| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) SG - Bill Davis (fresh) SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) C - Robert Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Adkisson (fresh) SG - Thomas Ely (fresh) SF - Brian Bannerman (fresh) PF - Quinn Noe (fresh) C - Matthew Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Manuel Holmes is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Auburn | Matthew Carter misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Thomas Ely grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Thomas Ely knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Bannerman | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Oliver Owen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Ely | 0-5 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Robert Taylor lays it in | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Thomas Ely buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Adkisson | 2-8 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Manuel Holmes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 17:39 | Auburn | Quinn Noe is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 17:20 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Quinn Noe | 2-10 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Manuel Holmes misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-10 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Quinn Noe grabs the board | 2-10 |
| 16:37 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 2-10 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Oliver Owen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-10 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Bill Davis tips it back up and in | 4-10 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Matthew Carter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-10 |
| 15:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fairly fresh) SG - Bill Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Harmon (fairly fresh) PF - Oliver Owen (fairly fresh) C - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Adkisson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Bannerman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Quinn Noe (fresh) C - Matthew Carter (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Akron | Robert Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Carter - foul #1 on Matthew Carter, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Croyle (PG), Joel Stone (SG), Paul Wimbush (SF), Jerry Parodi (PF) Manuel Holmes, Bill Davis, Matthew Harmon, Oliver Owen | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:45 | Akron | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:45 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson scores on a runner from the left block set up by Matthew Carter | 5-12 |
| 15:13 | Akron | Brian Bannerman takes the ball from Robert Taylor | 5-12 |
| 14:47 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson is hacked by Dale Croyle - foul #1 on Dale Croyle, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Kelly (C) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | Vernon Plott (PG), Glen Spears (SG), Modesto Costa (SF), Joseph Green (PF), Dustin Franck (C) Michael Adkisson, Thomas Ely, Brian Bannerman, Quinn Noe, Matthew Carter | |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Joseph Green misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Parodi - foul #1 on Jerry Parodi, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG) Joel Stone | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Joseph Green makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | Joseph Green makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Robert Kelly's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Green | 5-14 |
| 14:15 | Akron | Jerry Parodi hits the follow up shot | 7-14 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Vernon Plott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glen Spears | 7-16 |
| 13:44 | Akron | Dale Croyle is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 7-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill Davis (SG), Oliver Owen (PF) Dale Croyle, Jerry Parodi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Ely (SG), Quinn Noe (PF) Vernon Plott, Dustin Franck | |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Robert Kelly takes the ball from Modesto Costa | 7-16 |
| 13:06 | Akron | Oliver Owen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-16 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Quinn Noe grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Thomas Ely misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-16 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Oliver Owen grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Paul Wimbush knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Bill Davis and the foul's on Modesto Costa - foul #1 on Modesto Costa, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Taylor (C) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Adkisson (PG), Brian Bannerman (SF), Matthew Carter (C) Glen Spears, Modesto Costa, Joseph Green | |
| 12:41 | Akron | Paul Wimbush misses the free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:41 | Auburn | Quinn Noe pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman scores on a runner in the paint set up by Michael Adkisson | 9-18 |
| 12:18 | Akron | Bill Davis buries a jumper near the basket | 11-18 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Paul Wimbush - foul #1 on Paul Wimbush, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Croyle (PG), Joel Stone (SG), Matthew Harmon (SF) Manuel Holmes, Bill Davis, Paul Wimbush | |
| Subs | Auburn | Glen Spears (SG) Thomas Ely | |
| 11:59 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Oliver Owen pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dale Croyle (fresh) SG - Joel Stone (fresh) SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Adkisson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Spears (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Bannerman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Quinn Noe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Carter (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Akron | Oliver Owen hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 11-19 |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Quinn Noe grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Quinn Noe | 11-21 |
| 10:53 | Akron | The 3pt attempt by Oliver Owen is denied by Quinn Noe | 11-21 |
| 10:52 | Akron | Dale Croyle snags the offensive board | 11-21 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Michael Adkisson steals it from Oliver Owen | 11-21 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman can't throw it down | 11-21 |
| 10:18 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman grabs the offensive board | 11-21 |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Robert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 09:31 | Akron | Oliver Owen drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Harmon | 14-21 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson scores on a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), Bill Davis (SG), Paul Wimbush (SF), Jerry Parodi (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Dale Croyle, Joel Stone, Matthew Harmon, Oliver Owen, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Ely (SG), Modesto Costa (SF), Joseph Green (PF), Dustin Franck (C) Glen Spears, Brian Bannerman, Quinn Noe, Matthew Carter | |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson makes the free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:55 | Akron | Paul Wimbush is hacked by Dustin Franck - foul #1 on Dustin Franck, team foul #3 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Vernon Plott (PG) Michael Adkisson | |
