| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) SG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mills (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David West (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gallego (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins inbounds the ball | 29-17 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | Michael Sines buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-20 |
| 19:27 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-20 |
| 19:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to Eric Camara | 29-20 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Michael Sines hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Curtis Hawkins | 29-23 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | Travis Craig is hacked by Michael Sines - foul #3 on Michael Sines, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG) Michael Sines | |
| 18:32 | Auburn | David Mills buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-23 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the fadeaway from the left block | 31-25 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | David West is fouled on the floor by Eric Camara - foul #1 on Eric Camara, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Lance Ebert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-25 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | David West tips it home | 33-25 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Mario Moreno can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Gallego - foul #3 on James Gallego, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Hensley (C) James Gallego | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Roberts (PF) Eric Camara | |
| 16:45 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | David Mills is whistled for a carry | 33-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG) Wayne Anders | |
| 15:54 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-27 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Travis Craig pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) SG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Auburn | David West loses the dribble to Wallace Judson | 33-27 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Mario Moreno drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | David Mills is fouled on the floor by Curtis Hawkins - foul #3 on Curtis Hawkins, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gallego (C) Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Eric Camara (PF) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Curtis Hawkins | |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Lance Ebert can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 33-29 |
| 14:25 | Auburn | James Gallego pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 13:59 | Auburn | Lance Ebert is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Camara - foul #2 on Eric Camara, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| 13:59 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 13:59 | Auburn | Lance Ebert makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Michael Sines misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 13:40 | Akron | Eric Camara misses the tip | 34-29 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Mario Moreno snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 13:16 | Akron | David West takes the ball from Chad Roberts | 34-29 |
| 13:11 | Auburn | Lance Ebert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 13:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mario Moreno | 34-29 |
| 12:46 | Akron | James Gallego blocks the short jumper by Mario Moreno | 34-29 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | David West pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Lance Ebert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Mario Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Michael Sines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (PF) David West | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Hawkins (SF), Rafael Santiago (PF) Chad Roberts, Eric Camara | |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 11:34 | Akron | Curtis Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) SG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Simon (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Gallego (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Anders (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Akron | Michael Sines double dribbles | 34-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Leo Hatten (SF) David Mills | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Juan Rosales (PF) Wayne Anders, Mario Moreno | |
| 10:42 | Auburn | Lance Ebert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 10:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Sines | 34-29 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Michael Sines misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Leo Hatten pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Lance Ebert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Wallace Judson - foul #2 on Wallace Judson, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), David West (PF) Travis Craig, Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Eric Camara (PF), Mario Moreno (C) Michael Sines, Juan Rosales, Rafael Santiago | |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Lance Ebert makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Lance Ebert makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 09:37 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 09:36 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Hawkins | 36-29 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Mario Moreno's dunk attempt is rejected by Leo Hatten | 36-29 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | James Gallego grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 08:50 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Wallace Judson pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Wallace Judson connects on the 3 from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), David Mills (SF) Samuel Bateman, Lance Ebert, Leo Hatten | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wayne Anders (SG) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson | |
| 07:59 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Mario Moreno is blocked by David West | 36-32 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | James Gallego gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | David West clanks a jump hook from close range | 36-32 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Eric Camara gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) SF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 5 reb. C - Mario Moreno (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Mills - foul #3 on David Mills, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Roberts (SF), Rafael Santiago (PF) Curtis Hawkins, Eric Camara | |
| 07:04 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | David Mills misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mario Moreno - foul #1 on Mario Moreno, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Simon (PF) David West | |
| Subs | Akron | Juan Rosales (PF) Mario Moreno | |
| 06:42 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Michael Sines hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Anders | 38-37 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | Travis Craig is hacked by Juan Rosales - foul #1 on Juan Rosales, team foul #7 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lance Ebert (SG) Rodney Walden | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:51 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 05:51 | Akron | Chad Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Rafael Santiago comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on David Mills - foul #4 on David Mills, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | David West (PF), Steven Hensley (C) Joseph Simon, James Gallego | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Hawkins (SF), Eric Camara (PF) Chad Roberts, Juan Rosales | |
