| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Sotelo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Ortega (fresh) C - John Frost (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Roger Marple inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Montana | Emil Sotelo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Marple | 37-36 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Carl Becker is fouled on the floor by Emil Sotelo - foul #3 on Emil Sotelo, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (SG) Emil Sotelo | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:08 | Akron | Dennis Hunter hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Becker | 37-38 |
| 19:01 | Montana | William Walker is fouled on the floor by Carl Becker - foul #3 on Carl Becker, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG) Carl Becker | |
| 18:46 | Montana | John Frost makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from William Walker | 39-38 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dennis Hunter | 39-41 |
| 18:16 | Montana | William Walker misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chad Zajicek - foul #2 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 18:16 | Montana | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:16 | Montana | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Fernando Ortega - foul #2 on Fernando Ortega, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Montana | George Millsaps (C) Fernando Ortega | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:50 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:29 | Montana | George Millsaps's layup is rejected by Steven Egan | 41-43 |
| 17:28 | Montana | George Millsaps tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Aaron Best misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Steven Egan tips it in | 43-45 |
| 16:43 | Montana | Charles Austin is hacked by Dennis Hunter - foul #3 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (PG), Willis Carr (SF) Charles Austin, Roger Marple | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (PF), Norman Mahr (C) Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| 16:36 | Montana | William Walker misses badly on a runner near the basket | 43-45 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Norman Mahr gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 16:16 | Akron | Willis Carr is called for the reach on Chad Zajicek - foul #2 on Willis Carr, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Fernando Ortega (PF) George Millsaps | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:52 | Akron | William Walker steals the ball from Harold Jenkins | 43-45 |
| 15:48 | Montana | Robert Henderson banks in the layup on a great pass from William Walker | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Robert Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fernando Ortega (fresh) C - John Frost (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Aaron Best (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 15:34 | Montana | William Walker gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:09 | Montana | Chad Zajicek picks off the pass by William Walker | 45-45 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Aaron Best hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Walker - foul #1 on William Walker, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Sotelo (PG), Roger Marple (SF), George Millsaps (C) Robert Henderson, Willis Carr, Fernando Ortega | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Carl Becker (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Harold Jenkins, Chad Zajicek, Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr | |
| 14:51 | Akron | Aaron Best misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Aaron Best misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Steven Egan grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 14:38 | Akron | Dennis Hunter is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| 14:20 | Montana | John Frost hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:59 | Akron | Emil Sotelo takes the ball from Thomas Ide | 45-45 |
| 13:56 | Montana | Emil Sotelo hits the finger roll | 47-45 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Carl Becker is hacked by Emil Sotelo - foul #4 on Emil Sotelo, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Henderson (PG), Charles Austin (SF) Emil Sotelo, John Frost | |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (SF) Aaron Best | |
| 13:28 | Montana | The refs have stopped play. Charles Austin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 47-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Fernando Ortega (PF) Charles Austin | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (C) Dennis Hunter | |
| 13:18 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses the lay-in | 47-45 |
| 13:16 | Montana | Roger Marple grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 12:57 | Montana | William Walker buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Fernando Ortega | 49-45 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Carl Becker misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-45 |
| 12:34 | Montana | George Millsaps snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:31 | Montana | Thomas Ide picks off the pass by Robert Henderson in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Carl Becker is fouled on the floor by William Walker - foul #2 on William Walker, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Beaudette (SG), Willis Carr (SF) William Walker, Roger Marple | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Carl Becker, Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr | |
| 11:59 | Akron | Dennis Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 11:57 | Montana | Steven Beaudette gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:48 | Montana | George Millsaps hits a turnaround from close range | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Robert Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Beaudette (fresh) SF - Willis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fernando Ortega (fairly fresh) C - George Millsaps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-45 |
| 11:27 | Montana | George Millsaps grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 11:19 | Montana | Steven Egan blocks the short jumper by George Millsaps | 51-45 |
| 11:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Harold Jenkins | 51-45 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Fernando Ortega steps in front of the Steven Egan pass | 51-45 |
| 10:39 | Montana | Fernando Ortega connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Henderson | 53-45 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Thomas Ide knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 10:15 | Montana | George Millsaps can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 53-48 |
| 10:13 | Montana | George Millsaps can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 10:11 | Montana | Robert Henderson grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:01 | Montana | George Millsaps misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 09:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Harold Jenkins | 53-48 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Steven Egan knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 53-50 |
| 09:30 | Montana | George Millsaps clanks a shot near the basket | 53-50 |
| 09:28 | Montana | George Millsaps hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Fernando Ortega picks off the pass by Harold Jenkins | 55-50 |
