| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Farish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Amico (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Paquet (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Neil Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Felice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Espada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Worley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Jason Amico inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Florida | Lawrence Chapman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jamie Bowen - foul #1 on Jamie Bowen, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:31 | Florida | Lawrence Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:31 | Florida | Lawrence Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Lawrence Chapman steps in front of the Jason Worley pass | 31-32 |
| 18:48 | Florida | Ken Farish makes the 3 from straight away set up by Richard King | 34-32 |
| 18:19 | Akron | John Felice drills a jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 17:57 | Florida | John Felice is called for the reach on John Paquet - foul #2 on John Felice, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 17:43 | Florida | Richard King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 17:42 | Florida | Jason Amico tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Jason Worley snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:17 | Akron | John Paquet is called for the reach on Brian Espada - foul #1 on John Paquet, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Florida | George Lazaro (C) John Paquet | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:00 | Akron | Brian Espada lays it up and in on a great pass from Neil Ely | 34-36 |
| 16:55 | Florida | Jason Worley denies the turnaround by Richard King | 34-36 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Neil Ely gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:36 | Akron | Neil Ely misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-36 |
| 16:35 | Florida | Jason Amico pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:17 | Florida | Richard King is fouled on the floor by Jamie Bowen - foul #2 on Jamie Bowen, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Florida | James Schwarzenbach (PG), Marvin Shuck (PF) Ken Farish, Lawrence Chapman | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Knowles (PG), Dennis Moye (SF), Henry Derrick (C) Jamie Bowen, John Felice, Jason Worley | |
| 15:58 | Florida | Jerry Knowles blocks the jumper by George Lazaro | 34-36 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Neil Ely grabs the board | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Schwarzenbach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Amico (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marvin Shuck (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Lazaro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Neil Ely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Moye (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Espada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Derrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Henry Derrick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by George Lazaro - foul #1 on George Lazaro, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Florida | John Paquet (C) George Lazaro | |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Rae (SG) Neil Ely | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Henry Derrick makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:28 | Akron | Henry Derrick makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:07 | Florida | Jerry Knowles steps in front of the James Schwarzenbach pass | 34-38 |
| 14:48 | Akron | John Paquet swats the layup by Brian Espada | 34-38 |
| 14:47 | Florida | Richard King pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:27 | Florida | Jason Amico blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Knowles - foul #2 on Jerry Knowles, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Ken Farish (SG), Lawrence Chapman (PF) James Schwarzenbach, Marvin Shuck | |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Bowen (PG), John Felice (SF), Jason Worley (C) Richard Rae, Dennis Moye, Henry Derrick | |
| 14:27 | Florida | Jason Amico misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:27 | Florida | Jason Amico misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Jason Worley grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Brian Espada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Florida | James Schwarzenbach (PG) Jason Amico | |
| Subs | Akron | Neil Ely (SG) Jerry Knowles | |
| 13:43 | Florida | Richard King scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Paquet | 36-38 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Jason Worley makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jamie Bowen | 36-40 |
| 12:52 | Florida | Lawrence Chapman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Espada - foul #3 on Brian Espada, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Florida | George Lazaro (C) John Paquet | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Moye (SF) John Felice | |
| 12:52 | Florida | Lawrence Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:52 | Florida | Lawrence Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Jason Worley gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Jason Worley misses long on a floater from close range | 36-40 |
| 12:36 | Florida | Richard King gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 12:07 | Florida | Richard King is fouled on the floor by Neil Ely - foul #1 on Neil Ely, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Jason Amico (SF), Marvin Shuck (PF) James Schwarzenbach, Lawrence Chapman | |
| Subs | Akron | Henry Derrick (C) Jason Worley | |
| 11:46 | Florida | Richard King shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Amico | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Farish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Amico (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Marvin Shuck (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Lazaro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Moye (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Espada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Derrick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Akron | Jamie Bowen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 11:21 | Florida | Marvin Shuck snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 11:16 | Florida | Ken Farish is fouled on the floor by Jamie Bowen - foul #3 on Jamie Bowen, team foul #7 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Florida | John Paquet (C) George Lazaro | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Knowles (SG), John Felice (SF) Neil Ely, Brian Espada | |
| 11:16 | Florida | Ken Farish makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:16 | Florida | Ken Farish makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Jerry Knowles can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 10:54 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Bowen | 40-40 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Jamie Bowen connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Knowles | 40-43 |
