| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) SG - Aaron Best (fresh) SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Richard (fresh) SG - Raymond Sena (fresh) SF - Bobby Snyder (fresh) PF - Aaron Saylor (fresh) C - Donald Thoma (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Donald Thoma wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Belmont | Raymond Richard buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Raymond Sena | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Akron | Raymond Sena steals the ball from Thomas Ide in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to Aaron Best | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Thomas Ide drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Zajicek | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Raymond Richard's dunk attempt is rejected by Dennis Hunter | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Aaron Best is fouled on the floor by Raymond Sena - foul #1 on Raymond Sena, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Thomas Ide hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Best | 6-2 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Raymond Richard | 6-4 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Dennis Hunter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 17:34 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Raymond Sena double dribbles | 6-4 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Alvin Ward (SF), Jordan Evans (PF), James Zullo (C) Bobby Snyder, Aaron Saylor, Donald Thoma | |
| 16:59 | Akron | Dennis Hunter blows the layup | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Jordan Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Raymond Sena misses the jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Thomas Ide pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:36 | Akron | Raymond Richard steals the ball from Thomas Ide | 6-4 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | Alvin Ward scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Richard | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Aaron Best misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:08 | Belmont | Raymond Richard snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Raymond Sena scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Zullo | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Aaron Best (fresh) SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Richard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Sena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jordan Evans (fresh) C - James Zullo (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:34 | Akron | The short jumper by Thomas Ide is denied by Jordan Evans | 6-8 |
| 15:33 | Akron | Steven Egan tips it in | 8-8 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | James Zullo is hacked by Aaron Best - foul #1 on Aaron Best, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PG), Carl Becker (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Norman Mahr (C) Thomas Ide, Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Snyder (SF), Aaron Saylor (PF), Donald Thoma (C) Raymond Richard, Raymond Sena, Jordan Evans | |
| 14:54 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor banks in the layup on a great pass from James Zullo and the foul's on Aaron Best - foul #2 on Aaron Best, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG) Aaron Best | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:54 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor misses the free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:54 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Thoma | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Alvin Ward misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Jenkins - foul #1 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Alvin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Alvin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Carl Becker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Ide | 10-12 |
| 14:15 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor comes up short on the floater from the right block | 10-12 |
| 14:13 | Belmont | James Zullo grabs the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Alvin Ward double dribbles | 10-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Thomas Ide, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Richard (PG), Howard Powers (SG), Thomas Ackermann (PF), Jordan Evans (C) Alvin Ward, James Zullo, Aaron Saylor, Donald Thoma | |
| 13:37 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the easy layup | 10-12 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Steven Egan gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Carl Becker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 10-12 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | Raymond Richard grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 13:07 | Belmont | Raymond Richard drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Powers | 10-15 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Steven Egan misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 10-15 |
| 13:00 | Belmont | Jordan Evans snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Becker - foul #1 on Carl Becker, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Dennis Hunter (C) Carl Becker, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Sena (SG) Howard Powers | |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:49 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Dennis Hunter pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Dennis Hunter hits a jumper from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 12:04 | Belmont | Raymond Sena tips it home | 12-18 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Thomas Ide clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Richard - foul #1 on Raymond Richard, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SG), Patrick Villalpando (SF) Harold Jenkins, Chad Zajicek | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Zullo (PG), Alvin Ward (SF), Aaron Saylor (PF), Donald Thoma (C) Raymond Richard, Bobby Snyder, Thomas Ackermann, Jordan Evans | |
| 11:51 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Becker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Zullo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Sena (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Ward (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Saylor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Thoma (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Belmont | Raymond Sena hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Carl Becker - foul #2 on Carl Becker, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SG), Norman Mahr (PF) Carl Becker, Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:26 | Belmont | Raymond Sena makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:26 | Belmont | Raymond Sena makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando loses the dribble to Alvin Ward | 14-20 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | James Zullo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Norman Mahr - foul #1 on Norman Mahr, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | James Zullo makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | James Zullo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Dennis Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF) Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Richard (PG) James Zullo | |
| 10:29 | Belmont | Alvin Ward hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raymond Sena | 14-25 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Thomas Ide hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 14-25 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando snags the offensive board | 14-25 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando clanks a 3 from the right corner | 14-25 |
| 09:54 | Belmont | Donald Thoma pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Aaron Saylor connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Richard | 14-27 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Harold Jenkins buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 09:00 | Belmont | Harold Jenkins steals it from Raymond Richard | 17-27 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Jenkins | 19-27 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Raymond Richard clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Dennis Hunter gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Aaron Saylor steals it from Harold Jenkins | 19-27 |
