| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) SG - Frank Ward (fresh) SF - Robert Kieffer (fresh) PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) C - Raymond Picklesimer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) SG - Marvin Campbell (fresh) SF - Philip Meeker (fresh) PF - Robert Fullerton (fresh) C - Kevin Haakenson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Raymond Picklesimer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Gordon Nelson misses short on a runner from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Kevin Haakenson | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Terry Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Christensen - foul #1 on Jack Christensen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Terry Smith | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Jack Christensen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Kevin Haakenson gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Philip Meeker is fouled on the floor by Raymond Picklesimer - foul #1 on Raymond Picklesimer, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | UNLV | Terry Smith misses badly on a shot from the left block | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-6 |
| 17:38 | Akron | Kevin Haakenson denies the turnaround by Raymond Picklesimer | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Campbell | 0-8 |
| 17:22 | Akron | Gordon Nelson double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Jack Petty (SG), Everett McLaughlin (SF), Nicholas Cambron (PF), Joseph Beamon (C) Jack Christensen, Frank Ward, Robert Kieffer, Gordon Nelson, Raymond Picklesimer | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell's pass is intercepted by Raymond Touchstone | 0-8 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Jack Petty can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Kevin Haakenson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Nicholas Cambron steals the ball from Marvin Campbell | 0-8 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Terry Smith takes the ball from Raymond Touchstone | 0-8 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Raymond Touchstone (fresh) SG - Jack Petty (fresh) SF - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) PF - Nicholas Cambron (fresh) C - Joseph Beamon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Meeker (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Fullerton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Haakenson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Terry Smith misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Cambron - foul #1 on Nicholas Cambron, team foul #3 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Ward (SG) Everett McLaughlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez (SG), Derrick Drayton (SF), Tony Mueller (PF), Roger Lebeau (C) Marvin Campbell, Philip Meeker, Robert Fullerton, Kevin Haakenson | |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 0-9 |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 0-10 |
| 15:36 | Akron | Frank Ward comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gilberto Hernandez - foul #1 on Gilberto Hernandez, team foul #1 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Brian Steward (PF), Raymond Picklesimer (C) Raymond Touchstone, Nicholas Cambron, Joseph Beamon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Rawls (SG) Terry Smith | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Frank Ward makes the 1st free throw | 1-10 |
| 15:36 | Akron | Frank Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 1-10 |
| 15:36 | UNLV | Tony Mueller snags the defensive board | 1-10 |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Roger Lebeau misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 1-10 |
| 15:18 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jack Petty | 1-10 |
| 15:13 | Akron | Frank Ward misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 1-10 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Raymond Picklesimer tips it home | 3-10 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Roger Lebeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Everett McLaughlin (SF) Jack Petty | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:40 | Akron | Frank Ward misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 3-10 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Tony Mueller pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Tony Mueller clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Steward - foul #1 on Brian Steward, team foul #4 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Robert Kieffer (SF), Gordon Nelson (PF), Nicholas Cambron (C) Jack Christensen, Frank Ward, Brian Steward, Raymond Picklesimer | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Smith (PG), Jeffrey Harris (PF) Scott Rawls, Roger Lebeau | |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Tony Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Tony Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin is fouled in the backcourt by Gilberto Hernandez - foul #2 on Gilberto Hernandez, team foul #2 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Marciano (SG) Gilberto Hernandez | |
| 14:07 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Everett McLaughlin | 5-12 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris is hacked by Robert Kieffer - foul #1 on Robert Kieffer, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Petty (SG), Brian Steward (PF), Joseph Beamon (C) Everett McLaughlin, Gordon Nelson, Nicholas Cambron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Campbell (SG), Scott Rawls (SF), Robert Fullerton (PF), Kevin Haakenson (C) David Marciano, Derrick Drayton, Jeffrey Harris, Tony Mueller | |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Terry Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 13:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Beamon | 5-12 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Petty | 8-12 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Scott Rawls misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-12 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Jack Petty gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Joseph Beamon misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Rawls - foul #1 on Scott Rawls, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Frank Ward (SG), Everett McLaughlin (SF), Nicholas Cambron (C) Raymond Touchstone, Jack Petty, Robert Kieffer, Brian Steward | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Marciano (SG), Philip Meeker (SF), Roger Lebeau (C) Marvin Campbell, Scott Rawls, Kevin Haakenson | |
