| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) SG - Derek Hale (fresh) SF - William Kangas (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Bart Burrows (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) SG - Bruce Fessenden (fresh) SF - Andrew Preece (fresh) PF - Richard McCullogh (fresh) C - Steven Schaffer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Roy Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Akron | Bart Burrows throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Schaffer and he's hacked by Derek Hale - foul #1 on Derek Hale, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | Andrew Preece pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | Andrew Preece misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Steven Schaffer takes the ball from Alton Lane in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Alton Lane steals the ball from Bruce Fessenden | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Alton Lane banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Derek Hale - foul #2 on Derek Hale, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SG) Derek Hale | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Roy Hill drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alton Lane | 4-4 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Andrew Preece drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Fessenden and he's fouled by Alton Lane - foul #1 on Alton Lane, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Andrew Preece makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Alton Lane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Richard McCullogh gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Andrew Preece blows the layup but the foul's on William Kangas - foul #1 on William Kangas, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (PG), Trinidad Ford (SF), Howard Holland (PF), Moises Fernandez (C) Alton Lane, William Kangas, Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Edward Davis (SG), William Trombetta (SF), Charles Robinson (C) David Rhea, Bruce Fessenden, Richard McCullogh, Steven Schaffer | |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Andrew Preece makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Andrew Preece makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Lester Nell is hacked by Edward Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Lester Nell misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Davis - foul #2 on Edward Davis, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Lucero (SG) Edward Davis | |
| 17:29 | Akron | Lester Nell makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Lester Nell misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Charles Robinson pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:16 | Xavier | William Delozier can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Trinidad Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Lester Nell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Lucero - foul #1 on Dennis Lucero, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Schaffer (C) Andrew Preece | |
| 17:10 | Akron | Lester Nell misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Lester Nell misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Charles Robinson pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | William Trombetta is fouled on the floor by Travis Golden - foul #1 on Travis Golden, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Lino Florkowski (PG) Lester Nell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Allen Hensley (PG), Bruce Fessenden (SG), Andrew Preece (PF) William Delozier, Dennis Lucero, Steven Schaffer | |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Andrew Preece clanks a floater from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Lino Florkowski snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Trinidad Ford knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Holland | 7-9 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Lino Florkowski steals it from Andrew Preece | 7-9 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Travis Golden is hacked by Allen Hensley - foul #1 on Allen Hensley, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Lester Nell (SG), William Kangas (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Lino Florkowski, Travis Golden, Trinidad Ford, Howard Holland, Moises Fernandez | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Dennis Lucero (SG), Richard McCullogh (PF) Allen Hensley, Bruce Fessenden, William Trombetta | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Nell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Kangas (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bart Burrows (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) SG - Dennis Lucero (fresh) SF - Andrew Preece (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard McCullogh (fresh) C - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Akron | Roy Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 15:36 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Bart Burrows drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Alton Lane | 9-9 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | David Rhea misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Bart Burrows grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 15:01 | Akron | Alton Lane is hacked by Dennis Lucero in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Lucero, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG) Lester Nell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden (SG), William Trombetta (SF), Steven Schaffer (C) Dennis Lucero, Andrew Preece, Richard McCullogh | |
| 14:47 | Akron | Roy Hill is alone and drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from William Kangas | 11-9 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | Alton Lane steps in front of the Steven Schaffer pass | 11-9 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Alton Lane lays it up and in | 13-9 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Alton Lane picks off the pass by Bruce Fessenden | 13-9 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Roy Hill misses the 3 from straight away | 13-9 |
