| Lineup | Akron | PG - Leonardo Russo (fresh) SG - Walter Fedler (fresh) SF - David Brown (fresh) PF - Luis Davis (fresh) C - Bernard Pucci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Jesse Robison (fresh) SG - Anthony Pizzo (fresh) SF - Gerald McNeilly (fresh) PF - Paul Murray (fresh) C - Ben Alcaraz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Luis Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Akron | Walter Fedler makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Leonardo Russo | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Tusculum | Jesse Robison is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Leonardo Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Tusculum | Paul Murray snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Tusculum | Bernard Pucci knocks away the 3 by Jesse Robison | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to Walter Fedler | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Akron | Luis Davis loses the dribble to Jesse Robison | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Tusculum | Jesse Robison banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Bernard Pucci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Marshall (PG), Herbert Jones (SF), Marvin Harrison (C) Leonardo Russo, David Brown, Bernard Pucci | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 17:15 | Akron | Michael Marshall comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Tusculum | Ben Alcaraz pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:55 | Tusculum | Paul Murray misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Herbert Jones - foul #1 on Herbert Jones, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Akron | Zachary Overbey (SG), Matthew Gasser (SF) Walter Fedler, Luis Davis | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jerald Hoffman (SG) Anthony Pizzo | |
| 16:55 | Tusculum | Paul Murray makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | Tusculum | Paul Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Marvin Harrison pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Michael Marshall misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 16:41 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:17 | Tusculum | Ben Alcaraz is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ben Alcaraz, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonardo Russo (PG), David Brown (SF), Bernard Pucci (C) Michael Marshall, Matthew Gasser, Marvin Harrison | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Nelson Creger (PG), Fredrick Johnson (SF), Lou Stevens (C) Jesse Robison, Gerald McNeilly, Ben Alcaraz | |
| 16:04 | Akron | Leonardo Russo makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 15:41 | Tusculum | Jerald Hoffman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 15:40 | Tusculum | Nelson Creger gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Leonardo Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Overbey (fresh) SF - David Brown (fresh) PF - Herbert Jones (fresh) C - Bernard Pucci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Nelson Creger (fresh) SG - Jerald Hoffman (fresh) SF - Fredrick Johnson (fresh) PF - Paul Murray (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lou Stevens (fresh) | |
| 15:11 | Tusculum | Paul Murray misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Herbert Jones - foul #2 on Herbert Jones, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Fedler (SG), Luis Davis (PF) Zachary Overbey, Herbert Jones | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jesse Robison (PG), Anthony Pizzo (SG) Nelson Creger, Jerald Hoffman | |
| 15:11 | Tusculum | Paul Murray misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:11 | Tusculum | Paul Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Luis Davis is hacked by Paul Murray - foul #1 on Paul Murray, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Marshall (PG) Leonardo Russo | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Ben Alcaraz (C) Fredrick Johnson, Paul Murray, Lou Stevens | |
| 14:39 | Akron | David Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Zachary Overbey (SF) David Brown | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 14:19 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Marshall - foul #1 on Michael Marshall, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Harrison (C) Bernard Pucci | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 14:19 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:19 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Luis Davis grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Marvin Harrison misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ben Alcaraz - foul #2 on Ben Alcaraz, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Paul Murray (PF), Lou Stevens (C) Anthony Scott, Ben Alcaraz | |
| 14:03 | Akron | Marvin Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Marvin Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:34 | Tusculum | Lou Stevens is fouled on the floor by Luis Davis - foul #1 on Luis Davis, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonardo Russo (PG) Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 13:17 | Tusculum | Jesse Robison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 13:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Marvin Harrison | 7-5 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Luis Davis buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Zachary Overbey | 10-5 |
| 12:40 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly's pass is intercepted by Zachary Overbey | 10-5 |
| 12:23 | Akron | Zachary Overbey comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-5 |
| 12:22 | Tusculum | Lou Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:02 | Tusculum | Lou Stevens is hacked by Marvin Harrison - foul #1 on Marvin Harrison, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Marshall (PG), Matthew Gasser (SG), David Brown (SF), Bernard Pucci (C) Leonardo Russo, Walter Fedler, Zachary Overbey, Luis Davis | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Nelson Creger (PG), Jerald Hoffman (SG), Fredrick Johnson (SF) Jesse Robison, Anthony Pizzo, Gerald McNeilly | |
| 11:47 | Tusculum | Paul Murray misses the runner from the left block | 10-5 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Bernard Pucci snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 11:26 | Akron | Michael Marshall misses short on a shot from the right side | 10-5 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Marvin Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Marshall (fresh) SG - Matthew Gasser (fresh) SF - David Brown (fresh) PF - Marvin Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Pucci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Nelson Creger (fresh) SG - Jerald Hoffman (fresh) SF - Fredrick Johnson (fresh) PF - Paul Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lou Stevens (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Akron | David Brown steps out of bounds on the sideline | 10-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Zachary Overbey (SG), Luis Davis (PF) Matthew Gasser, Marvin Harrison | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Anthony Scott (PF) Paul Murray | |
| 10:49 | Tusculum | Zachary Overbey picks off the pass by Jerald Hoffman | 10-5 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Zachary Overbey misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Michael Marshall grabs the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Bernard Pucci can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 10:37 | Tusculum | Fredrick Johnson grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 10:16 | Tusculum | Anthony Scott misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Luis Davis - foul #2 on Luis Davis, team foul #6 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonardo Russo (PG), Walter Fedler (SG) Michael Marshall, Luis Davis | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jesse Robison (PG), Anthony Pizzo (SG), Gerald McNeilly (SF) Nelson Creger, Jerald Hoffman, Fredrick Johnson | |
