| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Wayne Anders inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | Wallace Judson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-20 |
| 19:35 | Auburn | Joseph Simon gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Joseph Simon buries a jumper from close range | 25-22 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Rodney Walden snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 18:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Chad Roberts | 25-22 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski connects on the floater from the right side set up by Wallace Judson | 27-22 |
| 17:52 | Auburn | Wayne Anders steals the ball from Michael Wagner | 27-22 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Wallace Judson is hacked by Travis Craig - foul #1 on Travis Craig, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Chad Roberts snags the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Rafael Santiago throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| 16:26 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the turnaround near the basket | 27-24 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Wayne Anders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Leo Hatten | 27-24 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Joseph Simon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Rafael Santiago - foul #3 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Juan Rosales (PF), George Lowe (C) Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Joseph Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Mims (fresh) SF - Willie Morton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Juan Rosales (fresh) 6 reb. C - George Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rodney Walden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 15:23 | Auburn | Joseph Simon snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Leo Hatten can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Tim Trojanowski - foul #1 on Tim Trojanowski, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Thomas (SG) Tim Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Leo Hatten makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Leo Hatten misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Juan Rosales snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Willie Morton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Wagner - foul #2 on Michael Wagner, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF), Chad Roberts (PF) Arnold Mims, Mark Thomas, George Lowe | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:35 | Akron | Willie Morton makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Willie Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Travis Craig comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 14:12 | Akron | Wallace Judson pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Wayne Anders lays it up and in on a nice dish by Willie Morton | 31-27 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Leo Hatten comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Juan Rosales gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Willie Morton makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Wallace Judson | 33-27 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | Wallace Judson steals it from Travis Craig | 33-27 |
| 12:45 | Akron | Wallace Judson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | Michael Wagner grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Joseph Simon hits a runner from close range | 33-29 |
| 11:58 | Akron | Chad Roberts banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Morton | 35-29 |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Travis Craig clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Leo Hatten tips it but misses | 35-29 |
| 11:36 | Auburn | Joseph Simon tips it in | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Willie Morton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wayne Anders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Rosales (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rodney Walden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Simon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Akron | Juan Rosales misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 35-31 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Juan Rosales gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Joseph Simon is called for the reach on Willie Morton - foul #1 on Joseph Simon, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Arnold Mims (SG), George Lowe (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Willie Morton, Wallace Judson, Chad Roberts, Juan Rosales | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:30 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Arnold Mims | 38-31 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | Rodney Walden scores on a jumper from the right side | 38-33 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Joseph Simon denies the turnaround by Arnold Mims | 38-33 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Leo Hatten gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Michael Wagner loses the dribble to Wayne Anders | 38-33 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Wayne Anders hits the finger roll | 40-33 |
| 08:49 | Auburn | Joseph Simon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 40-33 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Wayne Anders grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Rafael Santiago can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 40-33 |
| 08:18 | Akron | George Lowe tips it back up and in | 42-33 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | Leo Hatten buries a turnaround near the basket | 42-35 |
| 07:51 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski loses the dribble to Travis Craig in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Simon | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Mims (fresh) SF - Wayne Anders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Santiago (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Rodney Walden (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wagner (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Leo Hatten (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Simon (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Akron | Arnold Mims clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 07:02 | Auburn | Leo Hatten snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Leo Hatten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Chad Roberts (PF), Juan Rosales (C) Arnold Mims, Wayne Anders, George Lowe, Rafael Santiago | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Bateman (PG), Lawrence Pough (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Steven Hensley (PF), Richard King (C) Travis Craig, Rodney Walden, Michael Wagner, Leo Hatten, Joseph Simon | |
| 06:11 | Akron | Chad Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-38 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | Tim Trojanowski steps in front of the Samuel Bateman pass | 42-38 |
| 05:31 | Akron | Wallace Judson is whistled for a carry | 42-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG) Tim Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Craig (PG) Samuel Bateman | |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Juan Rosales - foul #1 on Juan Rosales, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Travis Craig makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Travis Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 05:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Chad Roberts | 42-39 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Willie Morton misses badly on a floater in the paint | 42-39 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Richard King pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | Travis Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Rafael Santiago (C) Juan Rosales | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:25 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 04:24 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Richard King | 42-39 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Steven Hensley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Travis Craig | 42-41 |
| 03:32 | Akron | Rafael Santiago scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Arnold Mims | 44-41 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Steven Hensley throws it down | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Arnold Mims (fresh) SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Travis Craig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Pough (fresh) SF - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard King (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wayne Anders (SF) Arnold Mims, Willie Morton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rodney Walden (SG), Michael Wagner (SF), Leo Hatten (PF), Joseph Simon (C) Lawrence Pough, Charles Williams, Steven Hensley, Richard King | |
| 02:45 | Akron | Wallace Judson travels with the ball | 44-43 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Joseph Simon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Travis Craig | 44-45 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Wayne Anders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Leo Hatten pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Rodney Walden, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski is hacked by Travis Craig - foul #2 on Travis Craig, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Wallace Judson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Wayne Anders tips it in | 46-45 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Joseph Simon buries a jump hook from the right block | 46-47 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Chad Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Chad Roberts grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski misses long on a shot from the left side | 46-47 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Rodney Walden | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Tim Trojanowski is called for the reach on Rodney Walden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Trojanowski, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Rafael Santiago is called for the reach on Rodney Walden - foul #4 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Leo Hatten is hacked by Tim Trojanowski - foul #3 on Tim Trojanowski, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Rodney Walden is hacked by Tim Trojanowski - foul #4 on Tim Trojanowski, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Rodney Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses the halfcourt shot | 46-49 |