| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Edward Manjarrez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oswaldo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wei-Quo Wang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Lawrence Draper inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Akron | Lawrence Draper hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Hardy | 28-22 |
| 19:10 | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Cedric Baltz - foul #1 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, Lisimba Adeyemo, Raymond Samuels, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 19:10 | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 19:10 | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Lawrence Draper hits the finger roll | 30-24 |
| 18:25 | Youngstown State | Ben Morrow is called for the reach on James Morris - foul #1 on Ben Morrow, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF) Lawrence Draper | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 18:17 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Bryan Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-24 |
| 17:58 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Morrow | 30-24 |
| 17:38 | Akron | Dennis Bui comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Manjarrez - foul #2 on Edward Manjarrez, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF) James Armstrong, Nathaniel Medeiros | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 17:38 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:38 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:38 | Youngstown State | James Morris gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:12 | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Franklin Johnson | 30-27 |
| 16:45 | Akron | Lawrence Draper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Albert Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Dennis Bui is denied on a layup by Wei-Quo Wang | 30-27 |
| 16:24 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 15:59 | Youngstown State | Franklin Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Manjarrez | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Bui (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Edward Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oswaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Wei-Quo Wang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Akron | Lawrence Draper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 15:30 | Youngstown State | Franklin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:08 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Franklin Johnson | 30-32 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Franklin Johnson takes the ball from Dennis Bui | 30-32 |
| 14:42 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang blows the layup but he's hacked by Bryan Hart - foul #3 on Bryan Hart, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), James Stone (PF) Albert Hardy, Dennis Bui, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Regis (PG), Leonard Richardson (SG), Thomas Pitcock (SF), William Munos (PF) Edward Manjarrez, Oswaldo Gallo, James Morris, Franklin Johnson | |
| 14:42 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 14:42 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Marc Osborne buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lisimba Adeyemo | 33-34 |
| 14:06 | Youngstown State | Lisimba Adeyemo is called for the reach on Andrew Regis - foul #1 on Lisimba Adeyemo, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF) James Stone | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Joseph Amundsen (C) Wei-Quo Wang | |
| 13:53 | Youngstown State | Andrew Regis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-34 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Amundsen - foul #1 on Joseph Amundsen, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 13:27 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:27 | Youngstown State | Joseph Amundsen grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 13:05 | Youngstown State | Thomas Pitcock blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Samuels - foul #3 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF), Ben Morrow (C) James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 13:05 | Youngstown State | Thomas Pitcock misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:05 | Youngstown State | Thomas Pitcock misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:05 | Akron | James Armstrong gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Thomas Pitcock - foul #1 on Thomas Pitcock, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Stone (PF) James Armstrong, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 12:48 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:48 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:25 | Youngstown State | Andrew Regis makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Munos | 35-37 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Lawrence Draper knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Lisimba Adeyemo and the foul's on Thomas Pitcock - foul #2 on Thomas Pitcock, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, James Stone, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Edward Manjarrez (PG), James Morris (SF), Franklin Johnson (PF), Wei-Quo Wang (C) Leonard Richardson, Thomas Pitcock, William Munos, Joseph Amundsen | |
| 12:04 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:04 | Youngstown State | Franklin Johnson gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:02 | Youngstown State | Edward Manjarrez's pass is intercepted by James Armstrong in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 11:35 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo connects on the shot from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Edward Manjarrez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Regis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Wei-Quo Wang (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Youngstown State | Edward Manjarrez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo is hacked by Edward Manjarrez - foul #3 on Edward Manjarrez, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF), Ben Morrow (C) James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Raymond Samuels, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo (SG) Andrew Regis | |
| 10:37 | Akron | James Stone slams it home | 41-37 |
| 10:17 | Youngstown State | Franklin Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Franklin Johnson, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF) Dennis Bui, Nathaniel Medeiros, James Stone | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 09:48 | Akron | Raymond Samuels clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 09:46 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 09:23 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Manjarrez | 41-39 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Raymond Samuels banks in the layup set up by Lisimba Adeyemo | 43-39 |
