| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Paul McVinney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Holmes (fresh) SF - Nelson Thomas (fresh) PF - James Prentiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Baxter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Nelson Thomas inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-34 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Michael Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 40-34 |
| 19:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney connects on the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Willard Forbes - foul #2 on Willard Forbes, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by James Prentiss - foul #2 on James Prentiss, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter connects on the runner from the left block set up by Nelson Thomas | 45-36 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Nelson Thomas is called for the reach on Willard Forbes - foul #1 on Nelson Thomas, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank (SG) Frank Holmes | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:47 | Akron | Michael Williams misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Frank - foul #3 on Mike Frank, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw (SG), Harold Larmon (SF), Cesar Rivera (PF) Mike Frank, Nelson Thomas, James Prentiss | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:47 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Willard Forbes - foul #3 on Willard Forbes, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Lester Stephenson (SF), Danny Braggs (PF), Timothy Regina (C) Vincent Stepp, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 17:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Michael Williams knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Aaron Hardin | 47-40 |
| 16:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Harold Larmon comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 16:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 16:42 | Akron | Michael Williams's floater is tipped away by Harold Larmon | 49-40 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Danny Braggs grabs the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Aaron Hardin misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Kinlaw - foul #3 on Paul Kinlaw, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith (PG), Frank Holmes (SG), Nelson Thomas (SF), James Prentiss (PF) Paul McVinney, Paul Kinlaw, Harold Larmon, Alexander Baxter | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 16:21 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Aaron Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 15:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 49-42 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Danny Braggs grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Roger Smith (fresh) SG - Frank Holmes (fresh) SF - Nelson Thomas (fresh) PF - James Prentiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rivera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Regina (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Akron | James Prentiss steals it from Aaron Hardin | 49-42 |
| 15:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Nelson Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 15:32 | Akron | Raymond Scott grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Timothy Regina loses the dribble to Nelson Thomas | 49-42 |
| 14:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney (PG), Paul Kinlaw (SF), Alexander Neal (PF), Mike Frank (C) Roger Smith, Nelson Thomas, James Prentiss, Cesar Rivera | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Aaron Hardin, Lester Stephenson, Danny Braggs, Timothy Regina | |
| 14:43 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 14:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Vincent Stepp is called for the reach on Paul McVinney - foul #2 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Harold Larmon (PF) Frank Holmes | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 14:25 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Vincent Stepp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter (C) Harold Larmon | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Paul McVinney | 51-42 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vincent Stepp | 51-44 |
| 13:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Mike Frank and he's fouled by Jesse Macdonald - foul #2 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Nelson Thomas (SF), James Prentiss (PF) Mike Frank, Alexander Neal | |
| Subs | Akron | Danny Braggs (PF) Raymond Scott | |
| 13:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw misses the free throw | 53-44 |
| 13:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 13:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Nelson Thomas knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul McVinney | 55-44 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Michael Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Frank Holmes (SG), Mike Frank (C) Paul Kinlaw, Alexander Baxter | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SG) Michael Williams | |
| 12:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Holmes | 57-44 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Mike Frank - foul #4 on Mike Frank, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera (C) Mike Frank | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Timothy Regina (C) Vincent Stepp, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 12:20 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Danny Braggs makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 12:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nelson Thomas | 60-45 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Willard Forbes drills a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Nelson Thomas - foul #2 on Nelson Thomas, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith (PG), Alexander Neal (C) Paul McVinney, James Prentiss | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:59 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Roger Smith (fresh) SG - Frank Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cesar Rivera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willard Forbes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Regina (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Nelson Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 11:14 | Akron | Willard Forbes's floater is tipped away by Alexander Neal | 63-48 |
| 11:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 10:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Willard Forbes takes the ball from Roger Smith | 63-48 |
| 10:32 | Akron | Danny Braggs lays it in | 63-50 |
| 10:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Nelson Thomas makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Roger Smith | 65-50 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Lester Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Cesar Rivera - foul #2 on Cesar Rivera, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney (PG), Paul Kinlaw (SG), Harold Larmon (SF), James Prentiss (PF), Alexander Baxter (C) Roger Smith, Frank Holmes, Nelson Thomas, Cesar Rivera, Alexander Neal | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Raymond Scott (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Aaron Hardin, Willard Forbes, Danny Braggs, Timothy Regina | |
| 09:54 | Akron | Lester Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Lester Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 09:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 09:34 | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss misses the tip | 65-52 |
