| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Pepe (fresh) 9 pts. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Jerry Huffman inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Robertson - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:35 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:35 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | The short jumper by Todd Raub is denied by Jerry Huffman | 38-38 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Jerry Huffman pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Benjamin Miller is hacked by Wesley Prado in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Prado, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 18:52 | Akron | James Peacock can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Todd Raub comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Pepe - foul #3 on Jason Pepe, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (PF), Terry Brooks (C) Jason Pepe, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Terry Brooks misses short on a shot in the lane | 38-39 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Reed Phillips snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Eric Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | James Peacock is called for the reach on Wesley Prado - foul #3 on James Peacock, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Carl Baker (SG), Modesto Russo (C) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock, Jerry Huffman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Reed Phillips drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Todd Raub | 38-41 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Kyle Garrett is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Garrett, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips | |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Todd Raub is fouled on the floor by Carl Baker - foul #1 on Carl Baker, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), David Sison (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Carl Baker, Ray Mallet, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Jie Huang | |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Wesley Prado connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Todd Raub | 38-43 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Thomas Daniel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 16:15 | Akron | David Sison snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Benjamin Miller scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Todd Raub (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - William Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Keith Jones is called for traveling | 40-43 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Jason Pepe (PF) Kyle Garrett, David Sison, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub | |
| 15:20 | Akron | James Peacock misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Thomas - foul #3 on Eric Thomas, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Ray Mallet (C) Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) William Roberts | |
| 15:20 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:20 | Akron | James Peacock makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 42-45 |
| 14:54 | Akron | James Peacock is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Peacock, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), David Sison (SG) Benjamin Miller, James Peacock | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Reed Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerry Huffman - foul #2 on Jerry Huffman, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), Modesto Russo (C) David Sison, Jerry Huffman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Modesto Russo pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Eric Thomas steals it from Kyle Garrett in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Reed Phillips connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Eric Thomas and he's hacked by Modesto Russo - foul #1 on Modesto Russo, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Jie Huang | |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Antonio Stack steals the ball from Modesto Russo | 42-48 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Eric Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 42-51 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Carl Baker misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Reed Phillips | 42-51 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is hacked by Ray Mallet - foul #2 on Ray Mallet, team foul #8 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Jerry Huffman (SF), Terry Brooks (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Kyle Garrett, Ray Mallet, Jason Pepe, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to Terry Brooks | 42-52 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Thomas Daniel tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Todd Raub connects on the runner near the basket set up by Reed Phillips | 44-54 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Reed Phillips connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Keith Jones | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Baker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Akron | Carl Baker drills a jumpshot from the right side | 46-56 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the lay-in | 46-56 |
| 11:14 | Akron | Carl Baker pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Jerry Huffman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-56 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Raub | 46-56 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Thomas Daniel - foul #3 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #9 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Kyle Garrett (PG), David Sison (SG), Ray Mallet (SF), Jason Pepe (PF), Modesto Russo (C) Benjamin Miller, Carl Baker, Jerry Huffman, Terry Brooks, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Modesto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Modesto Russo misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Roberts - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| 10:26 | Akron | Modesto Russo misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Modesto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Eric Thomas buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 46-59 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Modesto Russo comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-59 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Jason Pepe tips it but misses | 46-59 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Ray Mallet can't tip it in | 46-59 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Antonio Stack connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 46-61 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Kyle Garrett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Thomas - foul #4 on Eric Thomas, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Thomas Daniel (C) Ray Mallet, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Todd Raub (PF), Kris Barnes (C) Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 09:19 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Kyle Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Kyle Garrett steals it from Stanley Huff | 48-61 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Benjamin Miller banks in the layup on a great pass from Kyle Garrett | 50-61 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 08:25 | Akron | David Sison grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 08:10 | Akron | Kyle Garrett is whistled for a carry | 50-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Huffman (SF), Ray Mallet (PF), Terry Brooks (C) David Sison, Jason Pepe, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Kyle Garrett steps in front of the Wesley Prado pass | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Garrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Huffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Mallet (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kris Barnes (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Eric Thomas is called for the reach on Benjamin Miller - foul #5 on Eric Thomas, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Akron | James Peacock (SG) Kyle Garrett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Kris Barnes | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Benjamin Miller is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Peacock | 52-61 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Jones | 52-63 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the fadeaway from the left side | 54-63 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | William Roberts buries a jumper in the lane set up by Keith Jones | 54-65 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Richard Chiaramonte is called for the reach on Jerry Huffman - foul #1 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (PG), Jason Pepe (PF), Modesto Russo (C) Benjamin Miller, Ray Mallet, Terry Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 05:40 | Akron | Jerry Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Jerry Huffman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Reed Phillips buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Todd Raub | 55-67 |
| 04:52 | Akron | James Peacock misses the easy open layup | 55-67 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Stanley Huff clanks a shot from the right side | 55-67 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Todd Raub tips it in | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:19 | Akron | Jerry Huffman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 04:17 | Akron | James Peacock grabs the offensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Jerry Huffman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Robertson | 55-69 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Reed Phillips, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Benjamin Miller (PG), Kyle Garrett (SG), David Sison (SF), Terry Brooks (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) Carl Baker, James Peacock, Jerry Huffman, Jason Pepe, Modesto Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Kris Barnes (PF) Stanley Huff, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub | |
| 03:27 | Akron | Thomas Daniel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Kris Barnes snags the defensive board | 55-69 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benjamin Miller (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kris Barnes (fresh) C - Jie Huang (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Jones | 55-71 |
| 03:04 | Akron | Benjamin Miller misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 55-71 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Keith Jones buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Wesley Prado and he's hacked by David Sison - foul #2 on David Sison, team foul #10 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Baker (SG), Ray Mallet (PF) Benjamin Miller, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Kris Barnes, Jie Huang | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the free throw | 55-73 |
| 02:39 | Akron | Terry Brooks grabs the board | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:37 | Akron | Kyle Garrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-73 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF) Antonio Stack | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte double dribbles | 55-73 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Terry Brooks buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Carl Baker and the foul's on Stanley Huff - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Akron | Modesto Russo (C) David Sison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (C) Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, William Roberts | |
| 01:55 | Akron | Terry Brooks misses the free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Todd Raub pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Modesto Russo denies the turnaround by Jie Huang | 57-73 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Ray Mallet grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Wesley Prado picks off the pass by Kyle Garrett in the backcourt | 57-73 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses long on a shot in the paint | 57-73 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Terry Brooks grabs the board | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:55 | Akron | Carl Baker is hacked by Joshua Robertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #10 | 57-73 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Carl Baker misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Carl Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Todd Raub is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Todd Raub, team foul #11 | 58-73 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Modesto Russo comes up short on the shot in the lane | 58-73 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Ray Mallet tips it home | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Jones runs out the clock | 60-73 |