| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Price (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 2 stl. C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Aaron Barnhill steals the ball from Wayne Anders | 36-27 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill lays it up and in | 38-27 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Mario Moreno clanks a jump hook in the paint | 38-27 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | Robert Price is fouled on the floor by Curtis Hawkins - foul #1 on Curtis Hawkins, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Louis Craft shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Michael Sines misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | Robert Price grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Wayne Anders takes the ball from Aaron Barnhill in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Anders | 38-30 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | Eric Camara blocks the short jumper by Robert Price | 38-30 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton tips it in | 40-30 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Wayne Anders loses the dribble to Joseph Matthews | 40-30 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Vue (C) Robert Price | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Roberts (PF) Eric Camara | |
| 17:02 | Akron | Michael Sines is hacked by Aaron Barnhill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Carignan (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:43 | Akron | Mario Moreno jams it against the doubleteam set up by Wayne Anders | 40-32 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mario Moreno - foul #3 on Mario Moreno, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Robert Cipriani (SF) Aaron Barnhill, Henry Hinton | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Juan Rosales (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Wayne Anders, Curtis Hawkins, Mario Moreno | |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Rafael Santiago is hacked by Curtis Vue - foul #1 on Curtis Vue, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG) Louis Craft | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG) Michael Sines | |
| 15:57 | Akron | Rafael Santiago's pass is intercepted by Lucas Mannings | 42-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Rosales (fresh) C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Metcalf and he's fouled by Juan Rosales - foul #1 on Juan Rosales, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF), Robert Price (C) Lee Carignan, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Camara (PF), Mario Moreno (C) Juan Rosales, Rafael Santiago | |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:21 | Akron | Mario Moreno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Henry Hinton (SF) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings, Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Curtis Hawkins (SF) Tim Trojanowski, Chad Roberts | |
| 15:07 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Akron | Wayne Anders (SG) Wallace Judson | |
| 14:42 | Akron | Michael Sines makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-34 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the board | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:03 | Akron | Michael Sines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Robert Price pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses short on a runner in the lane | 46-34 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Mario Moreno grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Wayne Anders buries a floater from the right side set up by Michael Sines | 46-36 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton scores on a 3 from straight away | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:25 | Akron | Eric Camara can't finish the layup | 49-36 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Robert Price pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 12:13 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Barnhill | 52-36 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Mario Moreno is fouled on the floor by Aaron Barnhill as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews, Robert Price | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Chad Roberts (SF), Rafael Santiago (PF) Michael Sines, Wayne Anders, Curtis Hawkins, Eric Camara | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-36 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Wallace Judson - foul #2 on Wallace Judson, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:13 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:57 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani blows the layup | 54-36 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Rafael Santiago snags the defensive board | 54-36 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 54-36 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Wallace Judson tips it but misses | 54-36 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Vue | 54-36 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-36 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Mario Moreno pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Metcalf - foul #2 on Michael Metcalf, team foul #4 | 54-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Henry Hinton (SF) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings, Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Curtis Hawkins (SF) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Rafael Santiago | |
| 09:52 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Louis Craft drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Barnhill | 57-37 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Wayne Anders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-37 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Chad Roberts grabs the offensive board | 57-37 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Curtis Vue denies the turnaround by Wayne Anders | 57-37 |
| 09:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Henry Hinton | 57-37 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill knocks in the shot from the right wing | 59-37 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Wayne Anders hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Roberts | 59-40 |
| 08:11 | South Carolina | Louis Craft clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-40 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue misses the tip | 59-40 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Louis Craft gets the offensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan blows the layup | 59-40 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Chad Roberts gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lee Carignan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Anders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Moreno (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Akron | Aaron Barnhill is called for the reach on Michael Sines - foul #3 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #5 | 59-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Robert Price (C) Henry Hinton, Lee Carignan, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Eric Camara (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Wayne Anders, Curtis Hawkins, Chad Roberts, Mario Moreno | |
| 07:22 | Akron | Rafael Santiago hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Wallace Judson | 59-42 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the driving attempt from the right block | 61-42 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Michael Sines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-42 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Willie Morton tips it back up and in | 61-44 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Louis Craft shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-44 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews tips it but misses | 61-44 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Rafael Santiago is called for the reach on Robert Cipriani - foul #2 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Lucas Mannings (SG), Henry Hinton (SF) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Curtis Hawkins (SF) Michael Sines, Willie Morton | |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Eric Camara swats the short shot by Robert Price | 61-44 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 61-44 |
| 05:18 | Akron | Wallace Judson snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Eric Camara is whistled for a carry | 61-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Akron | Wayne Anders (SG) Wallace Judson | |
| 04:41 | South Carolina | Curtis Hawkins steals it from Lucas Mannings | 61-44 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Eric Camara lays it in set up by Tim Trojanowski | 61-46 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Robert Price connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Metcalf and he's fouled by Rafael Santiago - foul #3 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF) Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Chad Roberts (PF), Juan Rosales (C) Wayne Anders, Curtis Hawkins, Eric Camara, Rafael Santiago | |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the free throw | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Akron | Willie Morton misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 64-46 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Robert Price snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Vue (C) Robert Price | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Morton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Juan Rosales (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Akron | Wallace Judson is fouled on the floor by Lucas Mannings - foul #2 on Lucas Mannings, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Chad Roberts misses the jump hook from close range | 64-46 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Cipriani | 67-46 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Chad Roberts is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Chad Roberts, team foul #7 | 67-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Burris (SG) Lucas Mannings | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-46 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Chad Roberts pulls down the rebound | 67-46 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Wallace Judson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-46 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan banks in the layup set up by Michael Metcalf and he's hacked by Juan Rosales - foul #2 on Juan Rosales, team foul #8 | 69-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG) Thomas Burris | |
| Subs | Akron | Rafael Santiago (C) Willie Morton | |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan makes the free throw | 70-46 |
| 01:23 | Akron | Wallace Judson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-46 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Rafael Santiago is denied on a layup by Lee Carignan | 70-46 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue snags the defensive board | 70-46 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Cipriani | 72-46 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Chad Roberts knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan is fouled on the floor by Juan Rosales - foul #3 on Juan Rosales, team foul #9 | 72-48 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan makes the 1st free throw | 73-48 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Wallace Judson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-51 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf runs out the clock | 74-51 |