| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Melton (fresh) SG - Jason Orbison (fresh) SF - Joshua Alberts (fresh) PF - Tony Hunter (fresh) C - James Rouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Tandy (fresh) SG - Warren Jones (fresh) SF - Richard Cauley (fresh) PF - Larry Zahner (fresh) C - Frank Spruell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Tony Hunter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Samford | Joshua Alberts misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Hunter | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Richard Cauley picks off the pass by Joshua Alberts | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Michael Tandy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Tony Hunter gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Jason Orbison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Frank Spruell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Warren Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Samford | James Rouse pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Jason Orbison steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Joshua Alberts swats the layup by Warren Jones | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Samford | James Rouse grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Donald Melton misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Michael Tandy pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Warren Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 17:40 | Samford | James Rouse snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Joshua Alberts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 17:17 | Samford | James Rouse can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 17:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Warren Jones | 0-0 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Larry Zahner is fouled on the floor by Tony Hunter - foul #1 on Tony Hunter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Samford | John Espey (PG) Donald Melton | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:48 | Akron | Frank Spruell misses the floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 16:46 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Tandy | 0-0 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Richard Cauley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Tandy | 0-3 |
| 16:11 | Samford | Tony Hunter misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Frank Spruell - foul #1 on Frank Spruell, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Laursen (SG), Dennis Hoover (SF), Lawrence Hilbert (C) Jason Orbison, Joshua Alberts, James Rouse | |
| Subs | Akron | James O'Malley (C) Frank Spruell | |
| 16:11 | Samford | Tony Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:11 | Samford | Tony Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 15:53 | Akron | John Espey is called for the reach on Richard Cauley - foul #1 on John Espey, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Melton (PG), Everett Williams (C) John Espey, Tony Hunter | |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG) Michael Tandy | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Melton (fresh) SG - Albert Laursen (fresh) SF - Dennis Hoover (fresh) PF - Lawrence Hilbert (fresh) C - Everett Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eddie McCallen (fresh) SG - Warren Jones (fresh) SF - Richard Cauley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Zahner (fresh) C - James O'Malley (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Akron | Richard Cauley misses the jump hook from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 15:33 | Akron | Richard Cauley tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 15:14 | Samford | Lawrence Hilbert misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eddie McCallen - foul #1 on Eddie McCallen, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Alberts (SF) Dennis Hoover | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Zelonis (SG), Russell Hassler (PF) Warren Jones, Larry Zahner | |
| 15:14 | Samford | Lawrence Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:14 | Samford | Lawrence Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Lawrence Hilbert is called for the reach on James O'Malley - foul #1 on Lawrence Hilbert, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Orbison (SG), James Rouse (C) Albert Laursen, Everett Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG), Frank Spruell (C) Eddie McCallen, Richard Cauley | |
| 14:42 | Akron | Michael Tandy hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Zelonis | 4-7 |
| 14:29 | Samford | Jason Orbison misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 14:28 | Akron | James O'Malley snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:01 | Akron | James O'Malley knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Russell Hassler | 4-9 |
| 13:53 | Samford | Donald Melton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Russell Hassler snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Lawrence Hilbert steps in front of the Donald Zelonis pass | 4-9 |
| 13:27 | Samford | James Rouse lays it in | 6-9 |
| 13:08 | Akron | James O'Malley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lawrence Hilbert - foul #2 on Lawrence Hilbert, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Samford | John Espey (PG), Dennis Hoover (SF), Tony Hunter (PF) Donald Melton, Joshua Alberts, Lawrence Hilbert | |
| Subs | Akron | Warren Jones (SG), Richard Cauley (SF), Larry Zahner (PF) Russell Hassler, Donald Zelonis, Frank Spruell | |
| 13:08 | Akron | James O'Malley makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:08 | Akron | James O'Malley misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Tony Hunter snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 12:54 | Samford | Jason Orbison buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Espey | 8-10 |
| 12:35 | Akron | John Espey takes the ball from Richard Cauley | 8-10 |
| 12:12 | Samford | Richard Cauley picks off the pass by Jason Orbison | 8-10 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Richard Cauley comes up short on the floater in the paint | 8-10 |
| 11:50 | Samford | James Rouse gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Espey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Orbison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Hoover (fresh) PF - Tony Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Tandy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Jones (fresh) SF - Richard Cauley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Zahner (fresh) C - James O'Malley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Samford | Dennis Hoover hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Espey | 11-10 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Warren Jones buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Tandy | 11-12 |
| 10:50 | Samford | John Espey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-12 |
| 10:49 | Akron | James O'Malley gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Michael Tandy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Larry Zahner misses the tip | 11-12 |
| 10:40 | Akron | James O'Malley hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 10:18 | Samford | Tony Hunter clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 11-14 |
| 10:16 | Akron | James O'Malley pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Larry Zahner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Cauley | 11-16 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Dennis Hoover buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 09:33 | Akron | Warren Jones can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Rouse - foul #1 on James Rouse, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Melton (PG), Albert Laursen (SG), Joshua Alberts (SF), Everett Williams (PF), James Braatz (C) John Espey, Jason Orbison, Dennis Hoover, Tony Hunter, James Rouse | |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Russell Hassler (PF), Frank Spruell (C) Michael Tandy, Larry Zahner, James O'Malley | |
| 09:33 | Akron | Warren Jones makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:33 | Akron | Warren Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Richard Cauley picks off the pass by Joshua Alberts | 14-18 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Richard Cauley lays it in | 14-20 |
| 08:55 | Samford | Everett Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-20 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Russell Hassler comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Everett Williams - foul #1 on Everett Williams, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Zelonis (SF), Paul Sanders (PF) Warren Jones, Richard Cauley | |
