| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Numbers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Gregory Remmers inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | VMI | Morris Numbers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Smith | 38-33 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Von Belski travels with the ball | 38-33 |
| 19:18 | VMI | John Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Remmers | 40-33 |
| 19:05 | Akron | John Stewart clanks a shot in the paint | 40-33 |
| 19:03 | VMI | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:50 | VMI | Russell Davis makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Morris Numbers | 42-33 |
| 18:31 | Akron | A charge is called on Guillermo Ortiz - foul #3 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Gilbert (C) Guillermo Ortiz | |
| 18:13 | VMI | John Stewart steals the ball from Gregory Remmers | 42-33 |
| 18:00 | Akron | John Cunningham is hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | VMI | Dino Bianchi (PF) Russell Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari (PF) John Stewart | |
| 17:35 | Akron | Von Belski misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 17:33 | VMI | Charles Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:15 | VMI | John Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Gilbert - foul #2 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hondo (SG), Keith Sheaffer (SF), Robert Simmon (C) Morris Numbers, Gregory Remmers, Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Ivan Patel (SG), Dema Zorc (PF) John Cunningham, Dewey Jones, Von Belski | |
| 17:15 | VMI | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:15 | VMI | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Dema Zorc's pass is intercepted by Dino Bianchi | 44-33 |
| 16:41 | VMI | Gilberto Ferrari steals the ball from Keith Sheaffer | 44-33 |
| 16:25 | Akron | Franklin Monty misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 16:23 | VMI | Robert Simmon pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 15:59 | VMI | Robert Simmon misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Gilbert - foul #3 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | VMI | Morris Numbers (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Russell Davis (PF) John Smith, Robert Hondo, Dino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Von Belski (SF), John Stewart (PF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Franklin Monty, Ivan Patel, Gilberto Ferrari, Dema Zorc, Peter Gilbert | |
| 15:59 | VMI | Robert Simmon misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:59 | VMI | Robert Simmon misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:59 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Keith Sheaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Numbers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Simmon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Dewey Jones and he's hacked by Robert Simmon - foul #2 on Robert Simmon, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Thompson (C) Robert Simmon | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:40 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:40 | VMI | Russell Davis pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 15:15 | VMI | John Stewart is called for the reach on Russell Davis - foul #1 on John Stewart, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| 15:06 | VMI | Morris Numbers lays it up and in | 46-35 |
| 14:45 | Akron | Guillermo Ortiz misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 14:43 | VMI | Russell Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 14:27 | VMI | Charles Thompson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Russell Davis | 49-35 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Von Belski loses the dribble to Joshua Smith | 49-35 |
| 14:04 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer can't finish the layup | 49-35 |
| 14:03 | VMI | Morris Numbers tips it home | 51-35 |
| 13:47 | Akron | John Stewart drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Cunningham and he's hacked by Keith Sheaffer - foul #1 on Keith Sheaffer, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG), Gregory Remmers (SG), Dino Bianchi (PF) Keith Sheaffer, Morris Numbers, Russell Davis | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Ivan Patel (SG), Gilberto Ferrari (SF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Cunningham, Dewey Jones, Von Belski, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| 13:47 | Akron | John Stewart makes the free throw | 51-38 |
| 13:31 | VMI | John Stewart is called for the reach on Dino Bianchi - foul #2 on John Stewart, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Zorc (PF) John Stewart | |
| 13:20 | VMI | John Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hondo (SG) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:56 | Akron | Franklin Monty knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ivan Patel | 51-41 |
| 12:39 | VMI | John Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-41 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Ivan Patel clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Hondo - foul #2 on Robert Hondo, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Simmon (C) Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Akron | Dewey Jones (SG) Franklin Monty | |
| 12:34 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:08 | VMI | John Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Ivan Patel - foul #3 on Ivan Patel, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | VMI | Morris Numbers (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Russell Davis (PF) Robert Hondo, Gregory Remmers, Robert Simmon | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Guillermo Ortiz (C) Ivan Patel, Peter Gilbert | |
| 12:08 | VMI | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:08 | VMI | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dema Zorc and he's fouled by Russell Davis - foul #2 on Russell Davis, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hondo (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Von Belski (SF) Franklin Monty, Dema Zorc | |
| 11:55 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Hondo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Numbers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Russell Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dino Bianchi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Jones (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Von Belski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | VMI | Joshua Smith misses the lay-in | 52-46 |
| 11:25 | VMI | Dino Bianchi grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:18 | VMI | Dino Bianchi makes the runner from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 54-46 |
| 11:06 | VMI | Morris Numbers gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:48 | VMI | Robert Hondo hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Smith | 57-46 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Von Belski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 10:35 | VMI | The rebound goes to Robert Hondo | 57-46 |
| 10:10 | VMI | Dino Bianchi knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hondo | 59-46 |
| 09:44 | Akron | The short jumper by Gilberto Ferrari is denied by Dino Bianchi | 59-46 |
| 09:42 | VMI | Morris Numbers grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 09:38 | VMI | Morris Numbers slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Hondo | 61-46 |
| 09:14 | Akron | Russell Davis blocks the short jumper by Dewey Jones | 61-46 |
