| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) SG - James Peacock (fresh) SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jesse Derr (fresh) SG - Fred Chacon (fresh) SF - Erik Finney (fresh) PF - Jason Gerald (fresh) C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Jason Gerald wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | UCLA | Erik Finney clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UCLA | Jason Gerald hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Jerry Huffman is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | UCLA | Erik Finney comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | UCLA | Jesse Derr tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:51 | Akron | The short jumper by James Peacock is denied by Erik Finney | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | UCLA | Fred Chacon gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | UCLA | Jason Pepe swats the dunk try by Marvin Kirkpatrick | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Akron | Jerry Huffman pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Benjamin Miller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Akron | James Peacock tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Jerry Huffman tips it in | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | UCLA | Erik Finney can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Huffman - foul #1 on Jerry Huffman, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Jerry Moorhead (SG), Matthew Pitchford (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Jesse Derr, Fred Chacon, Jason Gerald, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| 17:52 | UCLA | Erik Finney makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | UCLA | Erik Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:40 | Akron | Jason Pepe drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 17:19 | UCLA | Carl Johnson loses the dribble to Benjamin Miller | 7-6 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Benjamin Miller is hacked by Carl Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows (SF) Erik Finney | |
| 16:58 | Akron | James Peacock blows the layup but the foul's on Jerry Moorhead - foul #1 on Jerry Moorhead, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 16:58 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:58 | Akron | James Peacock misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:58 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:35 | UCLA | Carl Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Jason Pepe pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Jerry Huffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG) Carl Johnson | |
| 16:05 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-8 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Jason Pepe misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:54 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) SG - James Peacock (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jerry Huffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ray Mallet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jesse Derr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Moorhead (fresh) SF - Jeremy Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Pitchford (fresh) C - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 15:17 | Akron | James Peacock misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 15:15 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jesse Derr | 8-11 |
| 15:03 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier's layup is rejected by Jerry Huffman | 8-11 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Jerry Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:43 | Akron | James Peacock knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Miller | 11-11 |
| 14:41 | UCLA | Jesse Derr is fouled in the backcourt by James Peacock - foul #1 on James Peacock, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Carl Baker (SG), Terry Brooks (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Fred Chacon (SG), Michael Simeon (SF), Jason Gerald (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Jesse Derr, Jerry Moorhead, Jeremy Meadows, Matthew Pitchford, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 14:26 | UCLA | Fred Chacon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:24 | UCLA | Carl Johnson misses the tip | 11-11 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Thomas Daniel snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Carl Baker loses the dribble to Marvin Kirkpatrick | 11-11 |
| 13:58 | UCLA | Carl Baker steals it from Jason Gerald | 11-11 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Kyle Garrett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Baker | 13-11 |
| 13:39 | UCLA | Thomas Daniel picks off the pass by Jason Gerald | 13-11 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Michael Simeon blocks the jumper by Kyle Garrett | 13-11 |
| 13:21 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Daniel | 13-11 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Thomas Daniel misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 13:08 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 12:49 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 13-13 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Thomas Daniel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ray Mallet | 15-13 |
| 12:04 | UCLA | Fred Chacon connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Simeon | 15-16 |
| 11:35 | Akron | Carl Baker comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 11:33 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Baker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Mallet (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Brooks (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Chacon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Simeon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Gerald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick lays it in on a great pass from Jason Gerald and he's fouled by Thomas Daniel - foul #1 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), James Peacock (SG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Jason Pepe (PF), Modesto Russo (C) Kyle Garrett, Carl Baker, Ray Mallet, Terry Brooks, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG), Jerry Moorhead (SG), Erik Finney (SF), Matthew Pitchford (PF) Carl Johnson, Fred Chacon, Michael Simeon, Jason Gerald | |
| 11:08 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick misses the free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:08 | Akron | Jason Pepe grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Modesto Russo is hacked by Marvin Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Marvin Kirkpatrick, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier (C) Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| 10:36 | Akron | Jerry Huffman drills a floater from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 10:13 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier blows the layup but he's fouled by Modesto Russo - foul #1 on Modesto Russo, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG) Jerry Moorhead | |
| 10:13 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:13 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Jason Pepe grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Benjamin Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Moorhead (SG) Michael Simeon | |
| 09:34 | UCLA | Jerry Moorhead misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Peacock - foul #2 on James Peacock, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SG), Terry Brooks (C) James Peacock, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jason Gerald (PF) Joseph Ferrier | |
| 09:34 | UCLA | Jerry Moorhead makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:34 | UCLA | Jerry Moorhead makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Jerry Huffman hits a jumper near the basket set up by Jason Pepe | 19-20 |
| 09:11 | UCLA | Jesse Derr is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Miller - foul #1 on Benjamin Miller, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Fred Chacon (SG), Jeremy Meadows (SF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Jerry Moorhead, Erik Finney, Jason Gerald | |
| 08:57 | UCLA | Jason Pepe is called for the reach on Jeremy Meadows - foul #1 on Jason Pepe, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Joseph Ferrier | |