| 14:08 | Akron | William Kangas pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Alton Lane connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Travis Golden | 16-9 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Charles Robinson's pass is intercepted by Travis Golden | 16-9 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Charles Robinson takes the ball from Roy Hill in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Roy Hill is called for the reach on Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Roy Hill, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Lino Florkowski (PG), Lester Nell (SG), Trinidad Ford (SF), Howard Holland (PF), Moises Fernandez (C) Alton Lane, Travis Golden, William Kangas, Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Andrew Preece (SF), Richard McCullogh (PF) David Rhea, William Trombetta, Charles Robinson | |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Andrew Preece hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Andrew Preece buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard McCullogh | 16-12 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Lester Nell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Steven Schaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Lester Nell - foul #1 on Lester Nell, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Charles Robinson (C) William Delozier, Steven Schaffer | |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Moises Fernandez buries a floater from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | David Rhea comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | Andrew Preece tips it home | 18-16 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Howard Holland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Travis Golden (SG), William Kangas (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Lino Florkowski, Lester Nell, Howard Holland, Moises Fernandez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Schaffer (C) Charles Robinson | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Travis Golden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Kangas (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Trinidad Ford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fairly fresh) SG - Bruce Fessenden (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Preece (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard McCullogh (fairly fresh) C - Steven Schaffer (tiring) | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Andrew Preece hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Rhea | 18-19 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Trinidad Ford is denied on a layup by Steven Schaffer | 18-19 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Andrew Preece grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Andrew Preece clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Bruce Fessenden is called for the reach on Alton Lane - foul #1 on Bruce Fessenden, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Lino Florkowski (SF), Bart Burrows (C) William Kangas, Trinidad Ford | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Charles Robinson (C) David Rhea, Steven Schaffer | |
| 10:36 | Akron | Roy Hill can't throw it down | 18-19 |
| 10:35 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Bart Burrows | 18-19 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Alton Lane hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Bart Burrows | 20-19 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Richard McCullogh knocks in the jumper in the paint | 20-21 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Bart Burrows travels with the ball | 20-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Nell (SG), William Kangas (SF), Howard Holland (PF), Moises Fernandez (C) Travis Golden, Lino Florkowski, Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Steven Schaffer (C) William Delozier, Richard McCullogh | |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Andrew Preece comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Howard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Lester Nell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Steven Schaffer snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Lester Nell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-23 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (PG), Trinidad Ford (SF) Alton Lane, William Kangas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard McCullogh (PF) Steven Schaffer | |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Andrew Preece | 20-25 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Moises Fernandez clanks a shot from the baseline | 20-25 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Travis Golden tips it but misses | 20-25 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | David Rhea pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Andrew Preece travels with the ball | 20-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Lino Florkowski (PG), Bart Burrows (C) Lester Nell, Moises Fernandez | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), William Trombetta (SF), Steven Schaffer (C) David Rhea, Andrew Preece, Charles Robinson | |
| 07:55 | Akron | Lino Florkowski makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Howard Holland | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Lino Florkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Golden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trinidad Ford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Holland (fresh) C - Bart Burrows (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Delozier (fresh) SG - Bruce Fessenden (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Trombetta (fresh) PF - Richard McCullogh (tiring) 2 pts. C - Steven Schaffer (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Xavier | William Trombetta buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by William Delozier | 23-27 |
| 07:32 | Akron | Bart Burrows misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Steven Schaffer - foul #1 on Steven Schaffer, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Akron | William Kangas (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Lino Florkowski, Howard Holland | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Edward Davis (SG), Andrew Preece (SF), Charles Robinson (PF) William Delozier, Bruce Fessenden, William Trombetta, Richard McCullogh | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Bart Burrows misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:32 | Akron | Bart Burrows misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:32 | Akron | William Kangas grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 07:17 | Akron | William Kangas misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Edward Davis gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | David Rhea makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edward Davis | 23-30 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Bart Burrows slams it home on a nice dish by Travis Golden | 25-30 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Steven Schaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Lester Nell (SG), Moises Fernandez (C) Travis Golden, Trinidad Ford, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Bruce Fessenden (SG), William Trombetta (SF), Richard McCullogh (C) David Rhea, Edward Davis, Charles Robinson, Steven Schaffer | |
| 06:25 | Akron | Lester Nell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Lino Florkowski (SF) William Kangas | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden is hacked by Lester Nell - foul #2 on Lester Nell, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Travis Golden (SG) Lester Nell | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Steven Schaffer (C) William Delozier, William Trombetta | |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:18 | Akron | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Travis Golden's pass is intercepted by Richard McCullogh | 25-30 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | David Rhea scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Richard McCullogh is called for the reach on Roy Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard McCullogh, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), William Trombetta (SF), Charles Robinson (C) David Rhea, Richard McCullogh, Steven Schaffer | |
