| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fresh) SG - Herman Menard (fresh) SF - Bernard Arehart (fresh) PF - John Underwood (fresh) C - Joseph Deaton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) SG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) C - Robert Elston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton is hacked by Miro Grzywinski - foul #1 on Miro Grzywinski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton can't connect on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Robert Elston is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Elston, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Juan Zepeda gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Robert Elston misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Deaton - foul #1 on Joseph Deaton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Robert Elston makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Robert Elston misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina State | John Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Robert Elston grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Robert Elston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina State | John Underwood snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jimmy Williams - foul #1 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Dikembe Real, Miro Grzywinski, Jimmy Williams, Juan Zepeda, Robert Elston | |
| 17:56 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart makes the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 1-1 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina State | John Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 1-1 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard clanks a jumper from the left wing | 1-1 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the rebound | 1-1 |
| 17:06 | Akron | William Rehberger clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-1 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina State | John Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 1-1 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 1-1 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina State | John Underwood grabs the offensive board | 1-1 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton misses badly on a shot in the lane | 1-1 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Arehart | 1-1 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 1-1 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez snags the defensive board | 1-1 |
| 15:49 | Akron | William Rehberger scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Antonio Sanchez | 1-3 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fairly fresh) SG - Herman Menard (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Arehart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Underwood (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Joseph Deaton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 15:32 | Akron | William Rehberger gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Johnny Daniell blows the layup | 1-3 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton tips it in | 3-3 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Johnny Daniell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bernard Arehart - foul #1 on Bernard Arehart, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Douglas O'Neal (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Clayton Alston (C) John Bynum, Herman Menard, Bernard Arehart, John Underwood, Joseph Deaton | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Robert Elston (C) Edward Gragg, William Rehberger, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 14:34 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson blows the dunk | 3-5 |
| 14:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Elston | 3-5 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Johnny Daniell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (PG), Lonnie Higby (PF) Dikembe Real, Johnny Daniell | |
| 14:01 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Higby steals it from Douglas O'Neal | 3-5 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Douglas O'Neal is called for the reach on James Wilson - foul #1 on Douglas O'Neal, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Juan Zepeda (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Miro Grzywinski, Jimmy Williams, Robert Elston | |
| 13:31 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 3-5 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Juan Zepeda snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 13:09 | Akron | James Wilson is fouled on the floor by Clayton Alston - foul #1 on Clayton Alston, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Robert Elston (C) Dikembe Real, Juan Zepeda, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 12:57 | Akron | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston misses short on a jumper in the paint | 3-5 |
| 12:40 | Akron | James Wilson gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Robert Elston knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Miro Grzywinski | 3-7 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Stephen Harris is called for the reach on Jimmy Williams - foul #1 on Stephen Harris, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Herman Menard (SG), John Underwood (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) Casey Westbrooks, Carl Johnson, Stephen Harris, Clayton Alston | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Johnny Daniell (SF), Juan Zepeda (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Miro Grzywinski, Jimmy Williams, Lonnie Higby, Robert Elston | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fresh) SG - Herman Menard (fresh) SF - Douglas O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Underwood (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joseph Deaton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Real (fresh) SG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 11:29 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Johnny Daniell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas O'Neal - foul #2 on Douglas O'Neal, team foul #6 | 5-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart (SF) Douglas O'Neal | |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG) James Wilson | |
| 11:18 | Akron | Johnny Daniell misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Deaton | 8-8 |
| 10:52 | Akron | William Rehberger knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | William Rehberger picks off the pass by Bernard Arehart | 8-10 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Dikembe Real hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Rehberger | 8-12 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina State | Johnny Daniell steals the ball from John Bynum | 8-12 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Dikembe Real misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 10:09 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez tips it home | 8-14 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Bynum | 10-14 |
| 09:39 | Akron | Johnny Daniell can't throw it down | 10-14 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina State | John Bynum buries a floater from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 09:11 | Akron | John Bynum steals it from Dikembe Real in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina State | William Rehberger steals the ball from Joseph Deaton | 12-14 |
