| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lonnie Yoder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Carrington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Quick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Archer (fresh) C - Dave Marks (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington can't finish the layup | 30-38 |
| 19:41 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington snags the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 19:25 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Steven Archer grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 19:18 | Akron | William Thaxton can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Harris - foul #1 on Mark Harris, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:18 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:18 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:18 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to John Waters | 30-39 |
| 19:03 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Wayne Carrington, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| 18:41 | Akron | William Thaxton hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Hendrix | 30-41 |
| 18:31 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington's pass is intercepted by William Thaxton | 30-41 |
| 18:28 | Akron | William Thaxton lays it in | 30-43 |
| 18:08 | Jacksonville State | John Waters can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 18:07 | Jacksonville State | John Waters gets the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:49 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jessie Quick | 32-43 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from William Thaxton | 32-45 |
| 17:12 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Carrington | 35-45 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Dave Marks loses the dribble to Wayne Carrington | 35-45 |
| 17:04 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Carrington | 37-45 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Steven Archer can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Lonnie Yoder - foul #1 on Lonnie Yoder, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), James Rey (SF), Maurice Duncan (PF), Wayne Kleist (C) Mark Harris, Lonnie Yoder, Wayne Carrington, Jessie Quick, John Waters | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Craig Delp (C) Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Dave Marks | |
| 16:54 | Akron | Steven Archer misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Steven Archer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:34 | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders's pass is intercepted by Raymond Myers | 37-46 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Edgar Freeman scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Thaxton | 37-48 |
| 15:44 | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-48 |
| 15:43 | Akron | Steven Archer snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Olen Morton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SF - James Rey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Kleist (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Archer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Delp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Raymond Myers's fadeaway is rejected by James Rey | 37-48 |
| 15:38 | Jacksonville State | James Rey gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 15:26 | Jacksonville State | James Rey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 37-48 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (PG), Lonnie Yoder (SG), Wayne Carrington (SF), Jessie Quick (PF), John Waters (C) Olen Morton, Paul Sanders, James Rey, Maurice Duncan, Wayne Kleist | |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Dave Marks (C) William Thaxton, Raymond Myers, Steven Archer | |
| 15:09 | Akron | Tom Hendrix misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 15:08 | Jacksonville State | John Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 14:56 | Jacksonville State | Edgar Freeman steals it from Lonnie Yoder | 37-48 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez lays it in | 37-50 |
| 14:21 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 14:20 | Akron | The rebound goes to Tom Hendrix | 37-50 |
| 14:01 | Akron | Tom Hendrix's floater is knocked away by Wayne Carrington | 37-50 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Craig Delp snags the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Dave Marks can't connect on a shot in the lane | 37-50 |
| 13:42 | Jacksonville State | Lonnie Yoder snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 13:37 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 13:24 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dave Marks | 40-52 |
| 13:16 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Craig Delp snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Tom Hendrix drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 12:41 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick makes the 3 from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Tom Hendrix connects on the 3 from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 12:05 | Jacksonville State | Lonnie Yoder is fouled on the floor by Tom Hendrix - foul #1 on Tom Hendrix, team foul #1 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), James Rey (SF), Maurice Duncan (PF), Wayne Kleist (C) Mark Harris, Lonnie Yoder, Wayne Carrington, Jessie Quick, John Waters | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Brian Prahl (SG), Raymond Myers (SF), Steven Archer (PF), Joseph Yee (C) Edgar Freeman, Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Craig Delp, Dave Marks | |
| 11:55 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Yee is called for the reach on Wayne Kleist - foul #1 on Joseph Yee, team foul #2 | 43-58 |
| 11:39 | Jacksonville State | William Thaxton steals the ball from Maurice Duncan | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Olen Morton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SF - James Rey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Kleist (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Prahl (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Archer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Akron | William Thaxton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Rey - foul #2 on James Rey, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| 11:31 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:31 | Akron | William Thaxton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:31 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Kleist snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 11:15 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Duncan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Sanders and the foul's on Joseph Yee - foul #2 on Joseph Yee, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| 11:15 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Duncan makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| 11:05 | Akron | William Thaxton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Brian Prahl | 46-61 |
| 10:47 | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 49-61 |
| 10:36 | Akron | William Thaxton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Thaxton, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (PG), Wayne Carrington (SF), John Waters (C) Paul Sanders, Maurice Duncan, Wayne Kleist | |
