Villanova | Gregg Priest is called for the reach on Dominic Esposito - foul #2 on Gregg Priest, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scotty Callison (PG) Dominic Esposito | |
| Subs | Akron | Tommy Watts (SG), Julius Bowne (SF), Daniel Mayes (PF), Michael Maxwell (C) Joseph Grove, Lloyd Johns, Gregg Priest, Michael Haines | |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Julius Bowne - foul #3 on Julius Bowne, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (PG) Christopher Gannaway | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 09:21 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Michael Maxwell loses the dribble to Jeffrey Stepp | 56-39 |
| 08:55 | Villanova | Scotty Callison lays it in set up by Jeffrey Stepp | 58-39 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Tommy Watts drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Tatum | 58-41 |
| 08:15 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 08:14 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp can't tip it in | 58-41 |
| 08:13 | Akron | Daniel Mayes grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Daniel Mayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 07:48 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling grabs the defensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 07:25 | Villanova | Tommy Watts is called for the reach on Jessie Ebeling - foul #2 on Tommy Watts, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway (SG), Brian Pickett (SF), Anthony Johnson (C) Scotty Callison, Jeffrey Stepp, Jessie Ebeling | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Grove (PG), Lloyd Johns (PF), Michael Haines (C) William Tatum, Daniel Mayes, Michael Maxwell | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (tiring) 5 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Gannaway (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Pickett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Flannery (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Grove (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julius Bowne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Johns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Haines (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dominic Esposito | 61-41 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Joseph Grove makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tommy Watts | 61-44 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | James Flannery misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tommy Watts - foul #3 on Tommy Watts, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Scotty Callison (SG), Jeffrey Stepp (SF), Jessie Ebeling (C) Dominic Esposito, Brian Pickett, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Mayes (PF), Michael Maxwell (C) Tommy Watts, Julius Bowne | |
| 06:15 | Villanova | James Flannery misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 06:15 | Villanova | James Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Joseph Grove misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 62-44 |
| 05:53 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Maxwell | 62-44 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Daniel Mayes hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 62-44 |
| 05:33 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 05:05 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 05:04 | Villanova | Scotty Callison grabs the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Lloyd Johns - foul #1 on Lloyd Johns, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominic Esposito (PG), Anthony Johnson (PF) Scotty Callison, James Flannery | |
| Subs | Akron | Martin Colburn (PG), Robert Pinsky (SF), Gregg Priest (PF) Lloyd Johns, Daniel Mayes, Michael Maxwell | |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 04:41 | Villanova | Jeffrey Stepp misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Michael Haines grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Robert Pinsky is hacked by Jessie Ebeling - foul #3 on Jessie Ebeling, team foul #3 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Flannery (PF) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:12 | Akron | Michael Haines clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-44 |
| 04:10 | Villanova | The rebound goes to James Flannery | 63-44 |
| 03:50 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | Anthony Johnson (PF) James Flannery | |
| Subs | Akron | Lloyd Johns (C) Joseph Grove | |
| 03:41 | Akron | Lloyd Johns comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 03:39 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Colburn | 63-44 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Michael Haines is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Haines, team foul #9 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Flannery (PF) Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Dominic Esposito (tiring) 5 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Gannaway (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stepp (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Flannery (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jessie Ebeling (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Martin Colburn (fresh) SG - Robert Pinsky (fresh) SF - Lloyd Johns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregg Priest (fresh) C - Michael Haines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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) | |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Jessie Ebeling knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Stepp | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Akron | Robert Pinsky connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 02:28 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-47 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Martin Colburn grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Lloyd Johns misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Dominic Esposito - foul #1 on Dominic Esposito, team foul #4 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brian Pickett (SF), Anthony Johnson (C) Jeffrey Stepp, Jessie Ebeling | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Grove (SG) Michael Haines | |
| 02:22 | Akron | Lloyd Johns makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Lloyd Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 02:00 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway misses the shot from the free throw line | 66-49 |
| 01:59 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson hits the follow up shot | 68-49 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Joseph Grove comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 68-49 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Gregg Priest grabs the offensive board | 68-49 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Lloyd Johns misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-49 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson gets the rebound | 68-49 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Christopher Gannaway misses long on a jumper from the right side | 68-49 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Robert Pinsky grabs the board | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Akron | Joseph Grove makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Anthony Johnson hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Brian Pickett | 70-51 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Lloyd Johns scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-53 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Dominic Esposito runs out the clock | 70-53 |