| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Rinaldi (fresh) SG - Robin Trigg (fresh) SF - Ryan Duryea (fresh) PF - Larry Muncy (fresh) C - Ronald Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Philip Black (fresh) SG - Jason Short (fresh) SF - Bert Waldschmidt (fresh) PF - Gregorio Yazzie (fresh) C - Kenneth Ellison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | UC Riverside | Ronald Roberts takes the ball from Philip Black | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Ryan Duryea double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Akron | William Rinaldi double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ryan Duryea - foul #1 on Ryan Duryea, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UC Riverside | Ronald Roberts picks off the pass by Gregorio Yazzie | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Ronald Roberts double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | UC Riverside | Jason Short can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robin Trigg - foul #1 on Robin Trigg, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | UC Riverside | Jason Short makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | UC Riverside | Jason Short makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Ronald Roberts clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Bert Waldschmidt - foul #1 on Bert Waldschmidt, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Ronald Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Ronald Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:30 | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 1-2 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Robin Trigg snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:19 | Akron | William Rinaldi is fouled on the floor by Philip Black - foul #1 on Philip Black, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Ronald Roberts jams it | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison tips it home | 3-4 |
| 17:30 | Akron | William Rinaldi misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | Akron | Ronald Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Ryan Duryea clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:11 | UC Riverside | Philip Black pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:58 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Philip Black | 3-6 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Robin Trigg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:51 | Akron | Larry Muncy can't tip it in | 3-6 |
| 16:49 | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:33 | UC Riverside | William Rinaldi is called for the reach on Bert Waldschmidt - foul #1 on William Rinaldi, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill Turner (PG), Alfredo Canales (SG), Matthew Stephens (SF), Rudy White (PF), Javier Avila (C) William Rinaldi, Robin Trigg, Ryan Duryea, Larry Muncy, Ronald Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Al Hobbs (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Lars Dobkowski (SF), John Molden (PF), Vincent Pando (C) Philip Black, Jason Short, Bert Waldschmidt, Gregorio Yazzie, Kenneth Ellison | |
| 16:12 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Michael Smith and he's fouled by Javier Avila - foul #1 on Javier Avila, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| 16:12 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando misses the free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 15:57 | Akron | John Molden swats the short shot by Alfredo Canales | 3-8 |
| 15:56 | UC Riverside | John Molden snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bill Turner (fresh) SG - Alfredo Canales (fresh) SF - Matthew Stephens (fresh) PF - Rudy White (fresh) C - Javier Avila (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Al Hobbs (fresh) SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lars Dobkowski (fresh) PF - John Molden (fresh) C - Vincent Pando (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UC Riverside | Michael Smith clanks a shot from the left side | 3-8 |
| 15:38 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando hits the follow up shot | 3-10 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Bill Turner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-10 |
| 15:11 | UC Riverside | John Molden snags the defensive board | 3-10 |
| 14:52 | UC Riverside | Matthew Stephens steps in front of the Lars Dobkowski pass | 3-10 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Matthew Stephens scores on a shot from the left side | 5-10 |
| 14:19 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando can't finish the layup | 5-10 |
| 14:17 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Pando | 5-10 |
| 14:10 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando is fouled on the floor by Javier Avila - foul #2 on Javier Avila, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Bradly Golub (PG), Robin Trigg (SG), Ryan Duryea (SF), Larry Muncy (PF), Ronald Roberts (C) Bill Turner, Alfredo Canales, Matthew Stephens, Rudy White, Javier Avila | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Philip Black (PG), Jason Short (SG), Willie Collier (SF), Gregorio Yazzie (PF), Kenneth Frampton (C) Al Hobbs, Michael Smith, Lars Dobkowski, John Molden, Vincent Pando | |
| 14:05 | UC Riverside | Philip Black buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Collier | 5-13 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Ryan Duryea is hacked by Willie Collier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Collier, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Ryan Duryea misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Short - foul #1 on Jason Short, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Ryan Duryea makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Ryan Duryea misses the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:47 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Frampton grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:34 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Frampton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-13 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Ronald Roberts grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Ronald Roberts is whistled for traveling | 6-13 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt (SF) Jason Short | |
| 13:02 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Frampton scores on a floater from close range set up by Bert Waldschmidt | 6-15 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Larry Muncy misses the easy open layup | 6-15 |
| 12:48 | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt grabs the board | 6-15 |
| 12:42 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Frampton hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Philip Black | 6-17 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Bradly Golub comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 6-17 |
