| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Harry Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Deeter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Secrest (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Pouncy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | John Secrest inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Boise State | Derek Hale is called for the reach on James Deeter - foul #2 on Derek Hale, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Bryan Hart (PF) Nathaniel Medeiros, Bart Burrows | |
| 19:44 | Boise State | James Terry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 29-42 |
| 19:43 | Boise State | Daniel Pouncy pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 19:37 | Boise State | James Terry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 19:35 | Akron | Derek Hale snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Roy Hill drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 18:56 | Boise State | James Terry dunks the ball on a nice dish by Harry Sanders | 31-44 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Bryan Hart's layup is rejected by James Terry | 31-44 |
| 18:29 | Boise State | The rebound goes to James Terry | 31-44 |
| 18:24 | Boise State | Bryan Hart denies the turnaround by Harry Sanders | 31-44 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Roy Hill snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 18:05 | Akron | James Armstrong drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 17:44 | Boise State | Harry Sanders knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Deeter | 33-46 |
| 17:31 | Akron | James Armstrong scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bryan Hart | 33-49 |
| 17:24 | Boise State | Daniel Pouncy misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Bryan Hart - foul #1 on Bryan Hart, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kent Osborne (SG), William Niederberger (SF) James Deeter, John Secrest | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Derek Hale, Bryan Hart, Roy Hill | |
| 17:24 | Boise State | Daniel Pouncy makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 17:24 | Boise State | Daniel Pouncy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 17:12 | Akron | Marc Osborne is hacked by Kent Osborne - foul #3 on Kent Osborne, team foul #1 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | Raymond Cunningham (SG), Maxwell Melville (PF) Kent Osborne, Daniel Pouncy | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 17:06 | Akron | James Armstrong comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 17:04 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 16:57 | Boise State | James Terry slams it home on a nice dish by Harry Sanders | 37-49 |
| 16:38 | Akron | James Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 16:36 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 16:18 | Boise State | James Terry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Cedric Baltz - foul #4 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | John Secrest (SF) William Niederberger | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Bart Burrows (C) Marc Osborne, Cedric Baltz | |
| 16:18 | Boise State | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 16:18 | Boise State | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 16:01 | Akron | James Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 15:59 | Boise State | The rebound goes to John Secrest | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Harry Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Cunningham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Secrest (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Maxwell Melville (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Terry (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville is hacked by Derek Hale - foul #3 on Derek Hale, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Deeter (SG), Leonard Shaw (SF) Raymond Cunningham, John Secrest | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG) Derek Hale | |
| 15:19 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Harry Sanders | 41-49 |
| 15:14 | Akron | James Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-49 |
| 15:13 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 14:56 | Boise State | Harry Sanders can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-49 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Bart Burrows grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 14:50 | Akron | James Armstrong double dribbles | 41-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | Daniel Pouncy (PF) Maxwell Melville | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, James Stone, Bart Burrows | |
| 14:37 | Boise State | James Terry can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Derek Hale - foul #4 on Derek Hale, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG) Derek Hale | |
| 14:37 | Boise State | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:37 | Boise State | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:13 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 14:12 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Leonard Shaw | 43-49 |
| 13:57 | Boise State | Harry Sanders connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Shaw | 46-49 |
| 13:37 | Akron | James Armstrong clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 13:35 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Harry Sanders | 46-49 |
| 13:29 | Boise State | James Terry drills a floater from the right side set up by Harry Sanders | 48-49 |
| 13:06 | Akron | James Armstrong connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Nathaniel Medeiros | 48-52 |
| 12:55 | Boise State | Harry Sanders loses the dribble to Marc Osborne | 48-52 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Bryan Hart loses the ball out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | Raymond Cunningham (PG), Kent Osborne (SG), John Secrest (SF), Maxwell Melville (PF), Clifford Doner (C) Harry Sanders, James Deeter, Leonard Shaw, Daniel Pouncy, James Terry | |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 12:09 | Boise State | Kent Osborne misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Bart Burrows snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 12:03 | Akron | James Stone misses long on a runner from the left block | 48-52 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 11:40 | Akron | James Armstrong is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Armstrong, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Roy Hill (PF) James Stone | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Raymond Cunningham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kent Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Secrest (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Maxwell Melville (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Doner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Armstrong (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Boise State | Clifford Doner misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #1 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harry Sanders (PG) Raymond Cunningham | |
| Subs | Akron | Cedric Baltz (C) Bart Burrows | |
| 11:23 | Boise State | Clifford Doner misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:23 | Boise State | Clifford Doner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 11:03 | Akron | James Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-52 |
| 11:01 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Harry Sanders | 49-52 |
| 10:59 | Boise State | Harry Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Osborne - foul #2 on Marc Osborne, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | Leonard Shaw (SF), Daniel Pouncy (PF) John Secrest, Clifford Doner | |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| 10:59 | Boise State | Harry Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:59 | Boise State | Harry Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:31 | Akron | James Armstrong buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 51-55 |
| 10:27 | Boise State | Marc Osborne steals the ball from Harry Sanders in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 10:12 | Akron | James Armstrong drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Stone | 51-57 |
| 10:08 | Boise State | Harry Sanders's pass is intercepted by Marc Osborne in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| 10:07 | Akron | James Armstrong hits the finger roll set up by Marc Osborne | 51-59 |
| 10:00 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw scores on a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Bart Burrows - foul #2 on Bart Burrows, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Deeter (SG), James Terry (C) Kent Osborne, Maxwell Melville | |
| Subs | Akron | Roy Hill (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Stone, Bart Burrows | |
| 10:00 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:49 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 09:48 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Leonard Shaw | 54-59 |
| 09:43 | Boise State | Harry Sanders makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Pouncy | 57-59 |
