| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) SG - Daniel Giles (fresh) SF - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) C - Charles McCormic (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 | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | David Crawford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Akron | David Crawford is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza clanks a turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Sweeting | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Daniel Giles misses long on a shot from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Akron | David Newton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Harry Sweeting snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gustavo Martin | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Alan Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Charles McCormic grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Phillip Naughton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:17 | LSU | Charles McCormic drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Marcos Espinoza | 4-0 |
| 17:02 | Akron | David Newton is hacked by Daniel Giles - foul #1 on Daniel Giles, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Harry Sweeting swats the short shot by Leroy Cook | 4-0 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Charles McCormic gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:34 | LSU | Charles McCormic buries a floater from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Leroy Cook's floater is tipped away by Marcos Espinoza | 6-0 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Harry Sweeting snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Gustavo Martin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-0 |
| 15:59 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is fouled on the floor by Daniel Giles - foul #2 on Daniel Giles, team foul #2 | 9-0 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), Robert Gilman (SF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Daniel Giles, Marcos Espinoza, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Jerry Hawthorne (C) Phillip Naughton, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) SG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) SF - William Dunkle (fresh) PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) C - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Akron | Scott Birkholz connects on the open floater from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 15:26 | LSU | Harry Sweeting knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Gilman | 11-2 |
| 15:12 | Akron | William Dunkle misses the jump hook in the paint | 11-2 |
| 15:10 | Akron | William Dunkle misses the tip | 11-2 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Gustavo Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 11-2 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Harry Sweeting hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 14-2 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Scott Birkholz travels with the ball | 14-2 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Marcos Espinoza (SF), James Sherman (PF), Charles McCormic (C) Gustavo Martin, Robert Gilman, Harry Sweeting, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), David Crawford (SF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, William Dunkle, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 14:10 | LSU | James Sherman scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Marcos Espinoza | 17-2 |
| 13:53 | Akron | Leroy Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-2 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) Kenneth Harrison | |
| 13:39 | LSU | James Gardner is fouled on the floor by Scott Birkholz - foul #1 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #1 | 17-2 |
| 13:25 | LSU | James Sherman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-2 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 17-2 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Scott Birkholz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Wallace - foul #1 on Edward Wallace, team foul #3 | 17-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Harry Sweeting (PF) James Gardner, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (SF), Jerry Hawthorne (C) David Crawford, Leroy Cook | |
| 13:15 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the 1st free throw | 17-3 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Scott Birkholz makes the 2nd free throw | 17-4 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Gustavo Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-4 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG) Scott Birkholz | |
| 12:55 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-4 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Charles McCormic snags the defensive board | 17-4 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Gustavo Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 17-4 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (SG), Robert Gilman (SF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Edward Wallace, Marcos Espinoza, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (C) Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 12:32 | Akron | Alan Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-4 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Alan Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-4 |
| 12:10 | Akron | Phillip Naughton drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Newton | 17-6 |
| 11:50 | LSU | Harry Sweeting banks in the layup on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 19-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gardner (fresh) SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Naughton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) PF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits a runner from the baseline set up by David Newton | 19-8 |
| 11:22 | LSU | Harry Sweeting misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by David Newton - foul #1 on David Newton, team foul #2 | 19-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), Charles McCormic (C) James Gardner, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), David Crawford (SF), Leroy Cook (C) David Newton, Phillip Naughton, Alan Smith, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 11:22 | LSU | Harry Sweeting misses the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 11:22 | LSU | Harry Sweeting makes the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 11:07 | Akron | William Dunkle is whistled for traveling | 20-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (SF), James Sherman (PF) Robert Gilman, Harry Sweeting | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:55 | LSU | Edward Wallace comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Leroy Cook - foul #1 on Leroy Cook, team foul #3 | 20-8 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG) Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:55 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 21-8 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 10:46 | Akron | David Crawford misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 22-8 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Leroy Cook can't tip it in | 22-8 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne misses the tip | 22-8 |
| 10:40 | LSU | Charles McCormic pulls down the rebound | 22-8 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the floater from the free throw line | 22-8 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Charles McCormic tips it but misses | 22-8 |
| 10:18 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Charles McCormic | 22-8 |
| 10:11 | LSU | Charles McCormic misses the lay-in | 22-8 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Leroy Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 22-8 |
| 09:57 | Akron | David Crawford scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-10 |
| 09:45 | LSU | David Crawford is called for the reach on Marcos Espinoza - foul #1 on David Crawford, team foul #4 | 22-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Robert Gilman (SF), Harry Sweeting (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) James Gardner, Marcos Espinoza, James Sherman, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Kenneth Harrison (PF) Jerry Hawthorne, William Dunkle | |
| 09:37 | LSU | Scott Birkholz is called for the reach on Edward Wallace - foul #2 on Scott Birkholz, team foul #5 | 22-10 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG) Scott Birkholz | |
| 09:30 | LSU | Gustavo Martin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 25-10 |
| 09:19 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-10 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison tips it home | 25-12 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Gustavo Martin clanks a shot from the right block | 25-12 |