| Subs | Akron | Dave Marks (C) Joseph Yee | |
| 10:07 | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lonnie Yoder (SG), Jessie Quick (PF) Olen Morton, James Rey | |
| Subs | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Craig Delp (PF) Raymond Myers, Steven Archer | |
| 09:56 | Akron | William Thaxton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Craig Delp grabs the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Brian Prahl makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by William Thaxton | 49-63 |
| 09:09 | Jacksonville State | Lonnie Yoder misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 09:08 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick can't tip it in | 49-63 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Dave Marks snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Mark Harris is called for the reach on Craig Delp - foul #2 on Mark Harris, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton (PG) Mark Harris | |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Joseph Yee (C) Brian Prahl, Dave Marks | |
| 08:35 | Akron | William Thaxton buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Tom Hendrix | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:24 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 08:22 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:57 | Akron | Tom Hendrix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 07:56 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to John Waters | 49-65 |
| 07:38 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-65 |
| 07:36 | Jacksonville State | Lonnie Yoder gets the offensive rebound | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Olen Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lonnie Yoder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Carrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Quick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Delp (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-65 |
| 07:20 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington tips it in | 51-65 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Waters - foul #2 on John Waters, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris (PG), James Rey (SF), Maurice Duncan (PF), Wayne Kleist (C) Lonnie Yoder, Wayne Carrington, Jessie Quick, John Waters | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG), Steven Archer (PF), Dave Marks (C) William Thaxton, Craig Delp, Joseph Yee | |
| 07:01 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:53 | Jacksonville State | Dave Marks blocks the jumper by Olen Morton | 51-67 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Dave Marks pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Dave Marks clanks a floater from the right side | 51-67 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Edgar Freeman grabs the offensive board | 51-67 |
| 06:04 | Akron | Edgar Freeman is fouled on the floor by Mark Harris - foul #3 on Mark Harris, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders (SG) Olen Morton | |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG), Raymond Myers (SF) Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez | |
| 06:04 | Akron | Edgar Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:04 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 05:56 | Jacksonville State | Brian Prahl steps in front of the Mark Harris pass | 51-67 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Raymond Myers is fouled on the floor by James Rey - foul #3 on James Rey, team foul #8 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG) Brian Prahl | |
| 05:41 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 05:29 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris steps out of bounds on the baseline | 51-69 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lonnie Yoder (SG), John Waters (C) Paul Sanders, Wayne Kleist | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:05 | Akron | Raymond Myers can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Maurice Duncan - foul #3 on Maurice Duncan, team foul #9 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Wayne Carrington (SF), Jessie Quick (PF) James Rey, Maurice Duncan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:05 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 05:05 | Jacksonville State | John Waters pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 04:55 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-69 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Edgar Freeman pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Jessie Quick swats the layup by William Thaxton | 51-69 |
| 04:32 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Wayne Carrington | 51-69 |
| 04:26 | Jacksonville State | Mark Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 04:24 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edgar Freeman | 51-69 |
| 04:01 | Akron | William Thaxton misses short on a jumper from the left side | 51-69 |
| 03:59 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Myers | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Akron | Dave Marks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 03:35 | Jacksonville State | John Waters pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Mark Harris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lonnie Yoder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Carrington (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jessie Quick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edgar Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Archer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Marks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Jacksonville State | Jessie Quick knocks in the floater from the right side | 53-69 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Lonnie Yoder steps in front of the Steven Archer pass | 53-69 |
| 02:32 | Jacksonville State | Edgar Freeman picks off the pass by Mark Harris | 53-69 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Edgar Freeman lays it in | 53-71 |
| 02:06 | Jacksonville State | Lonnie Yoder connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Edgar Freeman hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Myers | 55-74 |
| 01:30 | Jacksonville State | John Waters double dribbles | 55-74 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Olen Morton (PG), Paul Sanders (SG), James Rey (SF), Maurice Duncan (PF), Wayne Kleist (C) Mark Harris, Lonnie Yoder, Wayne Carrington, Jessie Quick, John Waters | |
| Subs | Akron | Brian Prahl (SG), Craig Delp (PF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Steven Archer, Dave Marks | |
| 01:05 | Akron | Brian Prahl misses short on a floater from the left block | 55-74 |
| 01:04 | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 55-74 |
| 00:50 | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Akron | Joseph Yee clanks a shot from the left block | 58-74 |
| 00:26 | Jacksonville State | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Duncan clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 58-74 |
| 00:20 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Sanders | 58-74 |
| 00:16 | Jacksonville State | Wayne Kleist hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-74 |
| 00:15 | Jacksonville State | James Rey hits the follow up shot | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Edgar Freeman runs out the clock | 60-74 |