| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Steve Viens (fresh) SG - Edmund Hardwick (fresh) SF - John Trump (fresh) PF - David Dimartino (fresh) C - Luis Stever (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Alan Smith (fresh) C - Leroy Cook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Leroy Cook wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Phillip Naughton knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Newton | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Hartford | Edmund Hardwick scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Viens | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Alan Smith misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Alan Smith tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:52 | Hartford | David Dimartino scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 18:47 | Akron | David Crawford knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by David Newton | 5-7 |
| 18:31 | Hartford | Luis Stever can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 5-7 |
| 18:29 | Hartford | Edmund Hardwick grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 18:15 | Hartford | Steve Viens drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 17:56 | Akron | David Newton connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Leroy Cook | 7-10 |
| 17:38 | Hartford | Edmund Hardwick knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Steve Viens | 9-10 |
| 17:32 | Akron | David Newton is fouled on the floor by John Trump - foul #1 on John Trump, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF) David Crawford, Alan Smith | |
| 17:12 | Akron | William Dunkle knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by David Newton | 9-12 |
| 16:58 | Hartford | David Dimartino drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Steve Viens and he's hacked by Kenneth Harrison - foul #1 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #1 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Miller (SG) Edmund Hardwick | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG), Jerry Hawthorne (C) Phillip Naughton, Leroy Cook | |
| 16:58 | Hartford | David Dimartino makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 16:39 | Akron | William Dunkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Hartford | Vernon Fisher (PF), Jesse Power (C) David Dimartino, Luis Stever | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Morrow (PF) David Newton | |
| 16:30 | Hartford | Steve Viens scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Fisher | 15-12 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Scott Birkholz is called for a backcourt violation | 15-12 |
| Subs | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig (SF) John Trump | |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF) William Dunkle, Jeffery Morrow | |
| 16:01 | Hartford | Jesse Power is hacked by David Crawford - foul #1 on David Crawford, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Hartford | Tyler Little (SG) Steve Viens | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:44 | Hartford | Vernon Fisher double dribbles | 15-12 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG) Scott Birkholz, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Michael Miller (fresh) SG - Tyler Little (fresh) SF - Evan Zehnpfennig (fresh) PF - Vernon Fisher (fresh) C - Jesse Power (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses long on a shot from close range | 15-12 |
| 15:34 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Vernon Fisher | 15-12 |
| 15:18 | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 15-12 |
| 15:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Kenneth Harrison | 15-12 |
| 15:02 | Akron | David Crawford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 15:01 | Hartford | Tyler Little snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 14:46 | Hartford | Tyler Little clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 15-12 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 14:32 | Akron | David Crawford drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 14:07 | Hartford | Vernon Fisher is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Harrison - foul #2 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steve Viens (PG), Edmund Hardwick (SG), John Trump (SF), David Dimartino (PF), Luis Stever (C) Michael Miller, Tyler Little, Evan Zehnpfennig, Vernon Fisher, Jesse Power | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Jeffery Morrow (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Phillip Naughton, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 13:52 | Hartford | David Dimartino misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffery Morrow - foul #1 on Jeffery Morrow, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SG) David Newton | |
| 13:52 | Hartford | David Dimartino misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:52 | Hartford | David Dimartino misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Scott Birkholz drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jerry Hawthorne | 15-17 |
| 13:19 | Hartford | David Dimartino hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Viens | 17-17 |
| 13:02 | Akron | William Dunkle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Leroy Cook hits the follow up shot | 17-19 |
| 12:36 | Hartford | Steve Viens is hacked by Jeffery Morrow - foul #2 on Jeffery Morrow, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG) Scott Birkholz, Jeffery Morrow | |
| 12:30 | Hartford | Steve Viens scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edmund Hardwick | 20-19 |
| 12:26 | Akron | David Newton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Leroy Cook | 20-21 |
