| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) C - Robert Elston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Leo Paxton inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Real - foul #3 on Dikembe Real, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dikembe Real, Jimmy Williams, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Andrew Tamura blocks the short jumper by James Wilson | 35-40 |
| 18:56 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Zepeda | 35-40 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses the shot from the left side | 35-40 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gahuj Afshari | 35-40 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Juan Zepeda snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 18:00 | Akron | James Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leo Paxton | 35-40 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Andrew Tamura | 35-43 |
| 17:32 | Akron | James Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-43 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura's pass is intercepted by Juan Zepeda | 35-43 |
| 16:56 | Akron | James Wilson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Miro Grzywinski | 38-43 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Antonio Sanchez - foul #2 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Robert Elston (C) Miro Grzywinski, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Daniel Hayes (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Andrew Tamura | |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Steven Hunt is called for the reach on Edward Gragg - foul #1 on Steven Hunt, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Robert Elston misses the 3 from straight away | 38-44 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daniel Hayes | 38-44 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Smith and he's hacked by William Rehberger - foul #2 on William Rehberger, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Daniell (SF) Jimmy Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Robert Elston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Akron | Johnny Daniell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF) Edward Gragg, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF) Leo Paxton | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Steven Hunt is whistled for a carry | 38-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Johnny Daniell | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:03 | Akron | Daniel Hayes is called for the reach on William Rehberger - foul #2 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Daniell (SF) Jimmy Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Andrew Tamura (PF) Paul Smith, Billy Tucker, Daniel Hayes | |
| 14:57 | Akron | William Rehberger misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 14:56 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses the tip | 38-47 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Robert Elston hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Steven Hunt blows the layup but he's fouled by William Rehberger - foul #3 on William Rehberger, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF) William Rehberger, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Johnny Daniell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Real | 42-48 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses badly on a floater from close range | 42-48 |
| 14:01 | Akron | Robert Elston grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Dikembe Real connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Wilson | 45-48 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Dikembe Real comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Johnny Daniell gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Jimmy Williams makes the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Gahuj Afshari - foul #1 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dikembe Real, James Wilson, Johnny Daniell, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Leo Paxton (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF), David Brooks (C) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Gregory Caldwell, Andrew Tamura, Steven Hunt | |
| 12:31 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Leo Paxton hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Billy Tucker | 47-53 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Billy Tucker buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Paxton | 47-55 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes tips it but misses | 47-55 |
| 11:02 | Akron | Edward Gragg pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Billy Tucker picks off the pass by Antonio Sanchez | 47-55 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Leo Paxton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Billy Tucker | 47-57 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez grabs the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Daniel Hayes steals the ball from Jimmy Williams | 47-57 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Leo Paxton misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Williams - foul #1 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, Miro Grzywinski, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Andrew Tamura (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Paul Smith, Billy Tucker, Daniel Hayes, David Brooks | |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Leo Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Leo Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Juan Zepeda loses the dribble to Leo Paxton | 47-59 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leo Paxton | 47-61 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Dikembe Real hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 09:42 | Akron | James Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:29 | Akron | James Wilson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Real | 50-61 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Juan Zepeda - foul #2 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF) Dikembe Real, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF) Leo Paxton | |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Rehberger and he's fouled by Steven Hunt - foul #2 on Steven Hunt, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Hayes (C) Steven Hunt | |
| 09:02 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is fouled on the floor by Robert Elston - foul #1 on Robert Elston, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Antonio Sanchez (C) Edward Gragg, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez is whistled for traveling | 53-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Johnny Daniell, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Daniel Hayes | |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-65 |
| 07:47 | Akron | David Brooks picks off the pass by Lonnie Higby | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 53-68 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Anthony Harrington steals it from Dikembe Real | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-68 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 06:22 | Akron | William Rehberger buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Real | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses badly on a shot from the right side | 56-68 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | David Brooks can't tip it in | 56-68 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Lonnie Higby gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Dikembe Real scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Dikembe Akiyama takes the ball from Anthony Harrington | 59-68 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Dikembe Real hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF), Robert Elston (C) Dikembe Real, William Rehberger, Lonnie Higby, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Leo Paxton (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Gregory Caldwell, Andrew Tamura, David Brooks | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Paul Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Johnny Daniell gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Hunt | 59-68 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Paul Smith connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Steven Hunt | 59-70 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Johnny Daniell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Gragg | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Elston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Steven Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Robert Elston swats the short shot by Steven Hunt | 61-70 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Steven Hunt tips it in | 61-72 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Robert Elston is called for traveling | 61-72 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF) Miro Grzywinski, Johnny Daniell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Andrew Tamura (PF) Paul Smith, Billy Tucker, Daniel Hayes | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Leo Paxton misses badly on a floater from the left block | 61-72 |
| 02:37 | Akron | Robert Elston gets the rebound | 61-72 |
| 02:21 | Akron | James Wilson loses the dribble to Gahuj Afshari | 61-72 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Steven Hunt is fouled on the floor by Juan Zepeda - foul #3 on Juan Zepeda, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Miro Grzywinski (SG) Edward Gragg, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski is fouled on the floor by Leo Paxton - foul #2 on Leo Paxton, team foul #5 | 61-73 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-73 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Juan Zepeda grabs the offensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Gahuj Afshari picks off the pass by Miro Grzywinski | 61-73 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Leo Paxton banks in the layup on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-75 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Hunt | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Jimmy Williams is called for the reach on Gahuj Afshari - foul #2 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #9 | 61-75 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Jimmy Williams scores on a shot from the right side | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari runs out the clock | 63-77 |