| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Lohman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Marcoux (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Siwinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Foster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Gamino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Utah State | Robert Lohman's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Eaton | 37-35 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Lawrence Draper hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jimmy Eaton | 37-37 |
| 19:14 | Utah State | Richard Foster buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from William Bell and the foul's on Keneth Ivy - foul #2 on Keneth Ivy, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Ben Morrow (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Lawrence Draper, Jimmy Eaton, Steven Gamino, Keneth Ivy | |
| 19:14 | Utah State | Richard Foster misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Hershel Moore grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 19:01 | Akron | Albert Hardy is fouled on the floor by William Bell - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Keneth Ivy (C) Hershel Moore | |
| 18:45 | Akron | Christopher Thiel blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 18:44 | Utah State | Harold Siwinski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:37 | Utah State | Harold Siwinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Keneth Ivy snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Marcoux - foul #1 on Steven Marcoux, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Browder (PG), Nicholas Schanz (SG), Donald Savage (SF), Charles Vallecillo (PF), Scottie Gurski (C) Robert Lohman, William Bell, Steven Marcoux, Harold Siwinski, Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow, Keneth Ivy | |
| 18:19 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:59 | Utah State | Donald Savage is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Gamino (SF) Jimmy Eaton | |
| 17:43 | Akron | Steven Gamino misses the lay-in but the foul's on Nicholas Schanz - foul #2 on Nicholas Schanz, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (SF), Ben Morrow (PF) Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 17:43 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Steven Gamino misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:43 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Scottie Gurski | 39-40 |
| 17:35 | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz is hacked by Filip Kaliszewski - foul #3 on Filip Kaliszewski, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Hershel Moore (C) Filip Kaliszewski, Steven Gamino | |
| 17:30 | Utah State | Mark Browder is fouled on the floor by Albert Hardy - foul #3 on Albert Hardy, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG), Keneth Ivy (C) Albert Hardy, Hershel Moore | |
| 17:10 | Utah State | Mark Browder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:08 | Akron | Ben Morrow pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Keneth Ivy's pass is intercepted by Donald Savage in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 16:46 | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Keneth Ivy pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton hits a 3 from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 15:59 | Utah State | Lisimba Adeyemo picks off the pass by Scottie Gurski | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Browder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Schanz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Savage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Scottie Gurski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ben Morrow (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Keneth Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Eaton | 39-46 |
| 15:33 | Utah State | Donald Savage loses the dribble to Lisimba Adeyemo | 39-46 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits the finger roll | 39-48 |
| 15:16 | Utah State | Donald Savage can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 15:15 | Utah State | Mark Browder snags the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 14:53 | Utah State | Charles Vallecillo makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Jimmy Eaton - foul #1 on Jimmy Eaton, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Lohman (PG), William Bell (SG), Steven Marcoux (SF), Harold Siwinski (PF) Mark Browder, Nicholas Schanz, Donald Savage, Scottie Gurski | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Lawrence Draper, Lisimba Adeyemo, Jimmy Eaton, Ben Morrow, Keneth Ivy | |
| 14:53 | Utah State | Charles Vallecillo misses the free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:53 | Akron | The rebound goes to Hershel Moore | 41-48 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Bui | 41-50 |
| 14:10 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Thiel - foul #2 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Foster (C) Charles Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (SG), Steven Gamino (SF) Filip Kaliszewski, Christopher Thiel | |
| 14:10 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:10 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:49 | Akron | William Bell takes the ball from Raymond Samuels | 43-50 |
| 13:30 | Utah State | Harold Siwinski drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by William Bell | 45-50 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Steven Gamino lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Bui | 45-52 |
| 12:55 | Utah State | Richard Foster comes up short on the runner near the basket | 45-52 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Dennis Bui pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Dennis Bui loses the ball out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Weller (PG) Robert Lohman | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF) Jimmy Eaton, Raymond Samuels | |
| 12:21 | Utah State | Harold Siwinski knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Weller | 47-52 |
| 12:07 | Akron | Richard Foster is called for the reach on Christopher Thiel - foul #1 on Richard Foster, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF) Filip Kaliszewski, Hershel Moore | |
| 11:50 | Akron | Christopher Thiel misses the lay-in | 47-52 |
