| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Richard Cox (fresh) SG - Jeremy Spry (fresh) SF - Tim Woodring (fresh) PF - Jack Cate (fresh) C - Michael Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) C - Steven Zanis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Steven Zanis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Akron | Steven Zanis knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Michael Harrison - foul #1 on Michael Harrison, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Jack Cate | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Hartford | Richard Cox is fouled on the floor by Oliver Owen - foul #1 on Oliver Owen, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Hartford | Richard Cox clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Akron | Chris Larochelle gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Akron | Oliver Owen is hacked by Jack Cate - foul #1 on Jack Cate, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Oliver Owen misses long on a runner from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Hartford | Michael Harrison snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Hartford | Tim Woodring misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Steven Zanis pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Chris Larochelle misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Hartford | Jack Cate gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Hartford | Jeremy Spry connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Oliver Owen - foul #2 on Oliver Owen, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Wimbush (PF) Oliver Owen | |
| 17:53 | Hartford | Jeremy Spry makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Paul Wimbush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Zeliff (SF) Chris Larochelle | |
| 17:26 | Hartford | Mark Gibbs is called for the reach on Jeremy Spry - foul #1 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Taylor (C) Steven Zanis | |
| 17:05 | Hartford | Richard Cox misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Scott Zeliff gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | Akron | Robert Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs | |
| 16:16 | Hartford | Tim Woodring hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 16:14 | Hartford | Michael Harrison misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 16:12 | Hartford | Jack Cate snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 15:55 | Hartford | Richard Cox is hacked by Scott Zeliff - foul #1 on Scott Zeliff, team foul #4 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | Edward Sloan (SF), Daryl Watkins (PF) Tim Woodring, Jack Cate | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Steven Zanis (C) Joseph Bouton, Scott Zeliff, Robert Taylor | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Richard Cox (fresh) SG - Jeremy Spry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Sloan (fresh) PF - Daryl Watkins (fresh) C - Michael Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) SG - Travis July (fresh) SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) PF - Paul Wimbush (fresh) C - Steven Zanis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Hartford | Edward Sloan scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Richard Cox and the foul's on Chris Larochelle - foul #1 on Chris Larochelle, team foul #5 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | Florencio Bruno (C) Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:36 | Hartford | Edward Sloan makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:15 | Akron | Travis July throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jason Herron (SG) Jeremy Spry | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Gibbs (SG), Robert Taylor (PF) Travis July, Paul Wimbush | |
| 14:59 | Hartford | Florencio Bruno makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Daryl Watkins | 8-2 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Chris Larochelle is fouled on the floor by Edward Sloan - foul #1 on Edward Sloan, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Hartford | Barry Manos (SG), Jack Cate (PF) Richard Cox, Daryl Watkins | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:36 | Akron | James Olsen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Chris Larochelle tips it but misses | 8-2 |
| 14:34 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Edward Sloan | 8-2 |
| 14:30 | Hartford | Barry Manos knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Sloan | 10-2 |
| 14:10 | Akron | James Olsen connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Steven Zanis | 10-4 |
| 13:56 | Hartford | Edward Sloan misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 10-4 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Mark Gibbs grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Barry Manos swats the layup by Robert Taylor | 10-4 |
| 13:31 | Hartford | Florencio Bruno snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 13:12 | Hartford | Barry Manos can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 13:10 | Hartford | Jason Herron gets the offensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 12:54 | Hartford | Edward Sloan loses the dribble to Steven Zanis | 10-4 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Jack Cate steps in front of the James Olsen pass | 10-4 |
| 12:16 | Hartford | Edward Sloan scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-4 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Steven Zanis is hacked by Jason Herron - foul #1 on Jason Herron, team foul #4 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Hartford | Richard Cox (PG), Jeremy Spry (SG), Tim Woodring (SF), Daryl Watkins (PF), Michael Harrison (C) Jason Herron, Barry Manos, Edward Sloan, Jack Cate, Florencio Bruno | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Jerry Parodi (PF), Paul Wimbush (C) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Chris Larochelle, Robert Taylor, Steven Zanis | |
