| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) C - Donald Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Thomas Crum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-33 |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Stewart | 29-33 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-33 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Donald Lee snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Donald Lee lays it in set up by Eric Wilkinson | 31-33 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Thomas Crum denies the turnaround by Arthur Pugh | 31-33 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:57 | Akron | Thomas Crum hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Pugh | 34-36 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Shen Tang hits a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Arthur Pugh - foul #1 on Arthur Pugh, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Shen Tang makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-36 |
| 17:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald Lee | 37-36 |
| 17:45 | Akron | Donald Lee is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Litherland - foul #3 on Jeremiah Litherland, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson (C) Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 17:26 | Akron | Thomas Crum loses the dribble to Micah Escoto | 37-36 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Arthur Pugh, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG), Alberto Luna (SG), Augustus Stromski (PF), Richard Sims (C) Shen Tang, James Ragsdale, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Joseph Baker (C) Micah Escoto, Michael Stewart, Arthur Pugh | |
| 16:52 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Richard Sims steals the ball from Bobby Boyce | 37-36 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Alan Tay comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-36 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker loses the dribble to Alberto Luna | 37-36 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the easy layup | 37-36 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Augustus Stromski - foul #2 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Alan Tay, Alberto Luna, Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Bobby Boyce, Kirk Peterson, Joseph Baker | |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mervin Logan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Thomas Crum clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-38 |
| 15:36 | Akron | Donald Lee tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh is hacked by Thomas Crum - foul #3 on Thomas Crum, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Micah Escoto (SG) Mervin Logan | |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 39-38 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh tips it in | 39-40 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Shen Tang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Richard Sims grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Donald Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SF) Shen Tang, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG) Shane Brockway | |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto loses the dribble to James Ragsdale | 39-40 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Arthur Pugh steals the ball from Eric Wilkinson | 39-40 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh loses the dribble to Donald Lee | 39-40 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Lee | 42-40 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland buries a runner from the right block | 42-42 |
| 12:09 | Akron | Thomas Crum clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Alan Tay steps in front of the Bobby Boyce pass | 42-42 |
| 11:31 | Akron | Alan Tay's pass is intercepted by Michael Stewart | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alan Tay (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Escoto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Pugh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Thomas Crum swats the shot by Micah Escoto | 42-42 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh tips it but misses | 42-42 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 10:51 | Akron | James Ragsdale is hacked by Micah Escoto - foul #1 on Micah Escoto, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alberto Luna (SG), Richard Sims (SF), Augustus Stromski (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Alan Tay, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Shane Brockway (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Kirk Peterson (PF), Joseph Baker (C) Bobby Boyce, Micah Escoto, Michael Stewart, Arthur Pugh, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 10:36 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Shen Tang | 45-44 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a shot from the left side | 45-44 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Augustus Stromski gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Richard Sims blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Leon Tyree snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 09:39 | Akron | Alberto Luna makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Sims | 48-44 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson loses the dribble to Alberto Luna | 48-44 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Alberto Luna lays it in | 50-44 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson is fouled on the floor by Leon Tyree - foul #2 on Leon Tyree, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG) Alberto Luna | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG) Jess Daniels | |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses long on a floater from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker tips it in | 50-46 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Richard Sims connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shen Tang | 53-46 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Augustus Stromski pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Shen Tang can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce misses long on a shot from the left block | 53-46 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Leon Tyree gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:36 | Akron | Shen Tang hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Leon Tyree | 56-46 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway double dribbles | 56-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski, Leon Tyree | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fullerton (SG), Michael Stewart (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF), Harold Carter (C) Shane Brockway, Mervin Logan, Kirk Peterson, Joseph Baker | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fullerton (fresh) SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Harold Carter (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Akron | Donald Lee hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Wilkinson and he's hacked by Michael Stewart - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Micah Escoto (SG), Jeremiah Litherland (C) James Fullerton, Harold Carter | |
| 07:07 | Akron | Donald Lee makes the free throw | 59-46 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | James Ragsdale denies the turnaround by Arthur Pugh | 59-46 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh hits the follow up shot | 59-48 |
| 06:14 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (PG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG) Bobby Boyce | |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-48 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Eric Wilkinson denies the turnaround by Micah Escoto | 59-48 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Donald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Donald Lee is fouled on the floor by Arthur Pugh - foul #3 on Arthur Pugh, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Augustus Stromski (PF), Richard Sims (C) Alan Tay, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Mervin Logan (SG), Kirk Peterson (PF), Joseph Baker (C) Jess Daniels, Micah Escoto, Arthur Pugh, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 04:56 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | James Ragsdale picks off the pass by Michael Stewart | 59-48 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson slams it home on a nice dish by James Ragsdale | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Augustus Stromski steals the ball from Shane Brockway | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:10 | Akron | Augustus Stromski misses the easy layup | 61-48 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart is fouled on the floor by Richard Sims - foul #1 on Richard Sims, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Thomas Crum (PF), Donald Lee (C) James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Mervin Logan, Michael Stewart | |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker drills a shot from the left side set up by Bobby Boyce | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Alan Tay misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Sims (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Crum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a shot from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Thomas Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Shen Tang is called for traveling | 61-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF) Shen Tang, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Micah Escoto (SG), Arthur Pugh (PF) Shane Brockway, Joseph Baker | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto is whistled for traveling | 61-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Augustus Stromski (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Eric Wilkinson, Thomas Crum, Donald Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (C) Bobby Boyce, Micah Escoto, Arthur Pugh, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 02:08 | Akron | Augustus Stromski clanks a fadeaway from close range | 61-50 |
| 02:06 | Akron | Leon Tyree grabs the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Augustus Stromski hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Reynaldo Rossi and the foul's on Jess Daniels - foul #1 on Jess Daniels, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Sims (SF) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (SG), Joseph Baker (C) James Fullerton, Harold Carter | |
| 01:44 | Akron | Augustus Stromski makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Brockway | 64-53 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Richard Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Richard Sims is fouled on the floor by Jess Daniels - foul #2 on Jess Daniels, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Richard Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Alan Tay runs out the clock | 66-55 |