| 09:33 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Paul Kinlaw picks off the pass by Vincent Stepp | 65-52 |
| 08:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 65-52 |
| 08:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter tips it but misses | 65-52 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Vincent Stepp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (SF) Lester Stephenson | |
| 08:13 | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 08:12 | Akron | Vincent Stepp grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Michael Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Vincent Stepp | 65-55 |
| 07:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-55 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Paul McVinney (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Kinlaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Harold Larmon (fairly fresh) PF - James Prentiss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Baxter (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bennett (fresh) PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Akron | Vincent Stepp is fouled on the floor by Paul McVinney - foul #2 on Paul McVinney, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank (SG), Alexander Neal (PF) Harold Larmon, James Prentiss | |
| Subs | Akron | Willard Forbes (SF), Timothy Regina (C) James Bennett, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 07:26 | Akron | Vincent Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 07:26 | Akron | Vincent Stepp misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 07:26 | Akron | Raymond Scott snags the offensive board | 68-56 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Timothy Regina knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Willard Forbes | 68-58 |
| 06:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Paul McVinney | 70-58 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Timothy Regina clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 06:40 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Alexander Neal | 70-58 |
| 06:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank is fouled on the floor by Timothy Regina - foul #2 on Timothy Regina, team foul #5 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Frank Holmes (SG), Nelson Thomas (SF), Cesar Rivera (PF) Paul McVinney, Paul Kinlaw, Alexander Baxter | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Danny Braggs (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Vincent Stepp, Michael Williams, Raymond Scott, Timothy Regina | |
| 05:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Neal jams it on a great pass from Mike Frank | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:51 | Akron | Willard Forbes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 05:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Neal pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Aaron Hardin is called for the reach on Mike Frank - foul #1 on Aaron Hardin, team foul #6 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss (PF) Alexander Neal | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SG) Emory Oakley | |
| 05:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Lester Stephenson snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Mike Frank steals the ball from Danny Braggs | 72-58 |
| 04:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 04:57 | Akron | The rebound goes to Willard Forbes | 72-58 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses the dunk attempt | 72-58 |
| 04:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| 04:22 | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Aaron Hardin snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Willard Forbes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Cesar Rivera - foul #3 on Cesar Rivera, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney (PG), Paul Kinlaw (SG), Harold Larmon (SF), Alexander Neal (PF), Alexander Baxter (C) Mike Frank, Frank Holmes, Nelson Thomas, James Prentiss, Cesar Rivera | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Raymond Scott (PF) Aaron Hardin, Lester Stephenson, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 04:02 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Harold Larmon's pass is intercepted by Danny Braggs | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Akron | Danny Braggs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 03:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Harold Larmon pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Paul McVinney (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Kinlaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Harold Larmon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alexander Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Baxter (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Braggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Harold Larmon hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul McVinney | 75-60 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Danny Braggs lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Williams | 75-62 |
| 02:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank (SG), Nelson Thomas (SF), James Prentiss (PF) Paul Kinlaw, Harold Larmon, Alexander Neal | |
| Subs | Akron | Jesse Macdonald (C) Willard Forbes | |
| 02:30 | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss misses short on a runner from the baseline | 75-62 |
| 02:29 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Nelson Thomas | 75-62 |
| 02:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith (PG), Paul Kinlaw (SF), Cesar Rivera (PF), Alexander Neal (C) Paul McVinney, Nelson Thomas, James Prentiss, Alexander Baxter | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Lester Stephenson (SG), James Bennett (SF), Timothy Regina (PF) Vincent Stepp, Michael Williams, Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| 02:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank misses the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Danny Braggs snags the defensive board | 75-62 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Lester Stephenson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-62 |
| 01:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera gets the rebound | 75-62 |
| 01:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw scores on a jumper from the baseline | 77-62 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Danny Braggs clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-62 |
| 01:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith gets the rebound | 77-62 |
| 00:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mike Frank and he's hacked by Timothy Regina - foul #3 on Timothy Regina, team foul #8 | 79-62 |
| 00:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith makes the free throw | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Akron | Aaron Hardin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-62 |
| 00:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera pulls down the rebound | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Neal drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Mike Frank | 82-62 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Alexander Neal swats the short shot by James Bennett | 82-62 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Lester Stephenson tips it back up and in | 82-64 |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith runs out the clock | 82-64 |