| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Washington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Miles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Moore (fresh) C - Shawn Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Trevor Johnson inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses the shot from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 19:43 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Troy Moore | 31-32 |
| 19:38 | UMBC | John Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 19:37 | UMBC | Troy Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:25 | UMBC | Kent Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Miles - foul #1 on Michael Miles, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:34 | UMBC | Troy Moore knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Dave Marks knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Fredrick Conrad | 35-34 |
| 17:53 | UMBC | John Williams knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kent Washington | 35-36 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Kent Washington - foul #2 on Kent Washington, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (C) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 17:24 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:01 | UMBC | John Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Sims | 37-36 |
| 17:00 | Akron | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 16:39 | UMBC | Kent Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:34 | UMBC | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Thomas Johnson buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Fredrick Conrad | 39-36 |
| 15:51 | UMBC | Michael Miles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 15:49 | UMBC | Shawn Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Washington (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Miles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UMBC | A charge is called on Shawn Thompson - foul #3 on Shawn Thompson, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (PG), Orville Chittenden (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Craig Delp (PF), Dave Marks (C) Fredrick Conrad, Thomas Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Russell Jacobs, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton (PG), Rickie Howington (SG), Louis Pham (PF), Gary Cottrill (C) John Williams, Kent Washington, Troy Moore, Shawn Thompson | |
| 15:07 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:02 | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Edward Costillo buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Hunnicutt | 44-36 |
| 14:20 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill clanks a jump hook in the lane | 44-36 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Craig Delp snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:58 | Akron | Michael Miles swats the shot by Dave Marks | 44-36 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Edward Costillo can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Miles - foul #2 on Michael Miles, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Russell Jacobs (PF) Stephen Hunnicutt, Orville Chittenden, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Williams (PG), Kent Washington (SG), Troy Moore (SF), Shawn Thompson (C) Kennith Stoughton, Rickie Howington, Michael Miles, Gary Cottrill | |
| 13:36 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Dave Marks gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Louis Pham takes the ball from Edward Costillo | 44-36 |
| 12:56 | UMBC | Troy Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 12:55 | UMBC | Louis Pham snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 12:36 | UMBC | Kent Washington misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-36 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Russell Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Louis Pham - foul #4 on Louis Pham, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Patrick Sims (C) Edward Costillo, Dave Marks | |
| Subs | UMBC | Rickie Howington (PF) Louis Pham | |
| 12:11 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:53 | UMBC | John Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kent Washington | 46-38 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 11:31 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Washington (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Troy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rickie Howington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:08 | Akron | Thomas Johnson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Fredrick Conrad | 48-38 |
| 10:56 | UMBC | Kent Washington misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-38 |
| 10:54 | UMBC | Shawn Thompson tips it home | 48-40 |
| 10:25 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Johnson | 50-40 |
| 09:57 | UMBC | Patrick Sims steals the ball from Troy Moore | 50-40 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Kent Washington - foul #3 on Kent Washington, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (PG), Craig Delp (PF), Dave Marks (C) Fredrick Conrad, Russell Jacobs, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton (PG), Michael Miles (SF), Gary Cottrill (PF), Christopher Harvey (C) John Williams, Troy Moore, Rickie Howington, Shawn Thompson | |
| 09:40 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:30 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Craig Delp gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 08:59 | Akron | Kent Washington steals the ball from Trevor Johnson | 52-40 |
| 08:55 | UMBC | Kent Washington hits the finger roll | 52-42 |
| 08:37 | Akron | Thomas Johnson double dribbles | 52-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Williams (PG), Shawn Thompson (C) Kent Washington, Christopher Harvey | |
| 08:20 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill is hacked by Craig Delp - foul #2 on Craig Delp, team foul #1 | 52-42 |
| 08:09 | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Hunnicutt - foul #3 on Stephen Hunnicutt, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF), Russell Jacobs (PF) Trevor Johnson, Craig Delp | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 08:09 | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:09 | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:09 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 07:51 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (C) Dave Marks | |
| Subs | UMBC | Rickie Howington (SG), Louis Pham (PF) Kennith Stoughton, Gary Cottrill | |
| 07:51 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:51 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:35 | UMBC | A charge is called on Shawn Thompson - foul #4 on Shawn Thompson, team foul #8 | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Hunnicutt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rickie Howington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Miles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Pham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Shawn Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Fredrick Conrad | 56-43 |
| 06:56 | UMBC | Shawn Thompson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Russell Jacobs misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 56-43 |
| 06:23 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Rickie Howington | 56-43 |
| 06:09 | UMBC | Louis Pham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 06:07 | UMBC | Rickie Howington tips it home | 56-45 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Patrick Sims is fouled on the floor by Shawn Thompson - foul #5 on Shawn Thompson, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Craig Delp (PF) Fredrick Conrad, Stephen Hunnicutt, Edward Costillo, Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton (PG), Kent Washington (SG), Troy Moore (SF), Gary Cottrill (C) John Williams, Rickie Howington, Michael Miles, Shawn Thompson | |
| 05:43 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:25 | UMBC | Louis Pham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 05:23 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:17 | Akron | Trevor Johnson comes up short on the shot from close range | 58-45 |
| 05:15 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 05:08 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 05:06 | UMBC | Kent Washington snags the offensive board | 58-45 |
| 04:53 | UMBC | Troy Moore misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 04:51 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill grabs the offensive board | 58-45 |
| 04:44 | UMBC | Louis Pham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Trevor Johnson drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Brian Prahl | 60-45 |
| 04:14 | UMBC | Kent Washington is fouled on the floor by Craig Delp - foul #3 on Craig Delp, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Russell Jacobs (PF), Dave Marks (C) Brian Prahl, Craig Delp, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Williams (PG) Kennith Stoughton | |
| 03:57 | UMBC | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 60-45 |
| 03:56 | Akron | Trevor Johnson snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Akron | John Williams picks off the pass by Fredrick Conrad in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| 03:30 | UMBC | Kent Washington makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kent Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Troy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Pham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Cottrill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Akron | Trevor Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 60-47 |
| 03:15 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad snags the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Louis Pham swats the short shot by Trevor Johnson | 60-47 |
| 02:59 | UMBC | Troy Moore gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 02:55 | UMBC | John Williams is hacked by Fredrick Conrad in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton (PG), Rickie Howington (SG), Christopher Harvey (C) John Williams, Kent Washington, Louis Pham | |
| 02:45 | UMBC | Rickie Howington makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kennith Stoughton | 60-50 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 63-50 |
| 02:13 | UMBC | Gary Cottrill hits a shot from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Russell Jacobs lays it up and in set up by Trevor Johnson | 65-52 |
| 01:33 | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 01:31 | UMBC | Troy Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 01:26 | UMBC | Kennith Stoughton buries a 3 from straight away | 65-55 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 67-55 |
| 00:53 | UMBC | Rickie Howington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-55 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Dave Marks tips it back up and in | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | UMBC | Troy Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad runs out the clock | 69-55 |