| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) SG - James Armstrong (fresh) SF - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) C - Ben Morrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Blake Vowell (fresh) SG - Milton Coonrod (fresh) SF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) PF - Jimmy Jones (fresh) C - Derrick Sanders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Ben Morrow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo clanks a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Vermont | Blake Vowell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones loses the dribble to Lisimba Adeyemo | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Raymond Samuels loses the dribble to Milton Coonrod | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Derrick Sanders and he's hacked by Raymond Samuels - foul #1 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Raymond Samuels comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Armstrong | 2-3 |
| 17:43 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Albert Hardy | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Jimmy Jones steals the ball from Lisimba Adeyemo | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones blows the dunk | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Raymond Samuels | 2-3 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Raymond Samuels hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Ben Morrow and he's hacked by Blake Vowell - foul #1 on Blake Vowell, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 17:07 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:54 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones lays it up and in set up by Derrick Sanders | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | Akron | Raymond Samuels comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | Vermont | Blake Vowell pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:20 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Blake Vowell | 5-8 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Lawrence Draper buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-8 |
| 16:00 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Cedric Baltz - foul #1 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG), Jesse Autry (SG), Charles Carrier (SF), Richard Wilson (C) Blake Vowell, Milton Coonrod, Victor Deardorff, Derrick Sanders | |
| 16:00 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:00 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - David Foster (fresh) SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) SF - Charles Carrier (fresh) PF - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Lawrence Draper comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 15:37 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Richard Wilson | 8-9 |
| 15:32 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones is fouled on the floor by Bryan Hart - foul #1 on Bryan Hart, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), James Stone (PF) Marc Osborne, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Vermont | Charles Pendergast (C) Jimmy Jones | |
| 15:16 | Vermont | Jesse Autry is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #1 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| 15:03 | Vermont | Charles Carrier comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lawrence Draper - foul #1 on Lawrence Draper, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Cedric Baltz (C) James Stone | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 15:03 | Vermont | Charles Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:03 | Vermont | Charles Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Lawrence Draper slams it home and he's fouled by Charles Carrier - foul #1 on Charles Carrier, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF) Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 14:48 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:48 | Vermont | Richard Wilson snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 14:36 | Vermont | Charles Pendergast misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dennis Bui - foul #1 on Dennis Bui, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Milton Coonrod (SG), Victor Deardorff (SF) Jesse Autry, Charles Carrier | |
| 14:36 | Vermont | Charles Pendergast makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:36 | Vermont | Charles Pendergast makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:17 | Akron | James Stone is fouled on the floor by Richard Wilson - foul #1 on Richard Wilson, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Dennis Bui, Nathaniel Medeiros, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Jimmy Jones (PF) David Foster, Charles Pendergast | |
| 14:00 | Akron | James Armstrong is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Armstrong, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (C) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 13:46 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones hits a turnaround from the left block | 10-14 |
| 13:36 | Akron | James Stone can't throw it down | 10-14 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Bryan Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 13:18 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:06 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones misses long on a jump hook from close range | 10-14 |
| 13:04 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wilson | 10-14 |
| 12:46 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 12:45 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones misses the tip | 10-14 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Bryan Hart pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Bryan Hart is whistled for traveling | 10-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Dennis Bui, Nathaniel Medeiros, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG), Jesse Autry (SG), Charles Carrier (SF), Derrick Sanders (PF), Charles Pendergast (C) Blake Vowell, Milton Coonrod, Victor Deardorff, Jimmy Jones, Richard Wilson | |
| 12:23 | Vermont | David Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Osborne - foul #1 on Marc Osborne, team foul #8 | 10-14 |
| 12:23 | Vermont | David Foster misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:23 | Akron | James Stone gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:56 | Akron | James Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 11:54 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders grabs the board | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) SG - James Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stone (fairly fresh) C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - David Foster (fresh) SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) SF - Charles Carrier (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Derrick Sanders (fresh) C - Charles Pendergast (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Vermont | Charles Carrier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 11:30 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders tips it in | 10-16 |
| 11:16 | Akron | James Armstrong hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 13-16 |
| 11:02 | Vermont | Charles Pendergast buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jesse Autry | 13-18 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Pendergast - foul #1 on Charles Pendergast, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Albert Hardy (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Milton Coonrod (SG), Victor Deardorff (SF), Jimmy Jones (PF) David Foster, Jesse Autry, Charles Carrier, Charles Pendergast | |
| 10:51 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:37 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Bryan Hart grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 10:04 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones buries a shot near the basket | 18-20 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Dennis Bui throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Dennis Bui, Lisimba Adeyemo, Albert Hardy, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Vermont | Richard Wilson (C) Derrick Sanders | |
