| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Holbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Luna (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mike Fields (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - David Donaldson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bill Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-28 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Paul Patterson takes the ball from Bill Davis | 39-28 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson misses the free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Robert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:53 | Akron | David Donaldson steals the ball from Frank Williams | 41-28 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Frank Williams is called for the reach on Michael Holbrook - foul #2 on Frank Williams, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | David Donaldson makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Holbrook | 43-28 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Mario Shelton connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Patterson | 45-30 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Bill Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-30 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | David Donaldson snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | Frank Williams is called for the reach on Salvador Luna - foul #3 on Frank Williams, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (SG), Charles Kimble (PF) Salvador Luna, Mike Fields | |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), Dale Croyle (SG), Jerry Parodi (PF) Frank Williams, Bill Davis, Mario Shelton | |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | David Donaldson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-30 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell grabs the offensive board | 45-30 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook's pass is intercepted by Manuel Holmes | 45-30 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Matthew Harmon knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Parodi | 45-32 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Charles Kimble scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Patterson | 48-32 |
| 16:10 | Akron | David Donaldson steals it from Robert Taylor | 48-32 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Robert Taylor steps in front of the Charles Kimble pass | 48-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Holbrook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Charles Kimble (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Donaldson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) SG - Dale Croyle (fresh) SF - Matthew Harmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Parodi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Manuel Holmes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-32 |
| 15:29 | Akron | Robert Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 15:15 | Akron | Jerry Parodi clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-32 |
| 15:14 | Akron | Matthew Harmon tips it back up and in | 48-34 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson makes the shot from the left block | 50-34 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Manuel Holmes misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-34 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson gets the rebound | 50-34 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matthew Harmon - foul #1 on Matthew Harmon, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Salvador Luna (PG), James Aviles (SG), Mike Fields (PF), Peter Robinson (C) Michael Holbrook, Douglas Campbell, Charles Kimble, David Donaldson | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Bill Davis (SG), Joel Stone (SF), Mario Shelton (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Manuel Holmes, Dale Croyle, Matthew Harmon, Jerry Parodi, Robert Taylor | |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 14:16 | Akron | Frank Williams is hacked by Salvador Luna - foul #1 on Salvador Luna, team foul #1 | 51-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton (SF) Paul Patterson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:58 | Akron | Robert Kelly scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joel Stone and he's hacked by James Aviles - foul #4 on James Aviles, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG) James Aviles | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:58 | Akron | Robert Kelly makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Joel Stone steps in front of the Daniel Byrd pass | 51-37 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Frank Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marvin Hamilton | 53-37 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Mario Shelton buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Bill Davis | 53-39 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Joel Stone - foul #1 on Joel Stone, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (SG), Charles Kimble (C) Daniel Byrd, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Parodi (SF), Jack Bergstrom (C) Joel Stone, Mario Shelton | |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Jerry Parodi's floater is tipped away by Charles Kimble | 54-39 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Charles Kimble grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Salvador Luna and he's fouled by Jerry Parodi - foul #2 on Jerry Parodi, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Byrd (PG) Salvador Luna | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton misses the free throw | 56-39 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Parodi | 56-41 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Fields | 59-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Fields (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Kimble (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Parodi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:21 | Akron | Jerry Parodi hits a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Mike Fields - foul #3 on Mike Fields, team foul #3 | 59-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), Paul Patterson (SF), David Donaldson (C) Daniel Byrd, Marvin Hamilton, Mike Fields | |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), Dale Croyle (SG), Mario Shelton (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Frank Williams, Bill Davis, Robert Kelly, Jack Bergstrom | |
| 11:21 | Akron | Jerry Parodi makes the free throw | 59-44 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Campbell | 61-44 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Jerry Parodi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Salvador Luna (SG), Peter Robinson (PF) Douglas Campbell, Charles Kimble | |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Harmon (SF) Jerry Parodi | |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Robert Taylor takes the ball from Salvador Luna | 61-44 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Robert Taylor misses the easy layup | 61-44 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Patterson | 61-44 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Salvador Luna | 63-44 |
| 10:05 | Akron | Manuel Holmes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-46 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Manuel Holmes steals the ball from Peter Robinson | 63-46 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Robert Taylor misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Peter Robinson - foul #1 on Peter Robinson, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (SG), Marvin Hamilton (SF), Mike Fields (PF) Michael Holbrook, Paul Patterson, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Bill Davis (SG), Robert Kelly (PF) Manuel Holmes, Dale Croyle, Mario Shelton | |
