| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alberto Luna (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Penny (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Hering (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Anspach (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane Schneider (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Michael Hering inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Central Florida | Michael Penny is fouled on the floor by Alan Tay - foul #2 on Alan Tay, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Kenneth Camire (SF), Fritz Crystal (PF), Franklin Butler (C) Garland Zabel, Michael Hering, Vernon Anspach, Shane Schneider | |
| 19:31 | Central Florida | Alberto Luna steals the ball from Michael Penny | 32-33 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Augustus Stromski gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Shen Tang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-33 |
| 19:01 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 18:48 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal banks in the layup | 32-35 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the easy layup | 32-35 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | Michael Penny grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:29 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Camire | 32-37 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Augustus Stromski's pass is intercepted by Franklin Butler | 32-37 |
| 17:55 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo misses the dunk attempt | 32-37 |
| 17:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alberto Luna | 32-37 |
| 17:38 | Akron | A charge is called on Shen Tang - foul #2 on Shen Tang, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG), Curt Bester (SG), Michael Hering (SF), Vernon Anspach (PF), Shane Schneider (C) Mauro Rizzo, Michael Penny, Kenneth Camire, Fritz Crystal, Franklin Butler | |
| 17:26 | Central Florida | Eric Wilkinson steps in front of the Vernon Anspach pass | 32-37 |
| 17:08 | Akron | Augustus Stromski throws it down and he's hacked by Shane Schneider - foul #2 on Shane Schneider, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Leon Tyree (PF) Shen Tang, Alan Tay | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:08 | Akron | Augustus Stromski makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:46 | Central Florida | Reynaldo Rossi steps in front of the Garland Zabel pass | 35-37 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alberto Luna | 37-37 |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | Curt Bester clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alberto Luna - foul #1 on Alberto Luna, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Tay (SG), Steve Jacobi (SF), Colby Stotler (C) Alberto Luna, Eric Wilkinson, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal (PF), Otis Myers (C) Vernon Anspach, Shane Schneider | |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | Curt Bester makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:49 | Akron | Colby Stotler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 15:48 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Jacobi | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) SG - Alan Tay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Jacobi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leon Tyree (fresh) C - Colby Stotler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hering (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Otis Myers (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:24 | Akron | Alan Tay misses short on a floater from the right block | 37-38 |
| 15:22 | Central Florida | Otis Myers snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 15:05 | Central Florida | Michael Hering hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Garland Zabel | 37-40 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Leon Tyree clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 14:42 | Central Florida | Michael Hering pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:21 | Central Florida | Curt Bester makes the shot from the right wing set up by Otis Myers | 37-42 |
| 14:04 | Akron | Alan Tay misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 14:02 | Central Florida | Otis Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:56 | Central Florida | Curt Bester drills a shot from the left wing set up by Garland Zabel | 37-44 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Alan Tay's 3 pointer is rejected by Fritz Crystal | 37-44 |
| 13:47 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 13:25 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal lays it up and in on a great pass from Curt Bester | 37-46 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Curt Bester blocks the jumper by Steve Jacobi | 37-46 |
| 13:03 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:56 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Curt Bester | 37-49 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Alan Tay clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Curt Bester - foul #2 on Curt Bester, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Richard Sims (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Steve Jacobi, Leon Tyree, Colby Stotler | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Michael Penny (SG), Kenneth Camire (SF), Vernon Anspach (PF), Shane Schneider (C) Garland Zabel, Curt Bester, Michael Hering, Fritz Crystal, Otis Myers | |
| 12:40 | Akron | Alan Tay makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Alan Tay misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Penny | 38-51 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Augustus Stromski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 38-51 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson tips it in | 40-51 |
| 11:53 | Central Florida | Alan Tay is called for the reach on Vernon Anspach - foul #3 on Alan Tay, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Akron | James Ragsdale (SG) Alan Tay | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:36 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider's pass is intercepted by Shen Tang | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Penny (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Camire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vernon Anspach (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Akron | Michael Penny steals it from James Ragsdale | 40-51 |
| 11:00 | Central Florida | Michael Penny hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Ragsdale - foul #4 on James Ragsdale, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SG) James Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG), Franklin Butler (C) Mauro Rizzo, Shane Schneider | |
