| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jason Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dominick Culp (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harold Hatcher (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Cory Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Dominick Culp inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 19:48 | San Jose State | Douglas Whitfield can't tip it in | 38-33 |
| 19:46 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Hatcher | 38-33 |
| 19:39 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-33 |
| 19:38 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Dunkle | 38-33 |
| 19:32 | Akron | William Dunkle loses the dribble to Jason Patterson | 38-33 |
| 19:09 | San Jose State | William Dunkle steals it from Douglas Whitfield | 38-33 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Leroy Cook comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Cory Owens - foul #3 on Cory Owens, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Louis Hershman (C) Cory Owens | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:45 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Leroy Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:29 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Whitfield and the foul's on Alan Smith - foul #3 on Alan Smith, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (PF) Alan Smith | |
| 18:29 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 41-34 |
| 18:11 | San Jose State | Louis Hershman gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:58 | San Jose State | Dominick Culp misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by William Dunkle - foul #2 on William Dunkle, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Weber (SG) Douglas Whitfield | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:58 | San Jose State | Dominick Culp makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:58 | San Jose State | Dominick Culp misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Phillip Naughton clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Dominick Culp - foul #2 on Dominick Culp, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robin Molyneux (PG), James Enochs (SF) Jason Patterson, Dominick Culp | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (C) Leroy Cook | |
| 17:34 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:11 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher blows the layup but the foul's on David Newton - foul #1 on David Newton, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG) Phillip Naughton | |
| 17:11 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:11 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison connects on the jump hook from the right block | 43-38 |
| 16:31 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Enochs | 45-38 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Scott Birkholz clanks a floater from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison tips it in | 45-40 |
| 16:02 | San Jose State | A charge is called on Louis Hershman - foul #1 on Louis Hershman, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jason Patterson (PG), Douglas Whitfield (SG), Dominick Culp (SF), Ricky Crow (C) Robin Molyneux, James Weber, Harold Hatcher, Louis Hershman | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Jeffery Morrow (PF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, William Dunkle, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jason Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dominick Culp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Enochs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Crow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffery Morrow (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 15:40 | San Jose State | Ricky Crow grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 15:24 | San Jose State | James Enochs can't finish the layup | 45-40 |
| 15:22 | San Jose State | James Enochs hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 15:06 | Akron | Phillip Naughton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Leroy Cook tips it but misses | 47-40 |
| 15:03 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to James Enochs | 47-40 |
| 14:46 | San Jose State | Jason Patterson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Hawthorne - foul #1 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Randy Carrington (PF), Cory Owens (C) James Enochs, Ricky Crow | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF) Scott Birkholz, Jerry Hawthorne, Jeffery Morrow | |
| 14:46 | San Jose State | Jason Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:46 | San Jose State | Jason Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:33 | Akron | David Newton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Leroy Cook tips it in | 48-42 |
| 14:08 | San Jose State | Cory Owens misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 14:06 | San Jose State | Cory Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:53 | San Jose State | Jason Patterson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Leroy Cook snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 13:33 | Akron | David Newton's fadeaway is rejected by Cory Owens | 48-42 |
| 13:31 | Akron | David Crawford hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 13:10 | San Jose State | Leroy Cook is called for the reach on Douglas Whitfield - foul #3 on Leroy Cook, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robin Molyneux (PG), James Weber (SG), James Enochs (SF), Harold Hatcher (PF) Jason Patterson, Douglas Whitfield, Dominick Culp, Randy Carrington | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG), Kenneth Harrison (C) Phillip Naughton, Leroy Cook | |
| 13:03 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Robin Molyneux | 51-44 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SG) David Newton | |
| 12:27 | San Jose State | Cory Owens clanks a runner near the basket | 51-44 |
| 12:25 | Akron | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 12:05 | Akron | David Crawford drills a shot from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 11:51 | San Jose State | James Weber misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Robin Molyneux (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Enochs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Hatcher (fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. C - Cory Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Crawford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Akron | Scott Birkholz clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Cory Owens is called for the reach on David Crawford - foul #4 on Cory Owens, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jason Patterson (PG), Dominick Culp (SF), Louis Hershman (C) Robin Molyneux, James Enochs, Cory Owens | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), William Dunkle (SF) David Crawford, Alan Smith | |
| 11:19 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 11:16 | San Jose State | Dominick Culp grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 11:01 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 51-46 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:44 | Akron | David Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 10:42 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 10:22 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by James Weber | 53-46 |
| 10:06 | Akron | Scott Birkholz is fouled on the floor by Jason Patterson - foul #1 on Jason Patterson, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Douglas Whitfield (SG), James Enochs (SF), Ricky Crow (C) James Weber, Dominick Culp, Harold Hatcher | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Jeffery Morrow (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Scott Birkholz, Kenneth Harrison, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 09:40 | Akron | Jason Patterson takes the ball from David Newton | 53-46 |
| 09:37 | San Jose State | James Enochs hits the finger roll set up by Jason Patterson | 55-46 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Leroy Cook scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Newton | 55-48 |
| 08:55 | San Jose State | Louis Hershman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 08:53 | San Jose State | Douglas Whitfield tips it back up and in | 57-48 |
| 08:32 | Akron | David Newton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Phillip Naughton | 57-51 |
| 08:22 | San Jose State | James Enochs connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Patterson | 59-51 |
| 07:53 | Akron | David Newton misses the easy layup | 59-51 |
