| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Herd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Patnaude (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Crissman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Babin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) C - Marko Belkowski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson misses the easy layup | 24-37 |
| 19:30 | Jacksonville State | David Crissman grabs the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 19:13 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Marko Belkowski - foul #2 on Marko Belkowski, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Etheredge (SG), Alfred Allen (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Charles Finlay (C) William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| 19:13 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 19:13 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge loses the ball out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (SG) Stephen Etheredge | |
| 18:34 | Jacksonville State | John Jones misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Charles Finlay snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Terry Bartlett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Charles Finlay tips it home | 26-39 |
| 17:58 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Herd | 28-39 |
| 17:35 | Akron | William Spencer hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Otha Zaspel | 28-42 |
| 17:07 | Jacksonville State | Alfred Allen picks off the pass by David Crissman | 28-42 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Terry Bartlett is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Allen | 28-44 |
| 16:30 | Jacksonville State | David Crissman is denied on a layup by Otha Zaspel | 28-44 |
| 16:28 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charles Finlay | 28-44 |
| 16:11 | Akron | William Spencer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Finlay | 28-47 |
| 15:53 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd's pass is intercepted by Charles Finlay | 28-47 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Herd (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Nelson (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Frank Patnaude (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Crissman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Spencer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Allen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Otha Zaspel (fairly fresh) C - Charles Finlay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Akron | William Spencer is fouled in the backcourt by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), James Stauffer (SF), Lucas Baker (PF), John Garren (C) John Jones, Michael Herd, Patrick Nelson, Frank Patnaude, David Crissman | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), Stephen Etheredge (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Terry Bartlett, William Spencer, Alfred Allen, Otha Zaspel, Charles Finlay | |
| 15:33 | Akron | Herbert Babin clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-47 |
| 15:31 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker grabs the board | 28-47 |
| 15:02 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Garren | 31-47 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 14:42 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 14:24 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 31-47 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Marko Belkowski pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 14:16 | Akron | James Stauffer is called for the reach on Herbert Babin in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Stauffer, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Jones (PG), Napoleon Nguyen (SF) Ellis Scott, James Stauffer | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman McVey (SF), Glenn Gearheart (C) Herbert Babin, Marko Belkowski | |
| 14:03 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-47 |
| 14:01 | Jacksonville State | John Garren snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 13:34 | Jacksonville State | John Jones misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Norman McVey - foul #1 on Norman McVey, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd (SG), David Crissman (C) Ivan Hartwell, John Garren | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), Herbert Babin (SF), Marko Belkowski (C) John Mayville, Norman McVey, Glenn Gearheart | |
| 13:34 | Jacksonville State | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 13:34 | Jacksonville State | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Marko Belkowski grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Herbert Babin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson (SF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:21 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker is whistled for a carry | 31-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman McVey (SF) Herbert Babin | |
| 13:02 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 31-47 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Joel Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-50 |
| 12:15 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Napoleon Nguyen | 34-50 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Terry Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Napoleon Nguyen - foul #1 on Napoleon Nguyen, team foul #3 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), James Stauffer (SF), Frank Patnaude (PF), John Garren (C) Napoleon Nguyen, Michael Herd, Patrick Nelson, Lucas Baker, David Crissman | |
| Subs | Akron | William Spencer (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Glenn Gearheart (PF), Charles Finlay (C) Stephen Etheredge, Norman McVey, Joel Spencer, Marko Belkowski | |
| 12:08 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 11:50 | Jacksonville State | John Garren hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Stauffer | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Ellis Scott (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Ivan Hartwell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Stauffer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Frank Patnaude (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Garren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Babin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Glenn Gearheart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Finlay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Akron | William Spencer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-52 |
| 11:29 | Jacksonville State | Frank Patnaude snags the defensive board | 36-52 |
| 11:06 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-52 |
| 11:04 | Akron | William Spencer gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Terry Bartlett misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ivan Hartwell - foul #1 on Ivan Hartwell, team foul #4 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Jones (PG), Michael Herd (SG), Patrick Nelson (SF), David Crissman (C) Ellis Scott, Ivan Hartwell, James Stauffer, John Garren | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Etheredge (SG), Alfred Allen (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) William Spencer, Herbert Babin, Glenn Gearheart, Charles Finlay | |
| 10:53 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 10:31 | Jacksonville State | David Crissman misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 10:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Stephen Etheredge | 36-54 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Terry Bartlett makes the shot from the right block set up by Alfred Allen | 36-56 |
| 09:55 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 36-56 |
| 09:54 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd grabs the offensive board | 36-56 |
| 09:32 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd clanks a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Marko Belkowski - foul #3 on Marko Belkowski, team foul #3 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen (PG), James Stauffer (SF), Lucas Baker (PF), John Garren (C) John Jones, Patrick Nelson, Frank Patnaude, David Crissman | |
| Subs | Akron | John Mayville (PG), William Spencer (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Charles Finlay (C) Terry Bartlett, Stephen Etheredge, Alfred Allen, Marko Belkowski | |
