| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jefferey Smith (fresh) SG - Walter Tansey (fresh) SF - James Hansley (fresh) PF - Mark Wheat (fresh) C - Joseph Kinkade (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | A charge is called on Paul Cordova - foul #1 on Paul Cordova, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Jefferey Smith is blocked by Leonard Lechuga | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is hacked by Walter Tansey - foul #1 on Walter Tansey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits a shot in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Akron | James Hansley is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the dunk | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Walter Tansey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Wayne Flickinger | 4-0 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Paul Cordova connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:41 | Akron | Walter Tansey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Leonard Lechuga | 7-0 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-0 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade blows the dunk | 7-0 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Hansley - foul #1 on James Hansley, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 9-0 |
| 16:36 | Akron | Walter Tansey misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-0 |
| 16:35 | Akron | James Hansley hits the follow up shot | 9-2 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey is whistled for a carry | 9-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Feldman (SF), Clinton Collins (PF), Claude Wallner (C) James Hansley, Mark Wheat, Joseph Kinkade | |
| 16:05 | Akron | Jefferey Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Cordova - foul #2 on Paul Cordova, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Paul Suazo (SG) Paul Cordova, Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:05 | Akron | Jefferey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:05 | Akron | Jefferey Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Claude Wallner swats the short shot by Leonard Lechuga | 9-3 |
| 15:55 | Akron | Claude Wallner gets the rebound | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jefferey Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Tansey (fresh) SF - Thomas Feldman (fresh) PF - Clinton Collins (fresh) C - Claude Wallner (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Akron | Clinton Collins is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Clinton Collins, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Borelli (PG) Jefferey Smith | |
| 15:05 | Penn State | Paul Suazo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Claude Wallner pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Thomas Feldman is fouled on the floor by Wayne Flickinger - foul #1 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Akron | James Hansley (SF), Mark Wheat (PF), Joseph Kinkade (C) Walter Tansey, Clinton Collins, Claude Wallner | |
| 14:40 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade is whistled for a carry | 9-3 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Joseph Borelli - foul #1 on Joseph Borelli, team foul #4 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG) Joseph Borelli | |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Jefferey Smith connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Feldman | 11-5 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga blows the layup | 11-5 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey can't tip it in | 11-5 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Spivey | 11-5 |
| 13:40 | Penn State | James Hansley takes the ball from Douglas Spivey | 11-5 |
| 13:18 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Jefferey Smith and he's hacked by Leonard Lechuga - foul #1 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Tansey (SG) Thomas Feldman | |
| 13:18 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer hits a jumper from the left block set up by Wayne Flickinger and he's hacked by Mark Wheat - foul #1 on Mark Wheat, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Jefferey Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-8 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger lays it up and in | 16-8 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Mark Wheat misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-8 |
| 12:10 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade tips it back up and in | 16-10 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer blows the layup but the foul's on James Hansley - foul #2 on James Hansley, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Borelli (PG), Thomas Feldman (SF), Clinton Collins (PF), Claude Wallner (C) Jefferey Smith, James Hansley, Mark Wheat, Joseph Kinkade | |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Burkart (fresh) SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Borelli (fresh) SG - Walter Tansey (fresh) SF - Thomas Feldman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clinton Collins (fresh) C - Claude Wallner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Akron | Walter Tansey scores on a driving attempt from close range | 18-12 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Clinton Collins snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 11:17 | Akron | Thomas Feldman drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Borelli | 18-14 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), John Lau (PF) Harold Burkart, Douglas Spivey, Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:54 | Akron | Joseph Borelli hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Clinton Collins | 18-17 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Frederick Green is hacked by Joseph Borelli in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Borelli, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ervin Swarts (SF) Joseph Borelli | |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Frederick Green misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:52 | Akron | Claude Wallner snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Walter Tansey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-17 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Feldman - foul #1 on Thomas Feldman, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG) Ervin Swarts | |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Walter Tansey makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jefferey Smith | 20-20 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Paul Suazo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Suazo, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Wheat (PF), Joseph Kinkade (C) Clinton Collins, Claude Wallner | |
| 09:50 | Akron | Walter Tansey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Feldman and he's fouled by Douglas Spivey - foul #1 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:50 | Akron | Walter Tansey makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Wheat - foul #2 on Mark Wheat, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ervin Swarts (SF), Clinton Collins (PF) Walter Tansey, Mark Wheat | |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Jefferey Smith is fouled on the floor by John Lau - foul #1 on John Lau, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Claude Wallner (PF) Thomas Feldman | |
| 09:26 | Akron | Jefferey Smith misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Jamie Smith gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Frederick Green scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-23 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Jefferey Smith buries a floater from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | John Lau is hacked by Joseph Kinkade - foul #1 on Joseph Kinkade, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Akron | Mitchell Allison (PG), Walter Tansey (SG) Jefferey Smith, Joseph Kinkade | |
