| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Charles Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tomas Walters (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Gardner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tarleton St. | Tomas Walters inbounds the ball | 18-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee is hacked by Bernard Leiva in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Leiva, team foul #1 | 18-36 |
| 19:40 | Tarleton St. | Clinton Mueller's pass is intercepted by Paul Antonio | 18-36 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Paul Antonio can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 19:28 | Akron | Paul Antonio pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-36 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Paul Antonio clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tomas Walters - foul #1 on Tomas Walters, team foul #1 | 18-36 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Paul Antonio makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Paul Antonio makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 18:51 | Tarleton St. | Tomas Walters is whistled for traveling | 20-36 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Tomas Walters is called for the reach on Willard Forbes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tomas Walters, team foul #2 | 20-36 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Clinton Mueller - foul #1 on Clinton Mueller, team foul #3 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Arthur Higgins (PF) Manuel Gardner | |
| 18:32 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Raymond Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 18:06 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Danny Braggs (SF), Lester Stephenson (PF), Benny Smith (C) Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Herman Reed (SG), David Ressler (SF), Matthew Wnorowski (C) Clinton Mueller, Tomas Walters, Michael Harrison | |
| 17:52 | Akron | Paul Antonio can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 17:51 | Tarleton St. | Arthur Higgins pulls down the rebound | 21-36 |
| 17:47 | Tarleton St. | Matthew Wnorowski scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Herman Reed | 21-38 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Bernard Leiva knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lester Stephenson | 23-38 |
| 17:09 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Bernard Leiva - foul #3 on Bernard Leiva, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF) Bernard Leiva, Paul Antonio | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Tomas Walters (SF), Manuel Gardner (PF) David Ressler, Arthur Higgins | |
| 17:09 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 17:09 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Michael Williams is whistled for traveling | 23-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Lester Stephenson, Danny Braggs | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Brent Gann (PG), Clinton Mueller (SG), Michael Harrison (C) Charles Lee, Herman Reed, Matthew Wnorowski | |
| 16:33 | Tarleton St. | Raymond Scott takes the ball from Michael Harrison | 23-40 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Brent Gann picks off the pass by Benny Smith | 23-40 |
| 15:54 | Tarleton St. | Clinton Mueller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-40 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Raymond Scott snags the defensive board | 23-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benny Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willard Forbes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Scott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Brent Gann (fresh) SG - Clinton Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tomas Walters (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 23-40 |
| 15:26 | Tarleton St. | Manuel Gardner gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 15:03 | Tarleton St. | Manuel Gardner banks in the layup set up by Clinton Mueller | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:51 | Akron | Raymond Scott is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-42 |
| 14:49 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Macdonald | 23-42 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Michael Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 14:21 | Tarleton St. | Tomas Walters knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-45 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Raymond Scott is fouled on the floor by Manuel Gardner - foul #2 on Manuel Gardner, team foul #4 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG), Paul Antonio (SG), Danny Braggs (SF), Lester Stephenson (PF) Benny Smith, Michael Williams, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee (PG), Herman Reed (SG), David Ressler (SF), Arthur Higgins (PF), Matthew Wnorowski (C) Brent Gann, Clinton Mueller, Tomas Walters, Manuel Gardner, Michael Harrison | |
| 13:58 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-45 |
| 13:56 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| 13:48 | Tarleton St. | Arthur Higgins is fouled on the floor by Paul Antonio - foul #2 on Paul Antonio, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| 13:29 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-45 |
| 13:27 | Tarleton St. | Arthur Higgins snags the offensive board | 26-45 |
| 13:09 | Tarleton St. | Arthur Higgins knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Lee | 26-48 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Danny Braggs hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-48 |
| 12:33 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-48 |
| 12:32 | Tarleton St. | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Lee | 29-48 |
