| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William McGlasson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Burks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alan Gully inbounds the ball | 24-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Akron | Paul Mathews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-50 |
| 19:45 | DePaul | Michael Burks pulls down the rebound | 24-50 |
| 19:19 | DePaul | Alan Gully is called for the reach on Michael Burks - foul #2 on Alan Gully, team foul #1 | 24-50 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Michael Burks misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-50 |
| 19:03 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler misses the tip | 24-50 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Clayton Craven gets the rebound | 24-50 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Paul Mathews | 26-50 |
| 18:37 | DePaul | William McGlasson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Phillips | 26-53 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Clayton Craven throws it down | 28-53 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brandon Baxter, team foul #1 | 28-53 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Clayton Craven comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Brandon Baxter - foul #3 on Brandon Baxter, team foul #2 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Gary Lane (SF) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Hughes (PF) Brandon Baxter | |
| 17:56 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the 1st free throw | 29-53 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 17:32 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes misses the fadeaway in the lane | 30-53 |
| 17:31 | Akron | Gary Lane gets the rebound | 30-53 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Curtis Lyles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Smith (SG), Nicolas Haynes (SF), Jonathan Sellers (C) William McGlasson, Michael Burks, Kevin Tyler | |
| 17:01 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-53 |
| 16:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jose Prieto | 30-53 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Gary Lane lays it up and in | 32-53 |
| 16:28 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Phillips | 32-56 |
| 16:07 | Akron | George Woods hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-56 |
| 16:05 | Akron | George Woods tips it back up and in | 34-56 |
| 15:51 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes is fouled on the floor by George Woods - foul #1 on George Woods, team foul #2 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Frank Waters (C) Curtis Lyles, Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (PG), William McGlasson (SG), Michael Burks (SF), Brandon Baxter (PF), Kevin Tyler (C) Stephen Phillips, Bruce Smith, Nicolas Haynes, Edwin Hughes, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Eric Broderick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William McGlasson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Burks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Michael Burks scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric Broderick | 34-58 |
| 15:18 | Akron | Brandon Baxter picks off the pass by Frank Waters | 34-58 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by William McGlasson | 34-60 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-60 |
| 14:31 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Mathews | 34-60 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Alan Gully is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Alan Gully, team foul #3 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Cliff Morgan (PF) Jose Prieto, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (PG) Eric Broderick | |
| 14:09 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler loses the ball out of bounds | 34-60 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Alan Gully is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Alan Gully, team foul #4 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Gary Lane (SF) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Hughes (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Brandon Baxter, Kevin Tyler | |
| 13:52 | DePaul | Cliff Morgan steals it from Edwin Hughes | 34-60 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Curtis Lyles can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William McGlasson - foul #1 on William McGlasson, team foul #3 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Frank Waters | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 13:28 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 36-60 |
| 13:12 | DePaul | William McGlasson is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Lipps - foul #3 on Jonathan Lipps, team foul #5 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Clayton Craven (PF) Jonathan Lipps, George Woods | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Smith (SG), Nicolas Haynes (SF) William McGlasson, Michael Burks | |
| 12:58 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-60 |
| 12:56 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers gets the offensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 12:45 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-60 |
| 12:44 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers gets the offensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 12:38 | DePaul | Bruce Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Lane - foul #2 on Gary Lane, team foul #6 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG) Jose Prieto | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Baxter (PF), Kevin Tyler (C) Edwin Hughes, Jonathan Sellers | |
| 12:38 | DePaul | Bruce Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-60 |
| 12:38 | DePaul | Bruce Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-61 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Bruce Smith - foul #2 on Bruce Smith, team foul #4 | 36-61 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 12:31 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler grabs the board | 37-61 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Clayton Craven - foul #2 on Clayton Craven, team foul #7 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Waters (C) Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (SG), Michael Burks (SF) Bruce Smith, Nicolas Haynes | |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Gary Lane's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Baxter | 37-62 |
| 11:53 | DePaul | William McGlasson gets the rebound | 37-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - William McGlasson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Burks (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter comes up short on the shot in the paint | 37-62 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the board | 37-62 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 3 from the right wing | 40-62 |
| 11:00 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips lays it up and in on a great pass from William McGlasson and he's fouled by Gary Lane - foul #3 on Gary Lane, team foul #8 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG), Jack Styles (SF) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Hughes (PF) Brandon Baxter | |
| 11:00 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips makes the free throw | 40-65 |
| 10:44 | Akron | William McGlasson steals it from Jack Styles | 40-65 |
| 10:23 | DePaul | William McGlasson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-65 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Frank Waters grabs the board | 40-65 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses the floater from the left side | 40-65 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Jack Styles grabs the offensive board | 40-65 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Kevin Tyler blocks the short jumper by Frank Waters | 40-65 |
| 10:00 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes pulls down the rebound | 40-65 |
