| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Thurber (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Isaac Robinson inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | John Komar clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bernard Sorensen | 40-29 |
| 19:15 | Akron | John Bryner scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber tips it back up and in | 42-32 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Isaac Robinson makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by David Labadie | 42-34 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Bernard Sorensen | 44-34 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Bernard Sorensen steps in front of the David Labadie pass | 44-34 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the easy layup | 44-34 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Isaac Robinson grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 17:46 | Akron | David Labadie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-34 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Tovar | 47-34 |
| 17:23 | Akron | John Bryner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-34 |
| 17:21 | Akron | John Komar grabs the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Isaac Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Jesse Seaberg | 49-34 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Isaac Robinson connects on the 3 from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner throws it down on a great pass from Jesse Seaberg | 51-37 |
| 16:09 | Akron | John Bryner buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-39 |
| 15:54 | Akron | John Komar gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Dustin Turner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bryner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Komar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Akron | Richard Thurber is called for the reach on Mark Baker - foul #1 on Richard Thurber, team foul #1 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (C) Dustin Turner | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), Woodrow Cater (SG), Edward Mayer (SF), Jerald Fregoso (PF), Rodney Barker (C) David Labadie, John Bryner, Isaac Robinson, Mark Baker, John Komar | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Edward Mayer misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 51-39 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Rodney Barker gets the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso is fouled on the floor by Harry Tovar - foul #1 on Harry Tovar, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso makes the shot from the right block | 51-41 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Harry Tovar | 53-41 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Bernard Sorensen steps in front of the Charles Smith pass | 53-41 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 53-41 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Rodney Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 13:51 | Akron | Rodney Barker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 53-43 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Tovar | 56-43 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso misses the runner from the baseline | 56-43 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber is hacked by Jerald Fregoso - foul #2 on Jerald Fregoso, team foul #1 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), Ernie Gross (SF), William Morin (PF), Dustin Turner (C) Harry Tovar, Jesse Seaberg, Richard Thurber, William Burr | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), John Bryner (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF), Mark Baker (PF) Charles Smith, Woodrow Cater, Jerald Fregoso, Rodney Barker | |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark connects on the floater from close range set up by Bernard Sorensen | 58-43 |
| 12:22 | Akron | John Bryner drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Labadie | 58-46 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | William Morin is fouled on the floor by Mark Baker - foul #1 on Mark Baker, team foul #2 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Komar (C) Edward Mayer | |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Mark Baker is called for the reach on William Morin - foul #2 on Mark Baker, team foul #3 | 58-46 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | William Morin misses long on a runner from the baseline | 58-46 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Isaac Robinson grabs the board | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Morin (fresh) 2 stl. C - Dustin Turner (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Komar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Akron | Mark Baker drills a floater from the left block | 58-48 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Ernie Gross | 58-48 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stephan Clark | 61-48 |
| 10:33 | Akron | John Bryner loses the ball out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Jesse Seaberg (SF), Richard Thurber (PF) Bernard Sorensen, Ernie Gross, William Morin | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Mayer (SF), Jerald Fregoso (PF), Rodney Barker (C) Isaac Robinson, Mark Baker, John Komar | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ruben Scriven | 63-48 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Richard Thurber is called for the reach on John Bryner - foul #2 on Richard Thurber, team foul #3 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG), William Burr (C) Stephan Clark, Dustin Turner | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), Woodrow Cater (SG) David Labadie, John Bryner | |
| 09:53 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Thurber - foul #3 on Richard Thurber, team foul #4 | 63-48 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber is fouled on the floor by Edward Mayer - foul #2 on Edward Mayer, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jerald Fregoso - foul #3 on Jerald Fregoso, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Rodney Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Dustin Turner (C) Ruben Scriven, William Burr | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), John Bryner (SG) Charles Smith, Woodrow Cater | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee 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 (0) | |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber blows the layup | 64-50 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar tips it home | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:26 | Akron | John Bryner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber grabs the board | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Sorensen | 69-50 |
