| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Kangas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Desalvo (fresh) PF - William Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | William Kangas inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Akron | Ernest Wilson steps in front of the Alton Lane pass in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson is fouled on the floor by William Kangas - foul #1 on William Kangas, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Gary Thomas (PF) Ernest Wilson, James Wheatley, William Sampson | |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Kangas - foul #2 on William Kangas, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG) Charles Hitchens | |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Edward Taylor swats the short shot by Bart Burrows | 28-37 |
| 19:09 | Akron | Bart Burrows snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Roy Hill misses the 3 from straight away | 28-37 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Bart Burrows snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:41 | Akron | William Kangas makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Roy Hill and he's hacked by Scott Desalvo - foul #1 on Scott Desalvo, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (PG), William Sampson (PF) Ernest Wilson, Gary Thomas | |
| 18:41 | Akron | William Kangas makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo misses short on a jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| 18:13 | Akron | Bart Burrows gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Eugene Carmon steps in front of the Alton Lane pass | 31-37 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Sampson | 31-39 |
| 17:40 | Akron | Alton Lane is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alton Lane, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (PG), Moises Fernandez (C) Alton Lane, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Gary Thomas (PF), Nathan Haynes (C) Ronald Hesson, William Sampson, Edward Taylor | |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Gary Thomas knocks in the floater from the left side | 31-41 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Moises Fernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Trinidad Ford (SF) William Kangas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (SF) Scott Desalvo | |
| 17:02 | Penn State | James Wheatley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Haynes | 31-44 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Gary Thomas is called for the reach on Roy Hill - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SG), Howard Holland (PF) Derek Hale, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Scott Desalvo (SF), William Sampson (PF), Edward Taylor (C) James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Gary Thomas, Nathan Haynes | |
| 16:42 | Akron | Moises Fernandez comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-44 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Edward Taylor is hacked by Lester Nell - foul #2 on Lester Nell, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Akron | William Kangas (SF), Bart Burrows (C) Howard Holland, Moises Fernandez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG), Gary Thomas (PF), Nathan Haynes (C) Ernest Wilson, William Sampson, Edward Taylor | |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 15:59 | Akron | Bart Burrows grabs the board | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis Golden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Nell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Kangas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trinidad Ford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Hitchens (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Carmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Desalvo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Akron | Bart Burrows's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Derek Hale (SG), Roy Hill (PF) Travis Golden, Lester Nell, Trinidad Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), William Sampson (PF), Edward Taylor (C) Charles Hitchens, Scott Desalvo, Gary Thomas, Nathan Haynes | |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 15:07 | Akron | Derek Hale is fouled on the floor by Edward Taylor - foul #2 on Edward Taylor, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Moises Fernandez (C) Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Scott Desalvo (SF) James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson | |
| 14:52 | Akron | Roy Hill drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alton Lane | 34-44 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Edward Taylor tips it back up and in | 34-46 |
| 14:12 | Akron | Roy Hill clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Eugene Carmon | 34-46 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-46 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 34-46 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Derek Hale pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:24 | Akron | Derek Hale misses the easy layup | 34-46 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | William Sampson pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Wilson | 34-49 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Alton Lane lays it in on a nice dish by Derek Hale | 36-49 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Derek Hale misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the offensive board | 36-52 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Ernest Wilson steps in front of the William Kangas pass | 36-52 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Wilson | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derek Hale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Kangas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Moises Fernandez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Carmon (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Scott Desalvo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Sampson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Akron | Alton Lane misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-54 |
| 11:38 | Akron | William Kangas tips it in | 38-54 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-54 |
| 11:11 | Akron | William Kangas pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:07 | Akron | William Kangas makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Alton Lane | 40-54 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | William Sampson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (PG), Lester Nell (SG), Trinidad Ford (SF), Howard Holland (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Alton Lane, Derek Hale, William Kangas, Roy Hill, Moises Fernandez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Nathan Haynes (C) Ernest Wilson, Eugene Carmon, Scott Desalvo, William Sampson, Edward Taylor | |
