| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Meader (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Ebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Sherrod (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Chad Zajicek inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Akron | Norman Mahr makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Chad Zajicek | 32-27 |
| 19:09 | BYU | Ernest Johnson misses the jump hook in the lane | 32-27 |
| 19:08 | BYU | Edward Sherrod grabs the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:52 | BYU | Ernest Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Joseph Carter (SF) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader, Richard Ebert | |
| 18:42 | Akron | Ronald Venegas is denied on a layup by Joseph Carter | 32-27 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the tip | 32-27 |
| 18:40 | BYU | The rebound goes to Edward Sherrod | 32-27 |
| 18:35 | BYU | Chad Zajicek is called for the reach on Joseph Carter - foul #2 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 18:13 | BYU | Ernest Johnson is fouled on the floor by Norman Mahr - foul #3 on Norman Mahr, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (PF) Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 17:47 | BYU | Jason Jennings misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-27 |
| 17:45 | Akron | Chad Zajicek gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Harold Jenkins can't connect on a shot from the left side | 32-27 |
| 17:24 | BYU | The rebound goes to Joseph Carter | 32-27 |
| 17:02 | BYU | William Dickerson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 16:38 | Akron | Harold Jenkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-30 |
| 16:36 | BYU | Joseph Carter grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 16:15 | BYU | Jason Jennings scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Dickerson | 32-32 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Harold Jenkins banks in the layup | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Venegas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jason Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Carter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edward Sherrod (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | BYU | William Dickerson misses the lay-in | 34-32 |
| 15:33 | Akron | Harold Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Shen Chiu makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Zajicek | 36-32 |
| 15:06 | BYU | Joseph Carter makes the jumper from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Chad Zajicek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Carter - foul #3 on Joseph Carter, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), James Jaramillo (SG), Norman Mahr (PF) Shen Chiu, Ronald Venegas, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Richard Ebert (SF), Jimmy Purser (C) Jason Jennings, Edward Sherrod, Ernest Johnson | |
| 14:42 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the 3rd free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:42 | BYU | Jimmy Purser grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:23 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Dickerson | 38-37 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Carl Becker buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Jaramillo | 41-37 |
| 13:41 | BYU | Richard Ebert hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 41-37 |
| 13:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Norman Mahr | 41-37 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Chad Zajicek drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 13:12 | BYU | William Dickerson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Chad Zajicek - foul #3 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), George Anderson (C) Chad Zajicek, Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward Sherrod (PF), Ernest Johnson (C) Joseph Carter, Jimmy Purser | |
| 13:12 | BYU | William Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:12 | BYU | William Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Edward Sherrod is called for the reach on Norman Mahr - foul #2 on Edward Sherrod, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 12:33 | Akron | Carl Becker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Sherrod - foul #3 on Edward Sherrod, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) George Anderson | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (SG) William Dickerson | |
| 12:33 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:33 | Akron | Carl Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:33 | BYU | Edward Sherrod grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:11 | BYU | Edward Sherrod hits the finger roll | 45-40 |
| 11:57 | Akron | James Jaramillo is whistled for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), George Anderson (SF) James Jaramillo, Carl Becker | |
| Subs | BYU | William Dickerson (SG) Charles Meader | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Anderson (fresh) PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Dickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Sherrod (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | BYU | William Dickerson is whistled for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Jenkins (SF) George Anderson | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Carter (PF) Edward Sherrod | |
| 11:17 | Akron | Shen Chiu hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 45-40 |
| 11:16 | BYU | Richard Ebert snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 10:49 | BYU | William Dickerson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Shen Chiu hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 10:25 | BYU | Richard Ebert snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 09:56 | BYU | Joseph Carter's layup is rejected by Norman Mahr | 45-43 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Ryan Washington gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:48 | Akron | Ernest Johnson is called for the reach on Norman Mahr - foul #1 on Ernest Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), James Jaramillo (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), George Anderson (C) Shen Chiu, Ronald Venegas, Norman Mahr, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), Charles Meader (SG), Edward Sherrod (PF), Jimmy Purser (C) Dikembe Arakawa, William Dickerson, Joseph Carter, Ernest Johnson | |
| 09:37 | Akron | Carl Becker misses the lay-in | 45-43 |
| 09:35 | BYU | Richard Ebert grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:31 | BYU | Richard Ebert slams it home set up by Jason Jennings and the foul's on Chad Zajicek - foul #4 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) Chad Zajicek | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:31 | BYU | Richard Ebert makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Harold Jenkins drills a jump hook from the right block | 47-46 |