| 09:23 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-20 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Lawrence Draper clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Victor Deardorff - foul #1 on Victor Deardorff, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (SG), Charles Carrier (SF) Milton Coonrod, Victor Deardorff | |
| 09:00 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:00 | Vermont | Richard Wilson snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:36 | Vermont | Ben Morrow is called for the reach on Richard Wilson - foul #1 on Ben Morrow, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Bryan Hart (PF) Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Vermont | Jesse Autry (SG) Blake Vowell | |
| 08:36 | Vermont | Richard Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Albert Hardy misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-20 |
| 08:21 | Akron | Ben Morrow tips it in | 20-20 |
| 07:55 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 20-20 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Hardy (fresh) PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - David Foster (fresh) SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Carrier (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Richard Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Akron | James Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 07:38 | Akron | Bryan Hart tips it home | 22-20 |
| 07:19 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones's pass is intercepted by James Armstrong | 22-20 |
| 07:16 | Akron | Albert Hardy banks in the layup set up by James Armstrong | 24-20 |
| 06:50 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by James Armstrong - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong, Albert Hardy, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Milton Coonrod (SG), Victor Deardorff (SF), Derrick Sanders (C) David Foster, Jesse Autry, Charles Carrier, Richard Wilson | |
| 06:50 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones misses the free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:50 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 06:40 | Vermont | Cedric Baltz picks off the pass by Victor Deardorff | 24-22 |
| 06:26 | Akron | James Stone misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Victor Deardorff - foul #2 on Victor Deardorff, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF) Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Vermont | Charles Carrier (SF), Charles Pendergast (C) Victor Deardorff, Jimmy Jones | |
| 06:26 | Akron | James Stone makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:26 | Akron | James Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:26 | Vermont | Charles Pendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:15 | Vermont | Charles Carrier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Samuels (PF) James Stone | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 06:00 | Akron | Dennis Bui connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Draper | 28-22 |
| 05:42 | Vermont | Blake Vowell knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Derrick Sanders | 28-24 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Dennis Bui double dribbles | 28-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), James Stone (PF) Nathaniel Medeiros, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Vermont | Richard Wilson (C) Charles Pendergast | |
| 05:08 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-24 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Dennis Bui gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Lawrence Draper scores on a shot from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 04:42 | Vermont | Richard Wilson connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Carrier | 30-26 |
| 04:25 | Akron | James Stone knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Lisimba Adeyemo | 32-26 |
| 04:11 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders is hacked by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Dennis Bui, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG), Jesse Autry (SG), Jimmy Jones (SF) Blake Vowell, Milton Coonrod, Charles Carrier | |
| 04:11 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:11 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Raymond Samuels is hacked by Derrick Sanders - foul #1 on Derrick Sanders, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SF) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Vermont | Victor Deardorff (SF) Derrick Sanders | |
| 03:50 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Ben Morrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - David Foster (fresh) SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 12 pts. C - Richard Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Akron | Raymond Samuels knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Albert Hardy | 35-28 |
| 03:24 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 03:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Lisimba Adeyemo | 35-28 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Albert Hardy misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 35-28 |
| 03:02 | Vermont | David Foster snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 02:41 | Vermont | David Foster hits a turnaround in the paint | 35-30 |
| 02:21 | Akron | James Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 02:20 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Jimmy Jones | 35-30 |
| 02:14 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones can't finish the layup but the foul's on Raymond Samuels - foul #2 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #12 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, Raymond Samuels, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Milton Coonrod (SG), Charles Pendergast (C) David Foster, Jesse Autry, Richard Wilson | |
| 02:14 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:14 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Cedric Baltz is fouled on the floor by Charles Pendergast - foul #2 on Charles Pendergast, team foul #8 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) James Stone | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 01:54 | Akron | Cedric Baltz misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:54 | Vermont | Charles Pendergast grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 01:46 | Vermont | Blake Vowell drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Milton Coonrod | 35-34 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor Deardorff - foul #3 on Victor Deardorff, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF) Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Vermont | Charles Carrier (SF), Derrick Sanders (PF) Victor Deardorff, Jimmy Jones | |
| 01:41 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:41 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 01:34 | Vermont | Charles Pendergast buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Derrick Sanders | 36-36 |
| 01:15 | Akron | Derrick Sanders is called for the reach on James Stone - foul #2 on Derrick Sanders, team foul #10 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 01:15 | Akron | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 01:15 | Akron | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:13 | Vermont | Blake Vowell's pass is intercepted by Dennis Bui in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-36 |
| 00:52 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 00:42 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod double dribbles | 37-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Albert Hardy (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Dennis Bui, Nathaniel Medeiros, Lisimba Adeyemo, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Vermont | Jimmy Jones (PF) Charles Pendergast | |
| 00:26 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Bryan Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the shot from the right wing set up by Marc Osborne | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Vermont | Charles Carrier misses the halfcourt shot | 39-36 |