| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Billy Tucker inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 19:43 | Akron | James Wilson grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Billy Tucker steps in front of the William Rehberger pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 30-24 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the lay-in | 30-24 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Billy Tucker snags the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Ray Richards hits the follow up shot | 32-24 |
| 18:47 | Akron | William Rehberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Pierce | 35-24 |
| 18:08 | Akron | William Rehberger knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Bartlett | 35-27 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 17:25 | Akron | William Rehberger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-27 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 38-27 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Billy Tucker knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Gahuj Afshari | 40-27 |
| 16:40 | Akron | James Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Billy Tucker, Paul Pierce, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, William Rehberger, James Wilson, Dikembe Akiyama, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 15:54 | Akron | Jimmy Williams misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Steven Hunt grabs the board | 40-27 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | David Brooks misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Herbert Babin grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Herbert Babin comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Steven Hunt - foul #2 on Steven Hunt, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG) Edward Gragg | |
| 15:07 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Herbert Babin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Steven Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | Jimmy Williams takes the ball from Steven Hunt | 40-27 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Jimmy Williams clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | David Brooks pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | David Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Steven Hunt, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG) William Spencer | |
| 13:50 | Akron | Edward Gragg's pass is intercepted by Paul Smith in the backcourt | 40-27 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses the 3 from straight away | 40-27 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Juan Zepeda snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Edward Gragg is hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF) Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), William Rehberger (SG), James Wilson (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Edward Gragg, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| 12:37 | Akron | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 12:36 | Akron | William Spencer tips it but misses | 40-27 |
| 12:35 | Akron | William Rehberger gets the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 12:15 | Akron | William Rehberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 12:13 | Akron | James Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 11:59 | Akron | William Rehberger buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Antonio Sanchez | 40-30 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Antonio Sanchez is called for the reach on Ray Richards - foul #2 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gregory Caldwell, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Antonio Sanchez | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is hacked by Joel Spencer - foul #2 on Joel Spencer, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (SG), James Wilson (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 43-30 |
| 10:46 | Akron | James Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-30 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | David Brooks gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lonnie Higby - foul #2 on Lonnie Higby, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gahuj Afshari, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Edward Gragg, Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 10:04 | Akron | William Rehberger makes the contested 3 from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Joel Spencer is called for the reach on Billy Tucker - foul #3 on Joel Spencer, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Hunt (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), Herbert Babin (SG), James Wilson (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF) William Spencer, William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer | |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 09:21 | Akron | James Wilson grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Herbert Babin double dribbles | 45-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Herbert Babin, James Wilson, Lonnie Higby, Juan Zepeda | |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Leo Paxton connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Smith | 47-33 |
| 08:48 | Akron | William Rehberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG) Leo Paxton | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Terry Bartlett (SG), James Wilson (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Edward Gragg, William Rehberger, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer | |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Steven Hunt can't finish the layup | 47-33 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Ray Richards pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Antonio Sanchez grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Hunt - foul #3 on Steven Hunt, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Billy Tucker, Steven Hunt, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Gragg (PG), William Rehberger (SG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Juan Zepeda (C) William Spencer, Terry Bartlett, James Wilson, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 07:45 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | David Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SG), Joel Spencer (PF) William Rehberger, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edward Gragg (fresh) SG - Herbert Babin (fresh) SF - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Juan Zepeda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Akron | Jimmy Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | David Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | David Brooks hits a shot from the free throw line | 49-34 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Edward Gragg makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Herbert Babin | 49-37 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari drills a 3 from the left wing set up by David Brooks | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:23 | Akron | Herbert Babin's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Pierce | 52-37 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Brooks | 52-37 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Billy Tucker (SF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), William Rehberger (SG), James Wilson (SF), Lonnie Higby (PF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Edward Gragg, Herbert Babin, Jimmy Williams, Joel Spencer, Juan Zepeda | |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG) William Spencer | |
| 04:37 | Akron | Lonnie Higby blows the wide open layup | 52-37 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Billy Tucker scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 55-37 |
| 03:49 | Akron | James Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rehberger (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lonnie Higby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Akron | Lonnie Higby buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from William Rehberger out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (PG), Jimmy Williams (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Juan Zepeda (C) Terry Bartlett, William Rehberger, James Wilson, Antonio Sanchez | |
| 02:59 | Akron | Lonnie Higby misses the free throw | 58-42 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Steven Hunt pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leo Paxton | 61-42 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama knocks in the shot in the paint and the foul's on Steven Hunt - foul #4 on Steven Hunt, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Akron | William Rehberger (SG), James Wilson (SF), Antonio Sanchez (C) Lonnie Higby, Jimmy Williams, Juan Zepeda | |
| 02:14 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama misses the free throw | 61-44 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Steven Hunt gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the easy layup | 61-44 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Steven Hunt tips it in | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | Akron | William Rehberger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-44 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Steven Hunt grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the floater from the right wing set up by Leo Paxton | 65-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Akron | William Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Steven Hunt, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG) William Spencer | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #5 | 65-44 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 00:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akiyama | 66-44 |
| 00:15 | Akron | William Rehberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-44 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Dikembe Akiyama tips it home | 66-46 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith runs out the clock | 66-46 |