| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harry Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Lenny Akers inbounds the ball | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Harry Howell scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Harris | 46-55 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is fouled on the floor by Lenny Akers - foul #2 on Lenny Akers, team foul #1 | 46-55 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Alan Gully misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ricky Heath - foul #2 on Ricky Heath, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Harry Howell is hacked by Jeffrey Bush - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bush, team foul #1 | 46-57 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris blows the dunk | 46-57 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Thomas Knouse snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Cliff Morgan drills a runner in the paint | 46-59 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Cliff Morgan - foul #1 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #2 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (SF), Martin Chatfield (C) Lenny Akers, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Fred Bush (SF), George Woods (C) Jeffrey Bush, Alan Gully, Thomas Knouse | |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Andrew Brown connects on the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by William Garner - foul #1 on William Garner, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Andrew Brown makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | James Miles is fouled on the floor by Fred Bush - foul #3 on Fred Bush, team foul #3 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (SF) Fred Bush | |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris's fadeaway is rejected by George Woods | 48-62 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield tips it back up and in | 50-62 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Harry Howell is called for the reach on Bruce Phillips - foul #2 on Harry Howell, team foul #4 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG) Bruce Phillips | |
| 16:27 | Akron | Jeffrey Harris denies the turnaround by George Woods | 50-62 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Harry Howell grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris travels with the ball | 50-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Knouse (C) Cliff Morgan | |
| 16:08 | Akron | Gregory Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Gully (SF) Gregory Williams | |
| 15:51 | Purdue | James Miles double dribbles | 50-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SF), Ricky Heath (C) James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Jack Styles (PF) Jeffrey Bush, George Woods | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Harry Howell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Akron | Walter Spann's pass is intercepted by Jack Parker | 50-62 |
| 15:13 | Purdue | Jack Parker can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Jack Styles gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Andrew Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 14:51 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Knouse | 50-62 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Jack Styles scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Brown | 50-64 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | William Garner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Andrew Brown grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 13:51 | Akron | Ricky Heath picks off the pass by Alan Gully | 50-64 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Harry Howell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-64 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Walter Spann misses badly on a floater from the right side | 50-64 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | William Garner can't finish the layup | 50-64 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Jack Parker tips it in | 52-64 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Thomas Knouse clanks a shot from close range | 52-64 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-64 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Alan Gully snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Andrew Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Harris - foul #2 on Jeffrey Harris, team foul #5 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Harry Howell, William Garner, Jack Parker, Jeffrey Harris, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Bush (SG), Fred Bush (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Walter Spann, Alan Gully, Jack Styles, Thomas Knouse | |
| 12:06 | Akron | Andrew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Andrew Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Andrew Brown makes the 3rd free throw | 52-67 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the jumper in the paint | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Miles (fresh) 4 pts. C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Bush (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - George Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Akron | George Woods buries a jumper from the right wing | 54-69 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield hits a floater from the left wing set up by Lenny Akers | 56-69 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Andrew Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-72 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Bush | 56-72 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Fred Bush misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-72 |
| 10:31 | Akron | George Woods tips it in | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Fred Bush is called for the reach on Anthony Stephens - foul #4 on Fred Bush, team foul #4 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (PG), Jack Parker (SF), Jeffrey Harris (PF) Anthony Stephens, Lenny Akers, James Miles | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Jack Styles (SF), Gregory Williams (C) Andrew Brown, Fred Bush, George Woods | |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Cliff Morgan denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Harris | 56-74 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Gregory Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:36 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jack Parker - foul #4 on Jack Parker, team foul #6 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (SG), James Miles (SF), Melvin Tsan (C) Joey Beverage, Jack Parker, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:36 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 09:36 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Harry Howell | 58-75 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Cliff Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Harris - foul #3 on Jeffrey Harris, team foul #7 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG) Jeffrey Bush | |
| 09:03 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-76 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Jeffrey Harris, team foul #8 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (SG), Lenny Akers (SF) William Garner, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Cliff Morgan, Gregory Williams | |
| 08:32 | Akron | Anthony Stephens is called for the reach on Jack Styles - foul #2 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #9 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Ricky Heath (C) Harry Howell, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:32 | Akron | Jack Styles makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Jack Styles makes the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the jumpshot from the right side | 58-78 |
| 08:12 | Akron | Jack Styles grabs the board | 58-78 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Jack Styles misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 58-78 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the offensive rebound | 58-78 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Woods | 58-81 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Miles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Walter Spann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Styles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Woods (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Joey Beverage drills a 3 from the right wing | 61-81 |