| 12:39 | Akron | Joseph Beamon misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Joseph Beamon misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | David Marciano pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | Philip Meeker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:02 | Akron | Terry Smith takes the ball from Nicholas Cambron | 8-12 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Terry Smith banks in the layup | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) SG - Frank Ward (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Beamon (fairly fresh) C - Nicholas Cambron (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Marciano (fresh) SF - Philip Meeker (fresh) PF - Robert Fullerton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Lebeau (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Akron | David Marciano is called for the reach on Frank Ward - foul #1 on David Marciano, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Petty (SF), Gordon Nelson (PF), Raymond Picklesimer (C) Everett McLaughlin, Joseph Beamon, Nicholas Cambron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Derrick Drayton (SF), Jeffrey Harris (PF), Tony Mueller (C) Philip Meeker, Robert Fullerton, Roger Lebeau | |
| 11:27 | Akron | Jack Christensen misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 11:26 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Ward | 8-14 |
| 11:14 | Akron | Frank Ward connects on the open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Gordon Nelson | 10-14 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Tony Mueller misses long on a shot from the left side | 10-14 |
| 10:52 | Akron | Raymond Picklesimer pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:44 | Akron | Jack Petty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:39 | UNLV | Terry Smith knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Derrick Drayton | 10-16 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Jack Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Everett McLaughlin (SF) Jack Christensen, Jack Petty | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Rawls (PG), Marvin Campbell (SG), Kevin Haakenson (C) Terry Smith, David Marciano, Tony Mueller | |
| 10:31 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris is hacked by Frank Ward - foul #1 on Frank Ward, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Meeker (SF) Derrick Drayton | |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris misses the tip | 10-16 |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Kevin Haakenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Philip Meeker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Everett McLaughlin - foul #1 on Everett McLaughlin, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Kieffer (SF), Brian Steward (PF), Nicholas Cambron (C) Frank Ward, Gordon Nelson, Raymond Picklesimer | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Fullerton (PF), Roger Lebeau (C) Jeffrey Harris, Kevin Haakenson | |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Philip Meeker makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Philip Meeker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:38 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Petty (SG) Everett McLaughlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Smith (PG) Scott Rawls | |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Terry Smith | 10-20 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Jack Petty can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 10-20 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Philip Meeker | 10-20 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-20 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Jack Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 08:22 | Akron | Robert Fullerton is called for the reach on Brian Steward - foul #1 on Robert Fullerton, team foul #5 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Frank Ward (SG), Everett McLaughlin (SF), Joseph Beamon (C) Raymond Touchstone, Jack Petty, Robert Kieffer, Nicholas Cambron | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Marciano (SG), Derrick Drayton (SF), Tony Mueller (PF), Kevin Haakenson (C) Marvin Campbell, Philip Meeker, Robert Fullerton, Roger Lebeau | |
| 08:09 | Akron | Frank Ward buries a floater in the lane set up by Jack Christensen | 12-20 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Derrick Drayton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 07:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Everett McLaughlin | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Steward (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Beamon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Marciano (fresh) SF - Derrick Drayton (fresh) PF - Tony Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Haakenson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Akron | Frank Ward is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Ward, team foul #8 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Petty (SG), Gordon Nelson (PF), Raymond Picklesimer (C) Frank Ward, Brian Steward, Joseph Beamon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Rawls (PG) Terry Smith | |
| 07:32 | UNLV | David Marciano misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-20 |