| 08:55 | Penn State | John Lau makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | John Lau misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Ervin Swarts gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 08:36 | Akron | The jump hook by Clinton Collins is blocked by John Lau | 25-25 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Harold Burkart | 25-25 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wayne Flickinger | 28-25 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Clinton Collins hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ervin Swarts | 28-27 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger banks in the layup set up by Harold Burkart | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Burkart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Lau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jamie Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mitchell Allison (fresh) SG - Walter Tansey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ervin Swarts (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clinton Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Wallner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Akron | Mitchell Allison double dribbles | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), Gerard Creamer (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Douglas Spivey, John Lau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG), Thomas Feldman (SF), Daniel Davis (PF), Joseph Kinkade (C) Mitchell Allison, Ervin Swarts, Clinton Collins, Claude Wallner | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG) Harold Burkart | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:08 | Akron | The jumper by Thomas Feldman is denied by Leonard Lechuga | 30-27 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Daniel Davis swats the short shot by Wayne Flickinger | 30-27 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Paul Suazo can't connect on a shot from the left side | 30-27 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Wayne Flickinger swats the shot by Walter Tansey | 30-27 |
| 06:34 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade misses the tip | 30-27 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gerard Creamer | 30-27 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is called for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG) Frederick Green, Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Akron | Ervin Swarts (SF) Walter Tansey | |
| 06:06 | Akron | Thomas Feldman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-27 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey travels with the ball | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Mitchell Allison (PG), Clinton Collins (PF), Claude Wallner (C) Jefferey Smith, Daniel Davis, Joseph Kinkade | |
| 05:36 | Akron | Thomas Feldman is whistled for traveling | 30-27 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits a jump hook from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Douglas Spivey steals it from Claude Wallner | 32-27 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey jams it | 34-27 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Thomas Feldman is fouled on the floor by Douglas Spivey - foul #2 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #8 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), Jamie Smith (C) Harold Burkart, Douglas Spivey, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG), Walter Tansey (SG), Joseph Kinkade (C) Mitchell Allison, Ervin Swarts, Claude Wallner | |
| 04:34 | Akron | Thomas Feldman makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Thomas Feldman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Paul Suazo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Joseph Kinkade - foul #2 on Joseph Kinkade, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Daniel Davis (PF) Joseph Kinkade | |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Paul Suazo makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Paul Suazo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Paul Suazo makes the 3rd free throw | 37-29 |
| 04:08 | Akron | Thomas Feldman hits the finger roll | 37-31 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-31 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Thomas Feldman pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jefferey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Tansey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Feldman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Davis (fresh) C - Clinton Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:48 | Akron | Walter Tansey's fadeaway is rejected by Gerard Creamer | 37-31 |
| 03:47 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the easy layup | 37-31 |
| 03:24 | Akron | Daniel Davis gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 03:18 | Akron | Walter Tansey makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Feldman | 37-33 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Frederick Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Jamie Smith comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Clinton Collins grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Jefferey Smith is hacked by Gerard Creamer - foul #1 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #9 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG), John Lau (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Frederick Green, Paul Suazo, Gerard Creamer, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | James Hansley (SF), Mark Wheat (PF), Joseph Kinkade (C) Thomas Feldman, Daniel Davis, Clinton Collins | |
| 02:27 | Akron | Jefferey Smith misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey is hacked by Walter Tansey - foul #2 on Walter Tansey, team foul #12 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Borelli (PG) Jefferey Smith | |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Lechuga | 39-33 |
| 01:58 | Akron | James Hansley pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 01:49 | Akron | Joseph Kinkade knocks in the shot from close range | 39-35 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is fouled on the floor by Joseph Kinkade - foul #3 on Joseph Kinkade, team foul #13 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ervin Swarts (SG), Claude Wallner (C) Walter Tansey, Joseph Kinkade | |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:13 | Akron | James Hansley's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Lechuga | 41-35 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Paul Cordova clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger tips it in | 43-35 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Claude Wallner banks in the layup set up by Joseph Borelli | 43-37 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Paul Cordova connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-37 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Joseph Borelli buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Claude Wallner | 46-39 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is hacked by James Hansley - foul #3 on James Hansley, team foul #14 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SF), Gerard Creamer (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Wayne Flickinger, John Lau, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Akron | Jefferey Smith (PG), Walter Tansey (SG), Daniel Davis (C) Joseph Borelli, James Hansley, Mark Wheat | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Walter Tansey hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 48-39 |