| 08:56 | Akron | William Rehberger clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Joseph Deaton | 12-14 |
| 08:41 | South Carolina State | John Underwood comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 12-14 |
| 08:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Juan Zepeda | 12-14 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Herman Menard - foul #1 on Herman Menard, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Lloyd Ahmad (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Clayton Alston (C) John Bynum, Herman Menard, Bernard Arehart, John Underwood, Joseph Deaton | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), James Wilson (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Dikembe Real, William Rehberger, Johnny Daniell, Juan Zepeda | |
| 08:15 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks is fouled on the floor by Edward Gragg - foul #1 on Edward Gragg, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Elston (C) Antonio Sanchez | |
| 07:48 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Casey Westbrooks (fresh) SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) SF - Lloyd Ahmad (fresh) PF - Stephen Harris (fresh) C - Clayton Alston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Elston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Stephen Harris steps in front of the Dikembe Akiyama pass | 12-14 |
| 07:25 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Ahmad | 15-14 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Clayton Alston is called for the reach on Jimmy Williams - foul #2 on Clayton Alston, team foul #8 | 15-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton (C) Clayton Alston | |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (SG) James Wilson | |
| 07:18 | Akron | Jimmy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Deaton, team foul #9 | 15-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Herman Menard (SG), Bernard Arehart (SF) Casey Westbrooks, Carl Johnson, Joseph Deaton | |
| Subs | Akron | Lonnie Higby (PF) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 06:43 | Akron | Robert Elston misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 06:41 | Akron | Robert Elston gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Robert Elston makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Miro Grzywinski | 15-18 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina State | John Bynum scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Arehart | 17-18 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Lonnie Higby tips it but misses | 17-18 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Robert Elston can't tip it in | 17-18 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Lonnie Higby tips it back up and in | 17-20 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina State | John Bynum knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 05:36 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart is hacked by Edward Gragg - foul #2 on Edward Gragg, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), John Underwood (PF) John Bynum, Stephen Harris | |
| Subs | Akron | James Wilson (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Edward Gragg, Lonnie Higby, Robert Elston | |
| 05:22 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Jimmy Williams's pass is intercepted by Casey Westbrooks | 23-20 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard banks in the layup on a great pass from Casey Westbrooks | 25-20 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jimmy Williams | 25-23 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 04:51 | Akron | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski is called for traveling | 25-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson (SG) Herman Menard | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), Johnny Daniell (SF) Miro Grzywinski, Jimmy Williams | |
| 04:20 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-23 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad tips it home | 27-23 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Johnny Daniell is fouled on the floor by Bernard Arehart - foul #2 on Bernard Arehart, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Herman Menard (SF) Casey Westbrooks, Bernard Arehart | |
| Subs | Akron | Miro Grzywinski (PG), Juan Zepeda (PF), Robert Elston (C) Dikembe Real, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 04:04 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Johnny Daniell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina State | John Bynum buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herman Menard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Underwood (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lloyd Ahmad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Miro Grzywinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) SF - Johnny Daniell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Elston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Robert Elston misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-25 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 03:05 | South Carolina State | John Underwood buries a runner near the basket | 32-25 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Miro Grzywinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 02:50 | Akron | Robert Elston tips it home | 32-27 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) Herman Menard, John Underwood, Lloyd Ahmad | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Miro Grzywinski, James Wilson, Johnny Daniell, Juan Zepeda, Robert Elston | |
| 02:21 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez can't connect on a runner from the left block | 32-27 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina State | John Bynum misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:08 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez drills a shot from the left block set up by Edward Gragg | 32-29 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina State | John Bynum is called for traveling | 32-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Herman Menard (SG) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:31 | Akron | William Rehberger makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina State | John Bynum misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina State | John Bynum pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris is hacked by Jimmy Williams - foul #2 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #6 | 32-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), John Underwood (PF) John Bynum, Stephen Harris | |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Real (PG), James Wilson (SG), Lonnie Higby (PF) Edward Gragg, William Rehberger, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina State | The jump hook by John Underwood is blocked by Antonio Sanchez | 32-32 |
| 00:45 | Akron | The rebound goes to Antonio Sanchez | 32-32 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Dikembe Real scores on a 3 from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal misses the easy layup | 32-35 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | The clock runs out | 32-35 |