| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Willard Forbes inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Akron | Paul Antonio misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Charles Raff gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Kyle Olson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-32 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald buries a shot from the baseline set up by Bernard Leiva and he's hacked by Larry Gray - foul #1 on Larry Gray, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Charles Raff buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kyle Olson | 24-35 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Bernard Leiva makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Antonio | 26-35 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Dennis | 26-38 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Paul Antonio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Gray and he's hacked by Jesse Macdonald - foul #2 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Cory Dyar (SF) Michael Dennis | |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the free throw | 26-41 |
| 17:23 | Akron | Raymond Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-41 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-41 |
| 17:00 | Akron | Willard Forbes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 16:53 | Akron | Paul Antonio scores on a 3 from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Kyle Olson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Raff | 29-44 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Paul Antonio misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Cory Dyar | 29-44 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Charles Raff is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Raff, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Lester Stephenson (PF), Danny Braggs (C) Bernard Leiva, Paul Antonio, Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benny Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willard Forbes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lester Stephenson (fresh) C - Danny Braggs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Cory Dyar grabs the defensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | William Rayford comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Danny Braggs - foul #1 on Danny Braggs, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Jesse Macdonald (C) Willard Forbes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:16 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Lester Stephenson is hacked by Cory Dyar - foul #1 on Cory Dyar, team foul #3 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mike Curtis (PF) Cory Dyar | |
| 14:44 | Akron | Richard Saxon is called for the reach on Jesse Macdonald - foul #1 on Richard Saxon, team foul #4 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Antonio (SG) Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:31 | Akron | Benny Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Curtis | 31-48 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Benny Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-48 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Danny Braggs tips it in | 33-48 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Mike Curtis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 33-48 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Richard Saxon can't tip it in | 33-48 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Mike Curtis misses the tip | 33-48 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Michael Dennis tips it in | 33-50 |
| 13:18 | Akron | Benny Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-50 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Danny Braggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Mike Curtis steals it from Lester Stephenson | 33-50 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | William Rayford buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Dennis | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:35 | Akron | Michael Williams travels with the ball | 33-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG), Willard Forbes (SF), Raymond Scott (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Michael Williams, Danny Braggs, Lester Stephenson, Benny Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Timothy Hooser, Michael Dennis, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Cory Dyar, team foul #5 | 33-53 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Paul Antonio is fouled on the floor by Cory Dyar - foul #3 on Cory Dyar, team foul #6 | 33-53 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Willard Forbes clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-53 |
| 11:43 | Akron | Paul Antonio grabs the offensive board | 33-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Antonio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Bernard Leiva's floater is tipped away by Lance Hargrave | 33-53 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave grabs the defensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Kyle Olson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Cory Dyar | 33-56 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Charles Raff takes the ball from Jesse Macdonald | 33-56 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Cory Dyar buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Raff | 33-59 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Raymond Scott blows the layup but the foul's on Cory Dyar - foul #4 on Cory Dyar, team foul #7 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (SG), Danny Braggs (SF), Lester Stephenson (C) Paul Antonio, Willard Forbes, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dennis (SF) Cory Dyar | |
| 10:35 | Akron | Raymond Scott makes the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 10:35 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Stephenson | 34-59 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Lester Stephenson's layup is rejected by Lance Hargrave | 34-59 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Kyle Olson gets the rebound | 34-59 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Lester Stephenson - foul #1 on Lester Stephenson, team foul #3 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG) Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Mike Curtis (PF) Larry Gray, Charles Raff | |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 1st free throw | 34-60 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 34-61 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Bernard Leiva buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Braggs | 37-61 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is whistled for traveling | 37-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Willard Forbes (SF) Benny Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG), Richard Saxon (C) Kyle Olson, Lance Hargrave | |
| 09:07 | Akron | Willard Forbes's pass is intercepted by Michael Dennis | 37-61 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Richard Saxon is fouled on the floor by Lester Stephenson - foul #2 on Lester Stephenson, team foul #4 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Antonio (SG), Raymond Scott (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Bernard Leiva, Lester Stephenson, Danny Braggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Charles Raff (PF) Timothy Hooser, Mike Curtis | |