| 07:52 | San Jose State | Louis Hershman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Jason Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Douglas Whitfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Enochs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Hershman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricky Crow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Dunkle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Morrow (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | San Jose State | James Enochs knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Douglas Whitfield | 61-51 |
| 07:24 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 07:22 | San Jose State | Louis Hershman gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 07:17 | San Jose State | Jason Patterson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Whitfield | 63-51 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Phillip Naughton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 06:57 | San Jose State | Ricky Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:52 | San Jose State | James Enochs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-51 |
| 06:50 | Akron | William Dunkle pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Phillip Naughton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Newton | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:07 | San Jose State | James Enochs clanks a shot from the right side | 63-53 |
| 06:05 | San Jose State | Ricky Crow grabs the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:52 | San Jose State | Jeffery Morrow picks off the pass by James Enochs | 63-53 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-53 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robin Molyneux (PG), James Weber (SG), Dominick Culp (SF), Harold Hatcher (PF), Cory Owens (C) Jason Patterson, Douglas Whitfield, James Enochs, Louis Hershman, Ricky Crow | |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF), Kenneth Harrison (C) William Dunkle, Jeffery Morrow, Leroy Cook | |
| 05:28 | Akron | Alan Smith misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 63-53 |
| 05:26 | San Jose State | Robin Molyneux grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:06 | San Jose State | Dominick Culp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-53 |
| 05:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Newton | 63-53 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Phillip Naughton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 04:30 | San Jose State | Cory Owens is fouled on the floor by Alan Smith - foul #4 on Alan Smith, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 04:30 | San Jose State | Cory Owens misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Scott Birkholz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robin Molyneux - foul #1 on Robin Molyneux, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:04 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dominick Culp | 66-58 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Alan Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-58 |
| 03:46 | San Jose State | Dominick Culp snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Robin Molyneux (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dominick Culp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Hatcher (fresh) 26 pts. 10 reb. C - Cory Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | San Jose State | Robin Molyneux banks in the layup set up by Harold Hatcher | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Akron | Alan Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-58 |
| 03:09 | San Jose State | James Weber snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 02:48 | San Jose State | James Weber is called for traveling | 68-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jason Patterson (PG), Douglas Whitfield (SG), James Enochs (SF), Louis Hershman (PF), Ricky Crow (C) Robin Molyneux, James Weber, Dominick Culp, Harold Hatcher, Cory Owens | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF) Scott Birkholz, Jerry Hawthorne, David Crawford, Alan Smith | |
| 02:45 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Dominick Culp (SF), Harold Hatcher (PF) James Enochs, Ricky Crow | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:37 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 02:36 | San Jose State | Jason Patterson grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 02:13 | San Jose State | Jason Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Cory Owens (C) Louis Hershman | |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF) William Dunkle, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 02:03 | Akron | Alan Smith drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Crawford | 68-60 |
| 01:39 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher is called for traveling | 68-60 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Douglas Whitfield takes the ball from Phillip Naughton | 68-60 |
| 00:59 | San Jose State | Cory Owens is fouled on the floor by David Crawford - foul #4 on David Crawford, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| 00:59 | San Jose State | Cory Owens makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:59 | San Jose State | Cory Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Akron | Phillip Naughton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Crawford | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | San Jose State | Douglas Whitfield is hacked by Phillip Naughton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Naughton, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robin Molyneux (PG), James Weber (SF), James Enochs (PF), Louis Hershman (C) Jason Patterson, Dominick Culp, Harold Hatcher, Cory Owens | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:50 | San Jose State | Douglas Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:50 | San Jose State | Douglas Whitfield misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:50 | San Jose State | Louis Hershman grabs the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 00:50 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | San Jose State | Louis Hershman is hacked by David Newton - foul #2 on David Newton, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| 00:47 | San Jose State | Louis Hershman makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:47 | San Jose State | Louis Hershman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:41 | Akron | Alan Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leroy Cook | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | San Jose State | James Weber is hacked by David Newton in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Newton, team foul #11 | 73-66 |
| 00:38 | San Jose State | James Weber misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:38 | San Jose State | James Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Phillip Naughton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 00:33 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Smith | 74-66 |
| 00:31 | Akron | David Newton knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-69 |
| 00:28 | San Jose State | Robin Molyneux is hacked by David Newton in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Newton, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher (PF) James Enochs | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:28 | San Jose State | Robin Molyneux makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:28 | San Jose State | Robin Molyneux makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Akron | David Newton makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Naughton | 76-72 |
| 00:22 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jason Patterson (PG), Cory Owens (C) Robin Molyneux, Louis Hershman | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:19 | San Jose State | Douglas Whitfield is hacked by Phillip Naughton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Phillip Naughton, team foul #13 | 76-72 |
| 00:19 | San Jose State | Douglas Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:19 | San Jose State | Douglas Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:12 | Akron | David Newton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-72 |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:09 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher is hacked by David Newton in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Newton, team foul #14 | 78-72 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robin Molyneux (PG), Louis Hershman (C) Jason Patterson, Cory Owens | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG) David Newton | |
| 00:09 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:09 | San Jose State | Harold Hatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Akron | Scott Birkholz clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-72 |
| 00:03 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Cook | 80-72 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-72 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Louis Hershman | 80-72 |