| 10:06 | Florida | Richard King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 10:04 | Florida | John Paquet pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:37 | Florida | Jason Amico is hacked by Henry Derrick - foul #1 on Henry Derrick, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Florida | James Schwarzenbach (PG), Lawrence Chapman (PF), George Lazaro (C) Ken Farish, Marvin Shuck, John Paquet | |
| Subs | Akron | Neil Ely (SG), Brian Espada (PF), Jason Worley (C) Jamie Bowen, Henry Derrick, Dennis Moye | |
| 09:37 | Florida | Jason Amico makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:37 | Florida | Jason Amico makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:08 | Akron | John Felice's fadeaway is rejected by George Lazaro | 42-43 |
| 09:06 | Florida | Richard King gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:49 | Florida | James Schwarzenbach clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 08:48 | Florida | Lawrence Chapman tips it in | 44-43 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Jason Worley buries a shot near the basket set up by Jerry Knowles | 44-45 |
| 08:11 | Florida | Jason Amico misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-45 |
| 08:10 | Akron | Brian Espada grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Jerry Knowles buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 07:35 | Florida | Richard King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jason Worley - foul #2 on Jason Worley, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Ken Farish (SF), John Paquet (C) Jason Amico, George Lazaro | |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Bowen (PG), Dennis Moye (SF) Jerry Knowles, John Felice | |
| 07:35 | Florida | Richard King makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:35 | Florida | Richard King makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Schwarzenbach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard King (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ken Farish (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Paquet (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Moye (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Espada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Worley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Jason Worley misses the runner near the basket | 46-48 |
| 07:10 | Akron | Neil Ely gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Dennis Moye misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 06:44 | Florida | Richard King snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 06:28 | Florida | John Paquet makes the floater from the right side | 48-48 |
| 06:06 | Akron | John Paquet blocks the short jumper by Brian Espada | 48-48 |
| 06:04 | Florida | Lawrence Chapman gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:44 | Florida | Richard King knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Schwarzenbach | 50-48 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Brian Espada is called for 3 seconds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Jason Amico (SF), Marvin Shuck (PF) James Schwarzenbach, Lawrence Chapman | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Knowles (SG), John Felice (SF), Henry Derrick (PF) Neil Ely, Brian Espada, Jason Worley | |
| 04:55 | Florida | John Paquet makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard King | 52-48 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Jamie Bowen's floater is knocked away by Jason Amico | 52-48 |
| 04:26 | Florida | John Paquet grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 03:57 | Florida | Richard King misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 03:56 | Akron | Henry Derrick grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Henry Derrick clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Marvin Shuck - foul #1 on Marvin Shuck, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Florida | James Schwarzenbach (PG), George Lazaro (C) Richard King, John Paquet | |
| Subs | Akron | Neil Ely (SG), Scott Hasson (SF), Jason Worley (C) Jamie Bowen, John Felice, Dennis Moye | |
| 03:27 | Akron | Henry Derrick makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Henry Derrick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Schwarzenbach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Farish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Amico (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Marvin Shuck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lazaro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neil Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hasson (fresh) PF - Henry Derrick (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Worley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Florida | George Lazaro scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Henry Derrick dunks the ball | 54-52 |
| 02:36 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard King (PG), Lawrence Chapman (PF) James Schwarzenbach, Marvin Shuck | |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Bowen (PG), John Felice (SF), Brian Espada (PF) Jerry Knowles, Scott Hasson, Henry Derrick | |
| 02:09 | Florida | Ken Farish hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 54-52 |
| 02:08 | Akron | Neil Ely grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Neil Ely hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Felice | 54-54 |
| 01:22 | Florida | Jason Amico can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Brian Espada snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Jamie Bowen is fouled on the floor by Richard King - foul #3 on Richard King, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Florida | John Paquet (C) George Lazaro | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:37 | Akron | Lawrence Chapman takes the ball from Neil Ely | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Florida | Richard King banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Paquet and he's fouled by John Felice - foul #3 on John Felice, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 00:17 | Florida | Richard King misses the free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Jason Worley pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Neil Ely misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ken Farish - foul #3 on Ken Farish, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Neil Ely makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Neil Ely makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:04 | Florida | Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Richard King clanks a halfcourt shot | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard King (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ken Farish (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Amico (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lawrence Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Paquet (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Ely (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Felice (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Espada (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Worley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Jason Worley wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:31 | Akron | The jump hook by Brian Espada is blocked by John Paquet | 56-56 |