| 09:21 | Akron | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-48 |
| 09:05 | Akron | Robert Taylor snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:59 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Bill Davis is blocked by David Donaldson | 63-48 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | David Donaldson grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Mike Fields's layup is rejected by Robert Taylor | 63-48 |
| 08:51 | Akron | Frank Williams gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Matthew Harmon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna's floater is knocked away by Robert Kelly | 63-51 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Matthew Harmon gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Mike Fields gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton loses the dribble to Matthew Harmon | 63-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Salvador Luna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Fields (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Donaldson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Harmon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Akron | Frank Williams drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Kelly and he's hacked by Salvador Luna - foul #2 on Salvador Luna, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), James Aviles (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Charles Kimble (PF), Peter Robinson (C) Salvador Luna, Douglas Campbell, Marvin Hamilton, Mike Fields, David Donaldson | |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (SG), Jerry Parodi (SF), Jack Bergstrom (C) Bill Davis, Matthew Harmon, Robert Taylor | |
| 07:25 | Akron | Frank Williams makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Frank Williams can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 63-54 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Jerry Parodi pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Paul Patterson steals it from Robert Kelly | 63-54 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Charles Kimble drills a fadeaway from close range set up by James Aviles | 65-54 |
| 05:44 | Akron | Michael Holbrook takes the ball from Manuel Holmes | 65-54 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | James Aviles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton (SF), Mike Fields (PF), David Donaldson (C) Paul Patterson, Charles Kimble, Peter Robinson | |
| Subs | Akron | Bill Davis (SG), Matthew Harmon (SF), Mario Shelton (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Frank Williams, Jerry Parodi, Robert Kelly, Jack Bergstrom | |
| 04:50 | Akron | Matthew Harmon buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bill Davis | 65-57 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Mario Shelton swats the short shot by David Donaldson | 65-57 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Mike Fields gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Manuel Holmes is called for the reach on David Donaldson - foul #3 on Manuel Holmes, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Salvador Luna (PG), Douglas Campbell (SG) Michael Holbrook, James Aviles | |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (PG) Manuel Holmes | |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | David Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | David Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Robert Taylor drills a runner in the paint | 67-59 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 03:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Bill Davis | 67-59 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Salvador Luna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Fields (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Donaldson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Fraser (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bill Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Akron | David Fraser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | David Donaldson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | David Donaldson pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Bill Davis steals the ball from Mike Fields | 67-59 |
| 02:49 | Akron | David Fraser slams it home on a nice dish by Bill Davis | 67-61 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook (PG), James Aviles (SG), Paul Patterson (SF) Salvador Luna, Douglas Campbell, Marvin Hamilton | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG) David Fraser | |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson can't throw it down | 67-61 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | David Donaldson grabs the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Bill Davis steps in front of the Paul Patterson pass | 67-61 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Matthew Harmon lays it up and in on a great pass from Bill Davis | 67-63 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson makes the shot near the basket | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook is whistled for traveling | 69-63 |
| 01:28 | Akron | Frank Williams double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Mario Shelton - foul #3 on Mario Shelton, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Paul Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Akron | Matthew Harmon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 00:56 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Shelton | 71-63 |
| 00:53 | Akron | Matthew Harmon clanks a 3 from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Mike Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Frank Williams is called for the reach on Mike Fields in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Williams, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (SG), Salvador Luna (SF) James Aviles, Paul Patterson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Mike Fields makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Mike Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Matthew Harmon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | David Donaldson gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Michael Holbrook misses the lay-in | 73-63 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | David Donaldson tips it home | 75-63 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Matthew Harmon connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Williams | 75-66 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aviles (SG), Paul Patterson (SF) Douglas Campbell, Salvador Luna | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | David Donaldson is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Williams - foul #5 on Frank Williams, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Campbell (SG), Salvador Luna (SF), Charles Kimble (PF) James Aviles, Paul Patterson, Mike Fields | |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG) Frank Williams | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | David Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | David Donaldson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Robert Taylor grabs the board | 76-66 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Matthew Harmon is fouled on the floor by Michael Holbrook - foul #1 on Michael Holbrook, team foul #6 | 76-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marvin Hamilton (SF), Peter Robinson (C) Michael Holbrook, David Donaldson | |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Croyle (SG), Jerry Parodi (SF), Robert Kelly (PF), Jack Bergstrom (C) Bill Davis, Matthew Harmon, Mario Shelton, Robert Taylor | |
| 00:05 | Akron | Robert Kelly misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-66 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Peter Robinson | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Salvador Luna runs out the clock | 76-66 |