| 12:06 | Hartford | Luis Stever clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 11:56 | Akron | William Dunkle can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Luis Stever - foul #1 on Luis Stever, team foul #2 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Miller (SG) Edmund Hardwick | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 11:56 | Akron | William Dunkle makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 11:56 | Akron | William Dunkle makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 11:37 | Hartford | John Trump throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Hartford | Vernon Fisher (PF), Jesse Power (C) David Dimartino, Luis Stever | |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF) Leroy Cook | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Steve Viens (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Miller (fresh) SF - John Trump (fresh) PF - Vernon Fisher (fresh) C - Jesse Power (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Dunkle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Akron | Phillip Naughton buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by David Newton | 20-25 |
| 11:05 | Hartford | Jesse Power comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Alan Smith - foul #1 on Alan Smith, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | Tyler Little (SG), Evan Zehnpfennig (SF) Steve Viens, John Trump | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (C) William Dunkle | |
| 11:05 | Hartford | Jesse Power makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 11:05 | Hartford | Jesse Power makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-25 |
| 10:49 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Evan Zehnpfennig | 22-25 |
| 10:34 | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Phillip Naughton - foul #1 on Phillip Naughton, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| 10:34 | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 10:34 | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 10:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jerry Hawthorne | 23-25 |
| 10:15 | Akron | David Crawford misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Evan Zehnpfennig - foul #1 on Evan Zehnpfennig, team foul #3 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | Edmund Hardwick (SG), David Dimartino (PF), Luis Stever (C) Tyler Little, Vernon Fisher, Jesse Power | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG), William Dunkle (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Phillip Naughton, Alan Smith, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 10:15 | Akron | David Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 10:15 | Akron | David Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 09:53 | Hartford | Luis Stever is whistled for a carry | 23-26 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steve Viens (PG) Michael Miller | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SG) David Newton | |
| 09:32 | Akron | Evan Zehnpfennig steals it from David Crawford | 23-26 |
| 09:29 | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig dunks the ball | 25-26 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Luis Stever - foul #2 on Luis Stever, team foul #4 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Miller (SG), John Trump (SF), Vernon Fisher (C) Edmund Hardwick, Evan Zehnpfennig, Luis Stever | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG) David Crawford | |
| 09:11 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 08:52 | Hartford | John Trump can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on William Dunkle - foul #1 on William Dunkle, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jesse Power (C) David Dimartino | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Alan Smith (PF) Scott Birkholz, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 08:52 | Hartford | John Trump makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 08:52 | Hartford | John Trump makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Alan Smith makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Newton and he's hacked by John Trump - foul #2 on John Trump, team foul #5 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Hartford | Tyler Little (SF) John Trump | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (SF) William Dunkle | |
| 08:35 | Akron | Alan Smith misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Leroy Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 08:22 | Akron | Charles Gleason misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 08:20 | Akron | David Newton can't tip it in | 27-29 |
| 08:19 | Hartford | Vernon Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 08:15 | Hartford | Steve Viens clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Newton - foul #1 on David Newton, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig (SF) Tyler Little | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:15 | Hartford | Steve Viens misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 08:15 | Hartford | Steve Viens makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Vernon Fisher denies the turnaround by Charles Gleason | 28-29 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Phillip Naughton tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 07:38 | Hartford | Leroy Cook is called for the reach on Jesse Power - foul #1 on Leroy Cook, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Hartford | Joel Bell (PG), Edmund Hardwick (SG), David Dimartino (PF) Steve Viens, Michael Miller, Vernon Fisher | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG), David Crawford (SF), William Dunkle (PF), Jerry Hawthorne (C) Phillip Naughton, Charles Gleason, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| 07:38 | Hartford | Jesse Power makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 07:38 | Hartford | Jesse Power makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Joel Bell (fresh) SG - Edmund