| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) SF - Peter James (fresh) PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) SF - William Wallace (fresh) PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Thayer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas is fouled on the floor by Johnny Dolphin - foul #1 on Johnny Dolphin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | William Wallace can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Akron | The rebound goes to Daniel Saladino | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Akron | The short jumper by Clyde Northrop is denied by William Wallace | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley buries a 3 from straight away set up by William Lavoie | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Peter James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | William Lavoie knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Nathaniel Plaisance - foul #1 on Nathaniel Plaisance, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 0-6 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Thayer | 0-6 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas travels with the ball | 0-6 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin hits the finger roll | 2-6 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnny Dolphin - foul #2 on Johnny Dolphin, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Clyde Northrop, Peter James, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Aaron Best hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | William Wallace gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Lavoie | 2-11 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Aaron Best is hacked by William Wallace - foul #1 on William Wallace, team foul #1 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Crowley (SF) Aaron Best | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Lamont Mallory (C) William Lavoie, Jesse Lawley, William Wallace, Michael Thayer, Eddie Thomas | |
| 16:38 | Akron | Paul Oster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-11 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Robert Whittle grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Dennis Hunter - foul #1 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #4 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Aaron Best (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF) Louis Crooks, Richard Crowley, Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 2-12 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the 2nd free throw | 2-12 |
| 16:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dennis Hunter | 2-12 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance double dribbles | 2-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Richard Crowley (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Patrick Villalpando (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Aaron Best, Daniel Saladino, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is hacked by Louis Crooks - foul #1 on Louis Crooks, team foul #5 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Peter James (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Richard Crowley, Steven Egan, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Eddie Thomas (C) Warren Schneider, Lamont Mallory | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) SG - Paul Oster (fresh) SF - Peter James (fresh) PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) PF - Donald Stark (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | William Lavoie clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-12 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Peter James pulls down the rebound | 2-12 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Dennis Hunter is hacked by William Lavoie - foul #1 on William Lavoie, team foul #2 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Patrick Villalpando (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster, Peter James, Daniel Saladino, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG) Luis Williams | |
| 15:13 | Akron | Aaron Best's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Richard Crowley (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF) Louis Crooks, Aaron Best, Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas double dribbles | 2-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Peter James (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Nathaniel Plaisance, Richard Crowley, Daniel Saladino | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Thayer (PF) Donald Stark | |
| 14:24 | Akron | Jesse Lawley is called for the reach on Louis Crooks - foul #1 on Jesse Lawley, team foul #3 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Clyde Northrop, Peter James, Steven Egan, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF) Robert Whittle | |
| 14:14 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the driving attempt from the right block | 2-12 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance snags the offensive board | 2-12 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Daniel Saladino is called for traveling | 2-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Peter James (SF), Patrick Villalpando (C) Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Lamont Mallory (C) William Lavoie, Eddie Thomas | |
| 13:34 | Louisville | William Wallace misses short on a shot from the left side | 2-12 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it in | 2-14 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses the floater from the left side | 2-14 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Warren Schneider snags the defensive board | 2-14 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Michael Thayer is denied on a layup by Patrick Villalpando | 2-14 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Daniel Saladino pulls down the rebound | 2-14 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Clyde Northrop's pass is intercepted by William Wallace | 2-14 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory drills a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Patrick Villalpando - foul #1 on Patrick Villalpando, team foul #6 | 2-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Clyde Northrop, Peter James, Daniel Saladino, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF) Warren Schneider, Jesse Lawley, William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the free throw | 2-17 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Paul Oster misses the floater from the right side | 2-17 |
| 12:19 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Hunter | 2-17 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Aaron Best lays it in | 4-17 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | William Lavoie is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Lavoie, team foul #4 | 4-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Richard Crowley (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF) Louis Crooks, Aaron Best, Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Eddie Thomas (C) William Lavoie, Lamont Mallory | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) SG - Paul Oster (fresh) SF - Richard Crowley (fresh) PF - Daniel Saladino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) SG - Luis Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) PF - Donald Stark (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance drills a floater from the free throw line | 6-17 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Hunter - foul #2 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #7 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Peter James (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Patrick Villalpando (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster, Richard Crowley, Daniel Saladino, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG) Luis Williams | |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses the 2nd free throw | 6-18 |
| 11:12 | Akron | The rebound goes to Peter James | 6-18 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Clyde Northrop can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Warren Schneider - foul #1 on Warren Schneider, team foul #5 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF) Robert Whittle | |
