| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alan Gully inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Akron | Curtis Lyles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-29 |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Stewart | 25-31 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Curtis Lyles can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-31 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | John Kaufman gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | John Kaufman buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Sammy Donahue | 25-33 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Curtis Lyles clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Daniel Bridger steals it from Curtis Lyles | 25-33 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger snags the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger is fouled on the floor by Clayton Craven - foul #2 on Clayton Craven, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Habimana Aujla, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Gary Lane (SF) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:27 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses the 3 from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue is fouled on the floor by Clayton Craven - foul #3 on Clayton Craven, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF), George Woods (C) Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Michael Bradford (C) Sammy Donahue, Habimana Aujla, Daniel Bridger | |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Lane - foul #1 on Gary Lane, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Jack Styles drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Curtis Lyles | 27-34 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | John Kaufman can't connect on a runner from the right block | 27-34 |
| 16:28 | Akron | George Woods snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 16:10 | Akron | The short jumper by George Woods is denied by John Kaufman | 27-34 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | John Kaufman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Gary Lane picks off the pass by James Stewart | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Bradford (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is denied on a layup by Michael Bradford | 27-34 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | John Kaufman is hacked by Jack Styles - foul #2 on Jack Styles, team foul #4 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Gary Lane, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Christopher Slane (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) Donald Gordy, Andrew Reavis, John Kaufman, Michael Bradford | |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue is fouled on the floor by Alan Gully - foul #1 on Alan Gully, team foul #5 | 27-34 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 27-34 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Habimana Aujla | 27-34 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | Jose Prieto takes the ball from Christopher Slane | 27-34 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Alan Gully hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jose Prieto | 29-34 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Habimana Aujla | 29-36 |
| 13:53 | Akron | Paul Mathews connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Clayton Craven snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Alan Gully connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Prieto | 34-36 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | James Stewart is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG) Jose Prieto | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Kaufman (PF) Christopher Slane | |
| 13:07 | Akron | Clayton Craven can't finish the layup | 34-36 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | James Stewart clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 13:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alan Gully | 34-36 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Frank Waters blows the layup but he's fouled by James Stewart - foul #3 on James Stewart, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Michael Bradford (C) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue, Habimana Aujla, Daniel Bridger | |
| 12:35 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis clanks a jumper from the left block | 36-36 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo tips it home | 36-38 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Frank Waters misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 36-38 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Gordy | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 3 pf. C - Frank Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Bradford (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Frank Waters can't finish the layup | 36-41 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | John Kaufman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | John Kaufman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Cliff Morgan loses the dribble to Felix Collazo | 36-43 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo misses the fadeaway from the right side | 36-43 |
| 10:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Frank Waters | 36-43 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Curtis Lyles's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Reavis | 36-43 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Felix Collazo | 36-45 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Felix Collazo | 36-47 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Donald Gordy - foul #2 on Donald Gordy, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Curtis Lyles, Jonathan Lipps, Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Christopher Slane (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) Felix Collazo, Donald Gordy, Andrew Reavis, John Kaufman, Michael Bradford | |
| 08:56 | Akron | Frank Waters misses the free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Frank Waters grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 08:41 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger is denied on a dunk by Clayton Craven | 38-47 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Jose Prieto grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 08:09 | Akron | Paul Mathews comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | James Stewart buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Habimana Aujla | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Waters (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Akron | Frank Waters travels with the ball | 38-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), George Woods (C) Jose Prieto, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Kaufman (PF) Christopher Slane | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 06:57 | Akron | Paul Mathews pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Paul Mathews steps in front of the Sammy Donahue pass | 38-50 |
| 06:07 | Akron | George Woods comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Bridger | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:36 | Akron | Curtis Lyles comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-52 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | John Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | John Kaufman is hacked by Clayton Craven - foul #4 on Clayton Craven, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Jack Styles (PF), Cliff Morgan (C) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, George Woods | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Christopher Slane (PF), Michael Bradford (C) Sammy Donahue, Habimana Aujla, John Kaufman, Daniel Bridger | |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Gary Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Gordy | 38-55 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Cliff Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane grabs the board | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gary Lane - foul #2 on Gary Lane, team foul #7 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), George Woods (C) Curtis Lyles, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG) James Stewart | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 3 pf. C - George Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bradford (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Akron | Cliff Morgan buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Donald Gordy - foul #3 on Donald Gordy, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| 03:31 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the free throw | 40-57 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Christopher Slane | 40-57 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Woods - foul #3 on George Woods, team foul #8 | 40-57 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 03:11 | Akron | Cliff Morgan pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Christopher Slane takes the ball from Cliff Morgan | 40-57 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Andrew Reavis is blocked by George Woods | 40-57 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Cliff Morgan gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps loses the ball out of bounds | 40-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF) George Woods | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Felix Collazo | 40-59 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Jose Prieto scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Jonathan Lipps and he's hacked by Michael Bradford - foul #3 on Michael Bradford, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:43 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the free throw | 43-59 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Reavis | 43-61 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Gary Lane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Felix Collazo and he's hacked by Cliff Morgan - foul #4 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #9 | 43-63 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses the free throw | 43-63 |
| 00:47 | Akron | George Woods snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Akron | Jose Prieto is fouled on the floor by Felix Collazo - foul #1 on Felix Collazo, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Felix Collazo and he's fouled by Gary Lane - foul #3 on Gary Lane, team foul #10 | 45-65 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses the free throw | 45-65 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford grabs the offensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo runs out the clock | 45-65 |