| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Birnbaum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Eugene Olson inbounds the ball | 45-23 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fredrick Conrad - foul #2 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #1 | 45-23 |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno makes the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno makes the 2nd free throw | 45-25 |
| 19:29 | Akron | Thomas Johnson connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-25 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | Eugene Olson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Birnbaum | 47-28 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Walter Williams is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #1 | 47-28 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Olson - foul #3 on Eugene Olson, team foul #2 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lance Cephas (SF) Eugene Olson | |
| 18:35 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:35 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:35 | Belmont | Lance Cephas snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 18:06 | Belmont | James Birnbaum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-28 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Mark Mooneyham swats the short shot by Fredrick Conrad | 48-28 |
| 17:47 | Belmont | James Birnbaum pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Lance Cephas is fouled on the floor by Trevor Johnson - foul #1 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (C) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Adams (C) Mark Mooneyham | |
| 17:34 | Belmont | Walter Williams comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Fredrick Conrad - foul #3 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #3 | 48-28 |
| 17:34 | Belmont | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 17:34 | Belmont | Walter Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 17:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Russell Jacobs | 48-29 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the lay-in | 48-29 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Lance Cephas snags the defensive board | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:06 | Belmont | Walter Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Trevor Johnson - foul #2 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Stephen Hunnicutt (SG), Craig Delp (PF) Fredrick Conrad, Thomas Johnson, Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG) Ervin Sarno, James Birnbaum | |
| 17:06 | Belmont | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 17:06 | Belmont | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 16:42 | Akron | Craig Delp knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Hunnicutt and he's fouled by Paul Marcell - foul #1 on Paul Marcell, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Johnny Millender (C) Walter Williams | |
| 16:42 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the free throw | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Johnny Millender misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-31 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Joseph Adams grabs the offensive board | 51-31 |
| 16:23 | Belmont | Paul Marcell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Terrence Robinson | 51-34 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Lance Cephas - foul #2 on Lance Cephas, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Russell Jacobs (PF), Dave Marks (C) Stephen Hunnicutt, Craig Delp, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), James Birnbaum (SG), Eugene Olson (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Mark Mooneyham (C) Paul Marcell, Terrence Robinson, Lance Cephas, Joseph Adams, Johnny Millender | |
| 16:00 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Birnbaum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | James Birnbaum scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ervin Sarno | 53-36 |
| 15:26 | Akron | Russell Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 53-36 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Edward Costillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 15:14 | Akron | Brian Prahl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF) Brian Prahl, Edward Costillo | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:01 | Belmont | Eugene Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-36 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad is fouled in the backcourt by James Birnbaum - foul #1 on James Birnbaum, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-36 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Eugene Olson gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Walter Williams buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Eugene Olson | 53-38 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Mark Mooneyham is called for the reach on Trevor Johnson - foul #3 on Mark Mooneyham, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (SG), Craig Delp (PF), Patrick Sims (C) Thomas Johnson, Russell Jacobs, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), Joseph Adams (PF), Lance Cephas (C) Ervin Sarno, James Birnbaum, Walter Williams, Mark Mooneyham | |
| 13:55 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Terrence Robinson - foul #1 on Terrence Robinson, team foul #7 | 53-38 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 13:48 | Belmont | Joseph Adams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Eugene Olson can't tip it in | 55-38 |
| 13:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to Fredrick Conrad | 55-38 |
| 13:31 | Akron | Craig Delp misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Adams - foul #1 on Joseph Adams, team foul #8 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Johnny Millender (C) Eugene Olson | |
| 13:31 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 13:31 | Akron | Craig Delp makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:18 | Belmont | Terrence Robinson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt gets the rebound | 57-38 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Sims | 59-38 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Lance Cephas knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Terrence Robinson and he's hacked by Trevor Johnson - foul #3 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #5 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Russell Jacobs (PF) Stephen Hunnicutt, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), James Birnbaum (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Paul Marcell, Terrence Robinson, Johnny Millender | |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Lance Cephas makes the free throw | 59-41 |
| 12:32 | Akron | James Birnbaum steps in front of the Russell Jacobs pass | 59-41 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | James Birnbaum lays it in | 59-43 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad loses the ball out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Dave Marks (C) Fredrick Conrad, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Olson (SF), Mark Mooneyham (C) Lance Cephas, Joseph Adams | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:48 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno is fouled on the floor by Brian Prahl - foul #2 on Brian Prahl, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF) Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Birnbaum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-43 |
| 11:34 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Eugene Olson steals the ball from Thomas Johnson | 59-43 |
| 10:51 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 10:49 | Belmont | James Birnbaum tips it back up and in | 59-45 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Thomas Johnson lays it in set up by Brian Prahl and the foul's on James Birnbaum - foul #2 on James Birnbaum, team foul #9 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Craig Delp (PF), Patrick Sims (C) Brian Prahl, Edward Costillo, Russell Jacobs, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), Joseph Adams (C) Ervin Sarno, James Birnbaum, Mark Mooneyham | |
| 10:45 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the free throw | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:26 | Belmont | Walter Williams connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Terrence Robinson | 62-47 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Patrick Sims is fouled on the floor by Terrence Robinson - foul #2 on Terrence Robinson, team foul #10 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lance Cephas (SF) Eugene Olson | |
