| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Donald Henry drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Sims | 33-39 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Sherwin - foul #2 on James Sherwin, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Derek Hale, Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:21 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims loses the ball out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 18:34 | Akron | James Armstrong buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Marc Osborne | 38-39 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros is hacked by Dana Wittmer - foul #1 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Bart Burrows (C) Nathaniel Medeiros, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:43 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Conrad - foul #2 on Jonathan Conrad, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Derek Hale, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:43 | Akron | Bryan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Bryan Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer is fouled on the floor by Bryan Hart - foul #3 on Bryan Hart, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Bart Burrows (C) Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer (C) Curtis Sims | |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Donald Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 16:37 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 3 from straight away | 40-41 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jonathan Conrad | 40-41 |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-41 |
| 16:07 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bart Burrows | 40-41 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bart Burrows | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Osborne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is hacked by Bart Burrows - foul #1 on Bart Burrows, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Derek Hale, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG), Kory Clinton (SG), Jurica Bujarski (PF), Curtis Sims (C) James Sherwin, Donald Henry, Dana Wittmer, Jonathan Conrad | |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Cedric Baltz steals it from Paul Spain | 42-41 |
| 15:08 | Akron | James Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Paul Spain can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Jurica Bujarski picks off the pass by James Stone | 42-41 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims's floater is tipped away by Cedric Baltz | 42-41 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton snags the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-41 |
| 13:38 | Akron | James Stone gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:19 | Akron | James Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 13:17 | Akron | Cedric Baltz misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 13:15 | Akron | James Stone tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Roy Hill (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Marc Osborne, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF) Paul Spain, Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer, Curtis Sims | |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:34 | Akron | James Armstrong misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer is hacked by Bart Burrows - foul #2 on Bart Burrows, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Nathaniel Medeiros, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (C) Jurica Bujarski | |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | James Sherwin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Cedric Baltz snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Osborne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Spain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 11:36 | Akron | James Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 11:34 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Hill | 44-43 |
| 11:24 | Akron | James Armstrong scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Derek Hale and he's hacked by James Sherwin - foul #3 on James Sherwin, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) Derek Hale, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:24 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Bart Burrows (C) Marc Osborne, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Sims (C) Paul Spain | |
| 10:34 | Akron | James Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Derek Hale is called for the reach on Donald Henry - foul #2 on Derek Hale, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (SG) Donald Henry | |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad's fadeaway is rejected by Cedric Baltz | 47-43 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Marc Osborne grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 09:39 | Akron | James Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 09:37 | Akron | Roy Hill tips it in | 49-43 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Paul Spain misses the runner from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Cedric Baltz pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:54 | Akron | James Armstrong connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Hill | 52-43 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Dana Wittmer drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 08:20 | Akron | James Armstrong misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Cedric Baltz tips it back up and in | 54-45 |
| 07:57 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 54-45 |
| 07:55 | Akron | Derek Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (tiring) 27 pts. 2 stl. SG - Derek Hale (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marc Osborne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Spain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Wittmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Akron | Marc Osborne is hacked by Dana Wittmer - foul #2 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Derek Hale, Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sid Anderson (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Jurica Bujarski (PF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (C) James Sherwin, Paul Spain, Dana Wittmer, Jonathan Conrad, Curtis Sims | |
| 07:19 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Marc Osborne | 56-45 |
| 06:53 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer is hacked by Bart Burrows - foul #3 on Bart Burrows, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Donald Henry clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryan Hart - foul #4 on Bryan Hart, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (PG) Sid Anderson | |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Donald Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Derek Hale pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 06:09 | Akron | James Stone can't connect on a runner in the paint | 56-46 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Donald Henry grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 05:45 | Rutgers | Donald Henry scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jurica Bujarski | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:24 | Akron | James Stone clanks a jumper in the lane | 56-49 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | Paul Spain pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Henry | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:47 | Akron | James Stone hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Marc Osborne and he's hacked by Paul Spain - foul #1 on Paul Spain, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Marc Osborne, Derek Hale, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sherwin (PG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Jonathan Conrad (PF), Curtis Sims (C) Paul Spain, Kory Clinton, Jurica Bujarski, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| 04:47 | Akron | James Stone makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | James Sherwin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG) Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:27 | Akron | James Stone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Donald Henry buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Sherwin | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:44 | Akron | James Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Donald Henry | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Armstrong (tiring) 27 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Sherwin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dana Wittmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Conrad (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Donald Henry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Bart Burrows gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 03:22 | Akron | Marc Osborne's pass is intercepted by Donald Henry in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 02:48 | Akron | James Stone misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 59-58 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad tips it home | 59-60 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Dana Wittmer is called for the reach on James Stone - foul #3 on Dana Wittmer, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Spain (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (C) Donald Henry, Dana Wittmer, Curtis Sims | |
| 02:22 | Akron | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Jonathan Conrad hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Sherwin | 59-62 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Cedric Baltz scores on a floater from the baseline set up by James Armstrong | 61-62 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Bart Burrows (C) James Armstrong, James Stone, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Dana Wittmer (SF), Curtis Sims (C) Paul Spain, Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Roy Hill blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Conrad | 61-62 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims gets the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:59 | Rutgers | Derek Hale picks off the pass by Donald Henry | 61-62 |
| 00:57 | Akron | James Sherwin steals it from Marc Osborne in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the jump hook near the basket | 61-64 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Marc Osborne scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathaniel Medeiros | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | James Sherwin is hacked by Marc Osborne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marc Osborne, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | James Sherwin makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | James Sherwin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Marc Osborne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims runs out the clock | 63-66 |