| 11:00 | Central Florida | Michael Penny makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:00 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:00 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel gets the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 10:42 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Garland Zabel | 40-54 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Camire - foul #2 on Kenneth Camire, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (PG), Shane Schneider (C) Garland Zabel, Franklin Butler | |
| 10:28 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 10:21 | Central Florida | Michael Penny connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Camire | 42-56 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Augustus Stromski buries a shot in the lane | 44-56 |
| 09:25 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Camire | 44-58 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Richard Sims is called for traveling | 44-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Leon Tyree (PF), Colby Stotler (C) Shen Tang, Eric Wilkinson, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG), Michael Hering (SF), Fritz Crystal (PF), Franklin Butler (C) Curt Bester, Kenneth Camire, Vernon Anspach, Shane Schneider | |
| 08:48 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal is fouled on the floor by Alan Tay - foul #4 on Alan Tay, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Steve Jacobi (SF) Alan Tay | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:35 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-58 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Steve Jacobi misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 08:12 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Tyree | 44-58 |
| 07:55 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-58 |
| 07:36 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-58 |
| 07:34 | Central Florida | Michael Hering grabs the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alberto Luna (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Steve Jacobi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leon Tyree (fresh) C - Colby Stotler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Penny (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hering (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Butler (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-58 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Alberto Luna snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Alberto Luna can't finish the layup | 47-58 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Colby Stotler grabs the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Michael Hering steps in front of the Leon Tyree pass | 47-58 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Hering | 47-60 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Alberto Luna drills a jumper near the basket | 49-60 |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal is hacked by Leon Tyree - foul #2 on Leon Tyree, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), James Ragsdale (SG), Eric Wilkinson (SF), Richard Sims (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Alberto Luna, Steve Jacobi, Leon Tyree, Colby Stotler | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Curt Bester (SG), Kenneth Camire (SF), Shane Schneider (C) Garland Zabel, Michael Penny, Michael Hering, Franklin Butler | |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Augustus Stromski gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 05:41 | Akron | James Ragsdale comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 05:39 | Akron | Shen Tang snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Shen Tang is hacked by Curt Bester - foul #3 on Curt Bester, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach (PF) Fritz Crystal | |
| 05:17 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 49-61 |
| 05:15 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 05:06 | Central Florida | Eric Wilkinson steals the ball from Mauro Rizzo | 49-61 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Shen Tang misses long on a floater from the left side | 49-61 |
| 04:41 | Akron | Richard Sims tips it in | 51-61 |
| 04:16 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-61 |
| 04:15 | Central Florida | Kenneth Camire grabs the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider is hacked by Augustus Stromski - foul #2 on Augustus Stromski, team foul #8 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG), Michael Hering (SF) Mauro Rizzo, Kenneth Camire | |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Richard Sims gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Akron | Garland Zabel is called for the reach on Shen Tang - foul #1 on Garland Zabel, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Otis Myers (C) Shane Schneider | |
| 03:28 | Akron | Richard Sims hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 03:27 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Otis Myers | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Ragsdale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hering (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Anspach (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Otis Myers (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:01 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses long on a shot from the right side | 51-62 |
| 03:00 | Central Florida | Curt Bester hits the follow up shot | 51-64 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-64 |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | Michael Hering grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 02:20 | Central Florida | Shen Tang is called for the reach on Garland Zabel - foul #3 on Shen Tang, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Leon Tyree (PF), Colby Stotler (C) Shen Tang, James Ragsdale, Eric Wilkinson, Richard Sims, Augustus Stromski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Camire (SF), Fritz Crystal (PF) Michael Hering, Vernon Anspach | |
| 02:20 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:20 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Alan Tay drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 01:53 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Curt Bester | 54-68 |
| 01:29 | Akron | Alan Tay misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-68 |
| 01:28 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Fritz Crystal | 54-68 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Kenneth Camire's pass is intercepted by Reynaldo Rossi | 54-68 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Alberto Luna hits a floater from the free throw line | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Curt Bester | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Camire - foul #3 on Kenneth Camire, team foul #6 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Franklin Butler (C) Garland Zabel, Otis Myers | |
| 00:19 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Franklin Butler | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo runs out the clock | 56-70 |