| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Matthew Fox inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Donald Defeo | 33-38 |
| 19:27 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses the shot from the right side | 33-38 |
| 19:26 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the jumper from the left side | 35-38 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Thomas Knouse works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #3 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:46 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:26 | UNLV | Donald Defeo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Eugene Savage | 38-40 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Bruce Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Jack Styles (PF) Jeffrey Bush, Cliff Morgan | |
| 17:54 | UNLV | Mark Welch's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Styles | 38-40 |
| 17:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jack Styles | 38-40 |
| 17:47 | Akron | William Williams steps in front of the Alan Gully pass | 38-40 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Bruce Phillips is called for the reach on Eugene Savage - foul #3 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Fred Bush (SF), George Woods (C) Bruce Phillips, Alan Gully, Thomas Knouse | |
| 17:29 | UNLV | Matthew Fox's fadeaway is rejected by George Woods | 38-40 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Donald Defeo drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Matthew Fox | 40-40 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Jack Styles hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Brown | 40-42 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jack Styles - foul #2 on Jack Styles, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Walter Spann, Fred Bush, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Andrew Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Knouse - foul #2 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Eugene Savage, William Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG) Andrew Brown | |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:25 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is hacked by Donald Defeo - foul #2 on Donald Defeo, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF), James King (PF) Matthew Fox, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:07 | Akron | Alan Gully hits a jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Philip Short connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Bruce Phillips can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 14:49 | UNLV | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Donald Defeo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Jack Styles (SF), George Woods (C) Jeffrey Bush, Alan Gully, Thomas Knouse | |
| 14:28 | Akron | Bruce Phillips buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by George Woods | 45-47 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Kerr, James King | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (SF) Cliff Morgan | |
| 14:01 | Akron | Eugene Savage is called for the reach on Jack Styles - foul #1 on Eugene Savage, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:49 | Akron | Walter Spann is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Walter Spann, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG) Philip Short | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 13:31 | Akron | George Woods grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Mark Welch steps in front of the Bruce Phillips pass | 45-47 |
| 12:56 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Jack Styles gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Bruce Phillips splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 12:48 | Akron | George Woods gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Fred Bush misses short on an open runner from the left block | 45-47 |
| 12:25 | Akron | Jack Styles hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 12:10 | UNLV | Matthew Fox scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 11:58 | Akron | George Woods loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Kerr (SG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG), Jeffrey Bush (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Bruce Phillips, Walter Spann, Fred Bush, Jack Styles, George Woods | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UNLV | James King clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:22 | Akron | Andrew Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:05 | UNLV | James King hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 48-49 |
| 11:04 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Thomas Knouse travels with the ball | 48-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), William Williams (C) Donald Kerr, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:25 | UNLV | Philip Short drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 51-49 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 10:09 | Akron | Alan Gully tips it home | 51-51 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | Donald Defeo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Bush - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bush, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (PF) James King | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Jack Styles (SF), George Woods (PF) Jeffrey Bush, Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan | |
| 09:54 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Andrew Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Mark Welch gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | John Lewis is hacked by Bruce Phillips - foul #4 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Matthew Fox (SF) Donald Defeo, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Fred Bush (SF) Bruce Phillips, Thomas Knouse | |
| 08:59 | UNLV | Eugene Savage clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 08:57 | Akron | George Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Andrew Brown connects on the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Philip Short - foul #1 on Philip Short, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Alan Gully (SF) Walter Spann, George Woods | |
| 08:34 | Akron | Andrew Brown makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Fred Bush steals it from Matthew Fox | 53-54 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush is fouled on the floor by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #4 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), William Williams (C) Philip Short, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF) Andrew Brown | |
| 07:47 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush misses long on a floater from the left side | 53-54 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | William Williams gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Fox (tiring) 5 pts. PF - James King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Styles (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Fred Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses the jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | William Williams snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Savage | 56-54 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush is open and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jack Styles | 56-57 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 06:33 | Akron | Jack Styles grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Alan Gully misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Eugene Savage pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Bush - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bush, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox, James King, William Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Walter Spann (SG), Gregory Williams (SF), George Woods (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Jack Styles, Jeffrey Bush, Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan, Fred Bush | |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Phillips | 58-59 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson's fadeaway is rejected by George Woods | 58-59 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Mark Welch tips it in | 60-59 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Walter Spann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-59 |
| 05:04 | Akron | George Woods hits the follow up shot | 60-61 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Williams - foul #2 on Gregory Williams, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG) Eugene Savage | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Walter Spann hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gregory Williams | 61-64 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Philip Short's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG) Donald Kerr | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Gregory Williams, George Woods | |
| 03:58 | Akron | Bruce Phillips knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Gully | 61-66 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson connects on the shot from the left block | 63-66 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Spann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Bruce Phillips hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 63-66 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 03:07 | UNLV | Philip Short scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Defeo | 66-66 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Thomas Knouse can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-66 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | Philip Short gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG) Walter Spann | |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Philip Short can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 02:34 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Donald Defeo picks off the pass by Thomas Knouse | 66-66 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Philip Short lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 68-66 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Thomas Knouse splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right block | 68-66 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Donald Defeo comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 01:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cliff Morgan | 68-66 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Alan Gully misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-66 |
| 01:34 | Akron | Cliff Morgan hits the follow up shot | 68-68 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Philip Short connects on the 3 from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Cliff Morgan clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 71-68 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Matthew Fox snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Alan Gully - foul #3 on Alan Gully, team foul #9 | 73-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG) Philip Short | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is open and buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Bush | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Mark Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Phillips - foul #5 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #10 | 73-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG) Bruce Phillips | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Cliff Morgan gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Akron | Walter Spann misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 00:11 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Bush - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bush, team foul #11 | 74-71 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Akron | Alan Gully hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Cliff Morgan | 76-74 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is hacked by Walter Spann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Spann, team foul #12 | 76-74 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on a fullcourt shot | 78-74 |