| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Orlando Dahmen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arlie Barth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) PF - Timothy Regina (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lofton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Arlie Barth | 30-20 |
| 19:24 | Akron | David Lofton's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Briggs | 30-20 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge grabs the defensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Arlie Barth is hacked by Franklin Floyd - foul #3 on Franklin Floyd, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | Emory Oakley (SG) Franklin Floyd | |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Arlie Barth clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-20 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs tips it home | 32-20 |
| 18:32 | Akron | David Lofton misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen snags the defensive board | 32-20 |
| 18:04 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-20 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge tips it home | 34-20 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Sherman Wheat takes the ball from Willard Forbes | 34-20 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat buries a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Emory Oakley - foul #2 on Emory Oakley, team foul #2 | 36-20 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat misses the free throw | 36-20 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Emory Oakley grabs the board | 36-20 |
| 17:07 | Akron | David Lofton is fouled on the floor by Jim Degeorge - foul #2 on Jim Degeorge, team foul #1 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Walker (SG) Arlie Barth | |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (C) David Lofton | |
| 16:44 | Akron | Willard Forbes is fouled on the floor by Sherman Wheat - foul #1 on Sherman Wheat, team foul #2 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Stefan Dillon (PG), Michael Butler (SF), Peter Desroches (PF) Orlando Dahmen, Sherman Wheat, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Lester Stephenson (C) Vincent Stepp, Timothy Regina | |
| 16:24 | Akron | Aaron Hardin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-20 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Peter Desroches pulls down the rebound | 36-20 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Michael Butler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lester Stephenson - foul #1 on Lester Stephenson, team foul #3 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF) Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | Akron | David Lofton (C) Willard Forbes | |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Stefan Dillon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Desroches (fresh) C - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Lofton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Lester Stephenson is whistled for traveling | 38-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Arlie Barth (SG) Brandon Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG) Aaron Hardin, Emory Oakley | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Michael Butler hits a shot near the basket set up by Arlie Barth and he's hacked by David Lofton - foul #2 on David Lofton, team foul #4 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen (PG), Kenneth Briggs (PF) Stefan Dillon, Peter Desroches | |
| Subs | Akron | Timothy Regina (PF) Lester Stephenson | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Michael Butler makes the free throw | 41-20 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:10 | Akron | David Lofton misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Butler - foul #1 on Michael Butler, team foul #3 | 41-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | Willard Forbes (SF) James Bennett | |
| 15:10 | Akron | David Lofton makes the 1st free throw | 41-21 |
| 15:10 | Akron | David Lofton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Arlie Barth pulls down the rebound | 41-21 |
| 14:41 | Pitt | Arlie Barth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-21 |
| 14:39 | Akron | David Lofton grabs the board | 41-21 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Butler - foul #2 on Michael Butler, team foul #4 | 41-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Degeorge (C) Sherman Wheat | |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (C) David Lofton | |
| 14:21 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 14:02 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs connects on the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Timothy Regina - foul #1 on Timothy Regina, team foul #5 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Walker (SG) Arlie Barth | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG) Vincent Stepp | |
| 14:02 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs makes the free throw | 44-23 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Willard Forbes buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge loses the ball out of bounds | 44-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF), Peter Desroches (PF) Michael Butler, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (C) Timothy Regina | |
| 13:10 | Akron | Lester Stephenson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Aaron Hardin | 44-29 |
| 12:52 | Pitt | Willard Forbes steals the ball from Jim Degeorge | 44-29 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Aaron Hardin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Willard Forbes | 44-31 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 44-31 |
| 12:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Aaron Hardin | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:08 | Akron | Aaron Hardin is hacked by Sherman Wheat - foul #2 on Sherman Wheat, team foul #5 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Stefan Dillon (PG), Arlie Barth (SG), Michael Butler (SF), Kenneth Briggs (PF) Orlando Dahmen, Brandon Walker, Sherman Wheat, Peter Desroches | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Timothy Regina (PF), David Lofton (C) Aaron Hardin, Franklin Floyd, Willard Forbes, Lester Stephenson | |
| 11:56 | Akron | James Bennett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 11:55 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Stefan Dillon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arlie Barth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Regina (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lofton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Michael Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (SF) James Bennett | |
| 11:16 | Akron | Lester Stephenson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Emory Oakley | 44-33 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge drills a floater from close range | 46-33 |
