| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Coffman (fresh) SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Alan Smith (fresh) C - Leroy Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fresh) SG - Jim Deming (fresh) SF - Tony Dicarlo (fresh) PF - Derek Keith (fresh) C - Raymond Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Leroy Cook wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Akron | Dennis Coffman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Tony Dicarlo | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Pepperdine | David Crawford takes the ball from Tony Dicarlo | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Akron | David Crawford lays it in | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jim Deming | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is open and buries a 3 from straight away set up by Alan Smith | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Dennis Coffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Pepperdine | Jim Deming can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Jim Deming - foul #1 on Jim Deming, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), Charles Gleason (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Irvin Finlay (C) Dennis Coffman, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk (SG), James Williams (SF), Steven Mendes (PF), Bryon Nelson (C) Jim Deming, Tony Dicarlo, Derek Keith, Raymond Smith | |
| 17:24 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:24 | Akron | Phillip Naughton makes the 3rd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:04 | Pepperdine | Steven Mendes scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Webber | 8-5 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Sean Webber picks off the pass by Jerry Hawthorne in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 16:49 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Hawthorne - foul #1 on Jerry Hawthorne, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Moses (PG) Phillip Naughton | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (SG) Sean Webber | |
| 16:49 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:49 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:31 | Akron | Leo Moses is fouled on the floor by Eric Wynn - foul #1 on Eric Wynn, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jim Deming (SG) Eric Wynn | |
| 16:08 | Akron | Leo Moses misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jim Deming - foul #2 on Jim Deming, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Coffman (PG), Fred Helmuth (SG), Jeffery Morrow (SF), Leroy Cook (C) Leo Moses, Jerry Hawthorne, Charles Gleason, Irvin Finlay | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Karl Kasky (SG), Tony Dicarlo (SF), Derek Keith (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Patrick Burk, Jim Deming, James Williams, Steven Mendes, Bryon Nelson | |
| 15:44 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Coffman (fresh) SG - Fred Helmuth (fresh) SF - Jeffery Morrow (fresh) PF - Kenneth Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eric Wynn (fresh) SG - Karl Kasky (fresh) SF - Tony Dicarlo (fresh) PF - Derek Keith (fresh) C - Raymond Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Pepperdine | Karl Kasky is fouled on the floor by Fred Helmuth - foul #1 on Fred Helmuth, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF), Alan Smith (PF) Jeffery Morrow, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG) Karl Kasky | |
| 15:08 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith misses the lay-in | 10-7 |
| 15:06 | Akron | Fred Helmuth grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Fred Helmuth buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Coffman | 12-7 |
| 14:37 | Pepperdine | Tony Dicarlo misses short on a jumper from the right block | 12-7 |
| 14:36 | Akron | Fred Helmuth grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 14:33 | Akron | David Crawford is hacked by Tony Dicarlo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Dicarlo, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG) Dennis Coffman, Fred Helmuth | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk (SG) Eric Wynn | |
| 14:19 | Akron | Phillip Naughton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Alan Smith snags the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Leroy Cook can't connect on a runner in the paint | 12-7 |
| 13:58 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:46 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber misses long on a runner in the paint | 12-7 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Phillip Naughton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Patrick Burk knocks away the 3 by David Crawford | 12-7 |
| 13:22 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:05 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Coffman (PG), Charles Gleason (SG), Jeffery Morrow (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Irvin Finlay (C) Jerry Hawthorne, Phillip Naughton, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Karl Kasky (SG), James Williams (SF), Steven Mendes (PF), Bryon Nelson (C) Sean Webber, Patrick Burk, Tony Dicarlo, Derek Keith, Raymond Smith | |
| 12:58 | Akron | Dennis Coffman double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| 12:50 | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 12-7 |
| 12:49 | Pepperdine | James Williams misses the tip | 12-7 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Irvin Finlay double dribbles | 12-7 |
| 12:16 | Pepperdine | Karl Kasky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Charles Gleason knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Coffman | 14-7 |
| 11:28 | Pepperdine | Karl Kasky makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Williams | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Coffman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Morrow (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Finlay (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eric Wynn (fairly fresh) SG - Karl Kasky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Mendes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bryon Nelson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison double dribbles | 14-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Moses (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG), Jerry Hawthorne (SF), Alan Smith (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Dennis Coffman, Charles Gleason, Jeffery Morrow, Kenneth Harrison, Irvin Finlay | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Patrick Burk (SG), James Arnold (SF), Derek Keith (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Eric Wynn, Karl Kasky, James Williams, Steven Mendes, Bryon Nelson | |
| 10:58 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Alan Smith - foul #1 on Alan Smith, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF) Leo Moses | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 10:58 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:58 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Alan Smith grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 10:47 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Alan Smith is blocked by Derek Keith | 14-10 |
| 10:46 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:25 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith misses badly on a runner from close range | 14-10 |
| 10:24 | Pepperdine | James Arnold hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Naughton | 17-12 |
| 09:54 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Derek Keith | 17-14 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Sean Webber is called for the reach on Jerry Hawthorne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Webber, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Moses (PG), Charles Gleason (PF) David Crawford, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Tony Dicarlo (SF) James Arnold | |
| 09:42 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 09:40 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 09:34 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith misses long on a shot near the basket | 17-14 |
| 09:32 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith tips it but misses | 17-14 |
| 09:31 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Phillip Naughton is called for traveling | 17-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Coffman (PG), Fred Helmuth (SG), Jeffery Morrow (SF) Leo Moses, Phillip Naughton, Jerry Hawthorne | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Karl Kasky (SG), James Williams (C) Sean Webber, Patrick Burk, Raymond Smith | |