| 08:37 | Youngstown State | James Morris can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Ben Morrow grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Marc Osborne clanks a jump hook near the basket | 43-39 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Ben Morrow can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 08:27 | Youngstown State | Franklin Johnson grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 08:15 | Youngstown State | Franklin Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 08:13 | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:08 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-39 |
| 08:07 | Akron | Albert Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 45-39 |
| 07:43 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang's pass is intercepted by Ben Morrow | 45-39 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Marc Osborne can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-39 |
| 07:13 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Lisimba Adeyemo | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Hardy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Morrow (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Edward Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oswaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Wei-Quo Wang (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Akron | The short jumper by Raymond Samuels is denied by Wei-Quo Wang | 45-39 |
| 06:56 | Youngstown State | James Morris pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 06:49 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 45-39 |
| 06:47 | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 06:27 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 06:17 | Youngstown State | James Morris makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Edward Manjarrez | 45-43 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Ben Morrow comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Albert Hardy can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 05:39 | Akron | Raymond Samuels tips it home | 47-43 |
| 05:19 | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Morris | 47-46 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Raymond Samuels is fouled on the floor by Franklin Johnson - foul #2 on Franklin Johnson, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo, Albert Hardy, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Regis (PG), Leonard Richardson (SG), Thomas Pitcock (SF), William Munos (PF), Joseph Amundsen (C) Edward Manjarrez, Oswaldo Gallo, James Morris, Franklin Johnson, Wei-Quo Wang | |
| 04:51 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:27 | Youngstown State | Andrew Regis buries a jumper from the left side set up by Leonard Richardson | 49-48 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Leonard Richardson is called for the reach on Dennis Bui - foul #2 on Leonard Richardson, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 04:02 | Akron | Dennis Bui makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Dennis Bui makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Youngstown State | William Munos hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 03:38 | Youngstown State | William Munos can't tip it in | 51-48 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Lawrence Draper snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Leonard Richardson - foul #3 on Leonard Richardson, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Bryan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 03:20 | Youngstown State | Joseph Amundsen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 03:03 | Youngstown State | Leonard Richardson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Bui (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Andrew Regis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Pitcock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Munos (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Amundsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Akron | James Armstrong connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Bui | 55-48 |
| 02:51 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang (C) Joseph Amundsen | |
| 02:37 | Youngstown State | Leonard Richardson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Munos | 55-50 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Lawrence Draper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 02:09 | Youngstown State | William Munos gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 02:09 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Ben Morrow (C) Dennis Bui, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Edward Manjarrez (PG), Oswaldo Gallo (SG), James Morris (SF), Franklin Johnson (PF) Andrew Regis, Leonard Richardson, Thomas Pitcock, William Munos | |
| 01:51 | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo misses short on a runner near the basket | 55-50 |
| 01:50 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:36 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 01:35 | Akron | Bryan Hart grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 01:15 | Akron | James Armstrong buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nathaniel Medeiros | 57-50 |
| 00:53 | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Lawrence Draper gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Akron | Oswaldo Gallo is called for the reach on Lawrence Draper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oswaldo Gallo, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 00:51 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Youngstown State | James Morris scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Oswaldo Gallo | 59-53 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo is fouled in the backcourt by Oswaldo Gallo - foul #2 on Oswaldo Gallo, team foul #11 | 59-53 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:38 | Youngstown State | Edward Manjarrez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Raymond Samuels is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Manjarrez - foul #4 on Edward Manjarrez, team foul #12 | 60-53 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:30 | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 00:28 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:26 | Youngstown State | Oswaldo Gallo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 00:24 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang snags the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 00:20 | Youngstown State | Franklin Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Oswaldo Gallo is called for the reach on Lisimba Adeyemo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oswaldo Gallo, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:11 | Youngstown State | Edward Manjarrez comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-56 |
| 00:09 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Manjarrez | 64-56 |
| 00:06 | Youngstown State | James Morris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 00:05 | Akron | The rebound goes to Raymond Samuels | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Marc Osborne runs out the clock | 64-56 |