| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pierre Patrick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Saner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Goodrow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arnold Garner (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Thaxton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dave Marks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Michael Saner inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Fresno State | Russell Jacobs takes the ball from Michael Saner | 29-27 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Dave Marks misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Goodrow - foul #3 on Joseph Goodrow, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Brown (PF) Joseph Goodrow | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:22 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:22 | Fresno State | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:09 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 19:07 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner can't tip it in | 29-28 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Dave Marks gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Thaxton | 29-30 |
| 18:39 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 18:37 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner tips it home | 31-30 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad is whistled for a carry | 31-30 |
| 17:55 | Fresno State | Charles Casey is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Conrad - foul #1 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 17:35 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Russell Jacobs comes up short on the shot from close range | 34-30 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Russell Jacobs snags the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Saner - foul #1 on Michael Saner, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gavin Henke (SG), Richard Baker (SF), David Baysinger (PF), Kurt Fernald (C) Pierre Patrick, Michael Saner, Michael Brown, Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Patrick Sims (PF), Craig Delp (C) Fredrick Conrad, William Thaxton, Russell Jacobs, Dave Marks | |
| 16:55 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:55 | Fresno State | David Baysinger pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:31 | Fresno State | Craig Delp steals it from Richard Baker | 34-30 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Patrick Sims | 34-33 |
| 16:02 | Fresno State | Gavin Henke comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Delp - foul #2 on Craig Delp, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG) Edward Costillo | |
| 16:02 | Fresno State | Gavin Henke makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:02 | Fresno State | Gavin Henke makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gavin Henke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Baker (fresh) PF - David Baysinger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kurt Fernald (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephen Hunnicutt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt is fouled on the floor by Richard Baker - foul #2 on Richard Baker, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Loren Williams (SG), Michael Saner (SF), Joseph Goodrow (PF), Michael Brown (C) Charles Casey, Richard Baker, David Baysinger, Kurt Fernald | |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (PF) Patrick Sims | |
| 15:22 | Akron | Russell Jacobs hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Fredrick Conrad and he's hacked by Loren Williams - foul #1 on Loren Williams, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick (SG), Arnold Garner (C) Loren Williams, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 15:22 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:04 | Fresno State | Michael Saner scores on a jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 14:36 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 14:35 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:31 | Fresno State | Russell Jacobs takes the ball from Arnold Garner | 38-36 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Russell Jacobs makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Hunnicutt | 38-38 |
| 13:54 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-38 |
| 13:53 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:43 | Fresno State | Michael Saner blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 13:14 | Fresno State | Gavin Henke pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:09 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Arnold Garner | 41-38 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 12:35 | Fresno State | Michael Saner misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 12:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Craig Delp | 41-40 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 12:28 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:20 | Fresno State | Gavin Henke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 12:19 | Akron | William Thaxton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:50 | Akron | William Thaxton misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Gavin Henke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pierre Patrick (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Saner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Goodrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Arnold Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stephen Hunnicutt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Russell Jacobs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Delp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Fresno State | Michael Saner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 11:28 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:09 | Fresno State | Arnold Garner is fouled on the floor by Craig Delp - foul #3 on Craig Delp, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Casey (PG), Loren Williams (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Michael Brown (PF), David Baysinger (C) Gavin Henke, Pierre Patrick, Michael Saner, Joseph Goodrow, Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Patrick Sims (PF), Dave Marks (C) Fredrick Conrad, William Thaxton, Stephen Hunnicutt, Russell Jacobs, Craig Delp | |
| 10:56 | Fresno State | Richard Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-42 |
| 10:55 | Fresno State | Michael Brown can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 10:54 | Fresno State | Charles Casey can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Patrick Sims comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 10:29 | Fresno State | Charles Casey pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:23 | Fresno State | Michael Brown loses the dribble to Brian Prahl | 41-42 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Dave Marks banks in the layup set up by Thomas Johnson and the foul's on David Baysinger - foul #3 on David Baysinger, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Dave Marks misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Patrick Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the lay-in | 41-44 |
