| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Foulk (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lofton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Swanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Milliman (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Fred Gibson inbounds the ball | 33-19 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | Anthony Foulk misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-19 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kyle Mitchell | 33-19 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett is hacked by David Lofton - foul #3 on David Lofton, team foul #1 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Dale (C) David Lofton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | John Swanigan double dribbles | 33-19 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Fred Gibson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-19 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jose Flores and the foul's on Michael Hall - foul #2 on Michael Hall, team foul #2 | 33-21 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman makes the free throw | 33-22 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Anthony Dale travels with the ball | 33-22 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Dale - foul #1 on Anthony Dale, team foul #3 | 33-22 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:28 | Akron | John Steele comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Michael Hall gets the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Anthony Dale is hacked by Kenneth Barrett - foul #1 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (PG), Wilbur Camper (SF) John Steele, Fred Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Ray (PG), Michael Gibbons (SG), Zachariah Steppe (SF), Wilbur South (C) Jose Flores, John Swanigan, Kyle Mitchell, Kenneth Barrett | |
| 17:03 | Akron | Michael Hall misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-24 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Anthony Foulk pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Anthony Foulk blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Ray - foul #2 on Charles Ray, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Luciano (C) Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:48 | Akron | Anthony Foulk misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Anthony Foulk makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe clanks a jumper from the right side | 34-24 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee | Wilbur South gets the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Gibbons, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Fred Gibson (SF), David Lofton (C) Anthony Foulk, Wilbur Camper, Anthony Dale | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Flores (PG), John Swanigan (SG), Kyle Mitchell (SF) Charles Ray, Michael Gibbons, Bradley Milliman | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Luciano (fresh) C - David Lofton (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Swanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachariah Steppe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilbur South (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Akron | David Lofton banks in the layup set up by Franklin Floyd | 36-24 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Franklin Floyd - foul #2 on Franklin Floyd, team foul #4 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Hall (PF) Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett (C) Zachariah Steppe | |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 14:56 | Akron | Fred Gibson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 14:55 | Akron | David Lofton misses the tip | 36-26 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Wilbur South gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Michael Hall swats the dunk try by Jose Flores | 36-26 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell tips it but misses | 36-26 |
| 14:25 | Akron | Fred Gibson snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 13:58 | Akron | David Lofton loses the ball out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Foulk (SG), Wilbur Camper (SF) John Steele, Fred Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Ray (PG), Michael Gibbons (SG), Zachariah Steppe (SF), Bradley Milliman (PF) Jose Flores, John Swanigan, Kyle Mitchell, Wilbur South | |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Camper | 36-26 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Franklin Floyd lays it up and in on a great pass from Wilbur Camper | 38-26 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Ray | 38-28 |
| 12:54 | Akron | Franklin Floyd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Anthony Foulk tips it home | 40-28 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 12:30 | Akron | David Lofton pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman hits the finger roll set up by Charles Ray | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Foulk (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbur Camper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Lofton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zachariah Steppe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Milliman (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Kenneth Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Akron | David Lofton drills a shot from the left wing | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Fred Gibson (SF), Anthony Dale (PF), Frank Luciano (C) Franklin Floyd, Anthony Foulk, Michael Hall, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Flores (PG), John Swanigan (SG), Kyle Mitchell (SF), Wilbur South (C) Charles Ray, Michael Gibbons, Bradley Milliman, Kenneth Barrett | |
| 11:16 | Akron | Fred Gibson blows the layup | 42-30 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Frank Luciano tips it back up and in | 44-30 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | John Swanigan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wilbur Camper - foul #2 on Wilbur Camper, team foul #5 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman (PF) Zachariah Steppe | |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | John Swanigan makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | John Swanigan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Frank Luciano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Wilbur South | 44-32 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Bradley Milliman | 44-34 |
| 10:06 | Akron | John Steele is hacked by Jose Flores in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Flores, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Foulk (SG) Wilbur Camper | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:52 | Akron | Anthony Foulk scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Gibson | 47-34 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Jose Flores can't finish the layup | 47-34 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Frank Luciano gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Anthony Foulk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Hall (PF), David Lofton (C) Anthony Dale, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe (PF) Bradley Milliman | |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell is denied on a layup by Fred Gibson | 47-34 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Fred Gibson pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Fred Gibson blows the layup but he's hacked by Jose Flores - foul #2 on Jose Flores, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Floyd (PG) John Steele | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Ray (PG), Michael Gibbons (SG), Kenneth Barrett (C) Jose Flores, John Swanigan, Wilbur South | |
