| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (fresh) SG - Terry Smith (fresh) SF - Howard Mason (fresh) PF - Arthur Ballard (fresh) C - Danny Funches (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) SF - Von Belski (fresh) PF - John Stewart (fresh) C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Woodrow Byrnes - foul #1 on Woodrow Byrnes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Akron | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:19 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes hits a fadeaway from the left side | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses the floater near the basket | 2-1 |
| 18:54 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:26 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Mason | 5-1 |
| 18:05 | Akron | John Cunningham travels with the ball | 5-1 |
| 17:54 | Virginia Tech | Dewey Jones steps in front of the Howard Mason pass | 5-1 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Dewey Jones lays it in | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Terry Smith | 8-3 |
| 17:09 | Akron | John Stewart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 8-6 |
| 16:48 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches is called for 5 seconds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Stewart, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| 16:23 | Akron | Von Belski knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gilberto Ferrari and he's fouled by Howard Mason - foul #1 on Howard Mason, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG) John Cunningham | |
| 16:23 | Akron | Von Belski makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:10 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches is fouled on the floor by Peter Gilbert - foul #1 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Howard King (PF) Arthur Ballard | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Zorc (PF) Von Belski | |
| 15:57 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Mason | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Mason (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard King (fresh) C - Danny Funches (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fresh) SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) PF - Dema Zorc (fresh) C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 10-9 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Peter Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG), Robert Rasmussen (SG), Richard Balsamo (PF), Donald Murray (C) Woodrow Byrnes, Terry Smith, Howard Mason, Danny Funches | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), John Stewart (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Dewey Jones, Dema Zorc, Peter Gilbert | |
| 15:07 | Virginia Tech | Howard King is called for traveling | 10-9 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:58 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:53 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 14:51 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Guillermo Ortiz - foul #1 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard (PF) Donald Murray | |
| Subs | Akron | Von Belski (SF) Gilberto Ferrari | |
| 14:34 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:34 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:34 | Akron | John Stewart pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:30 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the easy layup | 11-9 |
| 14:28 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:10 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo is denied on a layup by Von Belski | 11-9 |
| 14:08 | Akron | John Stewart grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Franklin Monty buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Von Belski | 11-12 |
| 13:37 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 13:35 | Akron | John Stewart pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Von Belski's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Balsamo | 11-12 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Von Belski snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Balsamo | 11-12 |
| 13:09 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:02 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Howard King | 14-12 |
| 12:43 | Akron | John Cunningham scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Franklin Monty | 14-14 |
| 12:26 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer is whistled for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Howard Mason (SF), Danny Funches (C) William Farmer, Robert Rasmussen, Howard King, Arthur Ballard | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Gilberto Ferrari (SF), Dema Zorc (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Cunningham, Franklin Monty, Von Belski, John Stewart, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| 12:11 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 12:09 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:05 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith drills a runner from the baseline set up by Woodrow Byrnes | 16-14 |
| 11:47 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari is hacked by Howard Mason - foul #2 on Howard Mason, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Corey Liddle (SF), Arthur Ballard (PF) Howard Mason, Richard Balsamo | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Liddle (fresh) PF - Arthur Ballard (fresh) C - Danny Funches (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ivan Patel (fresh) SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) PF - Dema Zorc (fresh) C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Akron | Ivan Patel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen (SF) Corey Liddle | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:16 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith's pass is intercepted by Ivan Patel | 16-14 |
| 11:12 | Akron | Ivan Patel banks in the layup | 16-16 |
| 10:53 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 10:52 | Akron | Ivan Patel pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Dewey Jones is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dewey Jones, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Corey Liddle (PF) Arthur Ballard | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Von Belski (SF) Ivan Patel, Dema Zorc | |
| 10:11 | Virginia Tech | Gilberto Ferrari blocks the short jumper by Corey Liddle | 16-16 |
| 10:09 | Akron | Peter Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:01 | Akron | John Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 16-16 |
| 10:00 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the tip | 16-16 |
| 09:58 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:53 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Woodrow Byrnes, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG), Richard Balsamo (PF) Woodrow Byrnes, Robert Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Akron | John Stewart (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Gilberto Ferrari, Peter Gilbert | |
| 09:35 | Akron | John Stewart drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Cunningham and he's hacked by Richard Balsamo - foul #1 on Richard Balsamo, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Howard King (SF), Donald Murray (C) Corey Liddle, Danny Funches | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:35 | Akron | John Stewart misses the free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:35 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 09:10 | Virginia Tech | John Stewart steals the ball from Richard Balsamo | 16-18 |
