| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Petty (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Kieffer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Cambron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Franklin Pope (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Frost (fresh) PF - Dan Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Marcil (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Jack Petty - foul #1 on Jack Petty, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:34 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:34 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Jack Petty is called for traveling | 34-36 |
| 19:10 | Prairie View A&M | Franklin Pope is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Franklin Pope, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron misses short on a jumper from the left side | 34-36 |
| 18:51 | Prairie View A&M | Leland Marcil gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:38 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Robert Kieffer lays it up and in | 36-36 |
| 18:02 | Prairie View A&M | Franklin Pope misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Gordon Nelson pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Robert Kieffer double dribbles | 36-36 |
| 17:32 | Prairie View A&M | Leland Marcil lays it in set up by Dan Robinson and he's fouled by Robert Kieffer - foul #2 on Robert Kieffer, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Beamon (PF) Gordon Nelson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 17:32 | Prairie View A&M | Leland Marcil makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Matthew Frost picks off the pass by Robert Kieffer | 36-39 |
| 16:54 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Everett McLaughlin (SG), Brian Steward (SF), Kenneth Bass (C) Jack Christensen, Jack Petty, Robert Kieffer, Nicholas Cambron | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Coy Rutledge (PG), Edward Bachorski (SG), Clint Woodward (SF), Ross Ybarra (C) Franklin Pope, David Adams, Matthew Frost, Leland Marcil | |
| 16:36 | Akron | Joseph Beamon is whistled for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Freddie Schaefer (PF) Dan Robinson | |
| 16:25 | Prairie View A&M | Clint Woodward hits the finger roll on a great pass from Coy Rutledge | 36-41 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Brian Steward buries a 3 from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 16:00 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Bachorski buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Coy Rutledge | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Raymond Touchstone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Steward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Beamon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Coy Rutledge (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edward Bachorski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Clint Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Schaefer (fresh) C - Ross Ybarra (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Akron | Joseph Beamon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Touchstone | 41-44 |
| 15:50 | Prairie View A&M | Raymond Touchstone steals the ball from Coy Rutledge in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 15:49 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone lays it up and in | 43-44 |
| 15:40 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Bachorski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Coy Rutledge | 43-46 |
| 15:32 | Akron | Kenneth Bass misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Joseph Beamon gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:09 | Akron | Joseph Beamon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 15:08 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin snags the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Joseph Beamon misses the lay-in | 43-46 |
| 14:53 | Akron | Joseph Beamon grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Coy Rutledge steals it from Raymond Touchstone | 43-46 |
| 14:37 | Prairie View A&M | Coy Rutledge is hacked by Joseph Beamon - foul #1 on Joseph Beamon, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Jack Petty (SG), Robert Kieffer (SF), Gordon Nelson (PF), Nicholas Cambron (C) Raymond Touchstone, Everett McLaughlin, Brian Steward, Joseph Beamon, Kenneth Bass | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Franklin Pope (PG), David Adams (SG), Matthew Frost (SF), Dan Robinson (PF), Leland Marcil (C) Coy Rutledge, Edward Bachorski, Clint Woodward, Freddie Schaefer, Ross Ybarra | |
| 14:22 | Prairie View A&M | Franklin Pope's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Cambron | 43-46 |
| 14:21 | Akron | Robert Kieffer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Jack Christensen buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Petty | 45-46 |
| 13:57 | Prairie View A&M | The short jumper by David Adams is denied by Gordon Nelson | 45-46 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Robert Kieffer grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Gordon Nelson buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Jack Christensen | 47-46 |
| 13:30 | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson is fouled on the floor by Gordon Nelson - foul #1 on Gordon Nelson, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| 13:19 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gordon Nelson - foul #2 on Gordon Nelson, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| 13:19 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:19 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Dan Robinson is called for the reach on Gordon Nelson - foul #1 on Dan Robinson, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Jack Christensen scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Kieffer and he's hacked by Matthew Frost - foul #1 on Matthew Frost, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| 12:55 | Akron | Jack Christensen makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:38 | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-48 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Jack Petty misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Leland Marcil - foul #3 on Leland Marcil, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Beamon (PF) Gordon Nelson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Ross Ybarra (C) Leland Marcil | |
| 12:22 | Akron | Jack Petty makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Jack Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:01 | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Ross Ybarra and he's hacked by Jack Petty - foul #2 on Jack Petty, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Everett McLaughlin (SG), Brian Steward (SF) Jack Petty, Robert Kieffer | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Coy Rutledge (SF) Matthew Frost | |
| 12:01 | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Joseph Beamon pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jack Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Steward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Beamon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Cambron (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Franklin Pope (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Adams (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Coy Rutledge (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Dan Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ross Ybarra (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Akron | Jack Christensen knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Cambron | 54-50 |
| 11:24 | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson scores on a jump hook in the paint | 54-52 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Joseph Beamon banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Christensen | 56-52 |
| 11:00 | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Cambron | 56-52 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Jack Christensen scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Everett McLaughlin | 59-52 |
| 10:42 | Prairie View A&M | Franklin Pope scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Coy Rutledge | 59-55 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron misses the driving attempt from the left block | 59-55 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Jack Christensen can't tip it in | 59-55 |
| 10:32 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:15 | Prairie View A&M | Franklin Pope clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 10:13 | Akron | The rebound goes to Nicholas Cambron | 59-55 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Brian Steward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-55 |