| 08:10 | Belmont | Dennis Hunter is called for the reach on Raymond Sena - foul #1 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Egan (PF), Norman Mahr (C) Patrick Villalpando, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Snyder (SF), Jordan Evans (PF), James Zullo (C) Alvin Ward, Aaron Saylor, Donald Thoma | |
| 08:10 | Belmont | Raymond Sena makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 08:10 | Belmont | Raymond Sena makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Harold Jenkins knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Mahr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Richard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Sena (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Snyder (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jordan Evans (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Zullo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Raymond Richard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Egan - foul #1 on Steven Egan, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann (PF) Raymond Sena | |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Raymond Richard makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Raymond Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Norman Mahr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 21-31 |
| 07:02 | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Jordan Evans hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Chad Zajicek - foul #1 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #9 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Alvin Ward (SG) Raymond Richard | |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Jordan Evans makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Jordan Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Steven Egan grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Thomas Ackermann steals the ball from Chad Zajicek | 21-32 |
| 06:12 | Belmont | Alvin Ward misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-32 |
| 06:11 | Belmont | Jordan Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 06:05 | Belmont | Jordan Evans makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Zullo | 21-34 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Alvin Ward picks off the pass by Norman Mahr | 21-34 |
| 05:31 | Belmont | Alvin Ward knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Zullo | 21-37 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Jordan Evans denies the turnaround by Norman Mahr | 21-37 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Steven Egan tips it home | 23-37 |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Alvin Ward hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Norman Mahr - foul #2 on Norman Mahr, team foul #10 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Chad Zajicek, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Richard (PG), Raymond Sena (SG), Aaron Saylor (PF), Donald Thoma (C) James Zullo, Bobby Snyder, Thomas Ackermann, Jordan Evans | |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Alvin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Alvin Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Thomas Ide scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Patrick Villalpando | 25-38 |
| 04:21 | Belmont | Raymond Sena knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Richard | 25-40 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando blows the layup but he's hacked by Alvin Ward - foul #1 on Alvin Ward, team foul #3 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF) Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Powers (SF) Alvin Ward | |
| 04:07 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 03:46 | Belmont | Donald Thoma gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Thomas Ide (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Harold Jenkins (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Raymond Richard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Sena (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Powers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Aaron Saylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Thoma (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Raymond Sena is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Raymond Sena, team foul #4 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), Aaron Best (SG) Thomas Ide, Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jordan Evans (PF), James Zullo (C) Aaron Saylor, Donald Thoma | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Chad Zajicek buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dennis Hunter | 27-40 |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Raymond Sena comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Best - foul #3 on Aaron Best, team foul #11 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (PG), Steven Egan (PF) Aaron Best, Chad Zajicek | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Snyder (SF) Howard Powers | |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Raymond Sena makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Raymond Sena makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Carl Becker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-42 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Dennis Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando blows the layup | 27-42 |
| 02:31 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando tips it home | 29-42 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | James Zullo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Norman Mahr (C) Patrick Villalpando, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Ackermann (PF) Raymond Sena | |
| 02:08 | Akron | Steven Egan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 02:07 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jordan Evans | 29-42 |
| 02:03 | Belmont | Norman Mahr blocks the jumper by Raymond Richard | 29-42 |
| 02:02 | Belmont | Jordan Evans tips it in | 29-44 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Snyder - foul #1 on Bobby Snyder, team foul #5 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Alvin Ward (SG), Donald Thoma (C) James Zullo, Jordan Evans | |
| 01:47 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Bobby Snyder gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Raymond Richard is hacked by Thomas Ide - foul #1 on Thomas Ide, team foul #12 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Powers (SF) Bobby Snyder | |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Raymond Richard misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Raymond Richard misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 01:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Steven Egan | 30-44 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Chad Zajicek clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-44 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Norman Mahr can't tip it in | 30-44 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Alvin Ward gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Howard Powers loses the dribble to Steven Egan | 30-44 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Thomas Ide is fouled on the floor by Raymond Richard - foul #2 on Raymond Richard, team foul #6 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Villalpando (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Chad Zajicek, Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Zullo (PG), Raymond Sena (SG), Aaron Saylor (PF) Raymond Richard, Howard Powers, Thomas Ackermann | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Thomas Ide double dribbles | 30-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jordan Evans (C) Donald Thoma | |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Alvin Ward misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-44 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Norman Mahr snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses long on a halfcourt shot | 30-44 |