| 08:53 | BYU | Jimmy Purser is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (PF) Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Ernest Johnson (C) Jason Jennings, Jimmy Purser | |
| 08:26 | Akron | Carl Becker misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #2 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG) Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), Jimmy Purser (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Ernest Johnson | |
| 08:26 | Akron | Carl Becker misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:08 | BYU | Jimmy Purser connects on the jumper in the lane | 48-48 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Shen Chiu throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG) James Jaramillo | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Ernest Johnson (C) Jason Jennings, Jimmy Purser | |
| 07:39 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 07:37 | BYU | Richard Ebert gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Carl Becker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Norman Mahr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Meader (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Ebert (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Sherrod (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | BYU | Ernest Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 48-48 |
| 07:13 | BYU | Edward Sherrod tips it home | 48-50 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Shen Chiu is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #3 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF), Harold Jenkins (PF), Ryan Washington (C) Carl Becker, Norman Mahr, George Anderson | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Joseph Carter (SF), Jimmy Purser (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader, Richard Ebert, Ernest Johnson | |
| 06:56 | Akron | Chad Zajicek hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 06:54 | BYU | The rebound goes to Edward Sherrod | 48-50 |
| 06:50 | BYU | William Dickerson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 06:49 | BYU | Jimmy Purser grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:40 | BYU | Edward Sherrod can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 48-50 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Harold Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Shen Chiu hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jimmy Purser - foul #1 on Jimmy Purser, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SG) Ronald Venegas | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Charles Meader (SG), Richard Ebert (SF), Ernest Johnson (C) Jason Jennings, William Dickerson, Joseph Carter, Jimmy Purser | |
| 06:26 | Akron | Shen Chiu makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:26 | Akron | Shen Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:10 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa drills a 3 from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 05:47 | Akron | James Jaramillo hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Charles Meader - foul #2 on Charles Meader, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Akron | George Anderson (PG), Norman Mahr (PF) Shen Chiu, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader | |
| 05:47 | Akron | James Jaramillo makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:18 | BYU | Ernest Johnson banks in the layup set up by Jason Jennings and the foul's on George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG) George Anderson, James Jaramillo | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Charles Meader (SG), Joseph Carter (PF) Jason Jennings, William Dickerson, Edward Sherrod | |
| 05:18 | BYU | Ernest Johnson makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Carl Becker lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Venegas | 55-56 |
| 04:29 | BYU | Chad Zajicek steps in front of the Joseph Carter pass | 55-56 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is whistled for a carry | 55-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), Ryan Washington (C) Carl Becker, Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Edward Sherrod (PF), Jimmy Purser (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader, Joseph Carter, Ernest Johnson | |
| 03:52 | BYU | Ryan Washington swats the short shot by Edward Sherrod | 55-56 |
| 03:50 | BYU | Jason Jennings gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:29 | BYU | Richard Ebert misses the lay-in | 55-56 |
| 03:27 | BYU | William Dickerson misses the tip | 55-56 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Venegas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jason Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Sherrod (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Purser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Akron | Edward Sherrod swats the short shot by Ryan Washington | 55-56 |
| 03:15 | BYU | William Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:46 | BYU | Jimmy Purser's floater is tipped away by Ryan Washington | 55-56 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Norman Mahr snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 02:37 | Akron | Norman Mahr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the tip | 55-56 |
| 02:33 | BYU | The rebound goes to Jimmy Purser | 55-56 |
| 02:13 | BYU | Jason Jennings can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Norman Mahr buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Ronald Venegas | 57-56 |
| 01:51 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Charles Meader (SG), Ernest Johnson (C) Jason Jennings, William Dickerson, Jimmy Purser | |
| 01:32 | BYU | Edward Sherrod knocks in the runner from the right block | 57-58 |
| 01:13 | Akron | The short jumper by Chad Zajicek is denied by Edward Sherrod | 57-58 |
| 01:11 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:49 | BYU | Edward Sherrod misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-58 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Norman Mahr gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Chad Zajicek drills a floater from the left side | 59-58 |
| 00:20 | BYU | Richard Ebert banks in the layup | 59-60 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Shen Chiu comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Ryan Washington tips it in | 61-60 |
| 00:01 | BYU | Ryan Washington denies the turnaround by Edward Sherrod | 61-60 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Norman Mahr pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |