| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Archambault (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-27 |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge hits the follow up shot | 41-27 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Mark Archambault can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Joseph Yee tips it back up and in | 41-29 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Blaine Kaczmarek | 43-29 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Tom Hendrix misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge can't throw it down | 43-29 |
| 18:32 | Akron | Mark Archambault grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Joseph Yee buries a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Victor Myrick - foul #1 on Victor Myrick, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Joseph Yee misses the free throw | 43-31 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Jon Prince misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 17:47 | Akron | Mark Archambault gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Jon Prince is called for the reach on Tom Hendrix - foul #1 on Jon Prince, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Joseph Carver (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Willie Wilson, Dustin Burge, Victor Myrick | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (SG), Norman Coates (PF) Tom Hendrix, Mark Archambault | |
| 17:18 | Akron | Norman Coates loses the ball out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (SF), Gregory Bryant (C) Jeffrey Estevez, Joseph Yee | |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan (SF) Jon Prince | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Gregory Bryant can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-31 |
| 16:05 | Akron | Raymond Myers clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-31 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Carver | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald O'Callaghan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Carver (fresh) 3 reb. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Coates (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Bryant (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Carver | 49-31 |
| 15:40 | Akron | William Thaxton buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edgar Freeman | 49-33 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Carver | 51-33 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Carver | 51-33 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 51-33 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver hits the finger roll | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:14 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald O'Callaghan - foul #1 on Ronald O'Callaghan, team foul #3 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Willie Wilson (SF), Dustin Burge (PF), Victor Myrick (C) Blaine Kaczmarek, Ronald O'Callaghan, Joseph Carver, Colby McNorton | |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Mark Archambault (PF), Joseph Yee (C) William Thaxton, Edgar Freeman, Norman Coates, Gregory Bryant | |
| 14:14 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 14:14 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Jon Prince loses the dribble to Tom Hendrix | 53-35 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the dunk | 53-35 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Joseph Yee tips it home | 53-37 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-37 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Joseph Yee snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:26 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge banks in the layup on a great pass from Jon Prince and the foul's on Mark Archambault - foul #1 on Mark Archambault, team foul #2 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (PG) Raymond Myers | |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the free throw | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:08 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge grabs the defensive rebound | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge lays it up and in on a great pass from Rufus Borman | 58-37 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez connects on the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Jon Prince - foul #2 on Jon Prince, team foul #4 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Freeman (PG) Efren Jackson | |
| 12:34 | Akron | Jeffrey Estevez makes the free throw | 58-40 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 58-40 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick hits the follow up shot | 60-40 |
| 11:58 | Akron | Mark Archambault misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-40 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Joseph Yee snags the offensive board | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Edgar Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Archambault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Akron | Edgar Freeman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 11:40 | Akron | Mark Archambault grabs the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 11:28 | Akron | Joseph Yee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Estevez - foul #2 on Jeffrey Estevez, team foul #3 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SG), Ronald O'Callaghan (SF), Joseph Carver (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Rufus Borman, Willie Wilson, Dustin Burge, Victor Myrick | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Efren Jackson (SF), Norman Coates (PF), Gregory Bryant (C) Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Mark Archambault, Joseph Yee | |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton scores on a jumper from the right side | 62-40 |
| 10:30 | Akron | Efren Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-40 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Edgar Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Efren Jackson misses the easy layup | 62-40 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Jon Prince comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-40 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Efren Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 09:39 | Akron | Edgar Freeman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-40 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver grabs the board | 62-40 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 62-40 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Norman Coates pulls down the rebound | 62-40 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Jon Prince steals it from Gregory Bryant | 62-40 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-40 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver tips it home | 64-40 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Norman Coates connects on the shot from the left block set up by Edgar Freeman and he's hacked by Joseph Carver - foul #2 on Joseph Carver, team foul #5 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Willie Wilson (SF), Dustin Burge (PF), Victor Myrick (C) Jon Prince, Ronald O'Callaghan, Joseph Carver, Colby McNorton | |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Hendrix (SG), Jeffrey Estevez (SF), Joseph Yee (C) Edgar Freeman, Efren Jackson, Gregory Bryant | |