| 11:48 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Richard Foster | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Wayne Weller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Bell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Marcoux (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Siwinski (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Bui (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Samuels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Gamino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Utah State | Wayne Weller's pass is intercepted by Lisimba Adeyemo | 47-52 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Dennis Bui is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Siwinski - foul #3 on Harold Siwinski, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Browder (SG) William Bell | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG), Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Keneth Ivy (C) Dennis Bui, Lisimba Adeyemo, Raymond Samuels | |
| 11:30 | Akron | Steven Gamino misses the easy open layup | 47-52 |
| 11:28 | Utah State | Richard Foster gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:11 | Utah State | Filip Kaliszewski steals the ball from Richard Foster | 47-52 |
| 11:08 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the easy layup | 47-52 |
| 11:06 | Utah State | Wayne Weller snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 11:01 | Utah State | Mark Browder can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 11:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lawrence Draper | 47-52 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Keneth Ivy loses the dribble to Steven Marcoux | 47-52 |
| 10:44 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux hits the finger roll | 49-52 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Browder - foul #2 on Mark Browder, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Lohman (PG), William Bell (SG), Donald Savage (PF) Wayne Weller, Mark Browder, Harold Siwinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Ben Morrow (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Lawrence Draper, Filip Kaliszewski, Steven Gamino, Keneth Ivy | |
| 10:16 | Akron | Christopher Thiel misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Bell - foul #3 on William Bell, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz (SF), Charles Vallecillo (C) Steven Marcoux, Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Jimmy Eaton (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Ben Morrow | |
| 10:16 | Akron | Christopher Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Christopher Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:07 | Utah State | William Bell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lohman | 52-54 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Christopher Thiel buries a shot from close range set up by Dennis Bui | 52-56 |
| 09:37 | Utah State | William Bell is fouled on the floor by Christopher Thiel - foul #3 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Browder (SG) William Bell | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Steven Gamino (SF), Ben Morrow (PF), Keneth Ivy (C) Dennis Bui, Jimmy Eaton, Christopher Thiel, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 09:24 | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | Harold Siwinski (PF) Nicholas Schanz | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Thiel (SF) Steven Gamino | |
| 09:05 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 09:03 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Hardy | 52-56 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 08:34 | Utah State | Harold Siwinski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Lohman | 55-59 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Albert Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Weller (PG), William Bell (SG), Steven Marcoux (SF), Scottie Gurski (C) Robert Lohman, Mark Browder, Harold Siwinski, Charles Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Steven Gamino (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Albert Hardy, Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow, Keneth Ivy | |
| 08:17 | Utah State | Scottie Gurski buries a fadeaway from the left side | 57-59 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the wide open turnaround near the basket | 57-61 |
| 07:51 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux lays it up and in | 59-61 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Steven Marcoux is called for the reach on Steven Gamino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Marcoux, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz (SG), Harold Siwinski (PF), Richard Foster (C) William Bell, Donald Savage, Scottie Gurski | |
| Subs | Akron | Ben Morrow (PF), Keneth Ivy (C) Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 07:47 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Wayne Weller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Schanz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Marcoux (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Siwinski (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Bui (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Gamino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ben Morrow (fresh) 4 reb. C - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Utah State | Filip Kaliszewski steals the ball from Harold Siwinski | 59-63 |
| 07:23 | Akron | Steven Gamino loses the dribble to Nicholas Schanz | 59-63 |
| 07:13 | Utah State | Harold Siwinski is fouled on the floor by Ben Morrow - foul #1 on Ben Morrow, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Lohman (PG), Mark Browder (SG) Wayne Weller, Steven Marcoux | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Steven Gamino, Ben Morrow, Keneth Ivy | |
| 07:13 | Utah State | Harold Siwinski misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Raymond Samuels gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 07:06 | Akron | Hershel Moore is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Bui | 59-65 |
| 06:47 | Utah State | Harold Siwinski misses long on a runner from the right block | 59-65 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Raymond Samuels pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-65 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Raymond Samuels pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Foster - foul #2 on Richard Foster, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Bell (SG), Steven Marcoux (SF), Donald Savage (PF), Scottie Gurski (C) Mark Browder, Nicholas Schanz, Harold Siwinski, Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Ben Morrow (PF) Dennis Bui, Jimmy Eaton, Raymond Samuels | |