| 10:23 | Akron | Lester Nell misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 40-54 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Hesson | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:07 | Akron | Trinidad Ford misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-56 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Gary Thomas snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Howard Holland is called for the reach on Nathan Haynes - foul #1 on Howard Holland, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (PG) Charles Hitchens | |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Eugene Carmon and he's hacked by Trinidad Ford - foul #2 on Trinidad Ford, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses the free throw | 40-58 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Howard Holland grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Lester Nell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG) Eugene Carmon | |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Gary Thomas loses the dribble to Lester Nell | 40-58 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Trinidad Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG) Travis Golden | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (PG) Charles Hitchens | |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Bart Burrows is called for the reach on Nathan Haynes - foul #2 on Bart Burrows, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG) Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Taylor (C) Eugene Carmon | |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Howard Holland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-60 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Lino Florkowski (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Moises Fernandez (C) Lester Nell, Trinidad Ford, Howard Holland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (PG), Scott Desalvo (SF) Nathan Haynes, Ronald Hesson | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lino Florkowski (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Moises Fernandez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eugene Carmon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Desalvo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Akron | Lino Florkowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Roy Hill | 42-60 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | James Wheatley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 07:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Moises Fernandez | 42-60 |
| 06:48 | Akron | Roy Hill misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-60 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Edward Taylor snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | James Wheatley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Eugene Carmon | 42-63 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Alton Lane misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eugene Carmon - foul #3 on Eugene Carmon, team foul #4 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SG), William Kangas (SF), Trinidad Ford (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Derek Hale, Lino Florkowski, Roy Hill, Moises Fernandez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Ronald Hesson (SF), William Sampson (PF), Nathan Haynes (C) Eugene Carmon, Scott Desalvo, Gary Thomas, Edward Taylor | |
| 05:55 | Akron | Alton Lane makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Alton Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Wheatley | 44-65 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Trinidad Ford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bart Burrows | 47-65 |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses short on a floater in the lane | 47-65 |
| 04:53 | Akron | William Kangas pulls down the rebound | 47-65 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Ronald Hesson steals the ball from Alton Lane | 47-65 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-68 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Trinidad Ford buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lester Nell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Kangas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Trinidad Ford (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - James Wheatley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hesson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Bart Burrows denies the turnaround by Nathan Haynes | 49-68 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Bart Burrows snags the defensive board | 49-68 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Alton Lane is fouled on the floor by Nathan Haynes - foul #2 on Nathan Haynes, team foul #5 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Lino Florkowski (PG), Travis Golden (SG), Howard Holland (PF), Moises Fernandez (C) Alton Lane, Lester Nell, William Kangas, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Richard Siegel (SF), Gary Thomas (PF) Ernest Wilson, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, William Sampson | |
| 03:07 | Akron | Lino Florkowski misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes pulls down the rebound | 49-68 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Gary Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SG) Trinidad Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Akron | Moises Fernandez misses long on a runner in the paint | 49-68 |
| 02:20 | Penn State | Richard Siegel snags the defensive board | 49-68 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Lester Nell - foul #3 on Lester Nell, team foul #8 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (PG) Charles Hitchens | |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 3rd free throw | 49-71 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Travis Golden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Trinidad Ford (SF) Lino Florkowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG) Richard Siegel | |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson is fouled on the floor by Moises Fernandez - foul #2 on Moises Fernandez, team foul #9 | 49-71 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Moises Fernandez makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Travis Golden | 51-73 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Carmon | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Akron | Lester Nell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-75 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Nathan Haynes | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Charles Hitchens comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-75 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Travis Golden gets the rebound | 51-75 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Trinidad Ford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 51-75 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Lester Nell tips it home | 53-75 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Charles Hitchens runs out the clock | 53-75 |