| 09:20 | Akron | James Armstrong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 09:05 | Akron | James Armstrong misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 09:03 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Leonard Shaw | 57-59 |
| 08:45 | Boise State | James Terry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 57-59 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 08:26 | Akron | James Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | Raymond Cunningham (PG), John Secrest (SF), Maxwell Melville (PF) Harry Sanders, Leonard Shaw, Daniel Pouncy | |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| 08:13 | Boise State | James Deeter can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-59 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Bart Burrows gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:49 | Akron | James Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 07:48 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Maxwell Melville | 57-59 |
| 07:44 | Boise State | Raymond Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kent Osborne (SG) James Deeter | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Bryan Hart, Bart Burrows | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Raymond Cunningham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kent Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Secrest (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Maxwell Melville (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Terry (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (tired) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Akron | James Stone misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-59 |
| 07:25 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Medeiros | 57-59 |
| 07:12 | Akron | John Secrest takes the ball from James Stone | 57-59 |
| 07:08 | Boise State | Kent Osborne drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Secrest | 59-59 |
| 06:50 | Akron | Kent Osborne is called for the reach on Nathaniel Medeiros - foul #4 on Kent Osborne, team foul #2 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harry Sanders (PG), Clifford Doner (C) Raymond Cunningham, James Terry | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Bryan Hart (PF) Marc Osborne, James Stone | |
| 06:45 | Akron | James Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 06:43 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:29 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville connects on the open floater from just outside the lane set up by Harry Sanders out of the doubleteam | 61-59 |
| 06:12 | Akron | The jump hook by Nathaniel Medeiros is blocked by Maxwell Melville | 61-59 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 06:03 | Akron | James Armstrong buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bryan Hart | 61-62 |
| 05:59 | Boise State | Kent Osborne makes the wide open turnaround near the basket set up by Harry Sanders out of the doubleteam | 63-62 |
| 05:47 | Akron | James Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-62 |
| 05:45 | Boise State | John Secrest pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 05:45 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Deeter (SG), Leonard Shaw (SF), Daniel Pouncy (PF), James Terry (C) Kent Osborne, John Secrest, Maxwell Melville, Clifford Doner | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (SF), James Stone (PF) Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart | |
| 05:27 | Boise State | Harry Sanders misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Derek Hale grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Marc Osborne comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leonard Shaw - foul #4 on Leonard Shaw, team foul #3 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Roy Hill (PF) James Armstrong, James Stone | |
| 05:09 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:02 | Boise State | Nathaniel Medeiros is called for the reach on James Terry - foul #2 on Nathaniel Medeiros, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) Roy Hill | |
| 05:02 | Boise State | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:02 | Boise State | James Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:02 | Boise State | Daniel Pouncy pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:57 | Boise State | Harry Sanders buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Shaw | 66-64 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Bryan Hart double dribbles | 66-64 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Roy Hill (PF) Bryan Hart | |
| 04:33 | Boise State | James Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-64 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), James Stone (PF) Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill | |
| 04:25 | Akron | James Armstrong connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Cedric Baltz | 66-67 |
| 04:04 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw is open and scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Harry Sanders | 68-67 |
| 03:51 | Akron | James Armstrong's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Leonard Shaw | 68-67 |
| 03:49 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Hale | 68-67 |
| 03:30 | Akron | James Armstrong loses the ball out of bounds | 68-67 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kent Osborne (SG), John Secrest (SF), Maxwell Melville (PF) James Deeter, Leonard Shaw, Daniel Pouncy | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) James Armstrong, James Stone | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Harry Sanders (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kent Osborne (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Secrest (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Maxwell Melville (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Terry (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Derek Hale (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Cedric Baltz (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Boise State | Harry Sanders misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-67 |
| 03:13 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville snags the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 03:08 | Boise State | Harry Sanders is fouled on the floor by Derek Hale - foul #5 on Derek Hale, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Boise State | Clifford Doner (C) James Terry | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), Roy Hill (PF) Derek Hale, Bryan Hart | |
| 03:08 | Boise State | Harry Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:08 | Boise State | Harry Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:54 | Akron | James Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 02:52 | Boise State | Harry Sanders snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 02:52 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Deeter (SG), Leonard Shaw (SF), Daniel Pouncy (PF), James Terry (C) Kent Osborne, John Secrest, Maxwell Melville, Clifford Doner | |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) Roy Hill | |
| 02:41 | Boise State | James Terry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 02:39 | Boise State | James Terry grabs the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:22 | Boise State | James Terry misses the floater from the left side | 69-67 |
| 02:20 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:54 | Akron | James Armstrong clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the offensive board | 69-67 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros misses the easy layup | 69-67 |
| 01:36 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:20 | Boise State | Harry Sanders is whistled for a carry | 69-67 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Roy Hill (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 01:03 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-67 |
| 01:02 | Boise State | Harry Sanders gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:58 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw's pass is intercepted by Bart Burrows | 69-67 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| 00:45 | Akron | James Armstrong clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 00:44 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:17 | Boise State | James Terry is hacked by James Armstrong during a doubleteam - foul #4 on James Armstrong, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| 00:17 | Boise State | James Terry misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:17 | Boise State | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Akron | James Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | Boise State | Daniel Pouncy gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Boise State | Daniel Pouncy is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Osborne - foul #3 on Marc Osborne, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Boise State | Daniel Pouncy makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:03 | Boise State | Daniel Pouncy makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros misses the halfcourt shot | 72-67 |