| 09:38 | Fresno State | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:30 | Fresno State | A charge is called on Loren Williams - foul #2 on Loren Williams, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gavin Henke (SG), Michael Saner (SF) Loren Williams, Richard Baker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:05 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Patrick Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Charles Casey is called for the reach on Brian Prahl - foul #2 on Charles Casey, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kurt Fernald (PF), Arnold Garner (C) Michael Brown, David Baysinger | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:43 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Dave Marks grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Dave Marks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 41-48 |
| 08:06 | Fresno State | Michael Saner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), William Thaxton (SG), Orville Chittenden (SF), Russell Jacobs (PF) Brian Prahl, Thomas Johnson, Edward Costillo, Patrick Sims | |
| 07:48 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Casey - foul #3 on Charles Casey, team foul #9 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick (SG), Joseph Goodrow (PF) Gavin Henke, Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (SF) Orville Chittenden | |
| 07:48 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pierre Patrick (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Saner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Goodrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurt Fernald (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Thaxton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stephen Hunnicutt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Fresno State | Michael Saner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Hunnicutt - foul #1 on Stephen Hunnicutt, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Brown (C) Kurt Fernald | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:31 | Fresno State | Michael Saner makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:31 | Fresno State | Michael Saner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:31 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 07:06 | Akron | Dave Marks misses badly on a floater from the right block | 42-49 |
| 07:04 | Fresno State | Michael Saner pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:56 | Fresno State | Joseph Goodrow is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Joseph Goodrow, team foul #10 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gavin Henke (PG), Richard Baker (SF) Charles Casey, Michael Saner | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (SF), Craig Delp (C) Stephen Hunnicutt, Dave Marks | |
| 06:32 | Akron | Edward Costillo drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Thaxton | 42-52 |
| 06:18 | Fresno State | Edward Costillo steals the ball from Richard Baker | 42-52 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Costillo | 42-54 |
| 06:06 | Fresno State | Michael Brown drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Pierre Patrick | 44-54 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Craig Delp connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fredrick Conrad | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Fresno State | Edward Costillo picks off the pass by Michael Brown | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:26 | Akron | Craig Delp's pass is intercepted by Joseph Goodrow | 44-56 |
| 05:26 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Casey (PG), Michael Saner (SF), Arnold Garner (C) Gavin Henke, Richard Baker, Joseph Goodrow | |
| Subs | Akron | Dave Marks (C) Craig Delp | |
| 05:09 | Fresno State | Charles Casey scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Pierre Patrick | 47-56 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Edward Costillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG) William Thaxton | |
| 04:37 | Fresno State | The jump hook by Arnold Garner is blocked by Edward Costillo | 47-56 |
| 04:36 | Fresno State | Michael Brown grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 04:19 | Fresno State | Michael Saner knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Casey | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Costillo | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Fresno State | Michael Saner can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-59 |
| 03:35 | Akron | Russell Jacobs snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pierre Patrick (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Saner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Arnold Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Akron | Pierre Patrick steals it from Russell Jacobs | 49-59 |
| 03:14 | Fresno State | Pierre Patrick misses the lay-in | 49-59 |
| 03:12 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dave Marks | 49-59 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-59 |
| 02:55 | Fresno State | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 02:49 | Fresno State | Michael Brown is denied on a dunk by Dave Marks | 49-59 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Russell Jacobs snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Thomas Johnson is fouled on the floor by Pierre Patrick - foul #2 on Pierre Patrick, team foul #11 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gavin Henke (PG), Loren Williams (SG), Richard Baker (SF), David Baysinger (PF), Kurt Fernald (C) Charles Casey, Pierre Patrick, Michael Saner, Michael Brown, Arnold Garner | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Hunnicutt (SF), Patrick Sims (PF), Craig Delp (C) Edward Costillo, Russell Jacobs, Dave Marks | |
| 02:32 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:19 | Fresno State | Richard Baker misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Craig Delp snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 49-61 |
| 01:52 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Kurt Fernald | 49-61 |
| 01:47 | Fresno State | Loren Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Baysinger - foul #4 on David Baysinger, team foul #12 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Brown (PF) Kurt Fernald | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Dave Marks (C) Thomas Johnson, Stephen Hunnicutt, Craig Delp | |
| 01:21 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:02 | Fresno State | Richard Baker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Akron | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Dave Marks - foul #4 on Michael Brown, team foul #13 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (PG), Orville Chittenden (SF), Russell Jacobs (PF) Fredrick Conrad, Edward Costillo, Patrick Sims | |
| 00:57 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Dave Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Fresno State | Gavin Henke hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-65 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Russell Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State 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) | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Russell Jacobs slams it home on a nice dish by William Thaxton | 52-67 |
| 00:23 | Fresno State | Loren Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-67 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Edward Costillo (SF) Brian Prahl, Orville Chittenden | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad runs out the clock | 52-67 |