| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Arnstein (fresh) PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Strom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Jason Christiano inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Denver | Brian Bradley is whistled for a carry | 34-37 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Bruce Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Roy Mullins - foul #2 on Roy Mullins, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Don Strom misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Mark Ross - foul #1 on Mark Ross, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Don Strom makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Don Strom makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Paul Shaw lays it up and in set up by Mark Ross | 38-39 |
| 18:33 | Denver | Richard Kittel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Mullins | 38-42 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Roy Mullins is called for the reach on Paul Shaw - foul #3 on Roy Mullins, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Heimbach (PG) Roy Mullins | |
| 18:17 | Akron | Richard Kittel picks off the pass by Fred Bush | 38-42 |
| 17:56 | Denver | Richard Kittel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Fred Bush - foul #3 on Fred Bush, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Andrew Allen (PF) Mark Ross, Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:56 | Denver | Richard Kittel makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 17:28 | Akron | The 3pt attempt by Bruce Phillips is denied by Don Strom | 38-45 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Andrew Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Andrew Allen is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Terrance Dull (SF), Gregory Williams (C) Colin Arnstein, Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Kimura (SF), Mike Stewart (PF), Joel Davis (C) Jason Christiano, Brian Bradley, Don Strom | |
| 16:56 | Denver | Joel Davis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Danny Heimbach | 38-47 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Andrew Brown travels with the ball | 38-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG) Bruce Phillips | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:17 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Bill Kimura snags the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 16:02 | Denver | Bill Kimura is whistled for a carry | 38-47 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Denver | Chuck Hales (PG), Jason Christiano (SF) Danny Heimbach, Joel Davis | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrance Dull (fresh) PF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Chuck Hales (fresh) SG - Richard Kittel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bill Kimura (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Stewart (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Akron | Andrew Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-47 |
| 15:43 | Denver | Bill Kimura pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Mike Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-47 |
| 15:17 | Denver | Mike Stewart hits the follow up shot | 38-49 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Mike Stewart blocks the short jumper by Gregory Williams | 38-49 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Andrew Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Andrew Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Terrance Dull grabs the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Terrance Dull misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Chuck Hales - foul #1 on Chuck Hales, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Fred Bush (PF), Paul Shaw (C) Andrew Brown, Mark Ross, Andrew Allen, Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Mullins (PG), Danny Heimbach (SG), Brian Bradley (PF), Don Strom (C) Chuck Hales, Richard Kittel, Bill Kimura, Mike Stewart | |
| 14:26 | Akron | Terrance Dull makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Terrance Dull makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Don Strom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Arredondo (SG) Terrance Dull | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Hull (SF) Jason Christiano | |
| 13:54 | Akron | Bruce Phillips is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| 13:36 | Denver | Don Strom is hacked by Paul Shaw - foul #3 on Paul Shaw, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Kittel (SG) Charles Hull | |
| 13:22 | Denver | Don Strom knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Bradley | 40-52 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Paul Shaw comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 40-52 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Richard Kittel grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Richard Kittel is fouled on the floor by Colin Arnstein - foul #2 on Colin Arnstein, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG) Gilberto Arredondo | |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Kimura (SG), Jason Christiano (SF) Richard Kittel, Danny Heimbach | |
| 12:45 | Denver | Brian Bradley misses short on a shot from the left block | 40-52 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Colin Arnstein pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 12:23 | Akron | Colin Arnstein's pass is intercepted by Brian Bradley | 40-52 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Don Strom knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Bill Kimura | 40-55 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Bruce Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-55 |
| 11:54 | Akron | Paul Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Arnstein (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Kimura (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Strom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Fred Bush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Terrance Dull (SF), Andrew Allen (PF), Gregory Williams (C) Andrew Brown, Colin Arnstein, Fred Bush, Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Heimbach (PG), Richard Kittel (SG), Mike Stewart (C) Roy Mullins, Brian Bradley, Don Strom | |
| 11:09 | Denver | 3 seconds is called on Richard Kittel | 40-55 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Bruce Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-55 |
| 10:42 | Denver | Bill Kimura grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Mike Stewart is hacked by Gregory Williams - foul #1 on Gregory Williams, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (PG) Bruce Phillips | |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Mullins (PG), Joel Davis (C) Jason Christiano, Bill Kimura | |
| 10:12 | Denver | Joel Davis misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 40-55 |
| 10:10 | Akron | Gregory Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Gregory Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Joel Davis - foul #1 on Joel Davis, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Shaw (C) Terrance Dull | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Hull (SF), Brian Bradley (PF), Don Strom (C) Danny Heimbach, Mike Stewart, Joel Davis | |
| 09:55 | Akron | Gregory Williams misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 09:41 | Denver | Richard Kittel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-55 |
| 09:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Andrew Allen | 41-55 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Andrew Brown hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-55 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Brian Bradley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Paul Shaw - foul #4 on Paul Shaw, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Phillips (PG), Colin Arnstein (SF), Fred Bush (PF) Andrew Brown, Gregory Williams, Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Kimura (SF) Charles Hull | |
