| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) SG - James Peacock (fresh) SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fresh) PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) C - William Macha (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jason Pepe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Akron | Jason Pepe clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Gregory Ogorman is called for the reach on James Peacock - foul #1 on Gregory Ogorman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Jason Pepe misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Vanderbilt | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | William Macha jams it | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Jerry Huffman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Jason Pepe tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Ogorman | 2-6 |
| 17:53 | Akron | James Peacock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 17:51 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Williams | 2-8 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Thomas Daniel is denied on a layup by William Macha | 2-8 |
| 17:08 | Akron | James Peacock tips it but misses | 2-8 |
| 17:06 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 16:45 | Vanderbilt | John Williams misses the floater from the right block | 2-8 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Benjamin Miller gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Benjamin Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Thomas Daniel snags the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Benjamin Miller can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-8 |
| 16:12 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:01 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Williams | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fairly fresh) SG - James Peacock (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Huffman (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Pepe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Wheelock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Macha (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Akron | James Peacock buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Benjamin Miller | 5-11 |
| 15:33 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Daniel swats the short shot by Willie Schwalenberg | 5-11 |
| 15:32 | Akron | Jason Pepe gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:05 | Akron | James Peacock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Jason Pepe grabs the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Thomas Daniel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Pepe | 7-11 |
| 14:33 | Vanderbilt | William Macha throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Carl Baker (SG), Ray Mallet (SF), Terry Brooks (PF), Modesto Russo (C) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Justin Hartmann (SF), Thomas Pattison (PF), Ronald Chambers (C) John Williams, Gregory Ogorman, Willie Schwalenberg, Roger Wheelock, William Macha | |
| 14:16 | Akron | Kyle Garrett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-11 |
| 14:14 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:47 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers is whistled for traveling | 7-11 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Carl Baker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | Justin Hartmann hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Ferguson | 9-14 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Ray Mallet lays it up and in on a great pass from Carl Baker | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | Vanderbilt | Justin Hartmann scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Cox | 11-17 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 12:28 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ferguson | 11-17 |
| 12:22 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Pattison hits a jumper in the lane set up by Kenneth Ferguson | 11-19 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Kyle Garrett travels with the ball | 11-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), James Peacock (SG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Jason Pepe (PF) Kyle Garrett, Carl Baker, Ray Mallet, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Gregory Ogorman (SG), Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Roger Wheelock (PF), William Macha (C) Roger Cox, Kenneth Ferguson, Justin Hartmann, Thomas Pattison, Ronald Chambers | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Macha (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock misses the shot from the left block | 11-19 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Terry Brooks snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Benjamin Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Daniel (C) Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Huffman - foul #1 on Jerry Huffman, team foul #1 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Pattison (C) William Macha | |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Jason Pepe gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Benjamin Miller drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 13-20 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Benjamin Miller makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:21 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Miller takes the ball from John Williams | 14-20 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses the easy layup | 14-20 |
| 10:15 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Pattison snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 10:10 | Vanderbilt | John Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-20 |
| 10:08 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock grabs the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 09:57 | Vanderbilt | Jason Pepe denies the turnaround by Roger Wheelock | 14-20 |
| 09:56 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jason Pepe | 14-20 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Benjamin Miller can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 09:50 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Gregory Ogorman | 14-22 |
| 09:28 | Akron | A charge is called on James Peacock - foul #1 on James Peacock, team foul #2 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (SF), Terry Brooks (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe, Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Ronald Chambers (PF), William Macha (C) John Williams, Roger Wheelock, Thomas Pattison | |
| 09:14 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Cox | 14-24 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Thomas Daniel comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Ogorman - foul #2 on Gregory Ogorman, team foul #3 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Justin Hartmann (SF) Gregory Ogorman, Willie Schwalenberg | |