| 07:30 | UNLV | Kevin Haakenson grabs the offensive board | 12-20 |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Tony Mueller knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 12-22 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Jack Petty is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Rawls - foul #2 on Scott Rawls, team foul #6 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Akron | James Langford (PG) Jack Christensen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Smith (PG), Marvin Campbell (SG), Robert Fullerton (PF) Scott Rawls, David Marciano, Kevin Haakenson | |
| 06:55 | Akron | Raymond Picklesimer lays it up and in set up by Jack Petty and he's hacked by Derrick Drayton - foul #1 on Derrick Drayton, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Beamon (PF) Gordon Nelson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Meeker (SF), Kevin Haakenson (C) Derrick Drayton, Tony Mueller | |
| 06:55 | Akron | Raymond Picklesimer makes the free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jack Petty - foul #1 on Jack Petty, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Kieffer (SF) Jack Petty | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:12 | Akron | James Langford misses short on an open floater from the right side | 15-23 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Robert Kieffer tips it home | 17-23 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Philip Meeker can't connect on a shot in the paint | 17-23 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Kevin Haakenson misses the tip | 17-23 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Robert Kieffer gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Joseph Beamon clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | Kevin Haakenson pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton misses the 3 from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Raymond Picklesimer grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Robert Fullerton takes the ball from James Langford | 17-23 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Raymond Picklesimer snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 04:43 | Akron | James Langford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Raymond Touchstone (SG), Brian Steward (SF), Gordon Nelson (PF), Nicholas Cambron (C) James Langford, Everett McLaughlin, Robert Kieffer, Joseph Beamon, Raymond Picklesimer | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Marciano (SG), Derrick Drayton (SF), Tony Mueller (PF), Roger Lebeau (C) Marvin Campbell, Philip Meeker, Robert Fullerton, Kevin Haakenson | |
| 04:31 | UNLV | David Marciano clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 17-23 |
| 04:29 | UNLV | Terry Smith tips it back up and in | 17-25 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone is hacked by David Marciano in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Marciano, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Petty (SF) Brian Steward | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Campbell (SG) David Marciano | |
| 04:27 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Terry Smith is hacked by Nicholas Cambron - foul #2 on Nicholas Cambron, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Ward (SG) Raymond Touchstone | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez (SG) Marvin Campbell | |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Frank Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-27 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Roger Lebeau pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack Petty (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) C - Nicholas Cambron (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gilberto Hernandez (fresh) SF - Derrick Drayton (fresh) PF - Tony Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Lebeau (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez connects on the shot from the free throw line | 19-29 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jack Petty and the foul's on Roger Lebeau - foul #1 on Roger Lebeau, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Brian Steward (SF) Jack Christensen, Jack Petty | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Marciano (SG), Scott Rawls (SF), Jeffrey Harris (PF), Kevin Haakenson (C) Terry Smith, Derrick Drayton, Tony Mueller, Roger Lebeau | |
| 03:03 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | David Marciano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 02:42 | Akron | Gordon Nelson pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Gilberto Hernandez is called for the reach on Raymond Touchstone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gilberto Hernandez, team foul #10 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Picklesimer (C) Nicholas Cambron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Meeker (SF) Gilberto Hernandez | |
| 02:38 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | David Marciano is called for traveling | 24-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Everett McLaughlin (SF), Joseph Beamon (C) Gordon Nelson, Raymond Picklesimer | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Fullerton (PF) Jeffrey Harris | |
| 01:59 | Akron | Frank Ward hits a wide open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Beamon | 26-29 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Kevin Haakenson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 26-29 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Joseph Beamon grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Frank Ward clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Brian Steward grabs the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-29 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Brian Steward can't tip it in | 26-29 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Brian Steward gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Joseph Beamon is open and buries a jumper from the right block set up by Everett McLaughlin | 28-29 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Joseph Beamon knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Everett McLaughlin | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | David Marciano misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-32 |