| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) SG - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Dwight Rhoton (fresh) PF - Colby Stotler (fresh) C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | West Virginia | Harold Carter drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Shane Brockway | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Mervin Logan blocks the short jumper by Shen Tang | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Eric Wilkinson is called for the reach on Kenneth Newlin - foul #1 on Eric Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Dwight Rhoton and he's hacked by Harvey Newell - foul #1 on Harvey Newell, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan grabs the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Shen Tang | 3-6 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | Shen Tang steps in front of the Shane Brockway pass | 3-6 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Colby Stotler double dribbles | 3-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG), Thomas Giguere (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Steve Jacobi (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Shen Tang, Eric Wilkinson, Dwight Rhoton, Colby Stotler, Augustus Stromski | |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Alberto Luna's layup is rejected by Raymond Grove | 3-6 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steve Jacobi - foul #1 on Steve Jacobi, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:36 | Akron | Leon Tyree grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Steve Jacobi hits the finger roll set up by Leon Tyree | 4-8 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Mitchell | 7-8 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lester Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) SG - Alan Tay (fresh) SF - Alberto Luna (fresh) PF - Steve Jacobi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses the easy layup | 7-8 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 9-8 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Grove | 11-8 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Raymond Grove takes the ball from Leon Tyree | 11-8 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp is denied on a layup by Leon Tyree | 11-8 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Reynaldo Rossi takes the ball from Antonio Mitchell | 11-8 |
| 14:16 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi banks in the layup | 11-10 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Alan Tay steps in front of the Lester Sharp pass | 11-10 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Steve Jacobi misses long on a jumper from the right side | 11-10 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Steve Jacobi can't tip it in | 11-10 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Alberto Luna tips it but misses | 11-10 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Steve Jacobi gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:22 | Akron | Alan Tay misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steve Jacobi - foul #2 on Steve Jacobi, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), Harold Carter (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Raymond Grove, Lester Sharp | |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Davis (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SG), Dwight Rhoton (SF), Colby Stotler (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Alan Tay, Alberto Luna, Steve Jacobi, Leon Tyree | |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 12:54 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Morris Davis | 12-12 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Eric Wilkinson steals it from Shane Brockway | 12-12 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson misses the lay-in | 12-12 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Harold Carter buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Shane Brockway | 14-12 |
| 12:03 | Akron | Colby Stotler misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Carter - foul #1 on Harold Carter, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SF) Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG) Eric Wilkinson | |
| 12:03 | Akron | Colby Stotler misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:03 | Akron | Colby Stotler makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses the 3 from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 14-13 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwight Rhoton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Colby Stotler (fresh) 1 pts. C - Augustus Stromski (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 11:29 | Akron | Colby Stotler gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Shen Tang is blocked by Harvey Newell | 14-13 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Newlin | 14-13 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Harold Carter lays it in set up by Shane Brockway and he's hacked by Colby Stotler - foul #1 on Colby Stotler, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alberto Luna (SF), Leon Tyree (C) Colby Stotler, Augustus Stromski | |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Harold Carter misses the free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Leon Tyree gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:40 | Akron | Morris Davis's pass is intercepted by Mervin Logan | 16-13 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 10:30 | Akron | Leon Tyree snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Shen Tang comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Morris Davis is fouled on the floor by Harvey Newell - foul #2 on Harvey Newell, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Raymond Grove (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway, Kenneth Newlin, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Wilkinson (SG), Alan Tay (SF), Colby Stotler (PF), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, Alberto Luna, Dwight Rhoton, Leon Tyree | |
| 09:34 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson loses the dribble to Lester Sharp | 16-13 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Raymond Grove steals it from Eric Wilkinson | 16-13 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 08:21 | Akron | Augustus Stromski pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson hits a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Lester Sharp - foul #1 on Lester Sharp, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG) Mervin Logan | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Alberto Luna (SF), Dwight Rhoton (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Morris Davis, Alan Tay, Colby Stotler, Augustus Stromski | |
| 08:17 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi clanks a shot from the left side | 19-16 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Giguere, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Harold Carter (PF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Jess Daniels, Raymond Grove, Lester Sharp | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Morris Davis (SG), Colby Stotler (PF) Reynaldo Rossi, Eric Wilkinson, Alberto Luna | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) SF - Thomas Giguere (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 7 pts. C - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Tang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwight Rhoton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Colby Stotler (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Akron | Shen Tang is whistled for traveling | 19-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Larson (SF) Thomas Giguere | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SG), Alan Tay (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, Morris Davis, Colby Stotler, Leon Tyree | |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Reynaldo Rossi steps in front of the Shane Brockway pass in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Alan Tay drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Wilkinson | 19-19 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-19 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Harold Carter tips it but misses | 19-19 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Augustus Stromski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson can't finish the layup | 19-19 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Augustus Stromski can't tip it in | 19-19 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | John Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Rossi - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rossi, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway, Kenneth Newlin, John Larson, Harold Carter, Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Morris Davis (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Colby Stotler (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Eric Wilkinson, Alan Tay, Dwight Rhoton, Augustus Stromski | |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan is called for traveling | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dwight Rhoton (PF) Colby Stotler | |
| 05:14 | Akron | Alberto Luna is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alberto Luna, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Akron | Colby Stotler (PF) Dwight Rhoton | |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Shen Tang - foul #1 on Shen Tang, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dwight Rhoton (SF), Augustus Stromski (C) Alberto Luna, Leon Tyree | |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Augustus Stromski gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Dwight Rhoton scores on a jumper from the left block | 20-21 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere is fouled on the floor by Dwight Rhoton - foul #1 on Dwight Rhoton, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), Harold Carter (PF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Jess Daniels, Mervin Logan, Raymond Grove, Lester Sharp | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SG), Alberto Luna (SF), Steve Jacobi (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Shen Tang, Morris Davis, Dwight Rhoton, Colby Stotler, Augustus Stromski | |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Alberto Luna can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-21 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Alberto Luna tips it home | 22-23 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell hits a 3 from the right wing | 25-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) SF - Thomas Giguere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 7 pts. C - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Luna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Jacobi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Tyree (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Akron | Alberto Luna scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Reynaldo Rossi and the foul's on Thomas Giguere - foul #2 on Thomas Giguere, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harvey Newell (C) Thomas Giguere | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Alan Tay (SG), Dwight Rhoton (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Eric Wilkinson, Leon Tyree | |
| 03:16 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses the free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Steve Jacobi grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Shen Tang clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Harold Carter grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Harold Carter can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 25-25 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell loses the dribble to Shen Tang | 25-25 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Alberto Luna is fouled on the floor by Harvey Newell - foul #3 on Harvey Newell, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Raymond Grove (PF), Lester Sharp (C) Kenneth Newlin, Antonio Mitchell, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Akron | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Morris Davis (SG), Augustus Stromski (C) Shen Tang, Alan Tay, Dwight Rhoton | |
| 01:49 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Augustus Stromski snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Alberto Luna misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Augustus Stromski snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Steve Jacobi is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steve Jacobi, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG) Shane Brockway, Thomas Giguere | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Tang (PG), Eric Wilkinson (SG), Dwight Rhoton (SF), Colby Stotler (PF), Leon Tyree (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Morris Davis, Alberto Luna, Steve Jacobi, Augustus Stromski | |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Colby Stotler - foul #2 on Colby Stotler, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Eric Wilkinson scores on a floater from the left block | 28-27 |