| 10:15 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 10:15 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Joseph Adams | 63-47 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Terrence Robinson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Williams | 63-50 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Trevor Johnson is fouled on the floor by Terrence Robinson - foul #3 on Terrence Robinson, team foul #11 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Johnny Millender (C) Walter Williams | |
| 09:44 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Paul Marcell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Paul Marcell, team foul #12 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (PF) Craig Delp | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), James Birnbaum (SG), Mark Mooneyham (C) Paul Marcell, Terrence Robinson, Johnny Millender | |
| 09:00 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the lay-in | 64-50 |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Joseph Adams gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Russell Jacobs is called for the reach on Mark Mooneyham - foul #1 on Russell Jacobs, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Dave Marks (C) Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Olson (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Lance Cephas, Joseph Adams | |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Dave Marks connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Stephen Hunnicutt | 66-52 |
| 08:19 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham loses the ball out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Edward Costillo (SF) Fredrick Conrad, Stephen Hunnicutt, Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lance Cephas (C) Mark Mooneyham | |
| 08:06 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the dunk | 66-52 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the tip | 66-52 |
| 08:03 | Akron | Russell Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Edward Costillo scores on a shot from the right block | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Cephas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Lance Cephas is denied on a layup by Dave Marks | 68-52 |
| 07:28 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno gets the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Eugene Olson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Johnson - foul #4 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Craig Delp (PF), Patrick Sims (C) Brian Prahl, Edward Costillo, Russell Jacobs, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), Joseph Adams (C) Ervin Sarno, James Birnbaum, Lance Cephas | |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Eugene Olson makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Eugene Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Craig Delp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lance Cephas (SF), Mark Mooneyham (C) Eugene Olson, Walter Williams | |
| 06:44 | Belmont | Terrence Robinson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-57 |
| 06:21 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham grabs the board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:15 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham loses the dribble to Patrick Sims | 68-57 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad grabs the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Lance Cephas steals it from Craig Delp | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:30 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham misses badly on a floater from the left side | 68-57 |
| 05:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Sims | 68-57 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Fredrick Conrad | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Patrick Sims blocks the short jumper by Joseph Adams | 70-57 |
| 04:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Craig Delp | 70-57 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Craig Delp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Stephen Hunnicutt (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Russell Jacobs (PF), Dave Marks (C) Fredrick Conrad, Thomas Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Craig Delp, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), James Birnbaum (SG), Eugene Olson (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Johnny Millender (C) Paul Marcell, Terrence Robinson, Lance Cephas, Joseph Adams, Mark Mooneyham | |
| 04:34 | Belmont | James Birnbaum misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Walter Williams grabs the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Eugene Olson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| 04:21 | Akron | Edward Costillo pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Brian Prahl blows the layup | 70-57 |
| 04:16 | Belmont | Eugene Olson grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 04:07 | Belmont | Dave Marks blocks the short jumper by James Birnbaum | 70-57 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Johnny Millender misses the tip | 70-57 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Walter Williams misses the tip | 70-57 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | Walter Williams snags the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Eugene Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-57 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hunnicutt (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Birnbaum (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Millender (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Akron | Russell Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #13 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF) Brian Prahl, Edward Costillo | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 03:17 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 03:17 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 03:17 | Belmont | Johnny Millender snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 02:58 | Belmont | Eugene Olson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 70-57 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Russell Jacobs gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Russell Jacobs can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 70-57 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Eugene Olson snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Birnbaum | 70-59 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Eugene Olson takes the ball from Dave Marks | 70-59 |
| 01:45 | Belmont | James Birnbaum hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Eugene Olson | 70-61 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Russell Jacobs buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Trevor Johnson | 72-61 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | Eugene Olson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ervin Sarno | 72-63 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Trevor Johnson blows the layup | 72-63 |
| 00:55 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Dave Marks | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Akron | Johnny Millender is called for the reach on Dave Marks - foul #3 on Johnny Millender, team foul #14 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Orville Chittenden (SG) Stephen Hunnicutt | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham (C) Johnny Millender | |
| 00:54 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Birnbaum | 74-65 |
| 00:46 | Akron | James Birnbaum is called for the reach on Orville Chittenden in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Birnbaum, team foul #15 | 74-65 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Orville Chittenden makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Orville Chittenden misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Walter Williams pulls down the rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Eugene Olson misses long on a floater in the lane | 75-65 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham tips it but misses | 75-65 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Russell Jacobs gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Akron | Trevor Johnson drills a jumper in the lane set up by Fredrick Conrad | 77-65 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham is fouled on the floor by Dave Marks - foul #1 on Dave Marks, team foul #9 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG) Orville Chittenden | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), Lance Cephas (SF), Joseph Adams (PF) Ervin Sarno, James Birnbaum, Eugene Olson, Walter Williams | |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad runs out the clock | 77-67 |