| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - John Laws (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mario Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Gary Bolden inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Gary Bolden is fouled on the floor by Mario Williams - foul #1 on Mario Williams, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:13 | Evansville | Luis Smith loses the dribble to Phillip Naughton | 29-26 |
| 18:50 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is hacked by Chris Richarson - foul #1 on Chris Richarson, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Phillip Naughton connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Mario Williams | 29-28 |
| 18:28 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 18:14 | Akron | David Newton hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Isaac Robinson | 29-31 |
| 17:51 | Evansville | Luis Smith scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Mario Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Isaac Robinson and he's fouled by Chris Richarson - foul #2 on Chris Richarson, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Mario Williams makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:21 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Isaac Robinson snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Phillip Naughton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Newton | 31-37 |
| 16:45 | Evansville | Luis Smith scores on a 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Phillip Naughton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Newton | 34-40 |
| 16:03 | Evansville | Tony Kelley scores on a jumper from the left block | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Chris Richarson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Bolden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - John Laws (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaac Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Akron | Alan Smith's pass is intercepted by Tony Kelley | 36-40 |
| 15:18 | Evansville | Chris Richarson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Alan Smith gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:56 | Akron | Phillip Naughton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 14:55 | Evansville | John Laws grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 14:35 | Evansville | Luis Smith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Isaac Robinson gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:15 | Akron | David Newton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 14:13 | Evansville | Gary Bolden grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 14:09 | Evansville | Gary Bolden is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Gary Bolden, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (PG), Marc McCormick (SG), Mike Morgan (PF), James Willis (C) Luis Smith, Chris Richarson, Tony Kelley, John Laws | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Aaron Wildman (PF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, Isaac Robinson, Alan Smith, Mario Williams | |
| 13:46 | Akron | Aaron Wildman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Mike Morgan - foul #2 on Mike Morgan, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| 13:46 | Akron | Aaron Wildman makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:26 | Evansville | Gary Bolden makes the driving attempt in the lane | 38-43 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Leroy Cook and the foul's on Mike Morgan - foul #3 on Mike Morgan, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Laws (C) Gary Bolden | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:14 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:49 | Evansville | James Willis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 12:47 | Evansville | Mike Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 12:33 | Evansville | Mike Morgan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Hawthorne - foul #1 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| 12:33 | Evansville | Mike Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:33 | Evansville | Mike Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne's pass is intercepted by Marc McCormick | 40-46 |
| 11:49 | Evansville | James Willis misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 11:47 | Evansville | John Laws grabs the offensive board | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kendrick Papa (fresh) SG - Marc McCormick (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mike Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Willis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Laws (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) PF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Evansville | James Willis comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jerry Hawthorne - foul #2 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (PG) John Laws | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Isaac Robinson (SF) Jerry Hawthorne, William Dunkle | |
| 11:33 | Evansville | James Willis makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:33 | Evansville | James Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:33 | Akron | The rebound goes to Leroy Cook | 41-46 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Isaac Robinson scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Newton | 41-48 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Isaac Robinson steps in front of the Luis Smith pass | 41-48 |
| 10:52 | Akron | David Newton misses the lay-in | 41-48 |
| 10:50 | Evansville | Marc McCormick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:24 | Evansville | Marc McCormick comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 10:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Leroy Cook | 41-48 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Aaron Wildman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Newton and he's hacked by Kendrick Papa - foul #1 on Kendrick Papa, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Chris Richarson (SG), Gary Bolden (SF), Tony Kelley (PF), John Laws (C) Kendrick Papa, Marc McCormick, James Willis, Mike Morgan | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Mario Williams (C) Scott Birkholz, Leroy Cook | |
| 10:08 | Akron | Aaron Wildman makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | Luis Smith clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by David Newton - foul #3 on David Newton, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) Aaron Wildman | |