| 07:51 | Akron | Rodney Barker misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 69-50 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harry Tovar | 71-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Tovar (tiring) 13 pts. 7 ast. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Thurber (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Turner (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerald Fregoso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Barker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Akron | Edward Mayer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-50 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-50 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Jerald Fregoso pulls down the rebound | 71-50 |
| 06:46 | Akron | David Labadie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-50 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Edward Mayer tips it back up and in | 71-52 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), Ernie Gross (SF), William Morin (PF), William Burr (C) Harry Tovar, Jesse Seaberg, Richard Thurber, Dustin Turner | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), Woodrow Cater (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF), Mark Baker (PF), John Komar (C) David Labadie, John Bryner, Edward Mayer, Jerald Fregoso, Rodney Barker | |
| 06:02 | Akron | Woodrow Cater clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-52 |
| 06:01 | Akron | John Komar tips it home | 71-54 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Komar - foul #3 on John Komar, team foul #6 | 71-54 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 05:33 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 05:31 | Akron | John Komar pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Woodrow Cater scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-57 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-57 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Mark Baker pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Isaac Robinson is hacked by Ernie Gross - foul #1 on Ernie Gross, team foul #5 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Jesse Seaberg (SF), Dustin Turner (C) Bernard Sorensen, Ernie Gross, William Burr | |
| Subs | Akron | John Bryner (SG) Woodrow Cater | |
| 04:46 | Akron | Isaac Robinson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-57 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | William Morin pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Charles Smith steals the ball from Jesse Seaberg | 73-57 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Charles Smith lays it up and in | 73-59 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the dunk but he's fouled by Isaac Robinson - foul #2 on Isaac Robinson, team foul #7 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Thurber (PF) William Morin | |
| Subs | Akron | David Labadie (PG), Edward Mayer (C) Charles Smith, John Komar | |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 03:49 | Akron | John Bryner's pass is intercepted by Stephan Clark | 74-59 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark blows the dunk | 74-59 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber hits the follow up shot | 76-59 |
| 03:36 | Akron | David Labadie connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Bryner | 76-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Turner (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Labadie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bryner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Mayer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Edward Mayer takes the ball from Dustin Turner | 76-62 |
| 03:03 | Akron | 3 seconds is called on Mark Baker | 76-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Harry Tovar (SG), William Burr (C) Ruben Scriven, Stephan Clark, Dustin Turner | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Wildman (SF), Rodney Barker (C) Isaac Robinson, Mark Baker | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | William Burr misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Rodney Barker - foul #2 on Rodney Barker, team foul #8 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Stephan Clark (SG), Ernie Gross (SF), William Morin (PF) Bernard Sorensen, Harry Tovar, Jesse Seaberg, Richard Thurber | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Smith (PG), Woodrow Cater (SG), Jerald Fregoso (PF) David Labadie, John Bryner, Aaron Wildman | |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Woodrow Cater gets the rebound | 77-62 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Woodrow Cater can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-62 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven gets the rebound | 77-62 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | William Burr can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Mayer - foul #3 on Edward Mayer, team foul #9 | 77-62 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Woodrow Cater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-62 |
| 02:21 | Akron | Edward Mayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Edward Mayer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-62 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Morin | 79-62 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | William Burr is whistled for traveling | 79-62 |
| 01:46 | Akron | Rodney Barker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-62 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross grabs the board | 79-62 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Woodrow Cater is called for the reach on Stephan Clark - foul #1 on Woodrow Cater, team foul #10 | 79-62 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Edward Mayer scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-65 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Jerald Fregoso is called for the reach on Ernie Gross - foul #4 on Jerald Fregoso, team foul #11 | 81-65 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross makes the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 00:50 | Akron | William Morin knocks away the 3 by Edward Mayer | 83-65 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | William Morin snags the defensive board | 83-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernie Gross | 85-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Woodrow Cater makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Edward Mayer | 85-68 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven runs out the clock | 85-68 |