| 09:54 | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 09:41 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Cambron - foul #2 on Nicholas Cambron, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Jack Petty (SG), Robert Kieffer (SF), Gordon Nelson (PF), Kenneth Bass (C) Jack Christensen, Everett McLaughlin, Brian Steward, Joseph Beamon, Nicholas Cambron | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost (SF), Freddie Schaefer (PF), Leland Marcil (C) Franklin Pope, Dan Robinson, Ross Ybarra | |
| 09:41 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:41 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Leland Marcil is called for the reach on Kenneth Bass - foul #4 on Leland Marcil, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Edward Bachorski (SG), Clint Woodward (C) David Adams, Leland Marcil | |
| 09:00 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-57 |
| 08:59 | Prairie View A&M | Coy Rutledge grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 08:45 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost makes the shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Gordon Nelson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 08:35 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Coy Rutledge | 59-59 |
| 08:15 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Bachorski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gordon Nelson - foul #3 on Gordon Nelson, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Ross Ybarra (C) Coy Rutledge | |
| 08:15 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Bachorski makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 08:15 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Bachorski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Gordon Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson (PF), Leland Marcil (C) Freddie Schaefer, Ross Ybarra | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Raymond Touchstone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Petty (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kieffer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Edward Bachorski (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Clint Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Frost (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Leland Marcil (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Kieffer - foul #3 on Robert Kieffer, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG), Joseph Beamon (PF) Raymond Touchstone, Gordon Nelson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 07:33 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:33 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 07:21 | Akron | Joseph Beamon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-63 |
| 07:20 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Dan Robinson | 59-63 |
| 07:14 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Bachorski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-63 |
| 07:13 | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 06:54 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Bachorski clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Robert Kieffer grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Jack Petty is fouled on the floor by Clint Woodward - foul #1 on Clint Woodward, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Everett McLaughlin (SG), Brian Steward (SF), Nicholas Cambron (C) Jack Petty, Robert Kieffer, Kenneth Bass | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Franklin Pope (PG), David Adams (SG), Coy Rutledge (SF) Edward Bachorski, Clint Woodward, Matthew Frost | |
| 06:23 | Akron | Brian Steward's pass is intercepted by Dan Robinson | 59-63 |
| 06:00 | Prairie View A&M | Nicholas Cambron blocks the short jumper by David Adams | 59-63 |
| 05:59 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Beamon | 59-63 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Joseph Beamon loses the dribble to Franklin Pope | 59-63 |
| 05:50 | Prairie View A&M | Coy Rutledge blows the layup | 59-63 |
| 05:48 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin is hacked by Coy Rutledge - foul #1 on Coy Rutledge, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Touchstone (PG), Jack Petty (SG), Gordon Nelson (PF) Jack Christensen, Brian Steward, Joseph Beamon | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Freddie Schaefer (PF), Ross Ybarra (C) Dan Robinson, Leland Marcil | |
| 05:27 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:12 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Everett McLaughlin grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Gordon Nelson hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Everett McLaughlin and he's hacked by Franklin Pope - foul #3 on Franklin Pope, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Kieffer (SF) Everett McLaughlin | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost (SF) Coy Rutledge | |
| 04:54 | Akron | Gordon Nelson makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:30 | Prairie View A&M | Jack Petty steals the ball from Matthew Frost | 64-63 |
| 04:13 | Akron | Ross Ybarra steals the ball from Robert Kieffer | 64-63 |
| 04:01 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Gordon Nelson grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron loses the dribble to Franklin Pope | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Raymond Touchstone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Petty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Kieffer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gordon Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Cambron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Franklin Pope (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Adams (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Frost (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freddie Schaefer (fresh) C - Ross Ybarra (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Adams | 64-65 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Raymond Touchstone buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Petty | 67-65 |
| 03:00 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Christensen (PG) Raymond Touchstone | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson (PF), Leland Marcil (C) Freddie Schaefer, Ross Ybarra | |
| 02:39 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Frost | 67-67 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Jack Christensen buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Kieffer | 69-67 |
| 02:00 | Prairie View A&M | Leland Marcil is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Cambron - foul #3 on Nicholas Cambron, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| 02:00 | Prairie View A&M | Leland Marcil misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:00 | Prairie View A&M | Leland Marcil makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Robert Kieffer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Matthew Frost - foul #2 on Matthew Frost, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Robert Kieffer makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Robert Kieffer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:32 | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson's floater is knocked away by Nicholas Cambron | 71-68 |
| 01:31 | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:24 | Prairie View A&M | David Adams comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 71-68 |
| 01:22 | Prairie View A&M | Dan Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:14 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost misses long on a shot from the left side | 71-68 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Gordon Nelson gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Jack Petty is whistled for traveling | 71-68 |
| 00:55 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost clanks a floater from the right block | 71-68 |
| 00:54 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 00:34 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dan Robinson | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Akron | Nicholas Cambron knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jack Christensen | 73-71 |
| 00:10 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| 00:05 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Akron | Gordon Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Pope - foul #4 on Franklin Pope, team foul #10 | 73-71 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Gordon Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:02 | Akron | Gordon Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | Matthew Frost misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 74-71 |