| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garf Palevic (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Bergmeier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Rector (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Brown | 28-33 |
| 19:12 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Nakano | 28-35 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Garf Palevic, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:19 | Akron | Michael Mason is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Keller - foul #1 on Benjamin Keller, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 18:06 | Akron | Michael Mason hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Nakano | 28-37 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic misses the tip | 28-37 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Michael Mason snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:44 | Akron | David Bergmeier drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson jams it set up by Richard Claycomb | 30-39 |
| 17:12 | Akron | David Bergmeier connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brunon Stanojevic and he's hacked by Garf Palevic - foul #2 on Garf Palevic, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Jahi Abdulmateen (SG), Joseph Lainez (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Hallman (C) Edward Rector | |
| 17:12 | Akron | David Bergmeier misses the free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Jerry Nakano gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Alan Hallman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Alan Hallman, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leland Cook (C) Rafael Jackson | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), Billy Dudley (SG), Owen Butler (SF), Otha Zaspel (C) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, David Bergmeier, Michael Mason | |
| 16:16 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 30-41 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Owen Butler gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Otha Zaspel hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) SF - Garf Palevic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Lainez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Leland Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hedin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Dudley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Butler (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alan Hallman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Otha Zaspel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Leland Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), Benjamin Keller (C) Jahi Abdulmateen, Garf Palevic, Leland Cook | |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Rector (C) Otha Zaspel | |
| 15:26 | Akron | Edward Rector makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Owen Butler | 30-45 |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Billy Dudley misses short on a runner from the right block | 33-45 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller is fouled on the floor by Edward Rector - foul #1 on Edward Rector, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garf Palevic (SF), Rafael Jackson (PF) Ken Costanzo, Joseph Lainez | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), David Bergmeier (SF), Michael Mason (PF) Ernest Hedin, Billy Dudley, Owen Butler, Alan Hallman | |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | William Brown misses short on a floater from the left block | 33-45 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | William Brown gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson's pass is intercepted by Brunon Stanojevic | 33-45 |
| 14:09 | Akron | David Bergmeier's fadeaway is rejected by Rafael Jackson | 33-45 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Michael Mason is called for the reach on Rafael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Mason, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (SG), Joseph Lainez (C) William Brown, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | Akron | Otha Zaspel (C) Edward Rector | |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 13:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Bergmeier | 33-45 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Jerry Nakano misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Michael Mason grabs the offensive board | 33-45 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Jerry Nakano misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Lainez | 35-45 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Jerry Nakano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (SG), George Snyder (SF) Richard Claycomb, Garf Palevic | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Hallman (C) Otha Zaspel | |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | George Snyder misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Alan Hallman scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Brunon Stanojevic | 35-47 |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | The jump hook by George Snyder is blocked by Michael Mason | 35-47 |
| 11:45 | Akron | David Bergmeier grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) SF - George Snyder (fresh) PF - Rafael Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Lainez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Bergmeier (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Hallman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Akron | Jerry Nakano clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 11:31 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic hits the follow up shot | 35-49 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by George Snyder | 38-49 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Alan Hallman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Michael Mason snags the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 10:11 | Akron | David Bergmeier misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on George Snyder - foul #1 on George Snyder, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), Garf Palevic (SF), Benjamin Keller (C) Ken Costanzo, Jahi Abdulmateen, Rafael Jackson, Joseph Lainez | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), Billy Dudley (SG), Otha Zaspel (PF), Edward Rector (C) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, Michael Mason, Alan Hallman | |
| 10:11 | Akron | David Bergmeier makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:11 | Akron | David Bergmeier misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | Ernest Hedin takes the ball from George Snyder | 38-50 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Ernest Hedin blows the layup | 38-50 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | David Bergmeier is called for the reach on Richard Claycomb - foul #3 on David Bergmeier, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leland Cook (PF) George Snyder | |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Butler (SF) David Bergmeier | |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Ernest Hedin is called for the reach on Richard Claycomb - foul #1 on Ernest Hedin, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Leland Cook | 41-50 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Owen Butler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb double dribbles | 41-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Akron | Alan Hallman (PF) Otha Zaspel | |
