| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clarence Gore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Michael Krieg inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini misses the floater from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Michael Krieg hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 19:15 | Akron | David Crawford snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Kevin Frazier picks off the pass by David Crawford | 35-34 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini comes up short on the shot from close range | 35-34 |
| 18:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Newton | 35-34 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Clarence Gore grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini's floater is knocked away by Alan Smith | 35-34 |
| 18:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Leroy Cook | 35-34 |
| 17:49 | Akron | David Crawford clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Leroy Cook tips it in | 37-34 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini is called for traveling | 37-34 |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF) David Crawford, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Olin Zacher (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Clarence Adcock (C) Kevin Frazier, Michael Krieg, Adam Williams | |
| 17:28 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Olin Zacher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 17:10 | Akron | William Dunkle snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-34 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Leroy Cook can't tip it in | 37-34 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Olin Zacher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 16:31 | Akron | The rebound goes to Leroy Cook | 37-34 |
| 16:07 | Akron | William Dunkle connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Naughton | 40-34 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, William Dunkle, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Adam Williams (C) Dominic Mancini, Charles Stevenson, Clarence Gore | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Olin Zacher (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Adcock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Michael Krieg steals it from Jerry Hawthorne | 40-34 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Olin Zacher hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-37 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne is fouled on the floor by Clarence Adcock - foul #2 on Clarence Adcock, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (C) Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Stevenson (PG), Lawerence Sapp (PF) Olin Zacher, Clarence Adcock | |
| 14:51 | Akron | Scott Birkholz scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Dunkle | 43-37 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp can't finish the layup | 43-37 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Adam Williams snags the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Birkholz - foul #2 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG) Jerry Hawthorne | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG) Michael Krieg | |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:53 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 13:51 | Akron | Alan Smith tips it but misses | 43-38 |
| 13:50 | Akron | William Dunkle gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:40 | Akron | David Newton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | The short jumper by Lawerence Sapp is denied by David Crawford | 43-38 |
| 13:19 | Akron | David Newton snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:11 | Akron | William Dunkle scores on a shot in the lane set up by David Newton | 45-38 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 12:50 | Akron | The rebound goes to Scott Birkholz | 45-38 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Stevenson - foul #1 on Charles Stevenson, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, David Crawford, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Olin Zacher (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Clarence Gore (PF), Clarence Adcock (C) Kevin Frazier, Charles Stevenson, Lawerence Sapp, Adam Williams | |
| 12:29 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Scott Birkholz is called for the reach on Clarence Gore - foul #3 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG) Scott Birkholz | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Leroy Cook scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Olin Zacher (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Gore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Adcock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Penn State | William Dunkle steals it from Michael Krieg | 49-38 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Phillip Naughton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Olin Zacher knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Krieg | 52-40 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Phillip Naughton loses the dribble to Michael Krieg | 52-40 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses short on a floater from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 10:32 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jerry Hawthorne | 52-40 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Olin Zacher clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 09:36 | Akron | Dominic Mancini is called for the reach on Jerry Hawthorne - foul #2 on Dominic Mancini, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Scott Birkholz (SG), David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF) Jerry Hawthorne, Phillip Naughton, William Dunkle, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Lawerence Sapp (PF), Adam Williams (C) Olin Zacher, Michael Krieg, Clarence Gore, Clarence Adcock | |
| 09:21 | Akron | Scott Birkholz hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Newton | 55-40 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Frazier | 55-42 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Scott Birkholz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-42 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini is hacked by David Newton in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Newton, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini is hacked by David Newton - foul #4 on David Newton, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (SG) David Newton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Adam Williams double dribbles | 55-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (PF) Dominic Mancini | |
| 08:24 | Akron | Kevin Frazier is called for the reach on Alan Smith - foul #2 on Kevin Frazier, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Jerry Hawthorne (C) Charles Gleason, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Penn State | Olin Zacher (PG) Adam Williams | |
| 08:10 | Akron | Scott Birkholz is hacked by Olin Zacher - foul #1 on Olin Zacher, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Alan Smith clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 55-42 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-42 |
| 07:41 | Akron | David Crawford tips it back up and in | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Olin Zacher (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Gore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawerence Sapp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Gore | 57-42 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | David Crawford steps in front of the Lawerence Sapp pass | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:48 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses short on a shot from the left side | 57-42 |
| 06:47 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne tips it but misses | 57-42 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Scott Birkholz buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Alan Smith | 59-42 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Olin Zacher clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 05:56 | Akron | David Crawford pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Phillip Naughton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Kevin Frazier - foul #3 on Kevin Frazier, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Scott Birkholz, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG), Michael Krieg (SF), Clarence Adcock (PF), Adam Williams (C) Olin Zacher, Charles Stevenson, Clarence Gore, Lawerence Sapp | |
| 05:36 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 3rd free throw | 62-42 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 05:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Kenneth Harrison | 62-42 |
| 04:48 | Akron | William Dunkle misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-42 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Leroy Cook snags the offensive board | 62-42 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison loses the dribble to Clarence Adcock | 62-42 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Adam Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-45 |
| 03:55 | Akron | A charge is called on Leroy Cook - foul #1 on Leroy Cook, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Wilson (PG), Charles Gleason (SG), Jeffery Morrow (PF) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Stevenson (SG) Kevin Frazier | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Krieg | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Wilson (fresh) SG - Charles Gleason (fresh) SF - William Dunkle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Morrow (fresh) C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Clarence Adcock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Akron | Charles Gleason is called for traveling | 62-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG) Michael Wilson, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Olin Zacher (SG), Clarence Gore (PF) Michael Krieg, Clarence Adcock | |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Birkholz - foul #4 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp (C) Adam Williams | |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:55 | Akron | William Dunkle snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 02:26 | Akron | William Dunkle misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne tips it but misses | 62-48 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lawerence Sapp | 62-48 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 62-48 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Clarence Gore grabs the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Olin Zacher | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:43 | Akron | Scott Birkholz is fouled in the backcourt by Dominic Mancini - foul #3 on Dominic Mancini, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (C) Charles Gleason | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Adam Williams (C) Olin Zacher, Charles Stevenson, Lawerence Sapp | |
| 01:43 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Scott Birkholz can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Michael Krieg grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini blows the layup but the foul's on William Dunkle - foul #3 on William Dunkle, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:40 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-52 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Michael Krieg grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Harrison | 64-52 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Scott Birkholz gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Scott Birkholz runs out the clock | 64-52 |