| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jamie Bowen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neil Ely (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Felice (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Espada (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Worley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bob Donnellan (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | John Felice inbounds the ball | 18-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | Neil Ely misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-38 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bob Donnellan | 18-38 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-38 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Jason Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 18-38 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Jamie Bowen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Neil Ely | 21-38 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Bryan Natal | 21-40 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Jamie Bowen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-40 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Michael Brust snags the defensive board | 21-40 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bryan Natal | 21-43 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:07 | Akron | The short jumper by Jason Worley is denied by Bob Donnellan | 21-43 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley gets the rebound | 21-43 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan double dribbles | 21-43 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Brian Espada misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Brust - foul #1 on Michael Brust, team foul #1 | 21-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Moye (SF), Henry Derrick (C) John Felice, Jason Worley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee (PF), Albert Reeves (C) Michael Brust, Bob Donnellan | |
| 17:20 | Akron | Brian Espada makes the 1st free throw | 22-43 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Brian Espada makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-43 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Henry Derrick gets the rebound | 23-43 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Bryan Natal steps in front of the Neil Ely pass | 23-43 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal lays it in | 23-45 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Jamie Bowen is hacked by Gary Zanders - foul #1 on Gary Zanders, team foul #2 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Knowles (PG), Richard Rae (SG) Jamie Bowen, Neil Ely | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kendall Williams (PG), Marcus Barwick (SG), Michael Brust (PF) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders | |
| 16:14 | Akron | Henry Derrick comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Reginald Vallee - foul #1 on Reginald Vallee, team foul #3 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Worley (C) Brian Espada | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:14 | Akron | Henry Derrick misses the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Henry Derrick makes the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Henry Derrick - foul #3 on Henry Derrick, team foul #1 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Akron | John Felice (SF), Brian Espada (PF) Dennis Moye, Henry Derrick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan (C) Albert Reeves | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Michael Brust makes the 1st free throw | 24-46 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Jason Worley snags the defensive board | 24-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Rae (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Felice (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Espada (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Worley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kendall Williams (fresh) SG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Akron | Jerry Knowles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-46 |
| 15:41 | Akron | Brian Espada hits the follow up shot | 26-46 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Rae - foul #1 on Richard Rae, team foul #2 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Bowen (PG), Neil Ely (SG) Jerry Knowles, Richard Rae | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley (SG) Marcus Barwick | |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan makes the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-48 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Brian Espada dunks the ball | 28-48 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 28-48 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Michael Brust buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Stuart Neeley | 28-50 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Neil Ely scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Jason Worley is called for the reach on Kendall Williams - foul #3 on Jason Worley, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Moye (SF), Henry Derrick (C) John Felice, Jason Worley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Gary Zanders (SF), Albert Reeves (PF) Kendall Williams, Reginald Vallee, Michael Brust | |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders makes the driving attempt in the lane | 31-52 |
| 13:31 | Akron | Dennis Moye double dribbles | 31-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Knowles (PG) Jamie Bowen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (SG) Stuart Neeley | |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Moye - foul #2 on Dennis Moye, team foul #4 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Rae (SG) Neil Ely | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders misses the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders makes the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Henry Derrick double dribbles | 31-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee (PF) Bob Donnellan | |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by Bryan Natal | 31-56 |
| 12:20 | Akron | The jumper by Henry Derrick is denied by Albert Reeves | 31-56 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Henry Derrick grabs the offensive board | 31-56 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Henry Derrick misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-56 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Reginald Vallee | 31-56 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 31-56 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Dennis Moye gets the rebound | 31-56 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Dennis Moye knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Rae | 34-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Rae (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Moye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Espada (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Derrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Zanders | 34-59 |
| 11:28 | Akron | Jerry Knowles misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-59 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick gets the rebound | 34-59 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders is called for traveling | 34-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Jamie Bowen (PG), Neil Ely (SG), John Felice (SF), Jason Worley (C) Jerry Knowles, Richard Rae, Dennis Moye, Brian Espada | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Kendall Williams (SF), Michael Brust (PF), Bob Donnellan (C) Bryan Natal, Marcus Barwick, Gary Zanders, Reginald Vallee, Albert Reeves | |
| 10:59 | Akron | Jamie Bowen is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Shutts - foul #1 on Jerry Shutts, team foul #4 | 34-59 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Henry Derrick buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jamie Bowen | 36-59 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Michael Brust buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kendall Williams | 36-61 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Jason Worley's floater is tipped away by Michael Brust | 36-61 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan snags the defensive board | 36-61 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-61 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Michael Brust tips it home | 36-63 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Jamie Bowen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-63 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Michael Brust gets the rebound | 36-63 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Espada (PF) Henry Derrick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Gary Zanders (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Jerry Shutts, Kendall Williams, Bob Donnellan | |