| 12:14 | Tarleton St. | Jesse Macdonald is called for the reach on Herman Reed - foul #1 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #4 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Willard Forbes (SF), James Bennett (PF) Lester Stephenson, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Clinton Mueller (SG), Eric Morrow (SF), Hubert Strickland (C) Herman Reed, David Ressler, Matthew Wnorowski | |
| 11:51 | Tarleton St. | Clinton Mueller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-48 |
| 11:50 | Tarleton St. | Arthur Higgins hits the follow up shot | 29-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willard Forbes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Braggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Charles Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Mueller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Higgins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Hubert Strickland (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Akron | Bernard Leiva is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bennett | 32-50 |
| 11:16 | Tarleton St. | Arthur Higgins is fouled on the floor by James Bennett - foul #1 on James Bennett, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (PG) Bernard Leiva | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Brent Gann (PG), Tomas Walters (SF), Michael Harrison (C) Charles Lee, Clinton Mueller, Arthur Higgins | |
| 10:50 | Tarleton St. | Brent Gann is hacked by Willard Forbes - foul #1 on Willard Forbes, team foul #6 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF), Lester Stephenson (C) James Bennett, Danny Braggs | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Herman Reed (SG) Eric Morrow | |
| 10:30 | Tarleton St. | Tomas Walters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-50 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Lester Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Paul Antonio misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Raymond Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Tomas Walters picks off the pass by Paul Antonio | 32-50 |
| 10:03 | Tarleton St. | Tomas Walters lays it up and in | 32-52 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Michael Williams misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-52 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Raymond Scott tips it back up and in | 34-52 |
| 09:24 | Tarleton St. | Michael Harrison banks in the layup | 34-54 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Herman Reed steals it from Michael Williams in the backcourt | 34-54 |
| 09:19 | Tarleton St. | Brent Gann hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herman Reed | 34-56 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Paul Antonio makes the runner in the lane | 36-56 |
| 08:43 | Tarleton St. | Brent Gann connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tomas Walters | 36-58 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Willard Forbes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG), Benny Smith (SG), Danny Braggs (SF), James Bennett (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Michael Williams, Paul Antonio, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott, Lester Stephenson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee (PG), Clinton Mueller (SG), David Ressler (SF), Manuel Gardner (PF), Matthew Wnorowski (C) Brent Gann, Herman Reed, Tomas Walters, Hubert Strickland, Michael Harrison | |
| 08:25 | Tarleton St. | Matthew Wnorowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Lee | 36-61 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Danny Braggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-61 |
| 08:04 | Tarleton St. | Clinton Mueller makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Lee | 36-63 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Bernard Leiva is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lee - foul #1 on Charles Lee, team foul #5 | 36-63 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald misses the lay-in | 36-63 |
| 07:52 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Macdonald | 36-63 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Bernard Leiva misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Lee - foul #2 on Charles Lee, team foul #6 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG) Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 07:41 | Akron | Bernard Leiva makes the 1st free throw | 37-63 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Bernard Leiva misses the 2nd free throw | 37-63 |
| 07:41 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Manuel Gardner | 37-63 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Benny Smith (fresh) PF - James Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Braggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Charles Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Ressler (fresh) PF - Manuel Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Wnorowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Tarleton St. | Clinton Mueller knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Lee | 37-66 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Danny Braggs clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-66 |
| 07:11 | Tarleton St. | Manuel Gardner gets the rebound | 37-66 |
| 06:45 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Manuel Gardner | 37-69 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Charles Lee steps in front of the Michael Williams pass in the backcourt | 37-69 |
| 06:21 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bernard Leiva - foul #4 on Bernard Leiva, team foul #7 | 37-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SF) Bernard Leiva | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Eric Morrow (SG), Tomas Walters (SF), Arthur Higgins (PF), Michael Harrison (C) Clinton Mueller, David Ressler, Manuel Gardner, Matthew Wnorowski | |
