| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | John Smith scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Wilfred Lobato and he's hacked by Ronald Venegas - foul #2 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the free throw | 45-29 |
| 19:41 | Akron | Ronald Venegas's pass is intercepted by Bradley Coburn in the backcourt | 45-29 |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | John Smith dunks the ball on a nice dish by Bradley Coburn | 47-29 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Norman Mahr tips it home | 47-31 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Ronald Venegas clanks a floater from the free throw line | 50-31 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn grabs the board | 50-31 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato gets the offensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 3 from straight away | 53-31 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:42 | Akron | Ryan Washington misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-31 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 53-31 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn is fouled on the floor by Ronald Venegas - foul #3 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #2 | 53-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF), Charles Newbill (C) John Smith, Bradley Coburn, Joseph Simmons, Wilfred Lobato, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), James Jaramillo (SG), George Anderson (SF), Harold Jenkins (C) Shen Chiu, Ronald Venegas, Chad Zajicek, Ryan Washington | |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | Richard Browder knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Ariel Costa | 55-31 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Carl Becker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ariel Costa - foul #1 on Ariel Costa, team foul #1 | 55-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG) Norman Mahr | |
| 16:57 | Akron | Carl Becker misses the 1st free throw | 55-31 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Carl Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-32 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Browder and he's fouled by Shen Chiu - foul #2 on Shen Chiu, team foul #3 | 57-32 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses the free throw | 57-32 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Newbill | 57-32 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-32 |
| 16:25 | Akron | George Anderson snags the defensive board | 57-32 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Shen Chiu can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-32 |
| 16:17 | Akron | George Anderson tips it in | 57-34 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Chi Huang | 59-34 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Charles Newbill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Carl Becker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Akron | Chi Huang steals it from James Jaramillo | 59-34 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | George Anderson steals the ball from Ariel Costa | 59-34 |
| 15:14 | Akron | George Anderson misses the jump hook in the paint | 59-34 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Charles Newbill gets the rebound | 59-34 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-34 |
| 14:46 | Akron | Harold Jenkins grabs the board | 59-34 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Carl Becker is called for traveling | 59-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), Joseph Simmons (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Walter Ray (C) Ariel Costa, Clarence Goff, Richard Browder, Chi Huang, Charles Newbill | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Norman Mahr (PF), Ryan Washington (C) James Jaramillo, Carl Becker, Harold Jenkins, George Anderson | |
| 14:10 | South Carolina | Ryan Washington blocks the short jumper by John Smith | 59-34 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Norman Mahr pulls down the rebound | 59-34 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is hacked by Joseph Simmons - foul #2 on Joseph Simmons, team foul #2 | 59-34 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Joseph Simmons is called for the reach on Shen Chiu - foul #3 on Joseph Simmons, team foul #3 | 59-34 |
| 13:44 | Akron | A charge is called on Ronald Venegas - foul #4 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #4 | 59-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SG) Ronald Venegas | |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the lay-in | 59-34 |
| 13:29 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons hits the follow up shot | 61-34 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Shen Chiu is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 61-34 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Wilfred Lobato steps in front of the Shen Chiu pass | 61-34 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | John Smith comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 61-34 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Ryan Washington pulls down the rebound | 61-34 |
| 12:54 | Akron | Shen Chiu loses the dribble to Bradley Coburn in the backcourt | 61-34 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | Walter Ray can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 61-34 |
| 12:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Norman Mahr | 61-34 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Ryan Washington drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Shen Chiu | 61-36 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Walter Ray connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Bradley Coburn | 63-36 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Ryan Washington is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing | 63-38 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | Carl Becker is called for the reach on Bradley Coburn - foul #1 on Carl Becker, team foul #5 | 63-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), David Arline (SG), Chi Huang (SF) John Smith, Bradley Coburn, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SG), Harold Jenkins (C) Carl Becker, Ryan Washington | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Arline (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chi Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wilfred Lobato (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Walter Ray (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jaramillo (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG) David Arline | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:50 | Akron | James Jaramillo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wilfred Lobato - foul #1 on Wilfred Lobato, team foul #5 | 63-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Browder (SF) Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) Norman Mahr | |
| 10:50 | Akron | James Jaramillo misses the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 10:50 | Akron | James Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | Chi Huang drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Browder and he's fouled by Harold Jenkins - foul #2 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #6 | 65-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Arline (SG), Charles Newbill (C) Ariel Costa, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | Chi Huang misses the free throw | 65-39 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the board | 65-39 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is whistled for a carry | 65-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG) Clarence Goff | |
| Subs | Akron | George Anderson (PG) Shen Chiu | |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | David Arline connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 68-39 |
| 09:57 | Akron | David Arline steals it from James Jaramillo in the backcourt | 68-39 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Richard Browder hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Jaramillo - foul #1 on James Jaramillo, team foul #7 | 68-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato (PF), Walter Ray (C) Chi Huang, Charles Newbill | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (PF) Ryan Washington | |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses the 1st free throw | 68-39 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses the 2nd free throw | 68-39 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Norman Mahr snags the defensive board | 68-39 |
