| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) SG - James Armstrong (fresh) SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) C - Hershel Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fresh) SG - Delmer Redmond (fresh) SF - Peter Jamar (fresh) PF - Paul Magruder (fresh) C - Ivan Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Paul Magruder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Paul Magruder scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Gray | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Albert Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Paul Magruder misses the wide open shot in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Samuels - foul #1 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Paul Magruder makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Paul Magruder makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Hershel Moore hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Hardy | 2-4 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | James Armstrong is called for the reach on Peter Jamar - foul #1 on James Armstrong, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Ivan Gray connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by James Baker | 2-6 |
| 18:45 | Akron | James Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Gray - foul #1 on Ivan Gray, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Albert Hardy is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Draper | 4-6 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Paul Magruder comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 4-6 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Hershel Moore grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the runner in the paint | 6-6 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | James Baker is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Delmer Redmond | 6-8 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Paul Magruder denies the turnaround by Raymond Samuels | 6-8 |
| 16:59 | UNLV | James Baker pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | James Baker clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 16:53 | UNLV | James Baker snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Ivan Gray is whistled for a carry | 6-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, James Armstrong, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Andrei Tuholski (SG), James Duplessis (SF), Harold Bailey (PF), John Purcell (C) James Baker, Delmer Redmond, Peter Jamar, Paul Magruder, Ivan Gray | |
| 16:23 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | John Purcell pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Andrei Tuholski | 6-8 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Harold Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) C - Ben Morrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fresh) SG - Andrei Tuholski (fresh) SF - James Duplessis (fresh) PF - Harold Bailey (fresh) C - John Purcell (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo is fouled on the floor by Harold Bailey - foul #1 on Harold Bailey, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (SF) Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:09 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses short on a jump hook from close range | 6-8 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Christopher Thiel tips it in | 8-8 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Ben Morrow gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Andrei Tuholski steals the ball from Marc Osborne | 8-8 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Harold Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Marc Osborne - foul #1 on Marc Osborne, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), Bryan Hart (PF) Lisimba Adeyemo, James Stone | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Delmer Redmond (SG), William Capozzi (SF), Ivan Gray (C) Franklin Monico, Andrei Tuholski, James Duplessis, John Purcell | |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Harold Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Harold Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Ivan Gray swats the layup by Marc Osborne | 8-10 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Ivan Gray pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | William Capozzi hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Baker | 8-13 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Christopher Thiel connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-13 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | William Capozzi connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Baker | 10-15 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Christopher Thiel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-15 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | James Baker gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond is fouled on the floor by James Armstrong - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), James Stone (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong, Christopher Thiel, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Peter Jamar (SF), Paul Magruder (PF), John Purcell (C) James Baker, William Capozzi, Harold Bailey, Ivan Gray | |
| 12:21 | UNLV | Paul Magruder lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Jamar | 10-17 |
| 12:19 | Akron | Franklin Monico steals the ball from Raymond Samuels in the backcourt | 10-17 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Franklin Monico | 10-20 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Hershel Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) Dennis Bui, James Stone | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (SG) Delmer Redmond | |
| 11:47 | UNLV | John Purcell scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Andrei Tuholski | 10-22 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fairly fresh) SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrei Tuholski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Jamar (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Magruder (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo is fouled in the backcourt by Andrei Tuholski - foul #1 on Andrei Tuholski, team foul #3 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Thiel (SF), Ben Morrow (C) Lawrence Draper, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), James Duplessis (SF) Franklin Monico, Peter Jamar | |
| 11:23 | Akron | John Purcell is called for the reach on Christopher Thiel - foul #1 on John Purcell, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF), Hershel Moore (C) Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:00 | Akron | Raymond Samuels's layup is rejected by Paul Magruder | 10-22 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Paul Magruder gets the rebound | 10-22 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski loses the dribble to Lawrence Draper | 10-22 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Marc Osborne hits the finger roll | 12-22 |
| 10:02 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski buries a shot from the right side set up by James Baker and he's fouled by Hershel Moore - foul #1 on Hershel Moore, team foul #5 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), James Stone (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Peter Jamar (SF), Ivan Gray (C) James Baker, James Duplessis, John Purcell | |
| 10:02 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the free throw | 12-25 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Ben Morrow is whistled for traveling | 12-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Hershel Moore (C) Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| 09:32 | UNLV | Christopher Thiel is called for the reach on Peter Jamar - foul #1 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #6 | 12-25 |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Ivan Gray misses badly on a floater near the basket | 12-25 |