| 10:43 | Akron | David Lofton comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 46-33 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Vincent Stepp grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Vincent Stepp is fouled on the floor by Stefan Dillon - foul #3 on Stefan Dillon, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF) Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (SG), Willard Forbes (SF) Emory Oakley, Lester Stephenson | |
| 10:16 | Akron | Willard Forbes connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Franklin Floyd | 46-35 |
| 09:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs is hacked by Timothy Regina - foul #2 on Timothy Regina, team foul #6 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen (PG), Brandon Walker (SG), Peter Desroches (PF), Jim Degeorge (C) Stefan Dillon, Arlie Barth, Kenneth Briggs, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (PF) Timothy Regina | |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Walker | 49-35 |
| 09:14 | Akron | David Lofton drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Willard Forbes | 49-37 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Brandon Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 08:50 | Akron | James Bennett grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Willard Forbes scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-39 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 08:26 | Akron | James Bennett snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 08:16 | Akron | David Lofton knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Franklin Floyd | 49-41 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | David Lofton swats the short shot by Sherman Wheat | 49-41 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat tips it but misses | 49-41 |
| 07:51 | Akron | Willard Forbes snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Orlando Dahmen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Desroches (fresh) C - Jim Degeorge (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Floyd (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lofton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-41 |
| 07:45 | Akron | James Bennett tips it in | 49-43 |
| 07:24 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Peter Desroches misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 07:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Bennett | 49-43 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Franklin Floyd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Desroches | 49-43 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-43 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat tips it home | 51-43 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Vincent Stepp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 06:30 | Akron | David Lofton tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat blows the layup | 51-45 |
| 06:06 | Akron | David Lofton gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses long on a shot from the left block | 51-45 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Peter Desroches snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Arlie Barth (SG), Kenneth Briggs (PF) Brandon Walker, Peter Desroches | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Timothy Regina (PF) Vincent Stepp, Franklin Floyd, David Lofton | |
| 05:16 | Pitt | Arlie Barth drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Orlando Dahmen | 54-45 |
| 05:09 | Akron | James Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Walker (SG), Michael Butler (C) Sherman Wheat, Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:40 | Pitt | Arlie Barth misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Emory Oakley - foul #3 on Emory Oakley, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Stefan Dillon (PG) Orlando Dahmen | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (C) James Bennett | |
| 04:40 | Pitt | Arlie Barth makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 04:40 | Pitt | Arlie Barth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Emory Oakley banks in the layup set up by Willard Forbes and the foul's on Michael Butler - foul #3 on Michael Butler, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Emory Oakley makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 56-48 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Timothy Regina snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Akron | Lester Stephenson makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Willard Forbes | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Stefan Dillon (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arlie Barth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Timothy Regina (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 58-50 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen (PG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Jim Degeorge (C) Stefan Dillon, Brandon Walker, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), David Lofton (C) Aaron Hardin, Emory Oakley, Lester Stephenson | |
| 03:23 | Akron | Franklin Floyd comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Orlando Dahmen - foul #1 on Orlando Dahmen, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Franklin Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Franklin Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Arlie Barth makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sherman Wheat | 61-52 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Franklin Floyd is hacked by Orlando Dahmen - foul #2 on Orlando Dahmen, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge grabs the board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge blows the layup but he's fouled by David Lofton - foul #3 on David Lofton, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Vincent Stepp knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Willard Forbes | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Arlie Barth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 01:34 | Pitt | Arlie Barth makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenneth Briggs | 64-55 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Vincent Stepp can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 01:13 | Akron | David Lofton tips it home | 64-57 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Arlie Barth misses the 3 from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Franklin Floyd pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Akron | Franklin Floyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-57 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Floyd - foul #4 on Franklin Floyd, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Stefan Dillon (SG), Michael Butler (C) Sherman Wheat, Jim Degeorge | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | Vincent Stepp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-57 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Michael Butler pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Michael Butler is hacked by Vincent Stepp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Stepp, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Vincent Stepp misses the 3 from straight away | 68-57 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen runs out the clock | 68-57 |