| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the jump hook from the left block | 31-30 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Mario Williams grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Frank Tully is called for the reach on David Newton - foul #2 on Frank Tully, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:13 | Akron | David Newton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Shawn Callier grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Frank Tully's floater is knocked away by Mario Williams | 31-30 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Scott Thornton tips it in | 31-32 |
| 18:53 | Akron | David Newton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:36 | Akron | David Newton knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Mario Williams gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:23 | Akron | David Newton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Alan Smith snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:10 | Akron | David Newton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 18:03 | Akron | The rebound goes to Aaron Wildman | 36-32 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the jumpshot from the left side | 36-32 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Scott Thornton pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Frank Tully scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-34 |
| 17:27 | Akron | David Smith blocks the short jumper by Aaron Wildman | 36-34 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Bernard Hartley pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Shawn Callier scores on a 3 from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 16:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Smith | 36-37 |
| 16:33 | Houston | David Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Newton - foul #2 on David Newton, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, Aaron Wildman, Mario Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (SF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley, Scott Thornton | |
| 16:33 | Houston | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:33 | Houston | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:11 | Akron | William Dunkle connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leroy Cook | 38-39 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Birkholz - foul #1 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (SF) David Smith | |
| 16:01 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Alan Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Ginter (fresh) PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Akron | Leroy Cook blows the layup | 38-40 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Peter Fierro is whistled for a carry | 38-40 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Isaac Robinson (SF) Jerry Hawthorne, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG) Joseph Hill | |
| 15:16 | Akron | William Dunkle misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-40 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Paul Erickson gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:55 | Houston | The short jumper by Fyodor Zerphey is denied by William Dunkle | 38-40 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Paul Erickson tips it in | 38-42 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Fyodor Zerphey swats the short shot by William Dunkle | 38-42 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Paul Erickson grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Tully | 38-44 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Frank Tully knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Fierro | 38-46 |
| 13:07 | Akron | David Newton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 13:05 | Houston | John Ginter pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 12:48 | Houston | John Ginter drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Tully | 38-48 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-48 |
| 12:38 | Houston | Paul Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Frank Tully hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 38-48 |
| 12:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Leroy Cook | 38-48 |
| 11:54 | Akron | David Newton is whistled for traveling | 38-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), Aaron Wildman (SF), Alan Smith (PF), Mario Williams (C) David Newton, Scott Birkholz, Isaac Robinson, Leroy Cook, William Dunkle | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (PG), Shawn Callier (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), David Smith (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Frank Tully, Peter Fierro, John Ginter, Fyodor Zerphey, Paul Erickson | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Houston | Shawn Callier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Scott Thornton tips it but misses | 38-48 |
| 11:26 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Aaron Wildman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 11:05 | Houston | David Smith grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 10:53 | Houston | David Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mario Williams - foul #2 on Mario Williams, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| 10:53 | Houston | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:53 | Houston | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:30 | Akron | Mario Williams misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Bernard Hartley snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Shawn Callier comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Aaron Wildman | 40-49 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Bernard Hartley's pass is intercepted by Mario Williams | 40-49 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shawn Callier - foul #2 on Shawn Callier, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Isaac Robinson (SF) Jerry Hawthorne, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Fyodor Zerphey (SF), Paul Erickson (C) Joseph Hill, Bernard Hartley, Scott Thornton | |
| 09:21 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 09:21 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the easy layup | 41-49 |
| 08:59 | Houston | David Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Frank Tully can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Newton - foul #3 on David Newton, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG), Leroy Cook (PF), William Dunkle (C) Phillip Naughton, Aaron Wildman, Mario Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (SG) Shawn Callier | |
| 08:33 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:14 | Akron | William Dunkle's pass is intercepted by Frank Tully | 41-51 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Frank Tully banks in the layup | 41-53 |
| 08:00 | Akron | David Newton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses the tip | 41-53 |
| 07:57 | Akron | David Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Scott Birkholz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Isaac Robinson hits the follow up shot | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) SF - Isaac Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Dunkle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Paul Erickson is fouled on the floor by William Dunkle - foul #2 on William Dunkle, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF) Peter Fierro, David Smith | |
| 07:13 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey blows the layup | 43-53 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Leroy Cook snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Isaac Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Alan Smith (PF) Scott Birkholz, William Dunkle | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) Paul Erickson | |
| 06:46 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-53 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Alan Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Isaac Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 06:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Thornton | 43-53 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Scott Thornton hits the finger roll set up by Fyodor Zerphey and the foul's on Leroy Cook - foul #2 on Leroy Cook, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Williams (C) Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), David Smith (PF) Frank Tully, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| 06:15 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the free throw | 43-55 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Mario Williams gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Shawn Callier steps in front of the Isaac Robinson pass | 43-55 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-55 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Mario Williams grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Peter Fierro snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Isaac Robinson gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Mario Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Thornton | 43-55 |
| 04:47 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:28 | Houston | Shawn Callier travels with the ball | 43-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Aaron Wildman (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Leroy Cook (PF) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, Isaac Robinson, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), John Ginter (SF), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley, David Smith, Scott Thornton | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:08 | Akron | Aaron Wildman misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Tully - foul #3 on Frank Tully, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Aaron Wildman makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Aaron Wildman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Houston | Mario Williams swats the layup by Paul Erickson | 45-55 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Paul Erickson snags the offensive board | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey drills a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Leroy Cook - foul #3 on Leroy Cook, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SG) Mario Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) John Ginter | |
| 03:34 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the free throw | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Wildman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Akron | William Dunkle misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-58 |
| 03:12 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-60 |
| 02:30 | Akron | William Dunkle is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #2 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #4 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (PG), John Ginter (SF) Frank Tully, David Smith | |
| 02:19 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Leroy Cook tips it home | 47-60 |
| 01:54 | Houston | John Ginter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Erickson | 47-63 |
| 01:40 | Akron | John Ginter is called for the reach on Jerry Hawthorne - foul #1 on John Ginter, team foul #5 | 47-63 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Aaron Wildman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 01:04 | Houston | John Ginter is fouled on the floor by Aaron Wildman - foul #1 on Aaron Wildman, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| 01:04 | Houston | John Ginter makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:04 | Houston | John Ginter misses the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 00:46 | Houston | John Ginter is fouled on the floor by Leroy Cook - foul #4 on Leroy Cook, team foul #9 | 50-64 |
| 00:46 | Houston | John Ginter misses the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Leroy Cook snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Akron | Peter Fierro is called for the reach on William Dunkle - foul #1 on Peter Fierro, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hill | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Peter Fierro can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Scott Birkholz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-64 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Paul Erickson snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Paul Erickson runs out the clock | 50-64 |