| 04:30 | Florida | The rebound goes to Jason Amico | 56-56 |
| 04:14 | Florida | John Felice is called for the reach on Jason Amico - foul #4 on John Felice, team foul #11 | 56-56 |
| 04:14 | Florida | Jason Amico makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:14 | Florida | Jason Amico makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:45 | Akron | Neil Ely misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-56 |
| 03:43 | Akron | John Felice grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Brian Espada makes the fadeaway from the right block | 58-58 |
| 03:00 | Florida | Jamie Bowen picks off the pass by Lawrence Chapman | 58-58 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Jason Worley buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Felice | 58-60 |
| 02:17 | Florida | Jason Amico is fouled on the floor by Neil Ely - foul #2 on Neil Ely, team foul #12 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Florida | George Lazaro (C) John Paquet | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:17 | Florida | Jason Amico makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:17 | Florida | Jason Amico makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Neil Ely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Florida | John Paquet (C) George Lazaro | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:38 | Florida | Richard King makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ken Farish | 63-60 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Lawrence Chapman is called for the reach on Jamie Bowen - foul #1 on Lawrence Chapman, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Jamie Bowen is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Chapman - foul #2 on Lawrence Chapman, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Jamie Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Jason Worley pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Brian Espada lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Felice and he's hacked by John Paquet - foul #2 on John Paquet, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Brian Espada makes the free throw | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard King (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ken Farish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Amico (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lawrence Chapman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Paquet (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Ely (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Felice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian Espada (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Worley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 00:35 | Florida | John Paquet clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 63-63 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Brian Espada grabs the board | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Akron | Neil Ely clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Jason Worley can't tip it in | 63-63 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Brian Espada gets the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Brian Espada blows the dunk | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Jason Worley tips it but misses | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Richard King grabs the board | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard King (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ken Farish (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Amico (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lawrence Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Paquet (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Ely (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Felice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian Espada (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Worley (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Jason Worley wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:32 | Akron | Ken Farish takes the ball from Neil Ely | 63-63 |
| 04:29 | Florida | Ken Farish blows the layup | 63-63 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Jamie Bowen gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Brian Espada misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 63-63 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Brian Espada tips it in | 63-65 |
| 03:42 | Florida | John Paquet makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Chapman | 65-65 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Jason Worley is whistled for a carry | 65-65 |
| Subs | Florida | James Schwarzenbach (PG), Marvin Shuck (PF), George Lazaro (C) Jason Amico, Lawrence Chapman, John Paquet | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Moye (SF), Henry Derrick (C) John Felice, Jason Worley | |
| 02:44 | Florida | James Schwarzenbach knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard King | 67-65 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 5 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Florida | Jason Amico (SF) James Schwarzenbach | |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Worley (C) Henry Derrick | |
| 02:26 | Akron | Brian Espada hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Moye | 67-67 |
| 02:26 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Florida | Lawrence Chapman (PF), John Paquet (C) Marvin Shuck, George Lazaro | |
| Subs | Akron | John Felice (SF) Dennis Moye | |
| 02:03 | Florida | Brian Espada steals the ball from Richard King | 67-67 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Brian Espada connects on the jumper near the basket | 67-69 |
| 01:29 | Florida | Richard King evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jason Amico | 69-69 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Neil Ely misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Jason Worley tips it in | 69-71 |
| 00:54 | Florida | Richard King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 69-71 |
| 00:52 | Florida | Lawrence Chapman hits the follow up shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard King (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ken Farish (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Amico (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lawrence Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Paquet (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Ely (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Felice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian Espada (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Worley (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 00:23 | Akron | John Felice scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 00:08 | Florida | Ken Farish scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Amico | 74-74 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | John Felice hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-76 |