| 08:45 | Akron | Russell Hassler misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Russell Hassler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Russell Hassler is called for the reach on Donald Melton - foul #1 on Russell Hassler, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Tony Hunter (PF) James Braatz | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:05 | Samford | Frank Spruell blocks the short jumper by Albert Laursen | 16-21 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Donald Zelonis snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Russell Hassler double dribbles | 16-21 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Zahner (PF) Paul Sanders | |
| 07:48 | Samford | Tony Hunter is called for traveling | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Melton (fresh) SG - Albert Laursen (fresh) SF - Joshua Alberts (fresh) PF - Tony Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eddie McCallen (fresh) SG - Russell Hassler (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Zelonis (fresh) PF - Larry Zahner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Spruell (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Akron | Frank Spruell's layup is rejected by Everett Williams | 16-21 |
| 07:30 | Samford | Tony Hunter snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Donald Melton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 07:08 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Laursen | 16-21 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Donald Melton is fouled on the floor by Eddie McCallen - foul #2 on Eddie McCallen, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Samford | John Espey (PG), Jason Orbison (SG), James Braatz (C) Donald Melton, Albert Laursen, Everett Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Warren Jones (SG), Richard Cauley (SF), James O'Malley (C) Eddie McCallen, Donald Zelonis, Frank Spruell | |
| 06:48 | Samford | Tony Hunter can't finish the layup | 16-21 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Joshua Alberts grabs the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 06:32 | Samford | Warren Jones is called for the reach on John Espey - foul #1 on Warren Jones, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Hoover (SF), James Rouse (C) Joshua Alberts, Tony Hunter | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG) Russell Hassler | |
| 06:16 | Samford | Jason Orbison connects on the runner from close range | 18-21 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Richard Cauley hits the finger roll | 18-23 |
| 05:45 | Samford | James Braatz blows the layup but the foul's on James O'Malley - foul #1 on James O'Malley, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Turner (C) Larry Zahner | |
| 05:45 | Samford | James Braatz makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:45 | Samford | James Braatz misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Charlie Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:30 | Akron | James O'Malley is called for traveling | 19-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Melton (PG), Joshua Alberts (SF), Tony Hunter (PF) John Espey, Dennis Hoover, James Braatz | |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Hassler (PF), Frank Spruell (C) James O'Malley, Charlie Turner | |
| 05:18 | Samford | Joshua Alberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Spruell - foul #2 on Frank Spruell, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Akron | James O'Malley (C) Frank Spruell | |
| 05:18 | Samford | Joshua Alberts makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Joshua Alberts makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Richard Cauley jams it set up by Michael Tandy | 21-25 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Joshua Alberts misses short on a floater from the left side | 21-25 |
| 05:01 | Samford | Joshua Alberts can't tip it in | 21-25 |
| 04:59 | Akron | James O'Malley pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Russell Hassler clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 04:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Rouse | 21-25 |
| 04:28 | Samford | James Rouse clanks a 3 from straight away | 21-25 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Russell Hassler gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Richard Cauley scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James O'Malley | 21-27 |
| 03:47 | Samford | Joshua Alberts makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Melton | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Melton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Orbison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Alberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Tandy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Cauley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. PF - Russell Hassler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James O'Malley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Akron | Russell Hassler misses long on a floater in the paint | 24-27 |
| 03:26 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Rouse | 24-27 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Joshua Alberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Tony Hunter tips it but misses | 24-27 |
| 03:19 | Akron | James O'Malley grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Richard Cauley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 02:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Tony Hunter | 24-27 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Donald Melton scores on a floater from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Richard Cauley is fouled on the floor by Joshua Alberts - foul #1 on Joshua Alberts, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Samford | John Espey (PG), Albert Laursen (SG), Dennis Hoover (SF), Lawrence Hilbert (PF), Everett Williams (C) Donald Melton, Jason Orbison, Joshua Alberts, Tony Hunter, James Rouse | |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Donald Zelonis (SG), Larry Zahner (PF), Frank Spruell (C) Michael Tandy, Warren Jones, Russell Hassler, James O'Malley | |
| 02:36 | Akron | Richard Cauley misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Dennis Hoover pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Albert Laursen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Albert Laursen can't tip it in | 26-27 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Donald Zelonis gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Eddie McCallen clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Albert Laursen - foul #1 on Albert Laursen, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Eddie McCallen makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Eddie McCallen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Everett Williams snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Everett Williams is hacked by Larry Zahner - foul #1 on Larry Zahner, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Everett Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Everett Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Larry Zahner snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 01:34 | Akron | Richard Cauley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Albert Laursen snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Lawrence Hilbert misses short on a jumper near the basket | 27-28 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Everett Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 01:00 | Samford | John Espey is hacked by Donald Zelonis - foul #1 on Donald Zelonis, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Alberts (SF), Tony Hunter (PF) Dennis Hoover, Everett Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Hassler (SG) Richard Cauley | |
| 01:00 | Samford | John Espey makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:00 | Samford | John Espey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Larry Zahner gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Donald Zelonis connects on the 3 from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Joshua Alberts clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Russell Hassler pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:24 | Akron | John Espey is called for the reach on Eddie McCallen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Espey, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Akron | James O'Malley (SF) Donald Zelonis | |
| 00:24 | Akron | Eddie McCallen misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Tony Hunter gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:04 | Samford | John Espey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 00:03 | Akron | James O'Malley gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Akron | James O'Malley misses the halfcourt shot | 28-31 |