| 09:32 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd misses the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 09:32 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd misses the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 09:32 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd makes the 3rd free throw | 37-56 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Joel Spencer hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Spencer | 37-58 |
| 09:02 | Jacksonville State | Napoleon Nguyen clanks a jumper from the left wing | 37-58 |
| 09:01 | Jacksonville State | Lucas Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 08:41 | Jacksonville State | John Garren misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Finlay - foul #1 on Charles Finlay, team foul #4 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG) Michael Herd, James Stauffer | |
| Subs | Akron | Alfred Allen (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Charles Finlay | |
| 08:41 | Jacksonville State | John Garren makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 08:41 | Jacksonville State | John Garren makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 08:27 | Akron | William Spencer is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Otha Zaspel | 39-60 |
| 08:11 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Napoleon Nguyen | 41-60 |
| 07:53 | Akron | William Spencer drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Mayville and the foul's on Ellis Scott - foul #4 on Ellis Scott, team foul #5 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Jones (PG), Patrick Nelson (SF), David Crissman (C) Ellis Scott, Napoleon Nguyen, John Garren | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Charles Finlay (C) Alfred Allen, Otha Zaspel, Marko Belkowski | |
| 07:53 | Akron | William Spencer makes the free throw | 41-63 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Hartwell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Patrick Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lucas Baker (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Crissman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mayville (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Babin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joel Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Finlay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Jacksonville State | John Jones is hacked by William Spencer - foul #2 on William Spencer, team foul #5 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Patnaude (PF) Lucas Baker | |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Etheredge (SG), Glenn Gearheart (C) William Spencer, Charles Finlay | |
| 07:16 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-63 |
| 07:14 | Jacksonville State | David Crissman grabs the offensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 06:52 | Jacksonville State | John Jones is hacked by Glenn Gearheart - foul #1 on Glenn Gearheart, team foul #6 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd (SG), James Stauffer (SF) Ivan Hartwell, Patrick Nelson | |
| Subs | Akron | Alfred Allen (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Marko Belkowski (C) Herbert Babin, Joel Spencer, Glenn Gearheart | |
| 06:31 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Marko Belkowski grabs the board | 41-63 |
| 06:25 | Akron | David Crissman denies the turnaround by Stephen Etheredge | 41-63 |
| 06:24 | Jacksonville State | James Stauffer gets the rebound | 41-63 |
| 06:01 | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-63 |
| 05:42 | Akron | Frank Patnaude swats the short shot by Stephen Etheredge | 43-63 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Alfred Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 05:33 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-63 |
| 05:31 | Jacksonville State | Frank Patnaude snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 05:08 | Jacksonville State | Otha Zaspel steals the ball from James Stauffer | 43-63 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Stephen Etheredge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 04:44 | Jacksonville State | Frank Patnaude grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 04:21 | Jacksonville State | Frank Patnaude hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Jones | 45-63 |
| 04:11 | Akron | Marko Belkowski is called for 10 seconds | 45-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ellis Scott (PG), Ivan Hartwell (SG), Napoleon Nguyen (SF), Lucas Baker (PF), John Garren (C) John Jones, Michael Herd, James Stauffer, Frank Patnaude, David Crissman | |
| Subs | Akron | Terry Bartlett (PG), William Spencer (SG), Herbert Babin (SF), Joel Spencer (PF), Charles Finlay (C) John Mayville, Stephen Etheredge, Alfred Allen, Otha Zaspel, Marko Belkowski | |
| 03:47 | Jacksonville State | John Garren comes up short on the shot in the lane | 45-63 |
| 03:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joel Spencer | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Ellis Scott (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Ivan Hartwell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Napoleon Nguyen (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lucas Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Garren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Terry Bartlett (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Spencer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Babin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joel Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Finlay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Terry Bartlett is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline | 45-65 |
| 03:07 | Jacksonville State | John Garren buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Charles Finlay - foul #2 on Charles Finlay, team foul #7 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson (SF) Napoleon Nguyen | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman McVey (SF) Herbert Babin | |
| 03:07 | Jacksonville State | John Garren makes the free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Terry Bartlett is fouled on the floor by Ellis Scott - foul #5 on Ellis Scott, team foul #6 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Jones (PG) Ellis Scott | |
| Subs | Akron | Herbert Babin (SF) Norman McVey | |
| 02:15 | Akron | William Spencer misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-65 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Charles Finlay hits the follow up shot | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:01 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Herbert Babin gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:58 | Akron | Terry Bartlett's pass is intercepted by Lucas Baker in the backcourt | 48-67 |
| 01:48 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-67 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Joel Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 01:29 | Akron | The jumper by Herbert Babin is denied by Lucas Baker | 48-67 |
| 01:28 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to John Garren | 48-67 |
| 01:14 | Jacksonville State | John Jones misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 48-67 |
| 01:13 | Jacksonville State | Ivan Hartwell can't tip it in | 48-67 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Charles Finlay gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 01:06 | Akron | William Spencer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-67 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Herbert Babin grabs the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Joel Spencer is denied on a layup by Lucas Baker | 48-67 |
| 00:51 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to John Garren | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson is fouled on the floor by Terry Bartlett - foul #2 on Terry Bartlett, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Herd (SG), David Crissman (C) Ivan Hartwell, John Garren | |
| Subs | Akron | Marko Belkowski (C) Charles Finlay | |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Marko Belkowski pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Akron | Joel Spencer double dribbles | 49-67 |
| 00:14 | Jacksonville State | David Crissman misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-67 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Marko Belkowski gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Terry Bartlett runs out the clock | 49-67 |