| 09:44 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes hits a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Clayton Craven - foul #3 on Clayton Craven, team foul #9 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Jonathan Lipps, Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (PG), Bruce Smith (SG), Nicolas Haynes (SF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Stephen Phillips, William McGlasson, Michael Burks, Kevin Tyler | |
| 09:44 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes makes the free throw | 40-68 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses the turnaround from the right block | 40-68 |
| 09:25 | DePaul | Eric Broderick gets the rebound | 40-68 |
| 09:02 | DePaul | Bruce Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-68 |
| 09:00 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers misses the tip | 40-68 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Jack Styles grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Nicolas Haynes steps in front of the Curtis Lyles pass | 40-68 |
| 08:43 | DePaul | Bruce Smith is fouled on the floor by George Woods - foul #2 on George Woods, team foul #10 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Gary Lane (SF) Jose Prieto, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Baxter (PF) Edwin Hughes | |
| 08:43 | DePaul | Bruce Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-69 |
| 08:43 | DePaul | Bruce Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 40-69 |
| 08:43 | Akron | George Woods snags the defensive board | 40-69 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Gary Lane knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Cliff Morgan | 42-69 |
| 08:06 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter is whistled for traveling | 42-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Waters (C) George Woods | |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (SG), Michael Burks (SF), Kevin Tyler (C) Bruce Smith, Nicolas Haynes, Jonathan Sellers | |
| 07:51 | Akron | Frank Waters misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Tyler - foul #2 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #5 | 42-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (PG) Eric Broderick | |
| 07:51 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 07:51 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - William McGlasson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Burks (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by William McGlasson | 44-71 |
| 07:06 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-71 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Frank Waters snags the offensive board | 44-71 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Brandon Baxter is called for the reach on Curtis Lyles - foul #4 on Brandon Baxter, team foul #6 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG), Clayton Craven (PF) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Hughes (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Brandon Baxter, Kevin Tyler | |
| 06:40 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-71 |
| 06:38 | DePaul | Michael Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 06:29 | DePaul | William McGlasson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (SF), Jack Styles (PF), George Woods (C) Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 06:15 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jose Prieto | 46-71 |
| 05:55 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 46-71 |
| 05:54 | Akron | George Woods grabs the board | 46-71 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses long on a floater from the right wing | 46-71 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Michael Burks snags the defensive board | 46-71 |
| 05:43 | DePaul | William McGlasson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-71 |
| 05:42 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes misses the tip | 46-71 |
| 05:40 | DePaul | Michael Burks pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 05:25 | DePaul | Michael Burks clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-71 |
| 05:23 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes tips it back up and in | 46-73 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Gary Lane misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-73 |
| 05:09 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips pulls down the rebound | 46-73 |
| 05:02 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes is fouled on the floor by Jack Styles - foul #1 on Jack Styles, team foul #11 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (PG), Bruce Smith (SG), Nicolas Haynes (SF), Kevin Tyler (C) Stephen Phillips, William McGlasson, Michael Burks, Jonathan Sellers | |
| 05:02 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 05:02 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-74 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-74 |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (C) George Woods | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Baxter (PF) Edwin Hughes | |
| 04:33 | DePaul | Jose Prieto is called for the reach on Eric Broderick - foul #1 on Jose Prieto, team foul #12 | 46-74 |
| 04:33 | DePaul | Eric Broderick misses the 1st free throw | 46-74 |
| 04:33 | DePaul | Eric Broderick makes the 2nd free throw | 46-75 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Jose Prieto throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-75 |
| 04:11 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter can't finish the layup | 46-75 |
| 04:09 | Akron | Gary Lane grabs the board | 46-75 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Jack Styles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-75 |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (SG) Jonathan Lipps | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:49 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-75 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Jack Styles gets the rebound | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Bauer (fresh) SF - Gary Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Styles (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Eric Broderick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Akron | Jack Styles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cliff Morgan | 48-75 |
| 03:05 | DePaul | Bruce Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Nicolas Haynes | 48-77 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Gary Lane scores on a turnaround in the paint | 50-77 |
| 02:32 | DePaul | Eric Broderick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-77 |
| 02:31 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter tips it but misses | 50-77 |
| 02:29 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler tips it home | 50-79 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Gary Lane misses the dunk | 50-79 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Jack Styles gets the offensive rebound | 50-79 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-79 |
| 01:56 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Kevin Tyler | 50-79 |
| 01:36 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Eric Broderick and he's fouled by Jack Styles - foul #2 on Jack Styles, team foul #13 | 50-81 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), George Woods (C) William Bauer, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (PG), William McGlasson (SG), Michael Burks (SF) Eric Broderick, Bruce Smith, Nicolas Haynes | |
| 01:36 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter misses the free throw | 50-81 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Cliff Morgan pulls down the rebound | 50-81 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Jose Prieto travels with the ball | 50-81 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 50-81 |
| 01:03 | Akron | George Woods grabs the board | 50-81 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Jose Prieto drills a 3 from the right corner | 53-81 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | DePaul | William McGlasson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brandon Baxter | 53-83 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps travels with the ball | 53-83 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips runs out the clock | 53-83 |