Hardwick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Zehnpfennig (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Dimartino (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jesse Power (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Dunkle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:17 | Akron | David Crawford can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 07:16 | Hartford | Jesse Power grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 06:54 | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 06:52 | Hartford | David Dimartino grabs the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 06:33 | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 06:31 | Hartford | Jesse Power grabs the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 06:21 | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 06:02 | Akron | David Dimartino is called for the reach on William Dunkle - foul #1 on David Dimartino, team foul #6 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steve Viens (PG), Michael Miller (SG), Tyler Little (SF), Vernon Fisher (PF), Roger Hildebrant (C) Joel Bell, Edmund Hardwick, Evan Zehnpfennig, David Dimartino, Jesse Power | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), Alan Smith (PF) David Newton, David Crawford | |
| 05:47 | Akron | The jumper by Jerry Hawthorne is denied by Vernon Fisher | 30-31 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne tips it in | 30-33 |
| 05:27 | Hartford | Vernon Fisher makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Steve Viens | 32-33 |
| 05:12 | Akron | Phillip Naughton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Hawthorne | 32-36 |
| 05:06 | Hartford | Scott Birkholz is called for the reach on Steve Viens - foul #1 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #11 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Wilson (PG), Charles Gleason (SF), Leroy Cook (C) Scott Birkholz, William Dunkle, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 05:06 | Hartford | Steve Viens makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 05:06 | Hartford | Steve Viens makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Leroy Cook buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Naughton | 34-38 |
| 04:34 | Hartford | Tyler Little makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Viens | 37-38 |
| 04:10 | Akron | Phillip Naughton travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| Subs | Hartford | Edmund Hardwick (SG), Evan Zehnpfennig (SF), David Dimartino (PF), Jesse Power (C) Michael Miller, Tyler Little, Vernon Fisher, Roger Hildebrant | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), David Crawford (SF) Michael Wilson, Charles Gleason | |
| 03:51 | Hartford | Edmund Hardwick comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Crawford - foul #2 on David Crawford, team foul #12 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Hartford | John Trump (SF), Luis Stever (C) Evan Zehnpfennig, Jesse Power | |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (PF) Alan Smith | |
| 03:51 | Hartford | Edmund Hardwick makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 03:51 | Hartford | Edmund Hardwick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 03:29 | Akron | Leroy Cook knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Newton and he's hacked by Steve Viens - foul #1 on Steve Viens, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG) Phillip Naughton | |
| 03:29 | Akron | Leroy Cook misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 03:29 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Luis Stever | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Steve Viens (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edmund Hardwick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Trump (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Dimartino (fresh) 8 pts. C - Luis Stever (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Hartford | John Trump hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 03:07 | Akron | David Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 02:50 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Birkholz | 39-40 |
| 02:40 | Akron | David Crawford's fadeaway is rejected by Luis Stever | 39-40 |
| 02:39 | Hartford | David Dimartino gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 02:23 | Hartford | Luis Stever misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 39-40 |
| 02:21 | Hartford | Edmund Hardwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 02:09 | Hartford | Steve Viens clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 02:08 | Hartford | Luis Stever gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 01:51 | Hartford | David Dimartino misses the shot from close range | 39-40 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Scott Birkholz gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Leroy Cook double dribbles | 39-40 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Miller (PG), Tyler Little (SG), Vernon Fisher (PF), Jesse Power (C) Steve Viens, Edmund Hardwick, David Dimartino, Luis Stever | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Alan Smith (PF), Jerry Hawthorne (C) Scott Birkholz, David Crawford, Kenneth Harrison, Leroy Cook | |
| 01:07 | Hartford | Jesse Power can't finish the layup | 39-40 |
| 01:06 | Hartford | Michael Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 00:52 | Hartford | John Trump hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Miller | 42-40 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Alan Smith's pass is intercepted by Vernon Fisher | 42-40 |
| 00:11 | Hartford | Michael Miller comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-40 |
| 00:03 | Hartford | Jesse Power snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 00:00 | Hartford | Jesse Power misses the halfcourt shot | 42-40 |