| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Ross (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Michael Nicholson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lentz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edwin Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor is hacked by Mark Ross - foul #2 on Mark Ross, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:24 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Lentz | 26-31 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Bruce Phillips hits the finger roll set up by Fred Bush | 28-31 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Jessie Taylor | 28-34 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Colin Arnstein is whistled for a carry | 28-34 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz blows the layup but he's fouled by Mark Ross - foul #3 on Mark Ross, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (SG), Gregory Williams (SF) Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton (C) Edwin Fisher | |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:53 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 17:36 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach's floater is knocked away by Fred Bush | 28-35 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Gregory Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Fred Bush can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Gregory Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Nicholson - foul #1 on Michael Nicholson, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Ruffin (PF), Andrew Allen (C) Fred Bush, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), John Hall (PF) Michael Nicholson, Garrett Auerbach | |
| 16:56 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:44 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Andrew Allen pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Andrew Allen's pass is intercepted by Jessie Taylor | 30-35 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor can't throw it down | 30-35 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island | John Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor misses the runner in the lane | 30-35 |
| 15:48 | Akron | Vincent Ruffin grabs the board | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Spann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Williams (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Vincent Ruffin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lentz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Akron | Walter Spann double dribbles | 30-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG), Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Thomas Knouse (C) Bruce Phillips, Walter Spann, Gregory Williams, Vincent Ruffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson (PG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), Edwin Fisher (C) Jessie Taylor, John Hall, Raymond Mitton | |
| 15:16 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher is fouled on the floor by Andrew Allen - foul #3 on Andrew Allen, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (PF) Andrew Allen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hall (PF) Robert Lentz | |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Fisher | 30-37 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Fred Bush comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Mark Ross grabs the offensive board | 30-37 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Andrew Brown is hacked by Edwin Fisher - foul #1 on Edwin Fisher, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG) Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:08 | Akron | Mark Ross knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Walter Spann | 32-37 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Ross - foul #4 on Mark Ross, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Gregory Williams (PF) Mark Ross, Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (SG), Robert Lentz (PF) Michael Nicholson, John Hall | |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Thomas Knouse gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:31 | Akron | Gregory Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 13:30 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jessie Taylor | 32-37 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 13:18 | Akron | Colin Arnstein pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:54 | Akron | Colin Arnstein drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-37 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 12:30 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor tips it in | 35-39 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Thomas Knouse blows the dunk | 35-39 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Dagostino | 35-41 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Dagostino - foul #3 on Robert Dagostino, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG), Gilberto Arredondo (SG), Andrew Allen (SF), Fred Bush (PF) Bruce Phillips, Walter Spann, Colin Arnstein, Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson (PG), John Hall (SF), David Bretz (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Robert Dagostino, Garrett Auerbach, Robert Lentz, Edwin Fisher | |
| 11:44 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gilberto Arredondo (fresh) SF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Michael Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Taylor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bretz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 11:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Fred Bush | 38-41 |
| 11:24 | Akron | Andrew Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Andrew Brown, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Terrance Dull (SF) Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | John Hall tips it in | 38-43 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Terrance Dull's fadeaway is rejected by John Hall | 38-43 |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Nicholson | 38-43 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | John Hall tips it home | 38-45 |
| 10:22 | Akron | Andrew Brown buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Terrance Dull | 41-45 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | David Bretz misses the easy layup | 41-45 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Michael Nicholson steps in front of the Andrew Allen pass | 41-45 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor misses the shot from the right side | 41-45 |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | John Hall can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Fred Bush gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:31 | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jessie Taylor | 41-45 |
| 09:06 | Rhode Island | Andrew Brown is called for the reach on John Hall - foul #2 on Andrew Brown, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Walter Spann (SG), Gregory Williams (SF), Vincent Ruffin (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Andrew Brown, Gilberto Arredondo, Terrance Dull, Fred Bush, Andrew Allen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), Robert Lentz (PF) Jessie Taylor, John Hall, David Bretz | |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-45 |
| 08:51 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton grabs the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Lentz | 41-48 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Bruce Phillips buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Walter Spann | 43-48 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 07:39 | Akron | Gregory Williams's pass is intercepted by Raymond Mitton | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Spann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Williams (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Vincent Ruffin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Nicholson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lentz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Mitton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Nicholson | 43-53 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Bruce Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Nicholson | 43-56 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the shot in the paint set up by Thomas Knouse and the foul's on Garrett Auerbach - foul #1 on Garrett Auerbach, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Fred Bush (PF), Andrew Allen (C) Walter Spann, Vincent Ruffin, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor (SG), John Hall (PF), Edwin Fisher (C) Robert Dagostino, Robert Lentz, Raymond Mitton | |
| 06:37 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor misses the shot near the basket | 46-56 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Gregory Williams gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Bruce Phillips clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 06:11 | Rhode Island | John Hall snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | John Hall makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Andrew Allen blows the layup but he's hacked by Edwin Fisher - foul #2 on Edwin Fisher, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG), Colin Arnstein (SF) Bruce Phillips, Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Bretz (PF) Garrett Auerbach | |
| 05:53 | Akron | Andrew Allen makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Andrew Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher lays it up and in set up by Michael Nicholson | 48-60 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Colin Arnstein misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Andrew Allen snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Mark Ross buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor lays it up and in set up by Michael Nicholson | 51-62 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Colin Arnstein clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-62 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Fred Bush tips it in | 53-62 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | John Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Walter Spann (SG), Thomas Knouse (C) Andrew Brown, Mark Ross, Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), Robert Lentz (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Michael Nicholson, John Hall, David Bretz, Edwin Fisher | |
| 03:46 | Akron | Robert Lentz blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Colin Arnstein | 53-62 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the offensive board | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:27 | Akron | Thomas Knouse is fouled on the floor by Raymond Mitton - foul #1 on Raymond Mitton, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Terrance Dull (SF), Vincent Ruffin (PF) Colin Arnstein, Andrew Allen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Spann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrance Dull (fresh) PF - Vincent Ruffin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jessie Taylor (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lentz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Akron | Terrance Dull comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 03:17 | Akron | Walter Spann snags the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Walter Spann hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 53-62 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Dagostino | 53-65 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Fred Bush (PF) Walter Spann, Terrance Dull, Vincent Ruffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher (C) Raymond Mitton | |
| 02:38 | Akron | Mark Ross misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-65 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Fred Bush is called for the reach on Jessie Taylor - foul #1 on Fred Bush, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Andrew Brown (SG), Gregory Williams (SF), Vincent Ruffin (PF), Andrew Allen (C) Bruce Phillips, Mark Ross, Colin Arnstein, Fred Bush, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Jessie Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:11 | Akron | The rebound goes to Andrew Allen | 53-65 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Walter Spann misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher misses the dunk but he's fouled by Andrew Allen - foul #4 on Andrew Allen, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson (PG) Robert Dagostino | |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Edwin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Andrew Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-66 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Lentz | 53-66 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Nicholson | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Akron | Andrew Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-68 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Lentz makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Nicholson | 53-70 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Andrew Allen drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Andrew Brown | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Michael Nicholson runs out the clock | 56-70 |