| 08:25 | Akron | Norman Coates misses the free throw | 64-42 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge grabs the board | 64-42 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 64-42 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge tips it home | 66-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Thaxton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Estevez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Norman Coates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Yee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Akron | William Thaxton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tom Hendrix and he's hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #3 on Willie Wilson, team foul #6 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG) Blaine Kaczmarek | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Archambault (PF) Norman Coates | |
| 07:38 | Akron | William Thaxton makes the free throw | 66-45 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Yee - foul #3 on Joseph Yee, team foul #4 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan (SF) Willie Wilson | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (PG) William Thaxton | |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick misses the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:16 | Akron | Joseph Yee grabs the defensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Dustin Burge swats the layup by Mark Archambault | 67-45 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Raymond Myers gets the offensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Ronald O'Callaghan is called for the reach on Raymond Myers - foul #2 on Ronald O'Callaghan, team foul #7 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (PG) Jon Prince | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:46 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Myers - foul #2 on Raymond Myers, team foul #5 | 67-46 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Tom Hendrix loses the dribble to Blaine Kaczmarek | 69-46 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Mark Archambault is called for the reach on Ronald O'Callaghan - foul #2 on Mark Archambault, team foul #6 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (SF), Joseph Carver (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Rufus Borman, Dustin Burge, Victor Myrick | |
| Subs | Akron | William Thaxton (PG), Edgar Freeman (SG), Gregory Bryant (PF), Maria Gallo (C) Tom Hendrix, Jeffrey Estevez, Mark Archambault, Joseph Yee | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Maria Gallo - foul #1 on Maria Gallo, team foul #7 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG) Ronald O'Callaghan | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (SF) William Thaxton | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Blaine Kaczmarek | 72-46 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Raymond Myers is hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #4 on Willie Wilson, team foul #8 | 72-46 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Raymond Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton gets the rebound | 72-47 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek is hacked by Edgar Freeman - foul #1 on Edgar Freeman, team foul #8 | 72-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Victor Myrick (PF) Jon Prince, Joseph Carver | |
| Subs | Akron | Miladen Buczkowski (SF) Raymond Myers | |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 1st free throw | 73-47 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses the 2nd free throw | 73-47 |
| 04:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Maria Gallo | 73-47 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Miladen Buczkowski misses long on a shot in the lane | 73-47 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Gregory Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 73-47 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Gregory Bryant misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rufus Borman - foul #1 on Rufus Borman, team foul #9 | 73-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Ronald O'Callaghan (SF), Dustin Burge (PF) Blaine Kaczmarek, Willie Wilson, Colby McNorton | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:13 | Akron | Gregory Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 73-48 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Gregory Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 73-49 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Jon Prince buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Ronald O'Callaghan | 75-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rufus Borman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald O'Callaghan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Efren Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edgar Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miladen Buczkowski (fresh) PF - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Maria Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Akron | The 3pt attempt by Miladen Buczkowski is denied by Dustin Burge | 75-49 |
| 03:37 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Efren Jackson | 75-49 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Edgar Freeman scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Efren Jackson and the foul's on Jon Prince - foul #3 on Jon Prince, team foul #10 | 75-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Coates (PF) Maria Gallo | |
| 03:23 | Akron | Edgar Freeman makes the free throw | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick hits a runner from the baseline | 77-52 |
| 02:31 | Akron | Norman Coates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SG), Willie Wilson (SF), Joseph Carver (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Rufus Borman, Ronald O'Callaghan, Dustin Burge, Victor Myrick | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Myers (PG) Gregory Bryant | |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Willie Wilson and he's fouled by Efren Jackson - foul #1 on Efren Jackson, team foul #9 | 79-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Maria Gallo (C) Efren Jackson | |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton makes the free throw | 80-52 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Miladen Buczkowski knocks in the floater from the left wing | 80-54 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek is hacked by Norman Coates - foul #1 on Norman Coates, team foul #10 | 80-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Burge (PF), Victor Myrick (C) Joseph Carver, Colby McNorton | |
| Subs | Akron | Efren Jackson (SF), Gregory Bryant (C) Miladen Buczkowski, Maria Gallo | |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses the 1st free throw | 80-54 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 2nd free throw | 81-54 |
| 01:20 | Akron | Jon Prince takes the ball from Gregory Bryant | 81-54 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-54 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Jon Prince comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 81-54 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Norman Coates gets the rebound | 81-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Akron | Victor Myrick is called for the reach on Raymond Myers - foul #2 on Victor Myrick, team foul #11 | 81-54 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 1st free throw | 81-55 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Raymond Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 81-56 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jon Prince runs out the clock | 81-56 |