| 11:51 | Akron | Paul Wimbush misses the lay-in | 13-4 |
| 11:50 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Richard Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Spry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Woodring (fresh) PF - Daryl Watkins (fresh) C - Michael Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fresh) SG - Joseph Bouton (fresh) SF - Scott Zeliff (fresh) PF - Jerry Parodi (fresh) C - Paul Wimbush (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Hartford | Jeremy Spry misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 11:38 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Harrison | 13-4 |
| 11:27 | Hartford | Scott Zeliff takes the ball from Richard Cox | 13-4 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Jerry Parodi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-4 |
| 10:53 | Hartford | Richard Cox scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Spry | 16-4 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Jerry Parodi clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 16-4 |
| 10:37 | Hartford | Richard Cox pulls down the rebound | 16-4 |
| 10:09 | Hartford | Scott Zeliff takes the ball from Richard Cox | 16-4 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Scott Zeliff hits the finger roll | 16-6 |
| 09:52 | Hartford | Paul Wimbush takes the ball from Tim Woodring | 16-6 |
| 09:36 | Akron | Travis July comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-6 |
| 09:35 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Jeremy Spry | 16-6 |
| 09:09 | Hartford | Michael Harrison is hacked by Paul Wimbush - foul #1 on Paul Wimbush, team foul #6 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Hartford | Edward Sloan (SF), Jack Cate (PF), Florencio Bruno (C) Tim Woodring, Daryl Watkins, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Robert Taylor (PF), Steven Zanis (C) Travis July, Joseph Bouton, Scott Zeliff, Jerry Parodi, Paul Wimbush | |
| 08:57 | Hartford | Edward Sloan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-6 |
| 08:56 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Olsen | 16-6 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Mark Gibbs misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-6 |
| 08:41 | Akron | Steven Zanis pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-6 |
| 08:32 | Akron | James Olsen is hacked by Florencio Bruno - foul #1 on Florencio Bruno, team foul #5 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jason Herron (PG), Barry Manos (SG) Richard Cox, Jeremy Spry | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:27 | Akron | Steven Zanis scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Taylor and the foul's on Florencio Bruno - foul #2 on Florencio Bruno, team foul #6 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Hartford | Levi Wolfe (SF) Florencio Bruno | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:27 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the free throw | 16-8 |
| 08:27 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Edward Sloan | 16-8 |
| 08:07 | Hartford | Barry Manos connects on the jumper from the baseline | 18-8 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Robert Taylor misses the dunk | 18-8 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Mark Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Jason Herron (fresh) SG - Barry Manos (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Levi Wolfe (fresh) PF - Jack Cate (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Larochelle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Taylor (fresh) C - Steven Zanis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Hartford | Barry Manos can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #7 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Harrison (C) Levi Wolfe | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (PF) Chris Larochelle, Robert Taylor | |
| 07:42 | Hartford | Barry Manos makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 07:42 | Hartford | Barry Manos makes the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Mark Gibbs is hacked by Jack Cate - foul #2 on Jack Cate, team foul #7 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | Richard Cox (PG), Jeremy Spry (SG), Tim Woodring (SF) Barry Manos, Jason Herron, Jack Cate | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:22 | Akron | Mark Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Mark Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 07:22 | Hartford | Michael Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 07:11 | Hartford | The short jumper by Jeremy Spry is denied by Paul Wimbush | 20-11 |
| 07:09 | Hartford | Michael Harrison snags the offensive board | 20-11 |
| 06:56 | Hartford | Mark Gibbs is called for the reach on Jeremy Spry - foul #2 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #8 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (SG) Mark Gibbs | |
| 06:56 | Hartford | Jeremy Spry makes the 1st free throw | 21-11 |
| 06:56 | Hartford | Jeremy Spry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-11 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Travis July scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from James Olsen | 22-13 |
| 06:43 | Hartford | Richard Cox is hacked by Paul Wimbush - foul #2 on Paul Wimbush, team foul #9 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Parodi (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Paul Wimbush, Steven Zanis | |
