| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Richard Cokley (fresh) SG - James Hill (fresh) SF - George Thompson (fresh) PF - Gary Nash (fresh) C - Charles Carrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) SG - James Armstrong (fresh) SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) C - Hershel Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Hill | 2-0 |
| 19:46 | Akron | Christopher Thiel misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:45 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Gary Nash | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Wyoming | George Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Albert Hardy | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Akron | Hershel Moore connects on the runner from the left block set up by Albert Hardy | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Wyoming | George Thompson makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Cokley | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Raymond Samuels can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 4-2 |
| 18:31 | Wyoming | James Hill snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | Wyoming | George Thompson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Raymond Samuels | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Hill - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:17 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:05 | Wyoming | George Thompson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Cokley and he's hacked by James Armstrong - foul #1 on James Armstrong, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 18:05 | Wyoming | George Thompson makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Gary Nash steals it from Christopher Thiel | 7-4 |
| 17:30 | Wyoming | James Hill misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 17:28 | Wyoming | Gary Nash gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:15 | Wyoming | Gary Nash is denied on a layup by Raymond Samuels | 7-4 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Hershel Moore pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:03 | Akron | James Armstrong is fouled on the floor by James Hill - foul #2 on James Hill, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Victor Crawford (PG), Timothy Allen (SG), Clinton Raymond (SF), Bryan Swartzmiller (PF), Gilbert Holliday (C) Richard Cokley, James Hill, George Thompson, Gary Nash, Charles Carrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, James Armstrong, Christopher Thiel, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 16:45 | Akron | Timothy Allen takes the ball from Lawrence Draper | 7-4 |
| 16:36 | Wyoming | Clinton Raymond hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:35 | Wyoming | Clinton Raymond snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:25 | Wyoming | Clinton Raymond loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses short on a jumper near the basket | 7-4 |
| 16:05 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:43 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Victor Crawford (fresh) SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) SF - Clinton Raymond (fresh) PF - Bryan Swartzmiller (fresh) C - Gilbert Holliday (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) C - Ben Morrow (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller lays it in and he's hacked by Bryan Hart - foul #1 on Bryan Hart, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Cokley (PG), George Thompson (SF) Victor Crawford, Clinton Raymond | |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (SG), Christopher Thiel (PF) Lisimba Adeyemo, Bryan Hart | |
| 15:28 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:14 | Akron | Lawrence Draper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 15:13 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Gilbert Holliday | 10-6 |
| 14:54 | Wyoming | George Thompson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on George Thompson, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Michael Crouch (SG), Ralph Arciniega (PF), Charles Carrington (C) Timothy Allen, Bryan Swartzmiller, Gilbert Holliday | |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) Christopher Thiel | |
| 14:37 | Akron | Marc Osborne can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:36 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:18 | Wyoming | James Stone is called for the reach on Michael Crouch - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Gary Nash (PF) Ralph Arciniega | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF) Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart | |
| 14:04 | Wyoming | George Thompson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Crouch | 12-6 |
| 13:43 | Akron | James Stone is fouled on the floor by Gary Nash - foul #1 on Gary Nash, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Timothy Allen (SG), Bryan Swartzmiller (C) Michael Crouch, Charles Carrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Christopher Thiel (PF), Hershel Moore (C) James Armstrong, James Stone, Raymond Samuels, Ben Morrow | |
| 13:33 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Bryan Swartzmiller - foul #1 on Bryan Swartzmiller, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG) Marc Osborne | |
| 13:33 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:16 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Thiel - foul #1 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Victor Crawford (PG), Clinton Raymond (SF) Richard Cokley, George Thompson | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF) Dennis Bui, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper | |
| 13:16 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:16 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the jumper from the baseline | 14-8 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Christopher Thiel grabs the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Clinton Raymond steps in front of the Christopher Thiel pass | 14-8 |
| 12:36 | Wyoming | Timothy Allen misses short on a floater from the right side | 14-8 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Hershel Moore pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Gary Nash swats the layup by Hershel Moore | 14-8 |
| 12:19 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:57 | Wyoming | Clinton Raymond is hacked by Hershel Moore - foul #1 on Hershel Moore, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Cokley (PG), Michael Crouch (SG), George Thompson (SF), Ralph Arciniega (PF), Gilbert Holliday (C) Victor Crawford, Timothy Allen, Clinton Raymond, Gary Nash, Bryan Swartzmiller | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong, Christopher Thiel, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 11:32 | Wyoming | George Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 11:30 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Richard Cokley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Crouch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Arciniega (fresh) C - Gilbert Holliday (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Bui (fresh) SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) C - Ben Morrow (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Gilbert Holliday blocks the short jumper by Dennis Bui | 14-8 |
| 11:24 | Wyoming | Michael Crouch snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 11:11 | Wyoming | George Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 11:10 | Akron | Ben Morrow gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Lawrence Draper is whistled for traveling | 14-8 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Charles Carrington (C) Gilbert Holliday | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), James Stone (SF), Christopher Thiel (PF) Dennis Bui, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart | |
| 10:43 | Wyoming | George Thompson connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Richard Cokley | 16-8 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Christopher Thiel lays it in on a great pass from James Armstrong | 16-10 |
| 10:05 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington comes up short on the shot from close range | 16-10 |
| 10:04 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington snags the offensive board | 16-10 |