| 08:54 | Akron | John Stewart misses the turnaround in the lane | 16-18 |
| 08:52 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:47 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-18 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Von Belski grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Cunningham and he's hacked by Howard King - foul #1 on Howard King, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen (SG), Arthur Ballard (PF), Danny Funches (C) Terry Smith, Richard Balsamo, Donald Murray | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Ivan Patel (SG), Gilberto Ferrari (PF) John Cunningham, Dewey Jones, John Stewart | |
| 08:29 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:05 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 07:51 | Akron | Von Belski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Corey Liddle (SF) Howard King | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Zorc (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) Von Belski, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - William Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Rasmussen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Corey Liddle (fresh) PF - Arthur Ballard (fresh) C - Danny Funches (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) PF - Dema Zorc (fresh) C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Rasmussen | 21-21 |
| 07:09 | Akron | Franklin Monty buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Patel | 21-23 |
| 06:51 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen is hacked by Ivan Patel - foul #1 on Ivan Patel, team foul #4 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith (SG), Richard Balsamo (PF), Donald Murray (C) William Farmer, Arthur Ballard, Danny Funches | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), John Stewart (PF) Franklin Monty, Ivan Patel, Gilberto Ferrari | |
| 06:40 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray's pass is intercepted by John Stewart | 21-23 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Dema Zorc drills a shot from the baseline set up by Dewey Jones | 21-25 |
| 06:20 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 06:19 | Akron | John Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Dewey Jones is hacked by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG) Robert Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Akron | Von Belski (SF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Dema Zorc, Peter Gilbert | |
| 05:59 | Akron | Dewey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Dewey Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:59 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 05:53 | Virginia Tech | Corey Liddle's floater is tipped away by Guillermo Ortiz | 21-26 |
| 05:51 | Akron | John Cunningham snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz hits the finger roll set up by John Cunningham | 21-28 |
| 05:15 | Virginia Tech | Corey Liddle loses the ball out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Howard King (SF), Arthur Ballard (PF), Danny Funches (C) Corey Liddle, Richard Balsamo, Donald Murray | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG) John Cunningham | |
| 05:02 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Von Belski | 21-30 |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Von Belski - foul #1 on Von Belski, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen (SG) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (SG), Gilberto Ferrari (PF), Sean Wade (C) Dewey Jones, John Stewart, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | William Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Sean Wade's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Funches | 22-30 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Franklin Monty connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Von Belski | 22-33 |
| 04:00 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 22-33 |
| 03:59 | Virginia Tech | Howard King grabs the offensive board | 22-33 |
| 03:43 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches misses the fadeaway from the left block | 22-33 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Sean Wade grabs the board | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - William Farmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Rasmussen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard King (fresh) PF - Arthur Ballard (fairly fresh) C - Danny Funches (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) C - Sean Wade (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Von Belski | 22-35 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 22-35 |
| 02:57 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 02:42 | Akron | Franklin Monty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-35 |
| 02:40 | Akron | Sean Wade tips it home | 22-37 |
| 02:34 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 02:33 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Ballard | 22-37 |
| 02:24 | Virginia Tech | A charge is called on Robert Rasmussen - foul #1 on Robert Rasmussen, team foul #8 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG), Terry Smith (SG), Howard Mason (SF), Richard Balsamo (PF), Donald Murray (C) William Farmer, Robert Rasmussen, Howard King, Arthur Ballard, Danny Funches | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), John Stewart (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Franklin Monty, Ivan Patel, Von Belski, Sean Wade | |
| 02:13 | Akron | Dewey Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 22-40 |
| 01:45 | Virginia Tech | John Stewart swats the dunk try by Donald Murray | 22-40 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Dewey Jones snags the defensive board | 22-40 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Zorc (SF) Gilberto Ferrari | |
| 01:19 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Woodrow Byrnes, team foul #9 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Farmer (PG) Woodrow Byrnes | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:00 | Akron | Dewey Jones hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 22-42 |
| 00:53 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-42 |
| 00:52 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo tips it but misses | 22-42 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 00:45 | Akron | John Cunningham clanks a shot from the right wing | 22-42 |
| 00:44 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 00:38 | Virginia Tech | John Cunningham is called for the reach on William Farmer - foul #1 on John Cunningham, team foul #6 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen (PG), Danny Funches (C) William Farmer, Donald Murray | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Guillermo Ortiz - foul #2 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #7 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Akron | Von Belski (SF) John Stewart | |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches misses the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Dema Zorc knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 23-45 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Howard Mason hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 23-45 |