| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmett Barney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Tobler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Wells (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Trevor Johnson inbounds the ball | 39-20 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Harold Tobler - foul #3 on Harold Tobler, team foul #1 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo (C) Harold Tobler | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 19:44 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 19:15 | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Trevor Johnson - foul #2 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| 19:15 | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 19:15 | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-22 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Donald McElroy is fouled on the floor by Andrew Angulo - foul #1 on Andrew Angulo, team foul #2 | 41-22 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Donald McElroy connects on the turnaround in the lane | 41-24 |
| 18:12 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Trevor Johnson - foul #3 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| 18:12 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney makes the 1st free throw | 42-24 |
| 18:12 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney misses the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Donald McElroy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-24 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Donald McElroy tips it back up and in | 42-26 |
| 17:40 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fredrick Conrad - foul #1 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #3 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Edward Costillo (SF), Ryan Brazil (C) Fredrick Conrad, Trevor Johnson, Donald McElroy | |
| 17:40 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 17:40 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Ryan Brazil's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Anderson | 44-26 |
| 17:24 | Chicago State | Robert Townson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 16:55 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-26 |
| 16:53 | Akron | Vince Lovell snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Morris Wells misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 16:47 | Chicago State | Robert Townson gets the rebound | 44-26 |
| 16:21 | Chicago State | Robert Townson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-26 |
| 16:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Vince Lovell | 44-26 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Ryan Brazil hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Lee and he's hacked by Rodney Watson - foul #1 on Rodney Watson, team foul #3 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett (SG), Bill Rogers (SF), Albert Covington (PF), Kerry Clemente (C) Rodney Watson, Emmett Barney, Billy Anderson, Andrew Angulo | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (PF) Gregory Lee, Morris Wells, Edward Costillo, Vince Lovell | |
| 16:09 | Akron | Ryan Brazil makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| 15:54 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett drills a 3 from the left wing | 47-29 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Cornett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Rogers (fresh) PF - Albert Covington (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kerry Clemente (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 47-29 |
| 15:42 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Albert Covington | 47-29 |
| 15:25 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG), Harold Tobler (C) Robert Townson, Kerry Clemente | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald McElroy (C) Ryan Brazil | |
| 15:15 | Akron | Donald McElroy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fredrick Conrad | 47-31 |
| 14:47 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Bill Rogers | 49-31 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bill Rogers - foul #1 on Bill Rogers, team foul #4 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Townson (PG), Rodney Watson (SG), Emmett Barney (SF) Robert Hammond, Jeffrey Cornett, Bill Rogers | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG) Fredrick Conrad | |
| 14:33 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 14:33 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler snags the defensive board | 49-31 |
| 14:11 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney makes the wide open floater from the left side on a great pass from Albert Covington | 51-31 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-31 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Donald McElroy gets the offensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 13:53 | Chicago State | Albert Covington snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 13:30 | Chicago State | Robert Townson clanks a jump hook from the left block | 51-31 |
| 13:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Trevor Johnson | 51-31 |
| 13:06 | Akron | Bill Hollars drills a shot in the lane set up by Gregory Lee and he's fouled by Albert Covington - foul #2 on Albert Covington, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Billy Anderson (PF), Andrew Angulo (C) Albert Covington, Harold Tobler | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, Matthew Billingsley, Trevor Johnson, Donald McElroy | |
| 13:06 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the free throw | 51-34 |
| 12:37 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 12:35 | Akron | The rebound goes to Morris Wells | 51-34 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Morris Wells | 51-36 |
| 11:58 | Chicago State | Robert Townson jams it on a nice dish by Rodney Watson | 53-36 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-36 |
| 11:50 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Watson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emmett Barney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Angulo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Wells (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) PF - Bill Hollars (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson's pass is intercepted by Morris Wells | 53-36 |
| 11:22 | Akron | Morris Wells makes the jumpshot from the left side | 53-38 |
| 10:59 | Chicago State | Bill Hollars picks off the pass by Robert Townson | 53-38 |
| 10:40 | Akron | Ryan Brazil knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fredrick Conrad and the foul's on Andrew Angulo - foul #2 on Andrew Angulo, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG), Jeffrey Cornett (SG), Bill Rogers (SF), Harold Tobler (C) Robert Townson, Rodney Watson, Emmett Barney, Andrew Angulo | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Edward Costillo, Bill Hollars | |
| 10:40 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:40 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 10:34 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Vince Lovell - foul #1 on Vince Lovell, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Albert Covington (PF) Billy Anderson | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald McElroy (C) Ryan Brazil | |