| 09:45 | Wyoming | George Thompson scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Crouch | 18-10 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Christopher Thiel hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ralph Arciniega - foul #1 on Ralph Arciniega, team foul #6 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Timothy Allen (SG), Clinton Raymond (SF), Gary Nash (PF), Bryan Swartzmiller (C) Michael Crouch, George Thompson, Ralph Arciniega, Charles Carrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong, James Stone, Ben Morrow | |
| 09:17 | Akron | Christopher Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Christopher Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:59 | Wyoming | Timothy Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 08:58 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley gets the offensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 08:48 | Wyoming | Timothy Allen loses the dribble to Hershel Moore | 18-12 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Raymond Samuels banks in the layup and he's hacked by Bryan Swartzmiller - foul #2 on Bryan Swartzmiller, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Victor Crawford (PG), Gilbert Holliday (C) Richard Cokley, Bryan Swartzmiller | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Christopher Thiel | |
| 08:30 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:30 | Wyoming | Clinton Raymond gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:18 | Wyoming | Victor Crawford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Lawrence Draper grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses long on a jumper from the left side | 18-14 |
| 07:51 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 07:34 | Wyoming | Victor Crawford is hacked by Dennis Bui - foul #1 on Dennis Bui, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Wyoming | George Thompson (SF), Charles Carrington (C) Clinton Raymond, Gilbert Holliday | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Dennis Bui, James Armstrong, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 07:15 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington misses the dunk attempt | 18-14 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Lawrence Draper grabs the board | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Victor Crawford (fresh) SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) SF - George Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gary Nash (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Carrington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) C - Ben Morrow (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Marc Osborne and he's fouled by George Thompson - foul #2 on George Thompson, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Cokley (PG), Michael Crouch (SF), Ralph Arciniega (PF) Victor Crawford, George Thompson, Gary Nash | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Marc Osborne, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| 07:10 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:10 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:56 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Albert Hardy - foul #1 on Albert Hardy, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Clinton Raymond (SF) Michael Crouch | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Christopher Thiel (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 06:56 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:56 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Charles Carrington is called for the reach on Marc Osborne - foul #1 on Charles Carrington, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Michael Crouch (SG) Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow | |
| 06:35 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:35 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:15 | Wyoming | Clinton Raymond loses the dribble to Hershel Moore | 20-17 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 06:01 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Clinton Raymond | 20-17 |
| 05:51 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Hershel Moore grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Lawrence Draper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Hershel Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Hershel Moore connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from James Armstrong | 20-19 |
| 05:02 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley banks in the layup and he's fouled by Hershel Moore - foul #2 on Hershel Moore, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Timothy Allen (SG), Gary Nash (PF), Gilbert Holliday (C) Clinton Raymond, Ralph Arciniega, Charles Carrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 05:02 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:37 | Akron | Christopher Thiel hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lisimba Adeyemo | 23-21 |
| 04:17 | Wyoming | Timothy Allen's pass is intercepted by Lisimba Adeyemo | 23-21 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Christopher Thiel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 03:38 | Wyoming | Timothy Allen is whistled for traveling | 23-23 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Victor Crawford (PG), James Hill (SG), George Thompson (SF), Bryan Swartzmiller (C) Richard Cokley, Timothy Allen, Michael Crouch, Gilbert Holliday | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Bryan Hart | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Armstrong | 23-25 |
| 03:06 | Wyoming | Gary Nash blows the layup | 23-25 |
| 03:04 | Wyoming | George Thompson grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Victor Crawford (fresh) SG - James Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gary Nash (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Swartzmiller (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Wyoming | James Hill banks in the layup on a great pass from George Thompson | 25-25 |
| 02:39 | Akron | James Hill steals it from James Armstrong | 25-25 |
| 02:37 | Wyoming | Victor Crawford is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Crawford, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday (C) Gary Nash | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF) Marc Osborne, Raymond Samuels | |
| 02:24 | Akron | Ben Morrow can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Gilbert Holliday - foul #1 on Gilbert Holliday, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF) Dennis Bui, James Armstrong, Christopher Thiel | |
| 02:24 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:07 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Draper - foul #1 on Lawrence Draper, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Cokley (PG), Charles Carrington (C) Victor Crawford, Gilbert Holliday | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Christopher Thiel (PF) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Raymond Samuels | |
| 02:07 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:07 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Ben Morrow pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Christopher Thiel clanks a floater from the left block | 25-27 |
| 01:53 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:43 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Bui - foul #2 on Dennis Bui, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Stone (SF), Raymond Samuels (C) Dennis Bui, Lawrence Draper, Ben Morrow | |
| 01:43 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:43 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Christopher Thiel's layup is rejected by Charles Carrington | 27-27 |
| 01:23 | Wyoming | James Hill pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 01:00 | Wyoming | James Hill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Christopher Thiel pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 00:36 | Akron | James Armstrong hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 27-29 |
| 00:15 | Wyoming | James Hill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 00:14 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 00:04 | Wyoming | James Hill is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Hill, team foul #12 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Victor Crawford (PG), Timothy Allen (SG), Clinton Raymond (SF), Gary Nash (PF), Gilbert Holliday (C) Richard Cokley, James Hill, George Thompson, Bryan Swartzmiller, Charles Carrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong, James Stone, Christopher Thiel, Raymond Samuels | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Albert Hardy misses long on a halfcourt shot | 27-29 |