| 12:29 | UC Riverside | Gregorio Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 6-17 |
| 12:12 | UC Riverside | Philip Black drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-20 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Bradly Golub misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Willie Collier - foul #2 on Willie Collier, team foul #5 | 6-20 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Rudy White (PF) Robin Trigg, Larry Muncy | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Al Hobbs (PG), Jason Short (SG), Vincent Pando (PF), Kenneth Ellison (C) Philip Black, Willie Collier, Gregorio Yazzie, Kenneth Frampton | |
| 11:55 | Akron | Bradly Golub misses the 1st free throw | 6-20 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Bradly Golub makes the 2nd free throw | 7-20 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Rinaldi (fresh) SG - Bradly Golub (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ryan Duryea (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rudy White (fresh) C - Ronald Roberts (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Al Hobbs (fresh) SG - Jason Short (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bert Waldschmidt (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Vincent Pando (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Ellison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando makes the runner from the right block | 7-22 |
| 11:23 | Akron | Ryan Duryea scores on a shot from the free throw line | 9-22 |
| 11:02 | UC Riverside | Jason Short scores on a shot from the left wing | 9-24 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Rudy White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Robin Trigg (SG), Alfredo Canales (SF), Matthew Stephens (PF) Bradly Golub, Ryan Duryea, Ronald Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Smith (PG), Lars Dobkowski (SF) Al Hobbs, Bert Waldschmidt | |
| 10:20 | UC Riverside | Rudy White picks off the pass by Kenneth Ellison | 9-24 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Matthew Stephens's pass is intercepted by Jason Short | 9-24 |
| 09:51 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison's fadeaway is rejected by Alfredo Canales | 9-24 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the board | 9-24 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Michael Smith steals the ball from Robin Trigg in the backcourt | 9-24 |
| 09:29 | UC Riverside | Jason Short is hacked by Matthew Stephens - foul #1 on Matthew Stephens, team foul #6 | 9-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill Turner (PG), Ryan Duryea (SF), Larry Muncy (PF) William Rinaldi, Robin Trigg, Matthew Stephens | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Philip Black (PG), Al Hobbs (SG), John Molden (PF) Michael Smith, Jason Short, Kenneth Ellison | |
| 09:24 | UC Riverside | John Molden misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-24 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Ryan Duryea gets the rebound | 9-24 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Ryan Duryea buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Philip Black - foul #2 on Philip Black, team foul #6 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Roberts (C) Rudy White | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Short (SG) Philip Black | |
| 09:18 | Akron | Ryan Duryea makes the free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Bill Turner is called for the reach on Al Hobbs - foul #1 on Bill Turner, team foul #7 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Robin Trigg (SG) Alfredo Canales | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt (SF), Kenneth Frampton (C) Lars Dobkowski, Vincent Pando | |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Al Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Larry Muncy gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Larry Muncy lays it in | 14-24 |
| 08:17 | UC Riverside | Al Hobbs's floater is tipped away by Ronald Roberts | 14-24 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Ryan Duryea pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Bill Turner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 14-24 |
| 07:45 | UC Riverside | John Molden grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bill Turner (fairly fresh) SG - Robin Trigg (tiring) SF - Ryan Duryea (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Muncy (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Roberts (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Al Hobbs (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Short (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Bert Waldschmidt (tiring) 2 reb. PF - John Molden (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Frampton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 14-24 |
| 07:23 | Akron | Ronald Roberts grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 07:20 | Akron | Ryan Duryea travels in the backcourt | 14-24 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Bradly Golub (SG), Alfredo Canales (SF), Matthew Stephens (PF), Rudy White (C) Bill Turner, Robin Trigg, Ryan Duryea, Larry Muncy, Ronald Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Smith (PG), Lars Dobkowski (SF), Gregorio Yazzie (PF), Kenneth Ellison (C) Jason Short, Bert Waldschmidt, John Molden, Kenneth Frampton | |
| 07:04 | UC Riverside | Lars Dobkowski misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Rudy White - foul #1 on Rudy White, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| 07:04 | UC Riverside | Lars Dobkowski makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:04 | UC Riverside | Lars Dobkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Alfredo Canales is hacked by Michael Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 14-26 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Alfredo Canales makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Alfredo Canales makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:43 | UC Riverside | Al Hobbs misses the easy layup | 16-26 |
| 06:41 | UC Riverside | Lars Dobkowski tips it home | 16-28 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Alfredo Canales misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-28 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Alfredo Canales tips it in | 18-28 |
| 06:17 | UC Riverside | Lars Dobkowski misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bradly Golub - foul #1 on Bradly Golub, team foul #9 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Cason (PG) William Rinaldi | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Short (SG), Vincent Pando (C) Al Hobbs, Kenneth Ellison | |