| 08:57 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:57 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Terry Brooks grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Benjamin Miller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 08:27 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Fred Chacon | 19-21 |
| 08:17 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick is hacked by Terry Brooks - foul #1 on Terry Brooks, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (C) Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Moorhead (SG), Erik Finney (SF), Jason Gerald (PF) Fred Chacon, Jeremy Meadows, Matthew Pitchford | |
| 08:17 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jason Pepe | 19-21 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 07:56 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 07:51 | UCLA | Erik Finney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Ray Mallet gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:32 | Akron | Kyle Garrett scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Pepe | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Huffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Mallet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jesse Derr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Moorhead (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erik Finney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Gerald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UCLA | Erik Finney drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Derr | 22-24 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Gerald - foul #1 on Jason Gerald, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), David Sison (SG), Thomas Daniel (C) Benjamin Miller, Kyle Garrett, Jason Pepe | |
| Subs | UCLA | Fred Chacon (SG), Jeremy Meadows (SF), Matthew Pitchford (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Jerry Moorhead, Erik Finney, Jason Gerald, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| 06:56 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:39 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford loses the dribble to Ray Mallet | 24-24 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Thomas Daniel hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 24-24 |
| 06:26 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:21 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows travels with the ball | 24-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Doggett (PG), Terry Brooks (PF) Jerry Huffman, Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SF) Jeremy Meadows | |
| 06:10 | Akron | Carl Baker drills a jumpshot from the left side | 26-24 |
| 05:41 | UCLA | Timothy Doggett steals it from Fred Chacon | 26-24 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Carl Baker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Doggett | 28-24 |
| 05:24 | UCLA | Michael Simeon lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Pitchford and he's fouled by David Sison - foul #1 on David Sison, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Kyle Garrett (SG), Jason Pepe (PF) Timothy Doggett, Carl Baker, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | UCLA | Erik Finney (SF), Jason Gerald (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Fred Chacon, Matthew Pitchford, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 05:24 | UCLA | Michael Simeon makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Thomas Daniel misses the jumpshot from the right side | 28-27 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Kyle Garrett snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-27 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Benjamin Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:34 | Akron | David Sison comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 04:32 | UCLA | Jason Gerald grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:19 | UCLA | Michael Simeon makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Erik Finney | 28-29 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Kyle Garrett hits a 3 from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 03:54 | UCLA | Michael Simeon misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Garrett - foul #1 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #10 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Ray Mallet (C) Kyle Garrett, David Sison, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | UCLA | Fred Chacon (SG), Jeremy Meadows (SF), Matthew Pitchford (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Jesse Derr, Erik Finney, Jason Gerald, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| 03:54 | UCLA | Michael Simeon misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:54 | UCLA | Michael Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:43 | Akron | James Peacock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG) Michael Simeon | |
| 03:28 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on James Peacock - foul #3 on James Peacock, team foul #11 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (SG), Terry Brooks (C) James Peacock, Jason Pepe | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 03:28 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:28 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Mallet (fresh) C - Terry Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Chacon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Meadows (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Pitchford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Akron | Terry Brooks hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Carl Baker | 33-32 |
| 02:31 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Chacon | 33-34 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Carl Johnson is called for the reach on Benjamin Miller - foul #2 on Carl Johnson, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SG), Jason Pepe (PF) Carl Baker, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG), Jerry Moorhead (SG), Erik Finney (SF), Jason Gerald (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Carl Johnson, Fred Chacon, Jeremy Meadows, Matthew Pitchford, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 02:05 | Akron | Jason Pepe hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Kyle Garrett and he's hacked by Jason Gerald - foul #2 on Jason Gerald, team foul #6 | 35-34 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Jason Pepe makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:51 | UCLA | Erik Finney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Gerald and he's hacked by Benjamin Miller - foul #2 on Benjamin Miller, team foul #12 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Fred Chacon (SG) Jerry Moorhead | |
| 01:51 | UCLA | Erik Finney misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Jason Pepe pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Benjamin Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 01:23 | Akron | Benjamin Miller is fouled on the floor by Jesse Derr - foul #1 on Jesse Derr, team foul #7 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Daniel (C) Jerry Huffman | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Moorhead (SG), Michael Simeon (SF), Matthew Pitchford (C) Fred Chacon, Erik Finney, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| 01:23 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:23 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 01:13 | UCLA | Michael Simeon makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Thomas Daniel is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (SG), David Sison (SF) Benjamin Miller, Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | UCLA | Fred Chacon (SG), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Jerry Moorhead, Matthew Pitchford | |
| 00:40 | UCLA | Jesse Derr misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-38 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Thomas Daniel gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Carl Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 00:13 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Michael Simeon | 38-38 |
| 00:05 | UCLA | Michael Simeon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Jason Gerald tips it but misses | 38-38 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Thomas Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Thomas Daniel clanks a halfcourt shot | 38-38 |