| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Vincent Domingue (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boyd Miler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Clifton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 7 pts. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue is hacked by Cedric Baltz - foul #1 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Raymond Samuels, Cedric Baltz | |
| 19:20 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 19:19 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 19:01 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Bryan Hart snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 18:52 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 18:33 | Fairfield | Bryan Hart is called for the reach on Kenneth Thiessen - foul #3 on Bryan Hart, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF) James Armstrong, Dennis Bui, Bryan Hart | |
| 18:20 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Lawrence Draper can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-28 |
| 17:55 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 17:49 | Fairfield | Ben Morrow is called for the reach on Raymond Alcorn - foul #1 on Ben Morrow, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Cedric Baltz (C) Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels | |
| 17:38 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-28 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Ben Morrow gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Thiessen - foul #3 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Austin Sugg (PG), Morgan Benfield (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Vincent Domingue, Kenneth Thiessen, Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF) James Armstrong, Albert Hardy, Cedric Baltz | |
| 17:21 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:10 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Clifton | 46-30 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Ben Morrow's layup is rejected by Telek Zakrzewski | 46-30 |
| 16:39 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 16:29 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg is called for traveling | 46-30 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG) Edward Clifton | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels | |
| 16:00 | Akron | James Stone buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Bui | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roderick Paul (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boyd Miler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Austin Sugg (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 3 pts. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Bui (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stone (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-32 |
| 15:21 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Dennis Bui tips it home | 49-34 |
| 14:56 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 14:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ben Morrow | 49-34 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-34 |
| 14:28 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 14:07 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #1 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue (PG), Edward Clifton (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF), Raymond Alcorn (C) Roderick Paul, Boyd Miler, Morgan Benfield, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Dennis Bui, Nathaniel Medeiros, James Stone, Ben Morrow | |
| 13:53 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 13:52 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton gets the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 13:42 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 13:41 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 13:29 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 13:28 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton tips it but misses | 49-34 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-34 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Raymond Samuels tips it but misses | 49-34 |
| 12:55 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 12:36 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Vincent Domingue and the foul's on Cedric Baltz - foul #2 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #5 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Boyd Miler (SG) Austin Sugg | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Cedric Baltz | |
| 12:36 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| 12:07 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Thiessen - foul #4 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #2 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield (PF) Kenneth Thiessen | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) Marc Osborne, Dennis Bui | |
| 12:07 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 12:07 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 11:45 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Vincent Domingue (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boyd Miler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Clifton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 11:30 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 11:10 | Fairfield | Albert Hardy is called for the reach on Boyd Miler - foul #2 on Albert Hardy, team foul #6 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Austin Sugg (SF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Vincent Domingue, Edward Clifton, Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Raymond Samuels | |
| 10:55 | Fairfield | Marc Osborne steals the ball from Telek Zakrzewski | 52-36 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Dennis Bui connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 10:05 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Ben Morrow gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Dennis Bui makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 09:30 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Cedric Baltz gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Ben Morrow is fouled on the floor by Boyd Miler - foul #1 on Boyd Miler, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue (PG), Edward Clifton (SF), Raymond Alcorn (PF), Charles Grove (C) Boyd Miler, Austin Sugg, Morgan Benfield, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Albert Hardy (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) Marc Osborne, Dennis Bui, Lawrence Draper, Cedric Baltz | |
| 08:48 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Ben Morrow gets the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Ben Morrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| 08:11 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roderick Paul | 55-41 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-41 |
| 07:41 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton grabs the board | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Vincent Domingue (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roderick Paul (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Clifton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Grove (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ben Morrow (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Boyd Miler (SG), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Roderick Paul, Charles Grove | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| 06:49 | Akron | Ben Morrow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| 06:47 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue grabs the board | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:20 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Austin Sugg (PG) Vincent Domingue | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Albert Hardy, Dennis Bui, Lawrence Draper, Ben Morrow | |
| 05:51 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Armstrong | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:35 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 05:33 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 05:19 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-43 |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn tips it back up and in | 57-43 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-43 |
| 04:57 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Edward Clifton | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:28 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg lays it in set up by Boyd Miler | 59-43 |
| 04:00 | Akron | James Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 03:58 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Fairfield | Bryan Hart is called for the reach on Austin Sugg - foul #4 on Bryan Hart, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue (PG), Morgan Benfield (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Edward Clifton, Kenneth Thiessen, Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Ben Morrow (C) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 03:35 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 03:35 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg misses the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 03:35 | Akron | Lawrence Draper pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Vincent Domingue (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boyd Miler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Austin Sugg (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 6 pts. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Bui (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Akron | Raymond Samuels can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 03:12 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Austin Sugg | 60-43 |
| 02:54 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Morgan Benfield | 63-43 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Dennis Bui clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 02:35 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg pulls down the rebound | 63-43 |
| 02:14 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue is hacked by Raymond Samuels - foul #1 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #8 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (SG), Charles Grove (PF) Boyd Miler, Austin Sugg | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Bryan Hart (PF) Marc Osborne, Raymond Samuels | |
| 02:14 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 02:14 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-43 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Bryan Hart tips it back up and in | 65-45 |
| 01:41 | Fairfield | Charles Grove throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Boyd Miler (SG), Edward Clifton (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF), Raymond Alcorn (C) Roderick Paul, Morgan Benfield, Charles Grove, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Dennis Bui, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| 01:26 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-45 |
| 01:04 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Raymond Alcorn | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Akron | Albert Hardy is hacked by Raymond Alcorn - foul #3 on Raymond Alcorn, team foul #4 | 67-45 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Lawrence Draper connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Hardy | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler is fouled on the floor by Lisimba Adeyemo - foul #1 on Lisimba Adeyemo, team foul #9 | 67-47 |
| 00:32 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 00:32 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Lawrence Draper is hacked by Kenneth Thiessen - foul #5 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #5 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski (C) Kenneth Thiessen | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Raymond Samuels hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-47 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the offensive board | 69-47 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Raymond Samuels lays it in | 69-49 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue runs out the clock | 69-49 |