| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) C - Robert Elston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Craig Beaudry (fresh) SG - Dennis Nance (fresh) SF - Paul Nowell (fresh) PF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) C - Gregory Perkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Kansas | Paul Nowell drills a floater from close range set up by Craig Beaudry | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Real - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Juan Zepeda is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Nance | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | Akron | Robert Elston misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Jimmy Williams can't tip it in | 0-4 |
| 17:24 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:59 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry is hacked by Dikembe Real - foul #2 on Dikembe Real, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dikembe Real, Miro Grzywinski, Jimmy Williams, Juan Zepeda, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 16:40 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Craig Beaudry | 0-6 |
| 16:38 | Akron | Edward Gragg loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 16:32 | Kansas | Paul Nowell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Nance | 0-9 |
| 16:13 | Akron | William Rehberger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-9 |
| 16:11 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Akiyama | 0-9 |
| 15:47 | Akron | William Rehberger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-9 |
| 15:45 | Kansas | Paul Nowell grabs the board | 0-9 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) SG - William Rehberger (fresh) SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Craig Beaudry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Nance (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Nowell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) C - Gregory Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Kansas | Paul Nowell's floater is knocked away by Antonio Sanchez | 0-9 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Johnny Daniell pulls down the rebound | 0-9 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Edward Gragg misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Nance - foul #1 on Dennis Nance, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF) William Rehberger, Johnny Daniell | |
| Subs | Kansas | George Meyerson (PG), Mark Farley (SG), Leroy Powell (SF), Cheslav Zucker (PF), Marcel Delossantos (C) Craig Beaudry, Dennis Nance, Paul Nowell, Richard Wigginton, Gregory Perkins | |
| 15:00 | Akron | Edward Gragg makes the 1st free throw | 1-9 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Edward Gragg makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:48 | Kansas | James Wilson is called for the reach on Marcel Delossantos - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Daniell (PF) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 14:31 | Kansas | George Meyerson's layup is rejected by Antonio Sanchez | 2-9 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Lonnie Higby grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Johnny Daniell double dribbles | 2-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Johnny Daniell | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 13:57 | Kansas | George Meyerson makes the jumper in the lane set up by Mark Farley | 2-11 |
| 13:34 | Akron | James Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-11 |
| 13:33 | Kansas | The rebound goes to George Meyerson | 2-11 |
| 13:31 | Kansas | George Meyerson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (PG), Johnny Daniell (PF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kansas | Craig Beaudry (PG), Dennis Nance (SG), Paul Nowell (SF), Richard Wigginton (PF), Gregory Perkins (C) George Meyerson, Mark Farley, Leroy Powell, Cheslav Zucker, Marcel Delossantos | |
| 13:09 | Akron | Johnny Daniell comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Paul Nowell - foul #1 on Paul Nowell, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Antonio Sanchez (C) Miro Grzywinski, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 13:09 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 13:09 | Akron | Johnny Daniell misses the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 13:09 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 12:54 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton buries a shot from just outside the lane | 3-13 |
| 12:25 | Akron | Dennis Nance steals the ball from Lonnie Higby | 3-13 |
| 12:09 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Nowell | 3-16 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Johnny Daniell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-16 |
| 12:04 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry grabs the defensive rebound | 3-16 |
| 11:40 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Wigginton, team foul #3 | 3-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Johnny Daniell, William Rehberger, Lonnie Higby, Robert Elston, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Farley (SG), George Meyerson (PF), Cheslav Zucker (C) Dennis Nance, Richard Wigginton, Gregory Perkins | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Craig Beaudry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Farley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Nowell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Meyerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cheslav Zucker (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Akron | Edward Gragg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-16 |
| 11:09 | Kansas | Cheslav Zucker snags the defensive board | 3-16 |
| 10:50 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-16 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Juan Zepeda gets the rebound | 3-16 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Mark Farley steals it from Edward Gragg | 3-16 |
| 09:53 | Kansas | George Meyerson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #4 | 3-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Robert Elston (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Edward Gragg, James Wilson, Jimmy Williams, Dikembe Akiyama, Juan Zepeda | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dennis Nance (SG), Richard Wigginton (PF), Gregory Perkins (C) Craig Beaudry, Paul Nowell, Cheslav Zucker | |
| 09:53 | Kansas | George Meyerson makes the 1st free throw | 3-17 |