| 06:10 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:44 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux is fouled on the floor by Filip Kaliszewski - foul #4 on Filip Kaliszewski, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Weller (PG) Robert Lohman | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Steven Gamino (PF), Keneth Ivy (C) Albert Hardy, Filip Kaliszewski, Ben Morrow, Hershel Moore | |
| 05:44 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Keneth Ivy pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 05:23 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 05:14 | Utah State | William Bell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Christopher Thiel pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Christopher Thiel comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Donald Savage - foul #1 on Donald Savage, team foul #10 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Browder (PG), Charles Vallecillo (C) Wayne Weller, Scottie Gurski | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Ben Morrow (PF) Dennis Bui, Steven Gamino | |
| 04:54 | Akron | Christopher Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Christopher Thiel misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:54 | Utah State | Donald Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 04:32 | Utah State | Donald Savage drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Marcoux | 61-67 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo is fouled in the backcourt by William Bell - foul #4 on William Bell, team foul #11 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Utah State | Harold Siwinski (PF) Donald Savage | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow, Keneth Ivy | |
| 04:28 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:17 | Utah State | Charles Vallecillo is fouled on the floor by Hershel Moore - foul #1 on Hershel Moore, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Lohman (PG) William Bell | |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Gamino (SF) Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| 04:17 | Utah State | Charles Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:17 | Utah State | Charles Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Robert Lohman steps in front of the Albert Hardy pass in the backcourt | 63-68 |
| 04:12 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux lays it up and in set up by Robert Lohman | 65-68 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Steven Gamino blows the layup | 65-68 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Akron | Hershel Moore blows the dunk | 65-68 |
| 03:30 | Utah State | Charles Vallecillo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Lohman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Browder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Marcoux (tired) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Harold Siwinski (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Gamino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Hershel Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Robert Lohman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Steven Gamino pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Steven Gamino misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Charles Vallecillo - foul #2 on Charles Vallecillo, team foul #12 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Weller (PG), William Bell (SG), Nicholas Schanz (SF), Donald Savage (PF), Richard Foster (C) Robert Lohman, Mark Browder, Steven Marcoux, Harold Siwinski, Charles Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Ben Morrow (PF), Keneth Ivy (C) Albert Hardy, Jimmy Eaton, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Steven Gamino makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:05 | Utah State | William Bell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 03:04 | Akron | Steven Gamino snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 02:35 | Akron | The short jumper by Keneth Ivy is denied by Donald Savage | 65-70 |
| 02:33 | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 02:26 | Utah State | Dennis Bui is called for the reach on Wayne Weller - foul #4 on Dennis Bui, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Vallecillo (C) Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF) Lisimba Adeyemo, Steven Gamino | |
| 02:26 | Utah State | Wayne Weller makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 02:26 | Utah State | Wayne Weller makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Dennis Bui's pass is intercepted by Charles Vallecillo in the backcourt | 67-70 |
| 02:12 | Utah State | William Bell misses the jumper from the right side | 67-70 |
| 02:11 | Utah State | Charles Vallecillo tips it back up and in | 69-70 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 01:52 | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:34 | Utah State | Donald Savage lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Vallecillo | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:17 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-70 |
| 01:16 | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Utah State | Donald Savage scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by William Bell | 73-70 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Donald Savage takes the ball from Keneth Ivy | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Utah State | Dennis Bui is called for the reach on Donald Savage in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Bui, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Lohman (PG), Harold Siwinski (PF), Richard Foster (C) Wayne Weller, Nicholas Schanz, Charles Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Steven Gamino (PF) Dennis Bui, Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow | |
| 00:33 | Utah State | Donald Savage makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:33 | Utah State | Donald Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Akron | Lawrence Draper lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Gamino and he's hacked by Robert Lohman - foul #3 on Robert Lohman, team foul #13 | 75-72 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the free throw | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Robert Lohman is hacked by Lawrence Draper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Draper, team foul #12 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Marcoux (SF) Donald Savage | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Robert Lohman misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Robert Lohman misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton grabs the board | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Steven Gamino misses badly on a floater from the right side | 75-73 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Lawrence Draper tips it in | 75-75 |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux is whistled for traveling | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Lohman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Marcoux (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Harold Siwinski (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Gamino (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Keneth Ivy wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:48 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Marcoux - foul #3 on Steven Marcoux, team foul #14 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Browder (SG), Scottie Gurski (C) William Bell, Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Lawrence Draper, Steven Gamino, Keneth Ivy | |