| 06:43 | Hartford | Richard Cox makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 06:43 | Hartford | Richard Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 06:43 | Akron | Jerry Parodi grabs the defensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 06:40 | Akron | James Olsen is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Cox - foul #1 on Richard Cox, team foul #8 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daryl Watkins (PF) Edward Sloan | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:40 | Akron | James Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:40 | Akron | James Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:27 | Hartford | Jeremy Spry knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Cox | 25-15 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Scott Zeliff makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Olsen | 25-17 |
| 05:51 | Hartford | Michael Harrison misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-17 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Scott Zeliff grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Jerry Parodi connects on the 3 from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 05:16 | Hartford | Michael Harrison's pass is intercepted by Travis July | 25-20 |
| 04:59 | Akron | James Olsen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 04:57 | Hartford | Tim Woodring gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:46 | Hartford | Tim Woodring can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 04:44 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Harrison | 25-20 |
| 04:31 | Hartford | Tim Woodring misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Zeliff - foul #2 on Scott Zeliff, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jason Herron (PG), Barry Manos (SG), Edward Sloan (C) Richard Cox, Jeremy Spry, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Bouton (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Steven Zanis (C) James Olsen, Scott Zeliff, Robert Taylor | |
| 04:31 | Hartford | Tim Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:31 | Hartford | Tim Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Travis July is fouled on the floor by Edward Sloan - foul #2 on Edward Sloan, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Hartford | Levi Wolfe (SF), Michael Harrison (C) Tim Woodring, Edward Sloan | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Taylor (PF) Jerry Parodi | |
| 04:14 | Akron | Travis July makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Travis July makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:05 | Hartford | Barry Manos misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Steven Zanis gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 03:41 | Akron | Daryl Watkins picks off the pass by Travis July | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Jason Herron (fresh) SG - Barry Manos (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Levi Wolfe (fresh) PF - Daryl Watkins (fairly fresh) C - Michael Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Bouton (fresh) SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Steven Zanis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Joseph Bouton snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 03:01 | Akron | Travis July scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Chris Larochelle | 27-25 |
| 02:38 | Hartford | Barry Manos is hacked by Chris Larochelle - foul #2 on Chris Larochelle, team foul #11 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jeremy Spry (SG), Edward Sloan (SF), Jack Cate (PF), Florencio Bruno (C) Jason Herron, Levi Wolfe, Daryl Watkins, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Oliver Owen (PF) Travis July, Joseph Bouton, Robert Taylor | |
| 02:38 | Hartford | Barry Manos makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:38 | Hartford | Barry Manos makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Mark Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 02:21 | Hartford | Florencio Bruno grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 02:05 | Hartford | Florencio Bruno hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 29-25 |
| 02:03 | Hartford | Edward Sloan tips it in | 31-25 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Mark Gibbs misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 31-25 |
| 01:42 | Akron | Steven Zanis tips it but misses | 31-25 |
| 01:40 | Hartford | Jack Cate grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:23 | Hartford | Mark Gibbs is called for the reach on Jeremy Spry - foul #3 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #12 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | Richard Cox (PG), Tim Woodring (SF) Barry Manos, Florencio Bruno | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Bouton (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (C) Mark Gibbs, Chris Larochelle, Steven Zanis | |
| 01:23 | Hartford | Jeremy Spry makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:23 | Hartford | Jeremy Spry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:03 | Akron | Joseph Bouton misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 01:01 | Hartford | Richard Cox gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 00:53 | Hartford | Tim Woodring connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Spry | 35-25 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Joseph Bouton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joseph Bouton, team foul #13 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (SG) Joseph Bouton | |
| 00:03 | Hartford | Richard Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Scott Zeliff snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Scott Zeliff hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-25 |