| 09:40 | Evansville | Luis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | Luis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:29 | Akron | Mario Williams makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Isaac Robinson | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Gary Bolden clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Mario Williams - foul #2 on Mario Williams, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 09:08 | Evansville | Gary Bolden misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 09:08 | Akron | Mario Williams grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Isaac Robinson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gary Bolden - foul #4 on Gary Bolden, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Mike Morgan (C) John Laws | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:43 | Akron | Isaac Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Alan Smith gets the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 08:38 | Akron | Chris Richarson picks off the pass by Alan Smith | 42-56 |
| 08:33 | Evansville | Chris Richarson lays it up and in | 44-56 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 08:22 | Evansville | Chris Richarson gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 08:09 | Evansville | Tony Kelley makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Phillip Naughton can't finish the layup | 46-56 |
| 07:49 | Evansville | Mike Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Bolden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Tony Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Mike Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaac Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Evansville | Tony Kelley is fouled on the floor by Mario Williams - foul #3 on Mario Williams, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (PG), Marc McCormick (SG), James Willis (C) Luis Smith, Chris Richarson, Gary Bolden | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), William Dunkle (SF), Aaron Wildman (PF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, Isaac Robinson, Alan Smith, Mario Williams | |
| 07:08 | Evansville | Marc McCormick is hacked by Phillip Naughton - foul #2 on Phillip Naughton, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SG) Phillip Naughton | |
| 07:08 | Evansville | Marc McCormick misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:08 | Evansville | Tony Kelley gets the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 06:51 | Evansville | Kendrick Papa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | John Laws (C) Tony Kelley | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:26 | Akron | William Dunkle hits a jumper in the lane set up by Aaron Wildman | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:02 | Evansville | James Willis's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Wildman | 46-58 |
| 06:00 | Evansville | James Willis snags the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | James Willis misses the shot from the left side | 46-58 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Aaron Wildman gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 05:28 | Akron | William Dunkle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-58 |
| 05:26 | Evansville | Mike Morgan snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 05:09 | Evansville | Marc McCormick can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 46-58 |
| 05:07 | Evansville | Marc McCormick pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 04:58 | Evansville | Jerry Hawthorne is called for the reach on Marc McCormick - foul #3 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Luis Smith (PG), Chris Richarson (SG), Tony Kelley (PF) Kendrick Papa, Mike Morgan, James Willis | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), Isaac Robinson (SF), Alan Smith (PF), Mario Williams (C) Scott Birkholz, Jerry Hawthorne, William Dunkle, Aaron Wildman, Leroy Cook | |
| 04:58 | Evansville | Marc McCormick misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Mario Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:29 | Akron | Alan Smith makes the floater from close range set up by David Newton | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:09 | Evansville | Alan Smith denies the turnaround by Marc McCormick | 46-60 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-60 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Isaac Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 03:33 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-60 |
| 03:32 | Akron | Alan Smith snags the offensive board | 46-60 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Luis Smith (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Chris Richarson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc McCormick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - John Laws (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mario Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Chris Richarson picks off the pass by Mario Williams | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Evansville | Marc McCormick comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-60 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | John Laws tips it back up and in | 48-60 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Chris Richarson is called for the reach on Phillip Naughton - foul #3 on Chris Richarson, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kendrick Papa (PG), Gary Bolden (SF), Mike Morgan (PF), James Willis (C) Luis Smith, Chris Richarson, Tony Kelley, John Laws | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), William Dunkle (SF), Aaron Wildman (PF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, Isaac Robinson, Alan Smith, Mario Williams | |
| 02:29 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:22 | Evansville | Mike Morgan loses the dribble to Phillip Naughton | 48-62 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Mike Morgan picks off the pass by Scott Birkholz | 48-62 |
| 01:45 | Evansville | James Willis knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-62 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 01:18 | Evansville | James Willis drills a driving attempt from the left block | 52-64 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Kendrick Papa steals the ball from Leroy Cook | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Evansville | James Willis misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-64 |
| 00:53 | Akron | William Dunkle grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Aaron Wildman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | James Willis pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Kendrick Papa connects on the shot from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Scott Birkholz runs out the clock | 54-64 |