| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Golden (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Hill - foul #2 on Roy Hill, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Derek Hale (SF), James Stone (PF) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill | |
| 19:35 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 19:35 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:14 | Akron | James Stone misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eddie Bird - foul #1 on Eddie Bird, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG) Travis Golden | |
| 19:14 | Akron | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:14 | Akron | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:58 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen clanks a floater from the left block | 31-23 |
| 18:56 | Akron | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Eddie Bird is called for the reach on Alton Lane - foul #2 on Eddie Bird, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG), Lester Nell (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Derek Hale, James Stone, Bart Burrows | |
| 18:31 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Thiessen - foul #2 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #3 | 31-23 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Bryan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 18:31 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:04 | Fairfield | Craig Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Bryan Hart pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Bryan Hart is denied on a layup by Craig Brown | 31-24 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Bryan Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:31 | Akron | Allan Upshaw steps in front of the Bryan Hart pass | 31-24 |
| 17:16 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 17:14 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:54 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-24 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Cedric Baltz pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:36 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 16:34 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:07 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses the dunk but he's fouled by Travis Golden - foul #1 on Travis Golden, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw, Eddie Bird, Kenneth Thiessen | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Travis Golden, Lester Nell, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 16:07 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:07 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 15:52 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 3 from straight away | 32-24 |
| 15:50 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alton Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Fairfield | Craig Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-24 |
| 15:27 | Fairfield | Craig Brown hits the follow up shot | 34-24 |
| 15:23 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the 3 from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 15:05 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Brown | 37-27 |
| 14:49 | Akron | James Armstrong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Roy Hill tips it but misses | 37-27 |
| 14:46 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 14:25 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the runner from the baseline set up by William Todd | 39-27 |
| 14:00 | Akron | James Armstrong buries a 3 from straight away set up by Nathaniel Medeiros | 39-30 |
| 13:40 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 13:38 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Bart Burrows gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Craig Brown is called for the reach on James Armstrong - foul #1 on Craig Brown, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF), Charles Grove (C) William Todd, Ervin Kendall, Dikembe Abdelal, Craig Brown, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Travis Golden (SG), Derek Hale (SF), James Stone (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Alton Lane, Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| 13:03 | Akron | James Stone connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 39-32 |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 12:39 | Akron | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 12:16 | Akron | James Stone's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Grove | 39-32 |
| 12:15 | Akron | James Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 11:56 | Akron | James Stone misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Thiessen - foul #3 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski (C) Charles Grove | |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Lester Nell (SF), Bart Burrows (C) Marc Osborne, Derek Hale, Cedric Baltz | |
| 11:56 | Akron | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 11:56 | Akron | James Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 11:56 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 11:35 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 11:33 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird tips it home | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Golden (fresh) SF - Lester Nell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Akron | James Stone drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 11:05 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lester Nell - foul #1 on Lester Nell, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Derek Hale (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Alton Lane, Lester Nell, James Stone, Bart Burrows | |
| 11:05 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 11:05 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:45 | Akron | James Armstrong comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 10:44 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 10:27 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Telek Zakrzewski | 46-34 |
| 10:05 | Akron | James Armstrong drills a shot from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 09:45 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 09:44 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen tips it home | 48-36 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Bryan Hart buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Armstrong | 48-38 |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 08:57 | Akron | James Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:42 | Akron | James Armstrong misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Charles Grove (PF), Craig Brown (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw, Eddie Bird, Kenneth Thiessen, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (SG), Lester Nell (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Travis Golden, Derek Hale, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 08:42 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 08:42 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:15 | Fairfield | Alton Lane picks off the pass by Ervin Kendall | 48-39 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Craig Brown steals it from James Armstrong | 48-39 |
| 07:34 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 07:32 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Grove (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Nell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Akron | Alton Lane is hacked by Charles Grove - foul #1 on Charles Grove, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Charles Grove | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF) James Armstrong, Lester Nell, Roy Hill | |
| 07:03 | Akron | Alton Lane misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 07:03 | Akron | James Stone grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Bart Burrows's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG) Alton Lane | |
| 06:38 | Fairfield | Marc Osborne picks off the pass by Ervin Kendall | 48-39 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros blows the layup | 48-39 |
| 06:33 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Kenneth Thiessen | 48-39 |
| 06:29 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 06:27 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen tips it back up and in | 50-39 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros blows the layup | 50-39 |
| 05:58 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 05:40 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Todd | 52-39 |
| 05:16 | Akron | James Stone comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-39 |
| 05:15 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 05:15 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Eddie Bird (SF) William Todd, Ervin Kendall, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (SG), Lester Nell (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Travis Golden, Nathaniel Medeiros, James Stone, Bart Burrows | |
| 04:53 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed is hacked by Cedric Baltz - foul #1 on Cedric Baltz, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) Roy Hill | |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Akron | Roy Hill (PF) Bryan Hart | |
| 04:17 | Akron | Marc Osborne is whistled for traveling | 52-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski (C) Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF) Roy Hill | |
| 04:00 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Akron | Dikembe Abdelwahed steps in front of the James Stone pass | 54-39 |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed hits the finger roll | 56-39 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Allan Upshaw steps in front of the Cedric Baltz pass | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alton Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Nell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 03:13 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird snags the offensive board | 56-39 |
| 02:58 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen can't finish the layup | 56-39 |
| 02:56 | Akron | James Stone gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 02:37 | Akron | James Stone clanks a runner from close range | 56-39 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Cedric Baltz tips it but misses | 56-39 |
| 02:35 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 02:14 | Fairfield | James Stone is called for the reach on Kenneth Thiessen - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Craig Brown (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw, Eddie Bird, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (PG), Derek Hale (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) Marc Osborne, Lester Nell, James Stone | |
| 01:50 | Fairfield | Alton Lane steals it from Ervin Kendall | 56-39 |
| 01:44 | Akron | James Armstrong drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alton Lane | 56-42 |
| 01:23 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses long on a jumper near the basket | 56-42 |
| 01:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alton Lane | 56-42 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Bryan Hart drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Armstrong | 56-44 |
| 01:04 | Fairfield | Alton Lane steals the ball from Ervin Kendall | 56-44 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Alton Lane banks in the layup | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal is hacked by James Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Charles Grove (PF) William Todd, Ervin Kendall, Kenneth Thiessen | |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SF) Derek Hale | |
| 00:54 | Fairfield | Charles Grove is hacked by Bryan Hart - foul #1 on Bryan Hart, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| 00:54 | Fairfield | Charles Grove makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:54 | Fairfield | Charles Grove misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:54 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alton Lane | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Akron | James Armstrong misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 00:49 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Eddie Bird (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Charles Grove | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:22 | Akron | James Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Cedric Baltz grabs the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 00:18 | Akron | James Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 00:17 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed runs out the clock | 57-46 |