| 08:25 | Akron | Fred Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Fred Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Charles Ray hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Franklin Floyd - foul #3 on Franklin Floyd, team foul #6 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Wilbur Camper (SF) Anthony Foulk, Fred Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Charles Ray makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Charles Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Franklin Floyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-36 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Gibbons | 48-36 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell clanks a jumper near the basket | 48-36 |
| 07:50 | Akron | David Lofton grabs the board | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Brawner (fresh) SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wilbur Camper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Lofton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachariah Steppe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Akron | Kenneth Barrett steps in front of the Michael Hall pass | 48-36 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Michael Hall swats the short shot by Michael Gibbons | 48-36 |
| 07:15 | Akron | David Lofton grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Franklin Floyd drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Brawner and the foul's on Charles Ray - foul #3 on Charles Ray, team foul #6 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Akron | John Steele (PG), Anthony Foulk (SG), Anthony Dale (C) David Brawner, Wilbur Camper, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Swanigan (SG), Wilbur South (SF), Bradley Milliman (PF) Michael Gibbons, Kyle Mitchell, Zachariah Steppe | |
| 07:05 | Akron | Franklin Floyd makes the free throw | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Charles Ray connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wilbur South and he's hacked by Michael Hall - foul #3 on Michael Hall, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Gibson (SF) Franklin Floyd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Charles Ray makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Fred Gibson is hacked by Wilbur South - foul #1 on Wilbur South, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Luciano (C) Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Flores (PG) Charles Ray | |
| 06:27 | Akron | Fred Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Fred Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Dale - foul #2 on Anthony Dale, team foul #8 | 53-39 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Fred Gibson buries a runner in the paint | 55-41 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | John Swanigan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | John Swanigan connects on the shot from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 05:02 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Foulk | 57-43 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 04:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Steele | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | Akron | Anthony Dale hits a jumper near the basket | 59-43 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Wilbur South knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Bradley Milliman | 59-45 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Hall (PF), David Lofton (C) Anthony Dale, Frank Luciano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell (SF) Kenneth Barrett | |
| 03:54 | Akron | Fred Gibson misses the easy layup | 59-45 |
| 03:52 | Akron | John Steele tips it back up and in | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Foulk (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Gibson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - David Lofton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Swanigan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Milliman (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Wilbur South (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | John Swanigan hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 03:39 | Akron | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 03:11 | Akron | Fred Gibson makes the jumper in the lane set up by Anthony Foulk | 63-45 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | John Steele is called for the reach on Jose Flores - foul #1 on John Steele, team foul #9 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Akron | David Brawner (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), Wilbur Camper (SF), Anthony Dale (PF), Frank Luciano (C) John Steele, Anthony Foulk, Fred Gibson, Michael Hall, David Lofton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Ray (PG), Michael Gibbons (SG), Zachariah Steppe (SF) John Swanigan, Kyle Mitchell, Bradley Milliman | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Anthony Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 02:42 | Akron | Wilbur Camper knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Luciano | 65-45 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Jose Flores banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Gibbons | 65-47 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses the driving attempt near the basket | 65-47 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe can't finish the layup | 65-47 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Anthony Dale grabs the board | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:32 | Akron | Wilbur Camper lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Luciano | 67-47 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 67-47 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Wilbur South misses the tip | 67-47 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Wilbur South grabs the offensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Wilbur South misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Franklin Floyd - foul #4 on Franklin Floyd, team foul #10 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett (C) Jose Flores | |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Wilbur South misses the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Wilbur South makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Zachariah Steppe is called for the reach on Anthony Dale - foul #2 on Zachariah Steppe, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Anthony Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Charles Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-48 |
| 00:00 | Akron | David Brawner runs out the clock | 69-48 |