| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Antione Marino inbounds the ball | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Akron | Paul Mathews connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #2 on Clayton Craven, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Paul Mathews loses the ball out of bounds | 26-41 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Edward Schrader connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary Bradley | 26-44 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Antione Marino misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Maciel | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:51 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the 3 from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-46 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Antione Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 17:09 | Akron | Antione Marino connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Mathews | 29-46 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Frank Waters grabs the board | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:29 | Akron | Frank Waters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-46 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Edward Schrader snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Roger Maciel can't connect on a floater from the right side | 29-46 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Paul Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 29-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Waters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 29-46 |
| 15:48 | Akron | Clayton Craven pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 15:35 | Akron | Curtis Lyles connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Waters | 32-46 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Edward Schrader can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Clayton Craven pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:56 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Roger Maciel | 35-49 |
| 14:14 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Roger Maciel - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (PF), Gary Lane (C) Paul Mathews, Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 14:14 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Walton Pickett steps in front of the Richard Burns pass | 38-49 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is fouled on the floor by Kwabena Abdel - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Clayton Craven (PF) Curtis Lyles, Antione Marino | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:01 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-49 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Richard Burns gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses badly on a shot in the lane | 38-49 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Prieto | 41-49 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Gary Lane grabs the board | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Richard Burns snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel buries a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Jonathan Lipps - foul #1 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Antione Marino (SF), Frank Waters (C) Walton Pickett, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Richard Burns, Johnny Boone, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Jose Prieto connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Lipps | 44-52 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Jonathan Lipps picks off the pass by Roger Maciel | 44-52 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Antione Marino hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Lipps | 47-52 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kwabena Abdel | 47-54 |
| 09:36 | Akron | Antione Marino comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roger Maciel and the foul's on Clayton Craven - foul #3 on Clayton Craven, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Walton Pickett (SF), Gary Lane (PF) Jonathan Lipps, Jose Prieto, Antione Marino, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Johnny Boone (C) Edward Schrader, Gary Bradley | |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Gary Lane misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roger Maciel - foul #3 on Roger Maciel, team foul #3 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Kwabena Abdel | |
| 09:06 | Akron | Gary Lane misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Matthew Lane lays it up and in set up by Roger Maciel | 48-59 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Frank Waters can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnny Boone - foul #2 on Johnny Boone, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Raymond Haddix | |
| 08:34 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Frank Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Gary Lane snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Curtis Lyles clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Gary Lane tips it home | 51-59 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses long on a shot from the left side | 51-59 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Richard Burns tips it back up and in | 51-61 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Frank Waters clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-61 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Richard Burns snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Waters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Roger Maciel comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gary Lane - foul #2 on Gary Lane, team foul #4 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Antione Marino (SF), Charles Breaux (C) Gary Lane, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Gary Bradley (PF) Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Antione Marino loses the ball out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Clayton Craven (PF) Walton Pickett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Edward Schrader, Johnny Boone | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Roger Maciel buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Lane | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:32 | Akron | Antione Marino can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 51-65 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 51-65 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is hacked by Curtis Lyles - foul #3 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG) Paul Mathews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Johnny Boone (C) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane | |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses the easy layup | 51-65 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Johnny Boone hits the follow up shot | 51-67 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Clayton Craven is fouled on the floor by Johnny Boone - foul #3 on Johnny Boone, team foul #5 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Walton Pickett (SF), Gary Lane (PF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Antione Marino, Clayton Craven, Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:27 | Akron | Gary Lane loses the dribble to Johnny Boone | 51-67 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix's pass is intercepted by Jose Prieto | 51-67 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Gary Lane misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Edward Schrader blows the layup | 51-67 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Johnny Boone grabs the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Lane - foul #3 on Gary Lane, team foul #6 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Antione Marino (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Charles Breaux (C) Jonathan Lipps, Jose Prieto, Walton Pickett, Gary Lane, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Raymond Haddix, Johnny Boone | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 03:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Clayton Craven | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Breaux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Akron | The short jumper by Paul Mathews is denied by Matthew Lane | 51-68 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Gary Bradley lays it in on a great pass from Edward Schrader | 51-70 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Paul Mathews scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Curtis Lyles | 53-70 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Edward Schrader scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Lane | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:25 | Akron | Paul Mathews travels with the ball | 53-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Walton Pickett (SF), Gary Lane (PF) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Antione Marino, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (PF) Gary Bradley | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses the jump hook from the left block | 53-73 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Matthew Lane tips it back up and in | 53-75 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Schrader - foul #1 on Edward Schrader, team foul #6 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Johnny Boone, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 01:53 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-75 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Charles Breaux snags the defensive board | 55-75 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Walton Pickett's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Haddix | 55-75 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 55-75 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-75 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Roger Maciel buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Walton Pickett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-77 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a shot from the free throw line | 55-77 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Edward Schrader gets the offensive rebound | 55-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roger Maciel runs out the clock | 55-77 |