| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Erik Hand (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Shores (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Carroll inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is hacked by Gregory Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Lee, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | Michael Carroll can't connect on an uncontested floater from the baseline | 38-26 |
| 19:49 | Akron | Vince Lovell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Charles Shores comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Vince Lovell gets the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:01 | Akron | Erik Hand is called for the reach on Charles Shores - foul #1 on Erik Hand, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Michael Carroll swats the short shot by Trevor Johnson | 38-26 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | William Dawley gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Michael Carroll snags the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Gregory Lee - foul #4 on Gregory Lee, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Erik Hand, Michael Carroll, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG), James Lipton (SF), Bill Hollars (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, Charles Shores, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Donald McElroy | |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Ryan Brazil snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 17:31 | Akron | James Lipton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-26 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker tips it in | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:05 | Akron | Wayne Blocker takes the ball from Michael Smith | 40-26 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Dawley | 43-26 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Michael Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Michael Carroll (SF) Larry Johnson, William Dawley | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Shores (SG) James Lipton | |
| 16:40 | Akron | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis is called for traveling | 43-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Hand (SG), Jesse Boyers (C) Ernie Satterwhite, John Adams | |
| Subs | Akron | Vince Lovell (PF) Bill Hollars | |
| 16:16 | Akron | Michael Carroll takes the ball from Charles Shores | 43-28 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Erik Hand slams it home set up by Michael Carroll | 45-28 |
| 15:54 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Michael Carroll grabs the board | 45-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Erik Hand (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Shores (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Billingsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Brazil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses short on an open floater from the right side | 45-28 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers tips it home | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker is hacked by Vince Lovell - foul #1 on Vince Lovell, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), William Dawley (PF) Erik Hand, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Charles Shores, Matthew Billingsley, Vince Lovell, Ryan Brazil | |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Michael Carroll is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-28 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Bill Hollars pulls down the rebound | 47-28 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Michael Smith connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Trevor Johnson | 47-30 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Michael Carroll hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:41 | Akron | Bill Hollars is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bill Hollars, team foul #4 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Erik Hand (SG), John Adams (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite, Michael Carroll, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Shores (SG), Vince Lovell (PF) James Lipton, Bill Hollars | |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Larry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Erik Hand hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Johnson | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:11 | Akron | Donald McElroy can't finish the layup | 50-30 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | William Dawley snags the defensive board | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-30 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Charles Shores grabs the defensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 12:33 | Akron | Donald McElroy is denied on a layup by Wayne Blocker | 50-30 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Donald McElroy tips it but misses | 50-30 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Erik Hand pulls down the rebound | 50-30 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | John Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-30 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Vince Lovell gets the rebound | 50-30 |
| 11:58 | Akron | Charles Shores misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-30 |
| 11:57 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Donald McElroy | 50-30 |
| 11:37 | Akron | Donald McElroy double dribbles | 50-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), Michael Carroll (SF), Jesse Boyers (C) Erik Hand, John Adams, William Dawley | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SF), Bill Hollars (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Michael Smith, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Donald McElroy | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Shores (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Bill Hollars denies the turnaround by Larry Johnson | 50-30 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Bill Hollars pulls down the rebound | 50-30 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Ryan Brazil is hacked by Jesse Boyers - foul #1 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SF) Charles Shores | |
| 10:52 | Akron | James Lipton's floater is tipped away by Larry Johnson | 50-30 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-30 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-30 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-30 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the offensive board | 50-30 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Michael Carroll is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 52-30 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Ryan Brazil loses the dribble to Ernie Satterwhite | 52-30 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Ernie Satterwhite | 54-30 |
| 09:37 | Akron | Gregory Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jesse Boyers - foul #2 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #4 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Erik Hand (SG), William Dawley (PF) Larry Johnson, Ernie Satterwhite, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Shores (SG), Vince Lovell (PF), Donald McElroy (C) James Lipton, Bill Hollars, Ryan Brazil | |
| 09:37 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the 1st free throw | 54-31 |
| 09:37 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Michael Carroll is hacked by Matthew Billingsley - foul #2 on Matthew Billingsley, team foul #6 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF) Matthew Billingsley | |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Erik Hand hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-32 |
| 08:37 | Akron | Gregory Lee gets the rebound | 54-32 |
| 08:31 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Charles Shores is blocked by Michael Carroll | 54-32 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses long on an open floater near the basket | 54-32 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Trevor Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses badly on a floater from the left side | 54-32 |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Erik Hand grabs the defensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Erik Hand is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Lee - foul #5 on Gregory Lee, team foul #7 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), John Adams (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Michael Carroll, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Smith (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SF), Bill Hollars (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Donald McElroy | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the 2nd free throw | 56-32 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Michael Smith knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 56-35 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Dawley | 58-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Erik Hand (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Adams (fresh) PF - William Dawley (tiring) 4 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Shores (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Billingsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Akron | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), Jesse Boyers (C) Larry Johnson, Erik Hand, William Dawley | |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SG) Charles Shores | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Bill Hollars takes the ball from Ernie Satterwhite in the backcourt | 58-35 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the lay-in | 58-35 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Ryan Brazil gets the offensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #5 | 58-35 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-37 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Bill Hollars buries a jump hook from the right block | 61-39 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley snags the defensive board | 61-39 |
| 05:33 | Akron | Ryan Brazil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF) Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | William Dawley is fouled on the floor by Ryan Brazil - foul #2 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #8 | 61-39 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 05:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bill Hollars | 61-39 |
| 04:50 | Akron | James Lipton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses the tip | 61-39 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Ryan Brazil snags the offensive board | 61-39 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Michael Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Billingsley | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Billingsley - foul #3 on Matthew Billingsley, team foul #9 | 61-42 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 04:22 | Akron | James Lipton comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by William Dawley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #6 | 63-42 |
| 04:22 | Akron | James Lipton makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 04:22 | Akron | James Lipton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Jeffrey Jarvis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #10 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Carroll (C) William Dawley | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-44 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Michael Carroll grabs the board | 65-44 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Michael Smith steps in front of the Ernie Satterwhite pass in the backcourt | 65-44 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Carroll - foul #1 on Michael Carroll, team foul #7 | 65-44 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | John Adams loses the dribble to Matthew Billingsley | 65-45 |
| 03:16 | Akron | Michael Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite grabs the board | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Adams (tiring) PF - Michael Carroll (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Smith (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Billingsley (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Lipton (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Bill Hollars (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Brazil (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ryan Brazil - foul #3 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #11 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (C) Michael Carroll | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:25 | Akron | James Lipton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-45 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 66-45 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is fouled on the floor by Ryan Brazil - foul #4 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #12 | 66-45 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | John Adams snags the offensive board | 66-45 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-45 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker snags the offensive board | 66-45 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite is fouled on the floor by Ryan Brazil - foul #5 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #13 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald McElroy (C) Ryan Brazil | |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite makes the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Donald McElroy drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis misses the jumper from the left wing | 67-47 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Donald McElroy gets the rebound | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Akron | James Lipton's pass is intercepted by Ernie Satterwhite | 67-47 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | John Adams can't finish the layup | 67-47 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Donald McElroy gets the rebound | 67-47 |
| 00:12 | Akron | The short jumper by Matthew Billingsley is denied by Jesse Boyers | 67-47 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 67-47 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis runs out the clock | 67-47 |