| 10:16 | Tusculum | Anthony Scott makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 10:16 | Tusculum | Anthony Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Leonardo Russo buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Zachary Overbey | 12-7 |
| 09:31 | Tusculum | Anthony Pizzo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 09:29 | Tusculum | Jesse Robison grabs the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 09:13 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly lays it up and in set up by Jesse Robison | 12-9 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Bernard Pucci misses the lay-in | 12-9 |
| 08:56 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 08:27 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Pizzo | 12-11 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Walter Fedler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 08:03 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Jesse Robison | 12-11 |
| 07:43 | Tusculum | Lou Stevens misses the lay-in | 12-11 |
| 07:42 | Tusculum | Anthony Scott can't tip it in | 12-11 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Walter Fedler grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Bernard Pucci comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jesse Robison - foul #1 on Jesse Robison, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Marshall (PG), Matthew Gasser (SF), Marvin Harrison (PF) Leonardo Russo, David Brown, Zachary Overbey | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Nelson Creger (PG), Jerald Hoffman (SG), Fredrick Johnson (SF), Paul Murray (PF) Jesse Robison, Anthony Pizzo, Gerald McNeilly, Anthony Scott | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Bernard Pucci makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Bernard Pucci makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Marshall (fresh) SG - Walter Fedler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Gasser (fresh) PF - Marvin Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Pucci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Nelson Creger (fresh) SG - Jerald Hoffman (fresh) SF - Fredrick Johnson (fresh) PF - Paul Murray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lou Stevens (tiring) | |
| 06:52 | Tusculum | Lou Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Ricky Weaver (C) Bernard Pucci | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 06:38 | Akron | Matthew Gasser hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 14-11 |
| 06:37 | Tusculum | Nelson Creger pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 06:12 | Tusculum | Paul Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brown (SF) Walter Fedler | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 06:00 | Akron | Matthew Gasser clanks a 3 from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 05:58 | Tusculum | Paul Murray gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 05:32 | Tusculum | Paul Murray hits a jumper from close range set up by Nelson Creger | 14-13 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Matthew Gasser is fouled on the floor by Jerald Hoffman - foul #1 on Jerald Hoffman, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonardo Russo (PG), Zachary Overbey (PF) David Brown, Ricky Weaver | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jesse Robison (PG), Anthony Pizzo (SG), Gerald McNeilly (SF) Nelson Creger, Jerald Hoffman, Fredrick Johnson | |
| 05:06 | Akron | Zachary Overbey knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 04:43 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Robison | 17-15 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Zachary Overbey comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Marvin Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Jesse Robison is called for the reach on Michael Marshall - foul #2 on Jesse Robison, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Fedler (SG), Bernard Pucci (C) Michael Marshall, Marvin Harrison | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Nelson Creger (PG) Jesse Robison | |
| 04:03 | Akron | Leonardo Russo misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Nelson Creger - foul #1 on Nelson Creger, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brown (SF) Matthew Gasser | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 04:03 | Akron | Leonardo Russo misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Leonardo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 03:34 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Walter Fedler - foul #1 on Walter Fedler, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Haskin (PG), Herbert Jones (SF), Luis Davis (PF) Leonardo Russo, David Brown, Zachary Overbey | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jesse Robison (PG), Ben Alcaraz (C) Nelson Creger, Lou Stevens | |
| 03:34 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 03:34 | Tusculum | Gerald McNeilly makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Jesse Robison picks off the pass by Herbert Jones | 18-17 |
| 03:10 | Tusculum | Jesse Robison blows the layup | 18-17 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Herbert Jones snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Haskin (fresh) SG - Walter Fedler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Jones (fresh) PF - Luis Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernard Pucci (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Jesse Robison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Pizzo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald McNeilly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Alcaraz (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Akron | Jesse Robison steals the ball from Andrew Haskin in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 02:38 | Tusculum | Ben Alcaraz hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Pizzo | 18-19 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Herbert Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 02:29 | Tusculum | Ben Alcaraz grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 02:00 | Tusculum | Paul Murray knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Robison | 18-21 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Herbert Jones is fouled on the floor by Jesse Robison - foul #3 on Jesse Robison, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Leonardo Russo (PG), Zachary Overbey (SG), David Brown (SF) Andrew Haskin, Walter Fedler, Bernard Pucci | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Nelson Creger (PG), Jerald Hoffman (SG), Fredrick Johnson (SF), Anthony Scott (PF) Jesse Robison, Anthony Pizzo, Gerald McNeilly, Paul Murray | |
| 01:48 | Akron | Herbert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Herbert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 01:48 | Tusculum | Anthony Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 01:20 | Tusculum | Jerald Hoffman misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 19-21 |
| 01:18 | Tusculum | Ben Alcaraz tips it back up and in | 19-23 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Zachary Overbey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Zachary Overbey, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| 00:50 | Tusculum | Nelson Creger misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 00:49 | Akron | David Brown snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Leonardo Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Marshall (SG), Marvin Harrison (C) Luis Davis, Herbert Jones | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Paul Murray (PF) Anthony Scott | |
| 00:10 | Tusculum | Marvin Harrison is called for the reach on Ben Alcaraz - foul #2 on Marvin Harrison, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Pucci (C) Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 00:10 | Tusculum | Ben Alcaraz misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Bernard Pucci gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Marvin Harrison clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-23 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 19-23 |