| 06:31 | Akron | James Miles is called for the reach on George Woods - foul #1 on James Miles, team foul #10 | 61-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (PG), William Garner (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Jeffrey Harris (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Anthony Stephens, Joey Beverage, Lenny Akers, James Miles, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG), Jeffrey Bush (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Bruce Phillips, Walter Spann, Jack Styles, Thomas Knouse | |
| 06:31 | Akron | George Woods misses the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 06:31 | Akron | George Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris snags the defensive board | 61-81 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Jack Parker lays it in on a nice dish by William Garner and he's fouled by Alan Gully - foul #2 on Alan Gully, team foul #5 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (C) George Woods | |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the free throw | 64-81 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Cliff Morgan can't finish the layup | 64-81 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris gets the rebound | 64-81 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield is fouled on the floor by Fred Bush - foul #5 on Fred Bush, team foul #6 | 64-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (C) Fred Bush | |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Williams - foul #1 on Gregory Williams, team foul #7 | 64-81 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses the 1st free throw | 64-81 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Garner - foul #2 on William Garner, team foul #11 | 65-81 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush makes the 1st free throw | 65-82 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Jeffrey Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 65-82 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris pulls down the rebound | 65-82 |
| 05:05 | Purdue | Cliff Morgan steals it from Harry Howell | 65-82 |
| 04:37 | Akron | Gregory Williams blows the layup but the foul's on William Garner - foul #3 on William Garner, team foul #12 | 65-82 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, Martin Chatfield | |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Thomas Knouse (C) Jeffrey Bush, Alan Gully | |
| 04:37 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-83 |
| 04:37 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-84 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Ricky Heath is whistled for traveling | 65-84 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF) Cliff Morgan | |
| 03:54 | Akron | Gregory Williams misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 65-84 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Jack Parker pulls down the rebound | 65-84 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Harry Howell is whistled for traveling | 65-84 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Lenny Akers (SF) Harry Howell, Jack Parker | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Alan Gully (SF) Andrew Brown, Gregory Williams | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Thomas Knouse is fouled on the floor by Ricky Heath - foul #3 on Ricky Heath, team foul #13 | 65-84 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Jeffrey Harris, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), George Woods (PF) Bruce Phillips, Alan Gully | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 1st free throw | 65-85 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses the 2nd free throw | 65-85 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield pulls down the rebound | 65-85 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Joey Beverage makes the shot from the right block and the foul's on Andrew Brown - foul #2 on Andrew Brown, team foul #8 | 67-85 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (SF) Thomas Knouse | |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Joey Beverage makes the free throw | 68-85 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Miles (fresh) 4 pts. C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Woods (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Akron | Walter Spann buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jack Styles and he's fouled by Anthony Stephens - foul #3 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #14 | 68-87 |
| 02:49 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the free throw | 68-88 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses short on a shot from the left side | 68-88 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | James Miles misses the tip | 68-88 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Jack Styles grabs the board | 68-88 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Akron | George Woods misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Martin Chatfield - foul #1 on Martin Chatfield, team foul #15 | 68-88 |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (C) Lenny Akers | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:18 | Akron | George Woods misses the 1st free throw | 68-88 |
| 02:18 | Akron | George Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 68-88 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield pulls down the rebound | 68-88 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | George Woods blocks the short jumper by Martin Chatfield | 68-88 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield can't tip it in | 68-88 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan can't tip it in | 68-88 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | James Miles snags the offensive board | 68-88 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Joey Beverage misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-88 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Chatfield | 68-88 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | James Miles is fouled on the floor by Gregory Williams - foul #2 on Gregory Williams, team foul #9 | 68-88 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF) Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:28 | Purdue | James Miles makes the 1st free throw | 69-88 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | James Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 69-88 |
| 01:28 | Akron | The rebound goes to George Woods | 69-88 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Andrew Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-88 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield snags the defensive board | 69-88 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Brown - foul #3 on Andrew Brown, team foul #10 | 69-88 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the 1st free throw | 70-88 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 71-88 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Akron | George Woods misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-88 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Joey Beverage gets the rebound | 71-88 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is fouled on the floor by Walter Spann - foul #4 on Walter Spann, team foul #11 | 71-88 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 72-88 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 73-88 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Andrew Brown can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Joey Beverage - foul #1 on Joey Beverage, team foul #16 | 73-88 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Andrew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 73-89 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Andrew Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 73-90 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Joey Beverage misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-90 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens tips it in | 75-90 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Andrew Brown runs out the clock | 75-90 |