| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fresh) PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Lawrence Town (fresh) SG - Robert Prevost (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Blake (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Aaron (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Charles Blake inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Lafayette | Raymond Aaron misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Curtis Lyles hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 18:54 | Lafayette | Robert Edwards can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Antione Marino - foul #3 on Antione Marino, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (SF) Antione Marino | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 18:54 | Lafayette | Robert Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:54 | Lafayette | Robert Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Walton Pickett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Clayton Craven can't tip it in | 27-30 |
| 18:32 | Lafayette | Charles Blake grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 18:22 | Lafayette | Robert Edwards double dribbles | 27-30 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Gary Lane hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 17:35 | Lafayette | Robert Edwards clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 17:33 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Paul Mathews connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Lyles | 31-30 |
| 17:04 | Lafayette | Lawrence Town is hacked by Gary Lane - foul #1 on Gary Lane, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Charles Breaux (C) Paul Mathews, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dustin Losey (PG), Roland Cunningham (SG), Lonnie Anderson (SF), John Cai (PF) Lawrence Town, Robert Prevost, Charles Blake, Robert Edwards | |
| 16:48 | Lafayette | Raymond Aaron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Clayton Craven gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clayton Craven | 34-30 |
| 16:11 | Lafayette | John Cai comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 34-30 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Walton Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Walton Pickett is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Jose Prieto | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walton Pickett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Breaux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Dustin Losey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Cunningham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Cai (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Aaron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Lafayette | Clayton Craven denies the turnaround by John Cai | 36-30 |
| 15:35 | Akron | Walton Pickett pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 15:30 | Akron | Walton Pickett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-30 |
| 15:29 | Lafayette | John Cai grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 15:25 | Lafayette | Jose Prieto is called for the reach on Roland Cunningham - foul #2 on Jose Prieto, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Antione Marino (SF), Gary Lane (PF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Walton Pickett, Clayton Craven, Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Charles Blake (SG), Robert Edwards (PF) Roland Cunningham, Raymond Aaron | |
| 15:09 | Lafayette | Antione Marino steals it from Dustin Losey | 36-30 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Frank Waters is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 36-30 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Frank Waters tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 14:36 | Lafayette | Charles Blake comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Waters - foul #4 on Frank Waters, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Clayton Craven (PF) Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lawrence Town (PG), Robert Prevost (SG), Raymond Aaron (C) Dustin Losey, Lonnie Anderson, John Cai | |
| 14:36 | Lafayette | Charles Blake makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 14:36 | Lafayette | Charles Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Lawrence Town steals it from Gary Lane | 38-32 |
| 13:54 | Lafayette | Lawrence Town is fouled on the floor by Jose Prieto - foul #3 on Jose Prieto, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG), Charles Breaux (C) Jose Prieto, Paul Mathews, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 13:41 | Lafayette | Raymond Aaron misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Charles Breaux - foul #1 on Charles Breaux, team foul #6 | 38-32 |
| 13:41 | Lafayette | Raymond Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:41 | Lafayette | Raymond Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Antione Marino double dribbles | 38-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (PF) Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lonnie Anderson (SF), John Cai (C) Robert Prevost, Raymond Aaron | |
| 12:53 | Lafayette | Charles Blake knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Charles Breaux - foul #2 on Charles Breaux, team foul #7 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG) Jonathan Lipps | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 12:53 | Lafayette | Charles Blake makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Antione Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Gary Lane (C) Jose Prieto, Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dustin Losey (PG), Roland Cunningham (SG) Lawrence Town, Charles Blake | |
| 12:13 | Lafayette | Dustin Losey makes the shot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Gary Lane makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Lyles | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Walton Pickett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Dustin Losey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Cunningham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Cai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Lafayette | Robert Edwards's pass is intercepted by Curtis Lyles | 41-39 |
| 11:34 | Akron | Antione Marino lays it in on a great pass from Curtis Lyles | 43-39 |
| 11:05 | Lafayette | Robert Edwards comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 11:03 | Lafayette | John Cai grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:50 | Lafayette | Lonnie Anderson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Jose Prieto (SG), Clayton Craven (PF), Charles Breaux (C) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Walton Pickett, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lawrence Town (PG), Robert Prevost (SG), Charles Blake (SF), Raymond Aaron (C) Dustin Losey, Roland Cunningham, Lonnie Anderson, John Cai | |
| 10:35 | Akron | Clayton Craven's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Town | 43-39 |
| 10:12 | Lafayette | Charles Blake can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Antione Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Jose Prieto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | John Cai (PF) Robert Edwards | |