| 10:34 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:34 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Harold Tobler steps in front of the Vince Lovell pass | 54-40 |
| 10:03 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett hits a shot from the right side and the foul's on Matthew Billingsley - foul #1 on Matthew Billingsley, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| 10:03 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett misses the free throw | 56-40 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Donald McElroy grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gregory Lee | 56-43 |
| 09:33 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 09:32 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett grabs the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 09:14 | Chicago State | Albert Covington comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 09:12 | Chicago State | Albert Covington tips it back up and in | 58-43 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Harold Tobler - foul #4 on Harold Tobler, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Townson (PG), Emmett Barney (SF), Billy Anderson (PF), Andrew Angulo (C) Robert Hammond, Bill Rogers, Albert Covington, Harold Tobler | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Brazil (C) Donald McElroy | |
| 08:52 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:33 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Vince Lovell snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Gregory Lee drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 07:56 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cornett, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rodney Watson (SG), Harold Tobler (C) Jeffrey Cornett, Andrew Angulo | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Bill Hollars (PF) Gregory Lee, Matthew Billingsley, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bill Hollars | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Watson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emmett Barney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Tobler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) PF - Bill Hollars (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Townson | 60-48 |
| 07:10 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 60-48 |
| 07:08 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Costillo | 60-48 |
| 06:50 | Akron | Bill Hollars hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 06:48 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 06:19 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson misses the dunk | 60-48 |
| 06:18 | Akron | Bill Hollars grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bill Hollars | 60-50 |
| 05:55 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Townson | 62-50 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Edward Costillo, Bill Hollars, Ryan Brazil | |
| 05:46 | Akron | The jump hook by Morris Wells is blocked by Harold Tobler | 62-50 |
| 05:44 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 05:19 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Rodney Watson | 64-50 |
| 05:02 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 05:01 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Emmett Barney | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Chicago State | Robert Townson lays it in and he's hacked by Fredrick Conrad - foul #2 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Albert Covington (PF), Andrew Angulo (C) Billy Anderson, Harold Tobler | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG) Fredrick Conrad | |
| 04:37 | Chicago State | Robert Townson makes the free throw | 67-50 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Albert Covington is called for the reach on Morris Wells - foul #3 on Albert Covington, team foul #9 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Brazil (C) Donald McElroy | |
| 04:17 | Akron | Morris Wells makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Morris Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:14 | Chicago State | Robert Townson is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Lee - foul #1 on Gregory Lee, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bill Rogers (SF) Emmett Barney | |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Billingsley (SG) Morris Wells | |
| 04:14 | Chicago State | Robert Townson misses the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Ryan Brazil grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Gregory Lee clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 03:53 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 03:27 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Ryan Brazil gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Watson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Rogers (fresh) PF - Albert Covington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Angulo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Trevor Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vince Lovell (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Akron | Robert Townson picks off the pass by Matthew Billingsley | 67-52 |
| 02:52 | Chicago State | Bill Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG), Jeffrey Cornett (SG), Kerry Clemente (PF) Robert Townson, Rodney Watson, Albert Covington | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Bill Hollars (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Gregory Lee, Matthew Billingsley, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Ryan Brazil | |
| 02:27 | Akron | Donald McElroy misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-52 |
| 02:26 | Akron | Morris Wells snags the offensive board | 67-52 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Donald McElroy blows the layup | 67-52 |
| 02:05 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 01:43 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond connects on the 3 from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 01:29 | Akron | Edward Costillo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Bill Hollars tips it but misses | 70-52 |
| 01:26 | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 01:20 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-52 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Morris Wells grabs the board | 70-52 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Andrew Angulo is called for the reach on Fredrick Conrad - foul #3 on Andrew Angulo, team foul #10 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Albert Covington (PF) Kerry Clemente | |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF) Edward Costillo, Bill Hollars | |
| 01:07 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:38 | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo makes the floater from close range | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Akron | Morris Wells clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Angulo - foul #4 on Andrew Angulo, team foul #11 | 72-54 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Morris Wells misses the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 00:32 | Akron | Morris Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Chicago State | Donald McElroy denies the turnaround by Andrew Angulo | 72-55 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Vince Lovell grabs the board | 72-55 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Vince Lovell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 72-55 |