| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Milton Coonrod (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Pendergast (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Pinheiro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Vermont | Jesse Autry is fouled on the floor by Bart Burrows - foul #2 on Bart Burrows, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), Cedric Baltz (C) Derek Hale, Bart Burrows | |
| 19:15 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Cedric Baltz pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Marc Osborne is whistled for a carry | 32-25 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Bryan Hart (PF) Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill | |
| 18:46 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-25 |
| 18:44 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff gets the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 18:30 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF) Derek Hale, Bryan Hart | |
| 18:12 | Akron | Marc Osborne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 18:10 | Vermont | Charles Pendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:41 | Vermont | James Stone takes the ball from Milton Coonrod | 32-25 |
| 17:37 | Akron | James Stone clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Pendergast - foul #1 on Charles Pendergast, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Nathaniel Medeiros, Cedric Baltz | |
| 17:37 | Akron | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:37 | Akron | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:19 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-26 |
| 17:18 | Akron | Bart Burrows grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 17:09 | Akron | James Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 17:08 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 17:04 | Vermont | Marc Osborne is called for the reach on Milton Coonrod in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marc Osborne, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, James Stone, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| 16:42 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro makes the driving attempt near the basket | 34-26 |
| 16:22 | Akron | James Armstrong splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros gets the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:04 | Akron | James Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-26 |
| 16:03 | Akron | Cedric Baltz tips it in | 34-28 |
| 15:36 | Vermont | Derek Hale is called for the reach on Jesse Autry - foul #1 on Derek Hale, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG), Joseph Shumway (SF), Frank Stitt (PF), Michael King (C) Milton Coonrod, Victor Deardorff, Charles Pendergast, Robert Pinheiro | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) James Armstrong, Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - David Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shumway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Stitt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Vermont | David Foster misses the lay-in | 34-28 |
| 15:13 | Vermont | Michael King gets the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:54 | Vermont | Joseph Shumway can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 14:53 | Vermont | Michael King tips it home | 36-28 |
| 14:31 | Akron | Bryan Hart drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Nathaniel Medeiros | 36-30 |
| 14:26 | Vermont | Jesse Autry misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #1 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | Victor Deardorff (SF) Joseph Shumway | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Derek Hale, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| 14:26 | Vermont | Jesse Autry misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:26 | Vermont | Jesse Autry misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros can't connect on a runner in the lane | 36-30 |
| 14:07 | Vermont | Frank Stitt grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 13:40 | Vermont | Michael King is hacked by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | Milton Coonrod (PG), Charles Pendergast (PF), Robert Pinheiro (C) Jesse Autry, Frank Stitt, Michael King | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Roy Hill (C) Nathaniel Medeiros, Cedric Baltz | |
| 13:28 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod misses short on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Derek Hale - foul #2 on Derek Hale, team foul #6 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) James Stone, Roy Hill | |
| 13:28 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:28 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:28 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod misses the 3rd free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Bart Burrows gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Robert Pinheiro is called for the reach on Bart Burrows - foul #1 on Robert Pinheiro, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Derek Hale, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| 12:46 | Akron | James Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Stone | 37-33 |
| 12:17 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-33 |
| 12:16 | Akron | James Stone grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 12:05 | Akron | James Armstrong clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 12:04 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 11:41 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 11:39 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 11:22 | Vermont | Marc Osborne steals it from Robert Pinheiro | 37-33 |
| 11:18 | Akron | James Stone can't finish the layup | 37-33 |
| 11:17 | Akron | James Stone tips it home | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Milton Coonrod (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Foster (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Victor Deardorff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Pendergast (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Pinheiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Armstrong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Pendergast | 40-35 |
| 10:47 | Akron | James Stone misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 10:45 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 10:21 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros misses the driving attempt from the left block | 43-35 |
| 10:09 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Charles Pendergast | 43-35 |
| 09:52 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-35 |
| 09:50 | Akron | James Armstrong snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 09:29 | Akron | James Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 09:28 | Akron | James Stone snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Victor Deardorff is called for the reach on Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #2 on Victor Deardorff, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Vermont | Jesse Autry (SG), Joseph Shumway (SF), Frank Stitt (PF), Michael King (C) David Foster, Victor Deardorff, Charles Pendergast, Robert Pinheiro | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Roy Hill (C) Nathaniel Medeiros, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| 08:53 | Akron | James Armstrong splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 08:52 | Vermont | Frank Stitt pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 08:33 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 08:31 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 08:20 | Akron | James Armstrong is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #7 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bart Burrows (C) Roy Hill | |
| 07:52 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 07:50 | Vermont | Frank Stitt tips it in | 45-35 |
| 07:33 | Akron | James Armstrong scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Derek Hale | 45-38 |
| 07:11 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 07:09 | Akron | Bart Burrows snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Milton Coonrod (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shumway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Stitt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marc Osborne (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Akron | Derek Hale's pass is intercepted by Joseph Shumway | 45-38 |
| 06:45 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Derek Hale grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 06:26 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Marc Osborne | 45-41 |
| 06:12 | Vermont | Joseph Shumway connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Autry | 47-41 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Bart Burrows's fadeaway is rejected by Michael King | 47-41 |
| 05:51 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 05:23 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 05:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Marc Osborne | 47-41 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Bryan Hart scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bart Burrows | 47-43 |
| 05:00 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG), Victor Deardorff (SF), Charles Pendergast (PF), Robert Pinheiro (C) Milton Coonrod, Joseph Shumway, Frank Stitt, Michael King | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| 04:42 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses the easy layup | 47-43 |
| 04:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Cedric Baltz | 47-43 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Marc Osborne double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 04:18 | Vermont | Derek Hale is called for the reach on Victor Deardorff - foul #3 on Derek Hale, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| 04:18 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:18 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros misses the floater from the right side | 49-43 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Cedric Baltz misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 03:46 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros hits the follow up shot | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Vermont | Marc Osborne takes the ball from David Foster | 49-45 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Derek Hale hits the finger roll set up by Marc Osborne | 49-47 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Vermont | Jesse Autry is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #2 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #9 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), James Stone (PF) Derek Hale, Cedric Baltz | |
| 02:57 | Vermont | Jesse Autry makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:57 | Vermont | Jesse Autry makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - David Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Pendergast (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Pinheiro (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Armstrong (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Hill (fresh) | |
| 02:49 | Akron | James Stone knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Marc Osborne | 51-49 |
| 02:33 | Vermont | Nathaniel Medeiros takes the ball from Charles Pendergast | 51-49 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses the lay-in | 51-49 |
| 02:29 | Vermont | Jesse Autry snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 02:03 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-49 |
| 02:01 | Akron | James Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 01:34 | Akron | James Stone is called for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | Vermont | Milton Coonrod (PG) David Foster | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Bart Burrows (C) James Armstrong, James Stone | |
| 01:05 | Vermont | Charles Pendergast misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Derek Hale - foul #4 on Derek Hale, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| 01:05 | Vermont | Charles Pendergast makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 01:05 | Vermont | Charles Pendergast misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 01:05 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bart Burrows | 52-49 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Hill | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Victor Deardorff | 54-51 |
| 00:11 | Akron | Marc Osborne misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-51 |
| 00:09 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro is hacked by Marc Osborne in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marc Osborne, team foul #11 | 54-51 |
| 00:07 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:07 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:07 | Akron | The rebound goes to Roy Hill | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Akron | Marc Osborne comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-51 |
| 00:02 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff runs out the clock | 55-51 |