| 09:37 | Lafayette | Charles Blake hits a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Prevost | 43-41 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Jose Prieto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Charles Breaux snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps tips it in | 45-41 |
| 08:29 | Lafayette | Raymond Aaron hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Lawrence Town | 45-43 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Lawrence Town takes the ball from Jonathan Lipps | 45-43 |
| 07:48 | Lafayette | Jonathan Lipps picks off the pass by Charles Blake | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antione Marino (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Breaux (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Lawrence Town (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Prevost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Blake (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Cai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Aaron (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Akron | Robert Prevost is called for the reach on Charles Breaux - foul #2 on Robert Prevost, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Walton Pickett (SF), Gary Lane (PF), Frank Waters (C) Jonathan Lipps, Jose Prieto, Antione Marino, Clayton Craven, Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dustin Losey (PG), Roland Cunningham (SG), Lonnie Anderson (SF), Robert Edwards (PF) Lawrence Town, Robert Prevost, Charles Blake, John Cai | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Gary Lane misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 07:10 | Lafayette | Lonnie Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:41 | Lafayette | Roland Cunningham's pass is intercepted by Walton Pickett | 45-43 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Walton Pickett blows the layup | 45-43 |
| 06:35 | Lafayette | Roland Cunningham grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 06:30 | Lafayette | Raymond Aaron blows the layup | 45-43 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Curtis Lyles grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Raymond Aaron steals the ball from Paul Mathews | 45-43 |
| 05:55 | Lafayette | Raymond Aaron buries a shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 05:34 | Lafayette | Lonnie Anderson gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 05:07 | Lafayette | Roland Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Clayton Craven (PF) Paul Mathews, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lawrence Town (PG), Charles Blake (SG), John Cai (C) Dustin Losey, Roland Cunningham, Raymond Aaron | |
| 04:57 | Akron | Walton Pickett lays it up and in on a great pass from Clayton Craven and the foul's on Robert Edwards - foul #4 on Robert Edwards, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Walton Pickett misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:57 | Lafayette | John Cai gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 04:32 | Lafayette | John Cai scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Lawrence Town | 47-47 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Walton Pickett is fouled on the floor by Robert Edwards - foul #5 on Robert Edwards, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Antione Marino (SF), Charles Breaux (C) Curtis Lyles, Walton Pickett, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Prevost (SG), Raymond Aaron (C) Lonnie Anderson, Robert Edwards | |
| 04:06 | Akron | Robert Prevost steps in front of the Charles Breaux pass | 47-47 |
| 03:45 | Lafayette | Lawrence Town is fouled on the floor by Jose Prieto - foul #4 on Jose Prieto, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Gary Lane (C) Jonathan Lipps, Charles Breaux | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 03:45 | Lafayette | Lawrence Town makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:45 | Lafayette | Lawrence Town makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antione Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Lawrence Town (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Prevost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Blake (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Cai (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Aaron (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Akron | Lawrence Town steps in front of the Gary Lane pass | 47-49 |
| 03:12 | Lafayette | John Cai can't finish the layup | 47-49 |
| 03:11 | Akron | Gary Lane grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 03:04 | Akron | Jose Prieto drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Antione Marino | 49-49 |
| 02:36 | Lafayette | Charles Blake knocks in the jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Frank Waters (C) Jose Prieto, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dustin Losey (PG) Lawrence Town | |
| 02:16 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Lyles | 51-51 |
| 01:48 | Lafayette | Dustin Losey is hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #1 on Clayton Craven, team foul #9 | 51-51 |
| 01:48 | Lafayette | Dustin Losey misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Frank Waters | 51-51 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Paul Mathews knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antione Marino | 53-51 |
| 01:32 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lawrence Town (PG) Dustin Losey | |
| 01:05 | Lafayette | Raymond Aaron clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the board | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Akron | Paul Mathews is fouled on the floor by Robert Prevost - foul #3 on Robert Prevost, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Antione Marino hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Blake - foul #2 on Charles Blake, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Antione Marino misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:17 | Lafayette | Charles Blake misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Antione Marino - foul #4 on Antione Marino, team foul #10 | 54-51 |
| 00:17 | Lafayette | Charles Blake makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:17 | Lafayette | Charles Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Frank Waters gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Akron | Frank Waters is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Town - foul #2 on Lawrence Town, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Raymond Aaron is called for the reach on Antione Marino - foul #2 on Raymond Aaron, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Antione Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Lafayette | Robert Prevost misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Frank Waters pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Lawrence Town is called for the reach on Frank Waters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Town, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Walton Pickett (PF) Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | Robert Prevost misses short on a halfcourt shot | 58-52 |