| 09:53 | Kansas | George Meyerson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-17 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez grabs the board | 3-17 |
| 09:35 | Akron | George Meyerson is called for the reach on Lonnie Higby - foul #1 on George Meyerson, team foul #4 | 3-17 |
| 09:09 | Akron | William Rehberger makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-17 |
| 08:43 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by George Meyerson | 6-19 |
| 08:18 | Akron | William Rehberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-19 |
| 08:16 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton grabs the board | 6-19 |
| 07:57 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Higby - foul #1 on Lonnie Higby, team foul #5 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), James Wilson (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF) Miro Grzywinski, William Rehberger, Lonnie Higby, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kansas | Craig Beaudry (PG), Paul Nowell (SF) George Meyerson, Mark Farley | |
| 07:39 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-19 |
| 07:38 | Akron | James Wilson grabs the board | 6-19 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) C - Robert Elston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Craig Beaudry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Nance (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Nowell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Akron | James Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-19 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Robert Elston grabs the offensive rebound | 6-19 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Johnny Daniell misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Wigginton - foul #2 on Richard Wigginton, team foul #5 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Edward Gragg, Juan Zepeda, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Kansas | Cheslav Zucker (PF) Richard Wigginton | |
| 07:00 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the 1st free throw | 7-19 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 06:42 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins buries a driving attempt in the lane | 8-21 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Johnny Daniell buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Antonio Sanchez | 10-21 |
| 05:47 | Kansas | Paul Nowell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 10-21 |
| 05:46 | Kansas | Dennis Nance grabs the offensive board | 10-21 |
| 05:32 | Kansas | Paul Nowell misses long on a runner from the baseline | 10-21 |
| 05:30 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry gets the offensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 05:19 | Kansas | Dennis Nance is hacked by Dikembe Akiyama during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #6 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF), Robert Elston (C) Miro Grzywinski, James Wilson, Johnny Daniell, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kansas | George Meyerson (SG), Mark Farley (SF), Richard Wigginton (PF) Dennis Nance, Paul Nowell, Gregory Perkins | |
| 05:00 | Kansas | Mark Farley is hacked by Jimmy Williams - foul #1 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #7 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG) Edward Gragg | |
| Subs | Kansas | Leroy Powell (SF) Craig Beaudry | |
| 05:00 | Kansas | Mark Farley makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 05:00 | Kansas | Mark Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 04:33 | Akron | William Rehberger makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Dikembe Real | 13-23 |
| 04:04 | Kansas | George Meyerson buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Wigginton | 13-25 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Juan Zepeda loses the ball out of bounds | 13-25 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Juan Zepeda, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Kansas | Craig Beaudry (PG), Dennis Nance (SG), Paul Nowell (SF) Mark Farley, Leroy Powell, Cheslav Zucker | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Craig Beaudry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Nance (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Nowell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Wigginton (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Meyerson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Kansas | Craig Beaudry double dribbles | 13-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (SG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Gregory Perkins (C) George Meyerson | |
| 02:41 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-25 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses the tip | 13-25 |
| 02:38 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Dennis Nance | 13-25 |
| 02:33 | Kansas | Antonio Sanchez is called for the reach on Richard Wigginton - foul #1 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #8 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF), Robert Elston (C) Miro Grzywinski, Lonnie Higby, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 02:33 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 02:33 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Robert Elston scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Real | 15-27 |
| 01:39 | Kansas | Paul Nowell connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Craig Beaudry | 15-30 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Dikembe Real makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmy Williams | 17-30 |
| 01:08 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Dennis Nance | 17-32 |
| 00:53 | Akron | James Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Elston | 20-32 |
| 00:33 | Kansas | Paul Nowell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 00:31 | Kansas | Gregory Perkins hits the follow up shot | 20-34 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Dikembe Real scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-34 |
| 00:01 | Kansas | Richard Wigginton is called for traveling | 22-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Lonnie Higby (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dikembe Real, James Wilson, Jimmy Williams, Juan Zepeda, Robert Elston | |
| Subs | Kansas | George Meyerson (PG), Mark Farley (SG), Leroy Powell (SF), Cheslav Zucker (PF), Marcel Delossantos (C) Craig Beaudry, Dennis Nance, Paul Nowell, Richard Wigginton, Gregory Perkins | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Lonnie Higby misses short on a fullcourt shot | 22-34 |