| 11:00 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 11:00 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Louis Crooks steals it from William Wallace | 8-18 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Louis Crooks lays it in | 10-18 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Donald Stark knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Wallace | 10-20 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Louis Crooks is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Schneider - foul #2 on Warren Schneider, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF) Louis Crooks, Clyde Northrop, Steven Egan, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Michael Thayer (PF) Warren Schneider, Donald Stark | |
| 10:02 | Akron | Daniel Saladino drills a floater from the left side | 12-20 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | William Lavoie scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jesse Lawley | 12-23 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Daniel Saladino clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 12-23 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | William Lavoie comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-23 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | William Wallace can't tip it in | 12-23 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas tips it back up and in | 12-25 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Paul Oster can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 12-25 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | William Wallace grabs the board | 12-25 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley is called for traveling | 12-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Richard Crowley (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Patrick Villalpando (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Daniel Saladino, Peter James | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Lamont Mallory (C) Jesse Lawley, William Wallace, Michael Thayer, Eddie Thomas | |
| 08:02 | Akron | Louis Crooks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-25 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Robert Whittle snags the defensive board | 12-25 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | William Lavoie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-25 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando gets the rebound | 12-25 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Clyde Northrop hits a jumper in the lane | 14-25 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Crowley (fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Luis Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Clyde Northrop grabs the board | 14-25 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Louis Crooks misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-25 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | William Lavoie snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Robert Whittle double dribbles | 14-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Daniel Saladino (PF), Peter James (C) Louis Crooks, Steven Egan, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Jesse Lawley (SG), Michael Thayer (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) William Lavoie, Luis Williams, Donald Stark, Lamont Mallory | |
| 06:49 | Akron | Clyde Northrop is called for traveling | 14-25 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | The jumper by Robert Whittle is denied by Daniel Saladino | 14-25 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-25 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses the fadeaway from the right block | 14-25 |
| 05:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Daniel Saladino | 14-25 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Clyde Northrop hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jesse Lawley - foul #2 on Jesse Lawley, team foul #7 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SF), Patrick Villalpando (C) Richard Crowley, Peter James | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Luis Williams (SG), William Wallace (SF), Donald Stark (PF) Warren Schneider, Jesse Lawley, Robert Whittle, Michael Thayer | |
| 05:40 | Akron | Clyde Northrop makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-25 |
| 05:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Daniel Saladino | 15-25 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Saladino | 17-25 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Luis Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG), Richard Crowley (SF), Peter James (C) Clyde Northrop, Aaron Best, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:37 | Akron | William Wallace steals the ball from Daniel Saladino | 17-25 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | William Wallace misses badly on a floater near the basket | 17-25 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Donald Stark tips it home | 17-27 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Peter James misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Richard Crowley grabs the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Richard Crowley is hacked by William Wallace - foul #2 on William Wallace, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Steven Egan (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Daniel Saladino, Peter James | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG), Michael Thayer (PF), Lamont Mallory (C) Luis Williams, Donald Stark, Eddie Thomas | |
| 03:44 | Akron | Richard Crowley misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Oster (fresh) SF - Richard Crowley (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:38 | Louisville | William Wallace scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Thayer | 17-29 |
| 03:22 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on William Lavoie - foul #3 on William Lavoie, team foul #9 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SF) Richard Crowley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Robert Whittle (SF) William Lavoie, William Wallace | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 03:22 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Aaron Best pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Louis Crooks is fouled on the floor by Warren Schneider - foul #3 on Warren Schneider, team foul #10 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Peter James (SF), Daniel Saladino (PF) Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG) Warren Schneider | |
| 02:47 | Akron | Louis Crooks makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Louis Crooks makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | William Lavoie drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Whittle | 21-31 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin loses the dribble to Jesse Lawley | 21-31 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Robert Whittle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jesse Lawley | 21-33 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin dunks the ball | 23-33 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley drills a floater from the left side | 23-35 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-35 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley is hacked by Johnny Dolphin - foul #3 on Johnny Dolphin, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Clyde Northrop, Peter James, Daniel Saladino, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), William Wallace (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) William Lavoie, Robert Whittle, Michael Thayer, Lamont Mallory | |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Jesse Lawley is called for the reach on Nathaniel Plaisance - foul #3 on Jesse Lawley, team foul #11 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG) Jesse Lawley | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | William Wallace grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Donald Stark knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Luis Williams | 26-37 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the fadeaway from the left block | 26-37 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Aaron Best gets the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-37 |