| 06:17 | UC Riverside | Lars Dobkowski makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:17 | UC Riverside | Lars Dobkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Alfredo Canales grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 05:59 | Akron | The short jumper by Rudy White is denied by Vincent Pando | 18-29 |
| 05:57 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Lars Dobkowski | 18-29 |
| 05:46 | UC Riverside | Gregorio Yazzie can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-29 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Matthew Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 05:14 | UC Riverside | Gregorio Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Lars Dobkowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Alfredo Canales - foul #1 on Alfredo Canales, team foul #10 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Robin Trigg (SG), Ryan Duryea (SF), Larry Muncy (PF), Ronald Roberts (C) Bernard Cason, Bradly Golub, Alfredo Canales, Matthew Stephens, Rudy White | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Al Hobbs (PG), John Molden (PF), Kenneth Frampton (C) Michael Smith, Gregorio Yazzie, Vincent Pando | |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Lars Dobkowski makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Lars Dobkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Ronald Roberts snags the defensive board | 18-30 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Ryan Duryea connects on the open driving attempt from close range set up by William Rinaldi | 20-30 |
| 04:31 | UC Riverside | Larry Muncy swats the layup by Lars Dobkowski | 20-30 |
| 04:29 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Frampton tips it back up and in | 20-32 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Robin Trigg connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Rinaldi | 23-32 |
| 03:57 | UC Riverside | Jason Short can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-32 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Ryan Duryea grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Robin Trigg is fouled on the floor by Al Hobbs - foul #1 on Al Hobbs, team foul #8 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Stephens (PF), Javier Avila (C) Larry Muncy, Ronald Roberts | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Philip Black (PG), Willie Collier (SG), Bert Waldschmidt (SF), Gregorio Yazzie (PF), Kenneth Ellison (C) Al Hobbs, Jason Short, Lars Dobkowski, John Molden, Kenneth Frampton | |
| 03:40 | Akron | Robin Trigg misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:40 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Ellison snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Rinaldi (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robin Trigg (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Duryea (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Javier Avila (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Philip Black (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Collier (fresh) SF - Bert Waldschmidt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregorio Yazzie (tiring) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Ellison (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | UC Riverside | Philip Black is fouled in the backcourt by William Rinaldi - foul #2 on William Rinaldi, team foul #11 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill Turner (PG) William Rinaldi | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:36 | UC Riverside | Philip Black makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:36 | UC Riverside | Philip Black makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:18 | Akron | Robin Trigg misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 03:17 | Akron | Javier Avila gets the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Robin Trigg connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 02:37 | UC Riverside | Gregorio Yazzie misses the dunk attempt | 25-34 |
| 02:35 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Ellison | 25-34 |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | Bill Turner is called for the reach on Philip Black - foul #2 on Bill Turner, team foul #12 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Bradly Golub (SG), Rudy White (PF) Bill Turner, Robin Trigg, Matthew Stephens | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Al Hobbs (SG), John Molden (PF), Vincent Pando (C) Willie Collier, Gregorio Yazzie, Kenneth Ellison | |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | Philip Black makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | Philip Black makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:16 | Akron | William Rinaldi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Alfredo Canales (SF) Ryan Duryea | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:09 | UC Riverside | Al Hobbs connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Bert Waldschmidt and he's hacked by Bradly Golub - foul #2 on Bradly Golub, team foul #13 | 25-38 |
| 02:09 | UC Riverside | Al Hobbs makes the free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Javier Avila misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 01:46 | UC Riverside | Al Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 01:33 | UC Riverside | Philip Black is hacked by Javier Avila - foul #3 on Javier Avila, team foul #14 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Roberts (C) Javier Avila | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kenneth Frampton (C) John Molden | |
| 01:33 | UC Riverside | Philip Black makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:33 | UC Riverside | Philip Black makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Bradly Golub's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Duryea (SF), Larry Muncy (PF) Alfredo Canales, Rudy White | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:24 | UC Riverside | Philip Black misses the 3 from the left corner | 25-41 |
| 01:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ronald Roberts | 25-41 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Larry Muncy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-41 |
| 01:12 | UC Riverside | Bert Waldschmidt pulls down the rebound | 25-41 |
| 00:58 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-41 |
| 00:56 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ronald Roberts | 25-41 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Ronald Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 25-41 |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Frampton pulls down the rebound | 25-41 |
| 00:26 | UC Riverside | Vincent Pando misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 25-41 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Larry Muncy gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Bradly Golub misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Ryan Duryea gets the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 00:00 | Akron | The clock runs out | 25-41 |