| 06:21 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee makes the 1st free throw | 37-70 |
| 06:21 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-71 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Benny Smith can't connect on a runner from the left block | 37-71 |
| 05:59 | Tarleton St. | Michael Harrison grabs the board | 37-71 |
| 05:41 | Tarleton St. | Eric Morrow is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 37-71 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Brent Gann (PG) Charles Lee | |
| 05:41 | Tarleton St. | Eric Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 37-72 |
| 05:41 | Tarleton St. | Eric Morrow misses the 2nd free throw | 37-72 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Lester Stephenson snags the defensive board | 37-72 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Lester Stephenson is hacked by Tomas Walters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tomas Walters, team foul #7 | 37-72 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Herman Reed (SG) Eric Morrow | |
| 05:38 | Akron | Lester Stephenson misses the 1st free throw | 37-72 |
| 05:38 | Tarleton St. | Michael Harrison gets the rebound | 37-72 |
| 05:21 | Tarleton St. | Brent Gann can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-72 |
| 05:19 | Tarleton St. | Herman Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 37-72 |
| 04:58 | Tarleton St. | Tomas Walters knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Harrison | 37-75 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Brent Gann picks off the pass by Michael Williams in the backcourt | 37-75 |
| 04:55 | Tarleton St. | Herman Reed banks in the layup set up by Brent Gann | 37-77 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Arthur Higgins steps in front of the Michael Williams pass in the backcourt | 37-77 |
| 04:36 | Tarleton St. | Herman Reed is whistled for a carry | 37-77 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Clinton Mueller (SG), Eric Morrow (SF), Hubert Strickland (C) Herman Reed, Tomas Walters, Michael Harrison | |
| 04:34 | Akron | Michael Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Mueller - foul #2 on Clinton Mueller, team foul #8 | 37-77 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-77 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-77 |
| 04:06 | Tarleton St. | Arthur Higgins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-77 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Danny Braggs grabs the board | 39-77 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Benny Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-77 |
| 03:56 | Akron | James Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 39-77 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Arthur Higgins picks off the pass by Michael Williams | 39-77 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Williams (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Benny Smith (tiring) SF - Danny Braggs (tiring) 3 pts. PF - James Bennett (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Stephenson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Brent Gann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Mueller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Morrow (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Higgins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Hubert Strickland (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Tarleton St. | Brent Gann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-77 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee (PG), Herman Reed (SG), David Ressler (SF), Manuel Gardner (PF), Matthew Wnorowski (C) Brent Gann, Clinton Mueller, Eric Morrow, Arthur Higgins, Hubert Strickland | |
| 03:15 | Akron | Manuel Gardner takes the ball from Danny Braggs | 39-77 |
| 02:50 | Tarleton St. | Manuel Gardner connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Charles Lee and he's fouled by James Bennett - foul #2 on James Bennett, team foul #9 | 39-79 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Tomas Walters (SF), Michael Harrison (C) David Ressler, Matthew Wnorowski | |
| 02:50 | Tarleton St. | Manuel Gardner makes the free throw | 39-80 |
| 02:32 | Akron | James Bennett misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 39-80 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Danny Braggs tips it in | 41-80 |
| 02:03 | Tarleton St. | Michael Harrison clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lester Stephenson - foul #3 on Lester Stephenson, team foul #10 | 41-80 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Clinton Mueller (SG) Herman Reed | |
| 02:03 | Tarleton St. | Michael Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 41-81 |
| 02:03 | Tarleton St. | Michael Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 41-82 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-82 |
| 01:45 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Charles Lee | 41-82 |
| 01:19 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-82 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Danny Braggs gets the rebound | 41-82 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Benny Smith's pass is intercepted by Michael Harrison | 41-82 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Tarleton St. | Clinton Mueller loses the ball out of bounds | 41-82 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Lester Stephenson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-82 |
| 00:24 | Tarleton St. | Michael Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 41-82 |
| 00:00 | Tarleton St. | Charles Lee runs out the clock | 41-82 |