| 09:01 | Montana | Robert Henderson loses the dribble to Thomas Ide | 55-50 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Thomas Ide hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 08:24 | Montana | Fernando Ortega clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 08:23 | Montana | George Millsaps gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:04 | Montana | George Millsaps lays it up and in and he's hacked by Dennis Hunter - foul #4 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Montana | William Walker (SG), Roger Marple (SF), John Frost (PF) Steven Beaudette, Willis Carr, Fernando Ortega | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), Aaron Best (SG), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Norman Mahr (C) Thomas Ide, Harold Jenkins, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| 08:04 | Montana | George Millsaps misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Norman Mahr snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Carl Becker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 07:51 | Montana | John Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:37 | Montana | William Walker comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Norman Mahr - foul #1 on Norman Mahr, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Emil Sotelo (PG), Fernando Ortega (PF) Robert Henderson, George Millsaps | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:37 | Montana | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:37 | Montana | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Sotelo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Walker (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fernando Ortega (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - John Frost (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Carl Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Akron | Norman Mahr buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Chad Zajicek and he's fouled by John Frost - foul #1 on John Frost, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Frost | 59-55 |
| 07:02 | Montana | Chad Zajicek steals the ball from John Frost | 59-55 |
| 06:59 | Akron | Carl Becker banks in the layup on a great pass from Chad Zajicek | 59-57 |
| 06:46 | Montana | John Frost clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chad Zajicek - foul #3 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG) Chad Zajicek | |
| 06:46 | Montana | John Frost misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:46 | Montana | John Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Fernando Ortega - foul #3 on Fernando Ortega, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:11 | Montana | John Frost double dribbles | 59-59 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF) Carl Becker | |
| 05:43 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses the shot from close range | 59-59 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando grabs the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 05:22 | Montana | Emil Sotelo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:08 | Montana | John Frost banks in the layup | 61-59 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando banks in the layup set up by Chad Zajicek | 61-61 |
| 04:37 | Montana | John Frost comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 61-61 |
| 04:36 | Montana | Fernando Ortega gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 04:18 | Montana | William Walker is hacked by Patrick Villalpando - foul #1 on Patrick Villalpando, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Willis Carr (SF), George Millsaps (C) Roger Marple, Fernando Ortega | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG), Carl Becker (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Thomas Ide, Chad Zajicek, Patrick Villalpando, Norman Mahr | |
| 04:18 | Montana | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:18 | Montana | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Aaron Best knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 03:51 | Montana | Emil Sotelo is fouled on the floor by Harold Jenkins - foul #1 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 03:51 | Montana | Emil Sotelo makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:51 | Montana | Emil Sotelo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Willis Carr swats the short shot by Dennis Hunter | 65-64 |
| 03:32 | Montana | George Millsaps snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Emil Sotelo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willis Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Millsaps (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SG - Aaron Best (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Carl Becker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Montana | John Frost is whistled for a carry | 65-64 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Harold Jenkins buries a turnaround in the paint | 65-66 |
| 02:44 | Montana | Emil Sotelo is hacked by Harold Jenkins - foul #2 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Montana | Roger Marple (SF) Willis Carr | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF) Carl Becker | |
| 02:44 | Montana | Emil Sotelo misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Dennis Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Dennis Hunter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Steven Egan tips it home | 65-68 |
| 02:17 | Montana | George Millsaps dunks the ball | 67-68 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Dennis Hunter misses short on a floater from the right side | 67-68 |
| 01:54 | Montana | George Millsaps grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 01:40 | Montana | William Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Aaron Best - foul #2 on Aaron Best, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Montana | Fernando Ortega (PF) George Millsaps | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG) Harold Jenkins | |
| 01:40 | Montana | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:40 | Montana | William Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Steven Egan pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Aaron Best comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 01:18 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Frost | 68-68 |
| 01:15 | Montana | Aaron Best picks off the pass by Emil Sotelo in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Fernando Ortega swats the dunk try by Aaron Best | 68-68 |
| 00:53 | Montana | Fernando Ortega snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 00:41 | Montana | Roger Marple buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-68 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Steven Egan misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on William Walker - foul #3 on William Walker, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Steven Egan makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:24 | Montana | John Frost snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Montana | John Frost is hacked by Thomas Ide in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Ide, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| 00:22 | Montana | John Frost makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:22 | Montana | John Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:09 | Montana | Fernando Ortega gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | Montana | Fernando Ortega is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Ide - foul #5 on Thomas Ide, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG) Thomas Ide | |
| 00:08 | Montana | Fernando Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:08 | Montana | Fernando Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Steven Egan grabs the board | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Akron | Aaron Best misses the 3 from straight away | 73-69 |
| 00:01 | Montana | The rebound goes to Emil Sotelo | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Emil Sotelo runs out the clock | 73-69 |