| 09:19 | Akron | James Jaramillo is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 68-39 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Wilfred Lobato | 68-39 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harold Jenkins - foul #3 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #8 | 68-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF) John Smith, David Arline, Richard Browder | |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), Carl Becker (SG), Ryan Washington (C) George Anderson, James Jaramillo, Harold Jenkins | |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 1st free throw | 69-39 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 69-39 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Coburn | 69-39 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | Walter Ray lays it in on a great pass from Bradley Coburn | 71-39 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Norman Mahr lays it up and in on a great pass from Carl Becker and the foul's on Wilfred Lobato - foul #2 on Wilfred Lobato, team foul #6 | 71-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chi Huang (SF), Charles Newbill (C) Clarence Goff, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:30 | Akron | Norman Mahr makes the free throw | 71-42 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Chi Huang is hacked by Chad Zajicek - foul #1 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #9 | 71-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (PF) Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Chi Huang makes the 1st free throw | 72-42 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Chi Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 72-42 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Norman Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 72-42 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is hacked by Chi Huang - foul #1 on Chi Huang, team foul #7 | 72-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), Harold Jenkins (C) Carl Becker, Ryan Washington | |
| 08:00 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the 1st free throw | 72-42 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons grabs the board | 72-42 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Chi Huang clanks a floater from the free throw line | 72-42 |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Charles Newbill tips it home | 74-42 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Bradley Coburn steps in front of the Chad Zajicek pass | 74-42 |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Chad Zajicek is called for the reach on Ariel Costa - foul #2 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #10 | 74-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Walter Ray (C) Bradley Coburn, Chi Huang, Charles Newbill | |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (PG), Carl Becker (SF), George Anderson (C) Shen Chiu, Chad Zajicek, Norman Mahr | |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses the 1st free throw | 74-42 |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 75-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Simmons (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wilfred Lobato (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Walter Ray (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Carl Becker (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Harold Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Ronald Venegas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-42 |
| 07:11 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to George Anderson | 75-42 |
| 06:59 | Akron | George Anderson blows the layup | 75-42 |
| 06:57 | Akron | James Jaramillo tips it but misses | 75-42 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Walter Ray pulls down the rebound | 75-42 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-42 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Walter Ray steps in front of the James Jaramillo pass | 77-42 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses long on a floater from the right wing | 77-42 |
| 05:55 | Akron | George Anderson pulls down the rebound | 77-42 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Joseph Simmons is called for the reach on Ronald Venegas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Simmons, team foul #8 | 77-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF) Ariel Costa, Clarence Goff, Joseph Simmons, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:52 | Akron | Ronald Venegas makes the 1st free throw | 77-43 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Ronald Venegas misses the 2nd free throw | 77-43 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn snags the defensive board | 77-43 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn loses the ball out of bounds | 77-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Newbill (C) Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:29 | Akron | Carl Becker hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 77-43 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Charles Newbill pulls down the rebound | 77-43 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Chi Huang scores on a shot in the paint | 79-43 |
| 05:02 | Akron | Carl Becker misses the easy layup | 79-43 |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 79-43 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Chi Huang lays it up and in set up by Bradley Coburn | 81-43 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Carl Becker lays it in | 81-45 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-45 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Charles Newbill hits the follow up shot | 83-45 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Akron | Carl Becker's floater is knocked away by Charles Newbill | 83-45 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Bradley Coburn | 83-45 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-45 |
| 03:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Harold Jenkins | 83-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. SF - Richard Browder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. C - Charles Newbill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Jaramillo (tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. SG - Ronald Venegas (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Carl Becker (tired) 8 pts. PF - Harold Jenkins (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - George Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Akron | Harold Jenkins connects on the jumper from the right side | 83-47 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | James Jaramillo is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #2 on James Jaramillo, team foul #11 | 83-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG), Joseph Simmons (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Walter Ray (C) Bradley Coburn, Richard Browder, Chi Huang, Charles Newbill | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) Ronald Venegas | |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 84-47 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 84-47 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Ryan Washington gets the rebound | 84-47 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Walter Ray blocks the short jumper by Carl Becker | 84-47 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons pulls down the rebound | 84-47 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Walter Ray drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Simmons | 86-47 |
| 02:18 | Akron | John Smith steals it from James Jaramillo in the backcourt | 86-47 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Walter Ray is denied by Ryan Washington | 86-47 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato can't tip it in | 86-47 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons tips it home | 88-47 |
| 01:33 | Akron | George Anderson makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Carl Becker and he's fouled by Walter Ray - foul #2 on Walter Ray, team foul #9 | 88-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG) Clarence Goff | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:33 | Akron | George Anderson makes the free throw | 88-50 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Ryan Washington steals it from Wilfred Lobato | 88-50 |
| 00:50 | Akron | George Anderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 88-50 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn grabs the defensive rebound | 88-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | John Smith knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Bradley Coburn | 90-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Carl Becker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 90-52 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | John Smith runs out the clock | 90-52 |