| 09:00 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Dicarlo | 17-16 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Fred Helmuth hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 08:42 | Pepperdine | James Williams grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:36 | Pepperdine | Karl Kasky buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Dicarlo | 17-19 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Dennis Coffman is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Leroy Cook | 19-19 |
| 08:06 | Pepperdine | Tony Dicarlo knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Derek Keith and he's fouled by Dennis Coffman - foul #1 on Dennis Coffman, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Akron | David Crawford (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Irvin Finlay (C) Jeffery Morrow, Charles Gleason, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Patrick Burk (SG), Bryon Nelson (C) Eric Wynn, Karl Kasky, Derek Keith | |
| 08:06 | Pepperdine | Tony Dicarlo misses the free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:06 | Akron | Irvin Finlay snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:04 | Akron | Sean Webber picks off the pass by Dennis Coffman in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 07:46 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 07:45 | Pepperdine | Bryon Nelson snags the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 07:30 | Pepperdine | Dennis Coffman is called for the reach on Sean Webber - foul #2 on Dennis Coffman, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne (PG), Phillip Naughton (SG) Dennis Coffman, Fred Helmuth | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Arnold (SF), Steven Mendes (PF) Tony Dicarlo, James Williams | |
| 07:08 | Pepperdine | Bryon Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-21 |
| 07:07 | Akron | David Crawford snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Naughton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Finlay (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Burk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Mendes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bryon Nelson (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:44 | Akron | Irvin Finlay hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Bryon Nelson - foul #1 on Bryon Nelson, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Moses (PG), Alan Smith (PF) David Crawford, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Karl Kasky (SG), Derek Keith (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Sean Webber, Patrick Burk, Steven Mendes, Bryon Nelson | |
| 06:44 | Akron | Irvin Finlay makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Irvin Finlay makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:22 | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Alan Smith pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Keith - foul #1 on Derek Keith, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffery Morrow (SF), Leroy Cook (C) Phillip Naughton, Irvin Finlay | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Tony Dicarlo (SF) James Arnold | |
| 06:17 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:55 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Smith | 23-23 |
| 05:39 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow is fouled on the floor by Tony Dicarlo - foul #2 on Tony Dicarlo, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Helmuth (SG), Charles Gleason (PF), Kenneth Harrison (C) Jerry Hawthorne, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Patrick Burk (SG), James Williams (SF) Eric Wynn, Karl Kasky, Tony Dicarlo | |
| 05:39 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:39 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:25 | Pepperdine | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Morrow - foul #1 on Jeffery Morrow, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Phillip Naughton (SG), David Crawford (SF) Fred Helmuth, Jeffery Morrow | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 05:13 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Burk | 25-25 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Phillip Naughton buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leo Moses | 28-25 |
| 04:28 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-25 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Kenneth Harrison gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Patrick Burk is called for the reach on Phillip Naughton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Burk, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Helmuth (PG), Alan Smith (PF), Leroy Cook (C) Leo Moses, Charles Gleason, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (SG), James Arnold (SF), Steven Mendes (PF), Bryon Nelson (C) Patrick Burk, James Williams, Derek Keith, Raymond Smith | |
| 04:23 | Akron | Phillip Naughton misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:23 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Bryon Nelson | 28-25 |
| 04:17 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 28-25 |
| 04:15 | Akron | Phillip Naughton snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 03:57 | Akron | Leroy Cook buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Naughton | 30-25 |
| 03:33 | Pepperdine | Bryon Nelson's floater is tipped away by Leroy Cook | 30-25 |
| 03:32 | Akron | Fred Helmuth gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:11 | Akron | Alan Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Helmuth | 33-25 |
| 02:51 | Pepperdine | Fred Helmuth is called for the reach on James Arnold - foul #2 on Fred Helmuth, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Coffman (PG), Jerry Hawthorne (SG), Jeffery Morrow (SF), Charles Gleason (PF), Irvin Finlay (C) Fred Helmuth, Phillip Naughton, David Crawford, Alan Smith, Leroy Cook | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Karl Kasky (PG), Jim Deming (SG), Tony Dicarlo (SF), Raymond Smith (C) Sean Webber, Eric Wynn, Steven Mendes, Bryon Nelson | |
| 02:51 | Pepperdine | James Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Charles Gleason grabs the board | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Hawthorne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffery Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Irvin Finlay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Karl Kasky (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jim Deming (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Dicarlo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:32 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 02:31 | Akron | Irvin Finlay gets the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Jeffery Morrow buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Hawthorne | 36-25 |
| 02:03 | Pepperdine | Karl Kasky hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Arnold and the foul's on Irvin Finlay - foul #1 on Irvin Finlay, team foul #8 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Kenneth Harrison (C) Irvin Finlay | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Williams (PF) James Arnold | |
| 02:03 | Pepperdine | Karl Kasky makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Jim Deming is called for the reach on Jerry Hawthorne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Deming, team foul #10 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Smith (PF) Charles Gleason | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG) Jim Deming | |
| 02:01 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:44 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith double dribbles | 38-28 |
| 01:18 | Akron | Dennis Coffman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 01:17 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Jerry Hawthorne steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Moses (PG), Fred Helmuth (SG), David Crawford (SF), Charles Gleason (PF) Dennis Coffman, Jerry Hawthorne, Jeffery Morrow, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk (SG), Derek Keith (PF) Karl Kasky, Raymond Smith | |
| 00:40 | Pepperdine | Charles Gleason blocks the short jumper by James Williams | 38-28 |
| 00:38 | Pepperdine | Tony Dicarlo misses the tip | 38-28 |
| 00:36 | Pepperdine | James Williams tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Fred Helmuth knocks in the 3 from straight away | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Tony Dicarlo travels with the ball | 41-30 |