| 04:48 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 04:41 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux knocks in the jumper from the right side | 77-77 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-77 |
| 04:16 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Scottie Gurski | 77-77 |
| 04:05 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux's fadeaway is rejected by Hershel Moore | 77-77 |
| 04:03 | Utah State | Robert Lohman snags the offensive board | 77-77 |
| 03:54 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Samuels - foul #3 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #13 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Foster (C) Harold Siwinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Thiel (SF) Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| 03:54 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:54 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Hershel Moore pulls down the rebound | 78-77 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Albert Hardy is hacked by Scottie Gurski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scottie Gurski, team foul #15 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz (SF) Steven Marcoux | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG) Jimmy Eaton | |
| 03:50 | Akron | Albert Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Albert Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Scottie Gurski misses the shot in the lane | 78-78 |
| 03:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Hershel Moore | 78-78 |
| 03:17 | Akron | Hershel Moore is open and buries a jump hook from close range set up by Lawrence Draper | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Utah State | Christopher Thiel denies the turnaround by Richard Foster | 78-80 |
| 02:51 | Utah State | Scottie Gurski gets the offensive rebound | 78-80 |
| 02:39 | Utah State | Mark Browder hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Foster | 80-80 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Lawrence Draper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-80 |
| 02:27 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Schanz | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | Utah State | Scottie Gurski makes the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Raymond Samuels - foul #4 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #14 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Weller (PG), William Bell (SG), Steven Marcoux (SF), Charles Vallecillo (C) Robert Lohman, Mark Browder, Nicholas Schanz, Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (SG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Ben Morrow (PF), Steven Gamino (C) Lawrence Draper, Christopher Thiel, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 02:04 | Utah State | Scottie Gurski makes the free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Gamino | 83-82 |
| 01:29 | Utah State | Steven Marcoux can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 83-82 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton grabs the defensive rebound | 83-82 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Steven Marcoux is called for the reach on Jimmy Eaton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Marcoux, team foul #16 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Lohman (PG), Harold Siwinski (PF), Richard Foster (C) Wayne Weller, Scottie Gurski, Charles Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG), Keneth Ivy (C) Albert Hardy, Ben Morrow | |
| 01:24 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton misses the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 01:02 | Utah State | William Bell scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 85-83 |
| 01:00 | Akron | William Bell steals it from Jimmy Eaton in the backcourt | 85-83 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Lohman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Steven Marcoux (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Harold Siwinski (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Foster (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Gamino (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Utah State | Harold Siwinski knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 87-83 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Lohman - foul #4 on Robert Lohman, team foul #17 | 87-83 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:27 | Utah State | Richard Foster pulls down the rebound | 87-84 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Lawrence Draper is called for the reach on Richard Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Draper, team foul #15 | 87-84 |
| Subs | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz (SF) Steven Marcoux | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Richard Foster makes the 1st free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Richard Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lawrence Draper | 89-87 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Utah State | Filip Kaliszewski is called for the reach on Nicholas Schanz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Filip Kaliszewski, team foul #16 | 89-87 |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Marcoux (SF) William Bell | |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) Filip Kaliszewski | |
| 00:14 | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz misses the 1st free throw | 89-87 |
| 00:14 | Utah State | Nicholas Schanz makes the 2nd free throw | 90-87 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lawrence Draper | 90-90 |
| 00:06 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 90-90 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Bell (SG) Nicholas Schanz | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Utah State | William Bell hits a fadeaway from the left side | 92-90 |