| 09:13 | VMI | Joshua Smith grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 08:58 | VMI | Morris Numbers is fouled on the floor by Guillermo Ortiz - foul #4 on Guillermo Ortiz, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG), Gregory Remmers (SF), John Grant (PF), Charles Thompson (C) Robert Hondo, Joshua Smith, Russell Davis, Dino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Ivan Patel (SG), Dema Zorc (SF), John Stewart (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) John Cunningham, Dewey Jones, Von Belski, Gilberto Ferrari, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| 08:58 | VMI | Morris Numbers makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 08:58 | VMI | Morris Numbers misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Peter Gilbert snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:45 | Akron | Franklin Monty is fouled on the floor by John Grant - foul #1 on John Grant, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Sheaffer (SF) Morris Numbers | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:35 | Akron | Dema Zorc is hacked by Gregory Remmers - foul #2 on Gregory Remmers, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Dema Zorc misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 08:35 | VMI | Charles Thompson pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:09 | VMI | Franklin Monty steals the ball from Charles Thompson | 62-46 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Dema Zorc misses the lay-in | 62-46 |
| 07:59 | Akron | John Stewart grabs the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Ivan Patel connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Dema Zorc | 62-48 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Remmers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Keith Sheaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Grant (fresh) C - Charles Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dema Zorc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stewart (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:31 | VMI | Charles Thompson misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Peter Gilbert - foul #4 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| 07:31 | VMI | Charles Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 07:31 | VMI | Charles Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 07:31 | Akron | Peter Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Keith Sheaffer blocks the short jumper by Peter Gilbert | 63-48 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Peter Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 07:04 | Akron | Franklin Monty misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Dema Zorc gets the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Dema Zorc makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 06:38 | VMI | Gregory Remmers is hacked by Peter Gilbert - foul #5 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #9 | 63-50 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hondo (SG), Joshua Smith (SF) Keith Sheaffer, John Grant | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Dewey Jones (SG), Von Belski (SF), Sean Wade (C) Franklin Monty, Ivan Patel, John Stewart, Peter Gilbert | |
| 06:38 | VMI | Gregory Remmers makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:38 | VMI | Gregory Remmers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Sean Wade loses the dribble to Charles Thompson | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:04 | VMI | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Dewey Jones - foul #1 on Dewey Jones, team foul #10 | 65-50 |
| Subs | VMI | Morris Numbers (SG), Russell Davis (PF), Robert Simmon (C) Robert Hondo, Gregory Remmers, Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Akron | John Stewart (PF) Dema Zorc | |
| 06:04 | VMI | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:04 | VMI | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Robert Simmon steps in front of the John Stewart pass | 67-50 |
| 05:40 | VMI | The pull-up jumper by Russell Davis is blocked by John Stewart | 67-50 |
| 05:38 | Akron | Von Belski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 05:33 | Akron | John Cunningham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 05:31 | VMI | Robert Simmon grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 05:26 | VMI | Joshua Smith misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 67-50 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Von Belski grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Dewey Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Cunningham | 67-53 |
| 04:56 | VMI | Robert Simmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-53 |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Sheaffer (PG), Dino Bianchi (PF), Charles Thompson (C) John Smith, Russell Davis, Robert Simmon | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG), Gilberto Ferrari (SF), Guillermo Ortiz (C) John Cunningham, Von Belski, John Stewart | |
| 04:40 | Akron | Sean Wade comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 04:39 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Guillermo Ortiz | 67-53 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Franklin Monty is fouled on the floor by Keith Sheaffer - foul #2 on Keith Sheaffer, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Akron | Dema Zorc (PF) Sean Wade | |
| 04:25 | Akron | Franklin Monty makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Franklin Monty makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:59 | VMI | Charles Thompson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Keith Sheaffer | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Akron | Franklin Monty loses the dribble to Morris Numbers | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Keith Sheaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Morris Numbers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dino Bianchi (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Franklin Monty (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dewey Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gilberto Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dema Zorc (fresh) 4 pts. C - Guillermo Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | VMI | Charles Thompson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Sheaffer | 71-55 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Franklin Monty misses short on a 3 from straight away | 71-55 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Dema Zorc can't tip it in | 71-55 |
| 03:05 | VMI | Charles Thompson gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:42 | VMI | Franklin Monty picks off the pass by Joshua Smith | 71-55 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Dema Zorc hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Franklin Monty | 71-57 |
| 02:22 | VMI | Joshua Smith knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Morris Numbers | 73-57 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-57 |
| 02:12 | VMI | Charles Thompson gets the rebound | 73-57 |
| 02:07 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Sheaffer, team foul #9 | 73-57 |
| Subs | VMI | Antonio Matsuda (PG), Robert Hondo (SG), Gregory Remmers (SF), John Grant (PF), Robert Simmon (C) Keith Sheaffer, Morris Numbers, Joshua Smith, Dino Bianchi, Charles Thompson | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (PG), Ivan Patel (SG), Sean Wade (C) Franklin Monty, Dewey Jones, Guillermo Ortiz | |
| 02:01 | Akron | Ivan Patel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-57 |
| 02:00 | VMI | Antonio Matsuda gets the rebound | 73-57 |
| 01:42 | VMI | Gregory Remmers blows the layup | 73-57 |
| 01:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dema Zorc | 73-57 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Ivan Patel buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Ewing | 73-59 |
| 01:01 | VMI | Robert Simmon jams it | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Akron | Dema Zorc comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-59 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Dema Zorc gets the offensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari is fouled on the floor by Antonio Matsuda - foul #1 on Antonio Matsuda, team foul #10 | 75-59 |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Sheaffer (PG), Dino Bianchi (PF) Antonio Matsuda, John Grant | |
| Subs | Akron | Franklin Monty (PG) Michael Ewing | |
| 00:52 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | VMI | Robert Simmon is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Simmon, team foul #11 | 75-61 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Dema Zorc clanks a floater in the lane | 75-61 |
| 00:22 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari grabs the offensive board | 75-61 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari is fouled on the floor by Robert Simmon - foul #4 on Robert Simmon, team foul #12 | 75-61 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Gilberto Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer runs out the clock | 75-63 |