| 09:13 | Akron | David Newton pulls down the rebound | 25-12 |
| 09:05 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by David Newton is blocked by Harry Sweeting | 25-12 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the tip | 25-12 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt pulls down the rebound | 25-12 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Edward Wallace comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 25-12 |
| 08:56 | Akron | David Crawford grabs the board | 25-12 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison loses the ball out of bounds | 25-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (SF), Alan Smith (PF) David Crawford, Leroy Cook | |
| 08:37 | LSU | The short jumper by Harry Sweeting is denied by Alan Smith | 25-12 |
| 08:36 | Akron | The rebound goes to Kenneth Harrison | 25-12 |
| 08:19 | Akron | David Newton connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-14 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Gustavo Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-14 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (SG), Marcos Espinoza (SF), James Sherman (PF), Charles McCormic (C) Edward Wallace, Robert Gilman, Harry Sweeting, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Akron | William Dunkle (SF), Leroy Cook (C) Phillip Naughton, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 07:55 | Akron | Leroy Cook clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-14 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Charles McCormic snags the defensive board | 25-14 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gardner (fresh) SF - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles McCormic (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) SF - William Dunkle (fresh) PF - Alan Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gustavo Martin | 27-14 |
| 07:11 | Akron | James Sherman is called for the reach on Leroy Cook - foul #1 on James Sherman, team foul #4 | 27-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), Harry Sweeting (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Gustavo Martin, James Sherman, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), David Crawford (SF) Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| 06:51 | Akron | Phillip Naughton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-14 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt snags the defensive board | 27-14 |
| 06:46 | LSU | James Gardner's pass is intercepted by Phillip Naughton in the backcourt | 27-14 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Johnnie Hunt is called for the reach on Phillip Naughton - foul #1 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #5 | 27-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), Robert Gilman (SF) Edward Wallace, Marcos Espinoza | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Wilson (PG), Kenneth Harrison (PF) David Newton, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 06:09 | Akron | William Dunkle misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 27-14 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Robert Gilman pulls down the rebound | 27-14 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Harry Sweeting is fouled on the floor by William Dunkle - foul #1 on William Dunkle, team foul #6 | 27-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), James Sherman (PF), Charles McCormic (C) James Gardner, Harry Sweeting, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (SG), Alan Smith (PF) Phillip Naughton, William Dunkle | |
| 05:35 | LSU | Charles McCormic can't connect on a shot from the right side | 27-14 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses the tip | 27-14 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison snags the defensive board | 27-14 |
| 05:27 | Akron | David Crawford travels with the ball | 27-14 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Akron | Leroy Cook (C) Kenneth Harrison | |
| 05:13 | LSU | Michael Wilson is called for the reach on Daniel Giles - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #7 | 27-14 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG) Michael Wilson | |
| 05:13 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 04:54 | Akron | David Newton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Gleason | 29-17 |
| 04:35 | LSU | David Newton takes the ball from Charles McCormic | 29-17 |
| 04:20 | Akron | David Newton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-17 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Leroy Cook tips it but misses | 29-17 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Gustavo Martin snags the defensive board | 29-17 |
| 04:05 | LSU | Charles McCormic is fouled on the floor by David Crawford - foul #2 on David Crawford, team foul #8 | 29-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), Marcos Espinoza (SF), Harry Sweeting (PF) Daniel Giles, Robert Gilman, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), William Dunkle (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Jerry Hawthorne (C) Charles Gleason, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| 04:05 | LSU | Charles McCormic makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:05 | LSU | Charles McCormic misses the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 03:56 | Akron | William Dunkle is called for traveling | 30-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnnie Hunt (C) Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:38 | LSU | Harry Sweeting misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Harrison - foul #1 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #9 | 30-17 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Birkholz (PG) David Newton | |
| 03:38 | LSU | Harry Sweeting makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 03:38 | LSU | Harry Sweeting makes the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Scott Birkholz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Dunkle (fresh) PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Akron | Gustavo Martin picks off the pass by William Dunkle | 32-17 |
| 03:11 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-17 |
| 03:10 | Akron | William Dunkle gets the rebound | 32-17 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Birkholz | 32-19 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Edward Wallace can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-19 |
| 02:49 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne snags the defensive board | 32-19 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Harry Sweeting steals it from Scott Birkholz | 32-19 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Gustavo Martin buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnnie Hunt | 35-19 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Scott Birkholz hits a jumper from the right side | 35-21 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza is fouled on the floor by William Dunkle - foul #2 on William Dunkle, team foul #10 | 35-21 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Daniel Giles (SG), James Sherman (PF), Charles McCormic (C) Gustavo Martin, Edward Wallace, Harry Sweeting, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Akron | David Newton (PG), Alan Smith (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Phillip Naughton, Kenneth Harrison, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| 01:43 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Scott Birkholz misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-21 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Alan Smith can't tip it in | 36-21 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza snags the defensive board | 36-21 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on David Newton - foul #2 on David Newton, team foul #11 | 36-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Gleason (SG), David Crawford (SF) Scott Birkholz, William Dunkle | |
| 01:14 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 38-21 |
| 01:04 | Akron | David Newton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Gardner | 40-24 |
| 00:13 | Akron | David Crawford misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Alan Smith hits the follow up shot | 40-26 |
| 00:05 | LSU | James Gardner is hacked by David Newton - foul #3 on David Newton, team foul #12 | 40-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SF), Harry Sweeting (PF) Marcos Espinoza, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG) David Newton, Charles Gleason | |
| 00:05 | LSU | James Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 00:05 | LSU | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne lays it up and in | 42-28 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Gilman can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 42-28 |