| 05:26 | Akron | Rafael Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Rafael Santiago makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | Rafael Santiago takes the ball from Lance Ebert after a doubleteam | 38-39 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Michael Sines clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Wayne Anders pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Wayne Anders makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Hawkins and the foul's on David Mills - foul #5 on David Mills, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Leo Hatten (SF), James Gallego (C) Travis Craig, David Mills, Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Mario Moreno (C) Michael Sines, Rafael Santiago | |
| 04:11 | Akron | Wayne Anders makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Curtis Hawkins is called for the reach on Samuel Bateman - foul #4 on Curtis Hawkins, team foul #8 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG) Wayne Anders | |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Samuel Bateman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Mario Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Mario Moreno's pass is intercepted by James Gallego | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Samuel Bateman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lance Ebert (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Camara (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Auburn | David West is open and buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Lance Ebert out of a doubleteam | 41-42 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Mario Moreno blows the layup | 41-42 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Eric Camara hits the follow up shot | 41-44 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG) Samuel Bateman | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wayne Anders (SG) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson | |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Lance Ebert splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Travis Craig | 44-44 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the driving attempt from the right block | 44-44 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | James Gallego pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Eric Camara steals it from Lance Ebert | 44-44 |
| 01:17 | Akron | Mario Moreno buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Sines | 44-46 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | David West misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Sines - foul #4 on Michael Sines, team foul #9 | 44-46 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | David West makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | David West makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Mario Moreno loses the dribble to David West | 46-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Lance Ebert loses the dribble to Eric Camara | 46-46 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Michael Sines misses long on a halfcourt shot | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David West (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Gallego (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Auburn | David West wins the tip | 46-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Wayne Anders snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Wayne Anders makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Sines | 46-49 |
| 03:51 | Auburn | Lance Ebert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Mario Moreno grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 03:22 | Akron | Wayne Anders makes the 3 from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Mario Moreno snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Mario Moreno is whistled for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Roberts (PF) Eric Camara | |
| 02:44 | Auburn | Travis Craig is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Michael Sines scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Anders | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Auburn | Lance Ebert double dribbles | 46-55 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Michael Sines misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Lance Ebert grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Lance Ebert clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Chad Roberts snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Chad Roberts misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on David West - foul #1 on David West, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Camara (PF) Curtis Hawkins | |
| 01:19 | Akron | Chad Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Chad Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:04 | Auburn | James Gallego misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mario Moreno - foul #2 on Mario Moreno, team foul #10 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Rodney Walden (SG), Joseph Simon (PF) Travis Craig, Lance Ebert, David West | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wallace Judson (SG), Juan Rosales (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Michael Sines, Wayne Anders, Eric Camara, Mario Moreno | |
| 01:04 | Auburn | James Gallego makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:04 | Auburn | James Gallego makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG), Lance Ebert (SG), David West (PF) Samuel Bateman, Rodney Walden, Joseph Simon | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Sines (PG), Wayne Anders (SG), Curtis Hawkins (SF), Eric Camara (PF), Mario Moreno (C) Tim Trojanowski, Wallace Judson, Chad Roberts, Juan Rosales, Rafael Santiago | |
| 00:35 | Akron | Michael Sines loses the dribble to James Gallego | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lance Ebert (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David West (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Gallego (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Sines (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Anders (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Lance Ebert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Eric Camara snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Travis Craig is called for the reach on Eric Camara in the backcourt - foul #3 on Travis Craig, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Rafael Santiago (C) Michael Sines, Mario Moreno | |
| 00:24 | Akron | Arnold Mims is fouled on the floor by David West - foul #2 on David West, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Arnold Mims misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:24 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Camara | 48-57 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| 00:23 | Akron | David West is called for the reach on Eric Camara - foul #3 on David West, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Eric Camara makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Eric Camara misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Gallego | 48-58 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Lance Ebert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Eric Camara snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Arnold Mims runs out the clock | 48-58 |