| 08:51 | Akron | Ernest Hedin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Snyder (PF) Leland Cook | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:36 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Richard Claycomb steals it from Edward Rector | 41-50 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic blows the layup | 41-50 |
| 08:21 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alan Hallman | 41-50 |
| 08:17 | Akron | Billy Dudley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Ernest Hedin gets the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Edward Rector connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Claycomb | 43-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Garf Palevic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Snyder (fresh) C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hedin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Dudley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Butler (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alan Hallman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Rector (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Akron | Owen Butler makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Hallman | 43-56 |
| 07:17 | South Carolina | George Snyder can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Alan Hallman grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 07:09 | Akron | Alan Hallman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Edward Rector tips it in | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb is hacked by Ernest Hedin - foul #2 on Ernest Hedin, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Jahi Abdulmateen (SG), Rafael Jackson (PF), Joseph Lainez (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, George Snyder, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), David Bergmeier (SF), Michael Mason (PF), Otha Zaspel (C) Ernest Hedin, Billy Dudley, Owen Butler, Alan Hallman, Edward Rector | |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jahi Abdulmateen and he's hacked by Brunon Stanojevic - foul #2 on Brunon Stanojevic, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo misses the free throw | 45-58 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Michael Mason pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 06:28 | Akron | David Bergmeier misses the lay-in | 45-58 |
| 06:26 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Otha Zaspel | 45-58 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic makes the shot near the basket set up by Jahi Abdulmateen | 47-58 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Joseph Lainez steals it from Otha Zaspel | 47-58 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-58 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic grabs the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Lainez | 50-58 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Mason | 50-60 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Michael Mason is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Mason, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), Benjamin Keller (C) Jahi Abdulmateen, Garf Palevic, Joseph Lainez | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), Billy Dudley (SG), Alan Hallman (PF), Edward Rector (C) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, Michael Mason, Otha Zaspel | |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 53-60 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Billy Dudley gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Alan Hallman hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 53-60 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Claycomb | 55-60 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ken Costanzo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hedin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Dudley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bergmeier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Hallman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Rector (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Akron | Edward Rector is hacked by Benjamin Keller - foul #2 on Benjamin Keller, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Snyder (SF), Joseph Lainez (PF) Ken Costanzo, Rafael Jackson | |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Michael Mason (PF) Ernest Hedin, David Bergmeier, Alan Hallman | |
| 02:56 | Akron | Joseph Lainez denies the turnaround by Billy Dudley | 55-60 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Jerry Nakano grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Jerry Nakano misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Billy Dudley snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 02:21 | Akron | Edward Rector knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-62 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garf Palevic (SF), Rafael Jackson (PF) George Snyder, Joseph Lainez | |
| Subs | Akron | David Bergmeier (SF) Billy Dudley | |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic tips it home | 57-62 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Michael Mason misses short on a runner from the left block | 57-62 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Jerry Nakano steals it from William Brown | 57-62 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Jerry Nakano buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Brunon Stanojevic | 57-64 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller lays it up and in set up by Richard Claycomb | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic misses short on a jumper from the left block | 59-64 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic grabs the board | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller grabs the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | William Brown buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Claycomb | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Akron | Jerry Nakano is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Claycomb - foul #1 on Richard Claycomb, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Jerry Nakano is fouled on the floor by Rafael Jackson - foul #3 on Rafael Jackson, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Jerry Nakano makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Jerry Nakano misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | William Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-65 |
| 00:06 | Akron | David Bergmeier snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | Akron | David Bergmeier is hacked by Richard Claycomb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Claycomb, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Butler (PF) Michael Mason | |
| 00:03 | Akron | David Bergmeier misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 62-65 |