| 08:42 | Louisville | William Rayford misses short on a jumper from the right side | 37-61 |
| 08:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 37-61 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald's layup is rejected by Charles Raff | 37-61 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Michael Dennis gets the rebound | 37-61 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Michael Dennis double dribbles | 37-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (SF) Willard Forbes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG) William Rayford | |
| 07:45 | Akron | Michael Williams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Raymond Scott hits the follow up shot | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benny Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Richard Saxon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG), Danny Braggs (SF), Lester Stephenson (PF) Paul Antonio, Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Cory Dyar (SF), Lance Hargrave (C) Larry Gray, Michael Dennis, Richard Saxon | |
| 07:19 | Akron | Kyle Olson steps in front of the Bernard Leiva pass | 39-61 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Kyle Olson can't finish the layup | 39-61 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Danny Braggs grabs the board | 39-61 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Danny Braggs loses the ball out of bounds | 39-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Willard Forbes (SF) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mike Curtis (PF) Charles Raff | |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Cory Dyar drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kyle Olson | 39-63 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Bernard Leiva hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Benny Smith | 42-63 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Mike Curtis banks in the layup | 42-65 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Benny Smith is fouled on the floor by Cory Dyar - foul #5 on Cory Dyar, team foul #8 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Antonio (SG), Raymond Scott (PF) Bernard Leiva, Lester Stephenson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dennis (SF) Cory Dyar | |
| 06:28 | Akron | Benny Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Benny Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | William Rayford knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kyle Olson | 44-68 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Danny Braggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (PG), James Bennett (PF), Lester Stephenson (C) Paul Antonio, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Richard Saxon (C) William Rayford, Kyle Olson, Lance Hargrave | |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser drills a floater from the right side set up by Larry Gray | 44-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:23 | Akron | Benny Smith's pass is intercepted by Richard Saxon | 44-70 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-70 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Mike Curtis tips it but misses | 44-70 |
| 05:08 | Akron | James Bennett snags the defensive board | 44-70 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Danny Braggs hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Michael Dennis - foul #1 on Michael Dennis, team foul #9 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Raff (SF) Michael Dennis | |
| 04:55 | Akron | Danny Braggs makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Danny Braggs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | James Bennett is called for the reach on Charles Raff - foul #1 on James Bennett, team foul #5 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Lance Hargrave (C) Timothy Hooser, Richard Saxon | |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Kyle Olson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-70 |
| 04:13 | Akron | James Bennett grabs the board | 46-70 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-70 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave gets the rebound | 46-70 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kyle Olson | 46-72 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Benny Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Braggs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Stephenson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Raff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mike Curtis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Michael Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Braggs | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Mike Curtis buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Kyle Olson | 49-74 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Mike Curtis is called for the reach on James Bennett - foul #1 on Mike Curtis, team foul #10 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Michael Dennis (SF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Mike Curtis, Lance Hargrave | |
| 02:48 | Akron | James Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 02:48 | Akron | James Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #6 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG) Kyle Olson | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 02:25 | Akron | Danny Braggs connects on the runner from the baseline | 53-76 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Michael Dennis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 53-76 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Michael Dennis grabs the offensive board | 53-76 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Michael Dennis knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Hooser | 53-78 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Lester Stephenson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-78 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser grabs the defensive rebound | 53-78 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-78 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-78 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Richard Saxon misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #5 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 53-78 |
| Subs | Akron | Jesse Macdonald (C) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SG) William Rayford, Timothy Hooser | |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Richard Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Richard Saxon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-80 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Kyle Olson steps in front of the Benny Smith pass | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Charles Raff knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Kyle Olson | 53-82 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Lester Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-82 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald grabs the offensive rebound | 53-82 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Benny Smith knocks in the floater from the right side | 55-82 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Larry Gray runs out the clock | 55-82 |