| 09:29 | Akron | Brian Espada is fouled on the floor by Albert Reeves - foul #2 on Albert Reeves, team foul #5 | 36-63 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Jamie Bowen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-63 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders grabs the board | 36-63 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves connects on the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Jason Worley - foul #4 on Jason Worley, team foul #5 | 36-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Moye (C) Jason Worley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee (PF) Michael Brust | |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the free throw | 36-66 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Neil Ely misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-66 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves gets the rebound | 36-66 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Neil Ely steps in front of the Bryan Natal pass | 36-66 |
| 08:13 | Akron | Jamie Bowen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Neil Ely | 39-66 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee is fouled on the floor by John Felice - foul #2 on John Felice, team foul #6 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Knowles (PG), Richard Rae (SG), Jason Worley (C) Jamie Bowen, Neil Ely, John Felice | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (SG), Bob Donnellan (C) Stuart Neeley, Albert Reeves | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Rae (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Moye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Espada (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Worley (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Natal | 39-68 |
| 07:30 | Akron | Bob Donnellan is called for the reach on Brian Espada - foul #1 on Bob Donnellan, team foul #6 | 39-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Henry Derrick (PF), Scott Hasson (C) Brian Espada, Jason Worley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts (PG), Kendall Williams (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Gary Zanders, Bob Donnellan | |
| 07:24 | Akron | Jerry Knowles hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Rae | 42-68 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Scott Hasson swats the short shot by Albert Reeves | 42-68 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves grabs the offensive board | 42-68 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick is fouled on the floor by Richard Rae - foul #2 on Richard Rae, team foul #7 | 42-68 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick makes the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick makes the 2nd free throw | 42-70 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Jerry Knowles connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Rae | 45-70 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Chess (SG) Dennis Moye | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:26 | Akron | Richard Rae misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Scott Hasson - foul #1 on Scott Hasson, team foul #8 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Moye (C) Jerry Knowles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Jerry Shutts is called for the reach on Richard Rae - foul #2 on Jerry Shutts, team foul #7 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Knowles (SF) Scott Hasson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:48 | Akron | Richard Rae makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Richard Rae makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Shutts | 47-74 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Mark Chess can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marcus Barwick - foul #2 on Marcus Barwick, team foul #8 | 47-74 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Mark Chess makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Mark Chess misses the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee pulls down the rebound | 48-74 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts is fouled on the floor by Jerry Knowles - foul #2 on Jerry Knowles, team foul #9 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Hasson (C) Richard Rae | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts makes the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-76 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Chess (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jerry Knowles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dennis Moye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Derrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Hasson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry Shutts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Barwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kendall Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Reginald Vallee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Reeves (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:38 | Akron | Mark Chess connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Dennis Moye | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves loses the dribble to Jerry Knowles | 51-76 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Jerry Knowles lays it in | 53-76 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves hits a floater in the paint set up by Marcus Barwick and the foul's on Mark Chess - foul #1 on Mark Chess, team foul #10 | 53-78 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Rae (SG) Mark Chess | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the free throw | 53-79 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Dennis Moye scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jerry Knowles | 55-79 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Albert Reeves is denied by Scott Hasson | 55-79 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Scott Hasson grabs the board | 55-79 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Scott Hasson is hacked by Marcus Barwick - foul #3 on Marcus Barwick, team foul #9 | 55-79 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Scott Hasson misses the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee grabs the board | 55-79 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-79 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Dennis Moye grabs the defensive rebound | 55-79 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Jerry Knowles misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-79 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kendall Williams | 55-79 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Henry Derrick blocks the short jumper by Albert Reeves | 55-79 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Henry Derrick gets the rebound | 55-79 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Jerry Knowles comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-79 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Scott Hasson can't tip it in | 55-79 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Albert Reeves | 55-79 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Shutts | 55-81 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Scott Hasson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-81 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Henry Derrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-81 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Scott Hasson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-81 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves is fouled on the floor by Henry Derrick - foul #4 on Henry Derrick, team foul #11 | 55-81 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 55-82 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 55-83 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jerry Knowles misses the floater from the left wing | 55-83 |