| 09:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Hershel Moore | 12-25 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Dennis Bui hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Stone | 14-25 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Ivan Gray connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Paul Magruder and he's fouled by Christopher Thiel - foul #2 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #7 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF) Dennis Bui, James Stone, Christopher Thiel, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG) Peter Jamar | |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Ivan Gray makes the free throw | 14-28 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Ivan Gray denies the turnaround by Lisimba Adeyemo | 14-28 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Ivan Gray grabs the board | 14-28 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Ivan Gray misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 14-28 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Raymond Samuels snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Albert Hardy misses the floater from the left wing | 14-28 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Lawrence Draper pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-28 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fairly fresh) SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Samuels (fairly fresh) C - Ben Morrow (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Delmer Redmond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Capozzi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Magruder (tiring) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Ivan Gray (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Raymond Samuels hits the finger roll and the foul's on Paul Magruder - foul #1 on Paul Magruder, team foul #5 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Stone (SG), Hershel Moore (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (PG), Peter Jamar (SF), Harold Bailey (PF), John Purcell (C) Franklin Monico, William Capozzi, Paul Magruder, Ivan Gray | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | James Duplessis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-28 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | James Duplessis grabs the offensive board | 17-28 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #6 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG) Delmer Redmond | |
| 06:46 | Akron | Lawrence Draper is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Jamar - foul #1 on Peter Jamar, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | John Purcell grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | John Purcell is fouled on the floor by Hershel Moore - foul #2 on Hershel Moore, team foul #8 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Ben Morrow (C) Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:41 | UNLV | John Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | John Purcell misses the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:41 | Akron | James Stone grabs the board | 17-29 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Ben Morrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) James Stone | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:15 | UNLV | James Duplessis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrei Tuholski | 17-32 |
| 06:09 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-32 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), James Stone (SF) Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG) James Duplessis | |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 17-32 |
| 05:56 | Akron | James Stone gets the rebound | 17-32 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Ben Morrow is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ben Morrow, team foul #9 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF) James Armstrong, James Stone, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| 05:32 | UNLV | James Baker misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marc Osborne - foul #2 on Marc Osborne, team foul #10 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), James Armstrong (SG), James Stone (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Magruder (PF) Harold Bailey | |
| 05:32 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 17-34 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Dennis Bui drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Hart | 19-34 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | John Purcell's pass is intercepted by Bryan Hart | 19-34 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Ben Morrow can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Delmer Redmond - foul #2 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #8 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF) Dennis Bui, James Armstrong, James Stone, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Andrei Tuholski (SG), James Duplessis (SF) James Baker, Delmer Redmond, Peter Jamar | |
| 04:40 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | Paul Magruder pulls down the rebound | 20-34 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | James Duplessis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-34 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Raymond Samuels gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Purcell - foul #2 on John Purcell, team foul #9 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF) Albert Hardy, Lawrence Draper, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SF), Harold Bailey (PF), Ivan Gray (C) Andrei Tuholski, Paul Magruder, John Purcell | |
| 03:54 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 03:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Harold Bailey | 20-34 |
| 03:43 | UNLV | James Duplessis is called for traveling | 20-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG) James Duplessis | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) C - Raymond Samuels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Delmer Redmond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Capozzi (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Gray (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Raymond Samuels lays it up and in | 22-34 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Franklin Monico | 22-36 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Delmer Redmond is called for the reach on Christopher Thiel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #10 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF), Hershel Moore (C) Bryan Hart, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Andrei Tuholski (SG), John Purcell (C) Franklin Monico, Delmer Redmond, Ivan Gray | |
| 02:55 | Akron | Christopher Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Christopher Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Harold Bailey is hacked by Christopher Thiel - foul #3 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #11 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Samuels (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Christopher Thiel, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Harold Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Harold Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Raymond Samuels pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Lawrence Draper is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-37 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski clanks a shot in the lane | 24-37 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Harold Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | James Baker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #11 | 24-37 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | The refs have stopped play. William Capozzi is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 24-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Hershel Moore (C) Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) William Capozzi, Harold Bailey | |
| 02:03 | Akron | Lawrence Draper is open and lays it up and in | 26-37 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | James Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Osborne - foul #3 on Marc Osborne, team foul #12 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:01 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses long on an open floater from the right block | 26-38 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Paul Magruder pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski lays it in on a great pass from James Baker and he's hacked by Raymond Samuels - foul #2 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #13 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), James Stone (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Albert Hardy, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SF), Ivan Gray (C) James Duplessis, John Purcell | |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the free throw | 26-41 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses long on a runner in the lane | 26-41 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Peter Jamar grabs the defensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 01:09 | UNLV | James Baker is called for traveling | 26-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Ben Morrow (C) James Stone, Bryan Hart, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Harold Bailey (PF) James Baker, Paul Magruder | |
| 01:06 | Akron | Dennis Bui is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Bui, team foul #14 | 26-41 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Harold Bailey makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Jamar | 26-43 |
| 00:27 | Akron | Ivan Gray swats the short shot by Raymond Samuels | 26-43 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Franklin Monico pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Franklin Monico's fadeaway is rejected by Ben Morrow | 26-43 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the board | 26-43 |
| 00:02 | Akron | James Armstrong knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 28-43 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Peter Jamar hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 28-43 |