| 08:50 | Akron | Bill Davis drills a jumper from the right side | 16-24 |
| 08:26 | Auburn | Joseph Green misses long on a runner near the basket | 16-24 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Paul Wimbush misses the 3 from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Thomas Ely gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | Dustin Franck misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-24 |
| 07:45 | Auburn | Thomas Ely snags the offensive board | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) SG - Bill Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Wimbush (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Parodi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Vernon Plott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Modesto Costa (fresh) PF - Joseph Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Franck (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Modesto Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 07:30 | Akron | Bill Davis gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Joseph Green is called for the reach on Manuel Holmes - foul #1 on Joseph Green, team foul #4 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Harmon (SF) Jerry Parodi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Glen Spears (PG), Brian Bannerman (SF), Quinn Noe (PF), Matthew Carter (C) Vernon Plott, Modesto Costa, Joseph Green, Dustin Franck | |
| 06:56 | Akron | Manuel Holmes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | Thomas Ely grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 06:47 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Ely | 16-27 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 16-27 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Matthew Harmon gets the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Brian Bannerman is called for the reach on Matthew Harmon - foul #1 on Brian Bannerman, team foul #5 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Croyle (SG) Bill Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Adkisson (PG) Glen Spears | |
| 06:14 | Akron | Quinn Noe steps in front of the Dale Croyle pass | 16-27 |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Dale Croyle - foul #2 on Dale Croyle, team foul #6 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (PG), Joel Stone (SG), Oliver Owen (PF), Jerry Parodi (C) Manuel Holmes, Dale Croyle, Paul Wimbush, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Auburn | Glen Spears (SG) Thomas Ely | |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Brian Bannerman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:53 | Akron | The rebound goes to Matthew Harmon | 16-28 |
| 05:40 | Akron | Matthew Harmon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-28 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Jerry Parodi picks off the pass by Quinn Noe | 19-28 |
| 05:01 | Akron | David Fraser makes the 3 from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Matthew Carter hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Michael Adkisson | 22-30 |
| 04:09 | Akron | David Fraser is whistled for traveling | 22-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), Bill Davis (SG), Paul Wimbush (SF), Robert Kelly (C) David Fraser, Joel Stone, Matthew Harmon, Jerry Parodi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Ely (SG), Joseph Green (PF) Glen Spears, Quinn Noe | |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson blows the layup | 22-30 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Joseph Green tips it home | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) SG - Bill Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Wimbush (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Adkisson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Bannerman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Green (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Akron | Oliver Owen comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 22-32 |
| 03:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Adkisson | 22-32 |
| 03:10 | Auburn | Joseph Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Thomas Ely tips it home | 22-34 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Oliver Owen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson is fouled on the floor by Manuel Holmes - foul #1 on Manuel Holmes, team foul #7 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Parodi (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Oliver Owen, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Auburn | Modesto Costa (SF), Quinn Noe (PF) Brian Bannerman, Matthew Carter | |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Michael Adkisson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Quinn Noe steals it from Robert Taylor | 22-36 |
| 02:06 | Auburn | Modesto Costa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bill Davis - foul #1 on Bill Davis, team foul #8 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Glen Spears (PG) Michael Adkisson | |
| 02:06 | Auburn | Modesto Costa misses the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:06 | Auburn | Modesto Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Jerry Parodi misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Modesto Costa - foul #2 on Modesto Costa, team foul #6 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Harmon (SF) Paul Wimbush | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:47 | Akron | Jerry Parodi makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Jerry Parodi makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | Quinn Noe scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Ely | 24-40 |
| 01:27 | Akron | A charge is called on Bill Davis - foul #2 on Bill Davis, team foul #9 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Croyle (SG) Bill Davis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Thomas Ely's pass is intercepted by Matthew Harmon | 24-40 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Manuel Holmes's pass is intercepted by Glen Spears in the backcourt | 24-40 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Joseph Green comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Parodi - foul #2 on Jerry Parodi, team foul #10 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Stone (SG), Oliver Owen (PF) Manuel Holmes, Jerry Parodi | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Bannerman (SF), Matthew Carter (C) Thomas Ely, Quinn Noe | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Joseph Green misses the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Joseph Green misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Oliver Owen grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Matthew Harmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Wimbush (SF) Matthew Harmon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Vernon Plott (PG) Joseph Green | |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Glen Spears misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-40 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Paul Wimbush snags the defensive board | 24-40 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Paul Wimbush comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 24-40 |