| 09:07 | Akron | Thomas Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Thomas Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | William Macha grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 08:49 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 08:47 | Akron | James Peacock snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-24 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Benjamin Miller tips it back up and in | 17-24 |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Ferguson and he's fouled by Benjamin Miller - foul #1 on Benjamin Miller, team foul #3 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (SG), Ray Mallet (SF), Jason Pepe (PF) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Roger Wheelock (PF), Thomas Pattison (C) Justin Hartmann, Ronald Chambers, William Macha | |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox misses the free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:13 | Akron | Jason Pepe grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Ray Mallet is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ray Mallet, team foul #4 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF) Kenneth Ferguson | |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kyle Garrett - foul #1 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Huffman (SF) Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) SG - Carl Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ray Mallet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Pattison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Akron | The short jumper by Carl Baker is denied by Thomas Pattison | 17-28 |
| 07:18 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 06:59 | Vanderbilt | John Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 17-28 |
| 06:57 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock tips it home | 17-30 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Kyle Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-30 |
| 06:38 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock grabs the board | 17-30 |
| 06:27 | Vanderbilt | John Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 17-30 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Carl Baker snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roger Cox - foul #1 on Roger Cox, team foul #4 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), James Peacock (SG), Terry Brooks (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Carl Baker, Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe, Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Justin Hartmann (SF), Ronald Chambers (PF), William Macha (C) John Williams, Willie Schwalenberg, Roger Wheelock, Thomas Pattison | |
| 06:13 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 05:57 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Cox | 18-32 |
| 05:39 | Akron | James Peacock hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas Daniel | 20-32 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | Justin Hartmann misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 05:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Peacock | 20-32 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-32 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Terry Brooks can't tip it in | 20-32 |
| 05:12 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 04:51 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson double dribbles | 20-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Huffman (SF), Jason Pepe (PF) Kyle Garrett, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Roger Wheelock (PF) Roger Cox, Ronald Chambers | |
| 04:39 | Akron | Benjamin Miller scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 04:26 | Vanderbilt | William Macha is fouled on the floor by James Peacock - foul #2 on James Peacock, team foul #6 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (SG), Ray Mallet (C) James Peacock, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Thomas Pattison (C) Justin Hartmann, William Macha | |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | John Williams double dribbles | 23-32 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Carl Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG) Carl Baker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman (SG) Kenneth Ferguson | |
| 03:28 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | John Williams hits the follow up shot | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ray Mallet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Pattison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Akron | Benjamin Miller comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 03:18 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Roger Wheelock | 23-34 |
| 03:12 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg's pass is intercepted by Jason Pepe | 23-34 |
| 02:52 | Akron | John Williams is called for the reach on Benjamin Miller - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), Terry Brooks (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Benjamin Miller, Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson (SF), Ronald Chambers (PF), William Macha (C) Willie Schwalenberg, Roger Wheelock, Thomas Pattison | |
| 02:47 | Akron | William Macha picks off the pass by James Peacock | 23-34 |
| 02:29 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers is hacked by James Peacock - foul #3 on James Peacock, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Doggett (PG), David Sison (SF) James Peacock, Ray Mallet | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG) John Williams | |
| 02:29 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:29 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Terry Brooks's pass is intercepted by Roger Cox | 23-36 |
| 01:43 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Carl Baker - foul #1 on Carl Baker, team foul #8 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Kyle Garrett (SG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Jason Pepe (PF) Timothy Doggett, Carl Baker, David Sison, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Pattison (PF) William Macha | |
| 01:43 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:43 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Benjamin Miller drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Huffman | 26-37 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Jason Pepe grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Kyle Garrett connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Benjamin Miller | 29-37 |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Pattison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Pattison snags the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Pattison misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Pepe - foul #1 on Jason Pepe, team foul #9 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (SF), Modesto Russo (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Willie Schwalenberg (SF), William Macha (C) Gregory Ogorman, Kenneth Ferguson, Ronald Chambers | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Pattison makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Pattison makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Ray Mallet misses short on a halfcourt shot | 29-39 |