| 09:23 | Denver | Brian Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Brian Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Fred Bush loses the dribble to Brian Bradley | 44-56 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Richard Kittel buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Bradley | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:33 | Akron | Fred Bush buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Brian Bradley - foul #1 on Brian Bradley, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Brown (SG), Adam Johnston (C) Mark Ross, Andrew Allen | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Heimbach (PG), Jason Christiano (SF), Mike Stewart (C) Roy Mullins, Richard Kittel, Don Strom | |
| 08:33 | Akron | Fred Bush misses the free throw | 46-59 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Adam Johnston snags the offensive board | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:18 | Akron | Colin Arnstein is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Colin Arnstein, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (C) Adam Johnston | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:03 | Denver | Bill Kimura misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-59 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Fred Bush snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 07:32 | Akron | Bill Kimura is called for the reach on Andrew Brown - foul #2 on Bill Kimura, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Terrance Dull (SF), Paul Shaw (C) Colin Arnstein, Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Denver | Chuck Hales (PG), Joel Davis (C) Bill Kimura, Brian Bradley | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrance Dull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Chuck Hales (fresh) SG - Danny Heimbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mike Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Akron | Andrew Brown comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-59 |
| 07:09 | Denver | Danny Heimbach grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 06:57 | Denver | Jason Christiano misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-59 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Paul Shaw pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 06:42 | Akron | Andrew Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Terrance Dull | 48-59 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Mike Stewart misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-59 |
| 06:33 | Denver | Danny Heimbach hits the follow up shot | 48-61 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Fred Bush knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Terrance Dull | 50-61 |
| 06:01 | Denver | Paul Shaw steals it from Chuck Hales | 50-61 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Andrew Brown makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Phillips | 53-61 |
| 05:37 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Ross (SG), Colin Arnstein (SF) Andrew Brown, Terrance Dull | |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Mullins (PG), Richard Kittel (SG), Brian Bradley (PF), Don Strom (C) Chuck Hales, Danny Heimbach, Mike Stewart, Joel Davis | |
| 05:17 | Denver | Richard Kittel clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Ross - foul #2 on Mark Ross, team foul #9 | 53-61 |
| 05:17 | Denver | Richard Kittel makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:17 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Paul Shaw gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Jason Christiano steals it from Fred Bush | 53-62 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Roy Mullins's pass is intercepted by Mark Ross in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Colin Arnstein misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Don Strom pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Richard Kittel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Allen (PF) Fred Bush | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:52 | Akron | Andrew Allen comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-62 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Bruce Phillips hits the follow up shot | 55-62 |
| 03:37 | Denver | Jason Christiano can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Colin Arnstein - foul #4 on Colin Arnstein, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Williams (C) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:37 | Denver | Jason Christiano makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:37 | Denver | Jason Christiano makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Akron | Gregory Williams makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Allen | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Colin Arnstein (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Andrew Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Kittel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Christiano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Strom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:54 | Denver | Brian Bradley connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Christiano | 57-66 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Bush (PF), Paul Shaw (C) Andrew Allen, Gregory Williams | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:33 | Akron | Mark Ross misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roy Mullins - foul #4 on Roy Mullins, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Mark Ross misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Mark Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:04 | Denver | Brian Bradley hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Roy Mullins | 58-68 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Bruce Phillips drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Paul Shaw | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:51 | Denver | Bruce Phillips steps in front of the Roy Mullins pass in the backcourt | 61-68 |
| 01:50 | Akron | Bruce Phillips banks in the layup | 63-68 |
| 01:34 | Denver | Brian Bradley blows the layup | 63-68 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Paul Shaw gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Akron | Paul Shaw buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Colin Arnstein | 66-68 |
| 01:07 | Denver | Don Strom misses the 3 from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Fred Bush gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Fred Bush misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Bradley - foul #2 on Brian Bradley, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Fred Bush makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Fred Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Don Strom pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 67-68 |
| 00:11 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mark Ross | 67-68 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Bruce Phillips's fadeaway is rejected by Don Strom | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Don Strom pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Denver | Don Strom is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Ross - foul #3 on Mark Ross, team foul #11 | 67-68 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Don Strom misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Don Strom makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Colin Arnstein misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-69 |