| 05:50 | Akron | Roy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Roy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Andrew Preece misses the lay-in | 27-33 |
| 05:41 | Akron | Roy Hill grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Alton Lane misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | William Delozier grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | William Delozier can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Alton Lane - foul #2 on Alton Lane, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Akron | William Kangas (SF), Howard Holland (PF) Alton Lane, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Richard McCullogh (PF), Steven Schaffer (C) Bruce Fessenden, William Trombetta, Charles Robinson | |
| 05:15 | Xavier | William Delozier misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | William Delozier misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Moises Fernandez grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Howard Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 04:46 | Akron | William Kangas grabs the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Moises Fernandez misses the easy layup | 27-33 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Howard Holland grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Howard Holland misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Richard McCullogh - foul #2 on Richard McCullogh, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Trinidad Ford (SG), Bart Burrows (C) Lino Florkowski, Moises Fernandez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden (SG), William Trombetta (SF), Charles Robinson (C) William Delozier, Richard McCullogh, Steven Schaffer | |
| 04:24 | Akron | Howard Holland misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Howard Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Charles Robinson grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | William Trombetta can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on William Kangas - foul #2 on William Kangas, team foul #10 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Lino Florkowski (PG) William Kangas | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:17 | Xavier | William Trombetta misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | William Trombetta misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Travis Golden snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Howard Holland is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 27-33 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | David Rhea is fouled on the floor by Lino Florkowski - foul #1 on Lino Florkowski, team foul #11 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Alton Lane (PG), Derek Hale (SG), Lester Nell (SF) Lino Florkowski, Travis Golden, Howard Holland | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Lucero (SG), Edward Davis (SF), Richard McCullogh (PF), Steven Schaffer (C) Bruce Fessenden, William Trombetta, Andrew Preece, Charles Robinson | |
| 03:43 | Xavier | David Rhea misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | David Rhea makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Alton Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) SF - Lester Nell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Trinidad Ford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bart Burrows (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Lucero (fresh) SF - Edward Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard McCullogh (tiring) 2 pts. C - Steven Schaffer (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Akron | Derek Hale drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lester Nell | 30-34 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | David Rhea comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Edward Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | Lester Nell steals it from David Rhea | 30-34 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Lester Nell dunks the ball | 32-34 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | David Rhea misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Dennis Lucero tips it in | 32-36 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Alton Lane is fouled in the backcourt by David Rhea - foul #1 on David Rhea, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Akron | William Kangas (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Moises Fernandez (C) Lester Nell, Trinidad Ford, Bart Burrows | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Andrew Preece (SF), Charles Robinson (C) David Rhea, Dennis Lucero, Steven Schaffer | |
| 02:38 | Akron | Alton Lane makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Alton Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Andrew Preece can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Moises Fernandez snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Alton Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Holland (C) Moises Fernandez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Allen Hensley (PG), Dennis Lucero (SG) William Delozier, Richard McCullogh | |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Andrew Preece comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Hill - foul #2 on Roy Hill, team foul #12 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Richard McCullogh (PF) Allen Hensley, Dennis Lucero | |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Andrew Preece misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Andrew Preece misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Howard Holland | 34-36 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Derek Hale hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Hill | 36-36 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 36-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Moises Fernandez (C) Howard Holland | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Trombetta (SF) Richard McCullogh | |
| 01:31 | Xavier | David Rhea scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Robinson | 36-38 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Alton Lane is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Kangas | 38-38 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Andrew Preece drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 01:02 | Akron | William Trombetta steps in front of the Alton Lane pass in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Edward Davis loses the dribble to Alton Lane | 38-41 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Alton Lane blows the layup | 38-41 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Moises Fernandez snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Roy Hill is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Derek Hale | 40-41 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | David Rhea comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-41 |