| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Harvey Weber (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Damon Bellamy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Rutherford (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Averett (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Matthew Harmon inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Robert Kelly loses the dribble to Damon Bellamy | 38-33 |
| 19:40 | American U. | Damon Bellamy lays it up and in | 38-35 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Jason Rice buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Harmon and he's fouled by Damon Bellamy - foul #3 on Damon Bellamy, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmy Chill (SG) Damon Bellamy | |
| 19:26 | Akron | Jason Rice makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:07 | American U. | William Montgomery can't finish the layup | 41-35 |
| 19:06 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to William Averett | 41-35 |
| 18:55 | American U. | Jason Rice steps in front of the Jimmy Chill pass | 41-35 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Jason Rice banks in the layup | 43-35 |
| 18:35 | American U. | William Averett makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harvey Weber | 43-37 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Mario Shelton makes the shot from the baseline set up by Frank Williams | 45-37 |
| 18:10 | American U. | Jimmy Chill hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Rice - foul #1 on Jason Rice, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| 18:10 | American U. | Jimmy Chill makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 18:10 | American U. | Jimmy Chill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 17:45 | Akron | Frank Williams is called for 3 seconds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (SG), Jack Bergstrom (PF), Neal Clingman (C) Jason Rice, Mario Shelton, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | American U. | Russell King (SG), Steve Easley (SF), William Doan (PF), Steven Rice (C) Harvey Weber, Frank Rutherford, William Montgomery, William Averett | |
| 17:31 | American U. | Jimmy Chill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Manuel Holmes - foul #1 on Manuel Holmes, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (SG) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 17:31 | American U. | Jimmy Chill makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:31 | American U. | Jimmy Chill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Neal Clingman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 17:05 | Akron | David Fraser pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:53 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 16:52 | Akron | David Fraser gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 16:45 | American U. | Steven Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:40 | American U. | Russell King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-41 |
| 16:38 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 16:13 | Akron | David Fraser scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 15:56 | American U. | Russell King is fouled on the floor by Manuel Holmes - foul #2 on Manuel Holmes, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Jason Rice (SG), Joel Stone (SF), Mario Shelton (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Manuel Holmes, David Fraser, Matthew Harmon, Jack Bergstrom, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | American U. | Harvey Weber (PG), Damon Bellamy (SG), Frank Rutherford (SF), William Montgomery (PF), William Averett (C) Jimmy Chill, Russell King, Steve Easley, William Doan, Steven Rice | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Stone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Harvey Weber (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Bellamy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Rutherford (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Averett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | American U. | Damon Bellamy hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Robert Kelly makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 50-44 |
| 15:01 | American U. | Frank Rutherford connects on the jumper from close range | 50-46 |
| 14:46 | Akron | Jason Rice knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joel Stone | 53-46 |
| 14:34 | American U. | William Averett misses the dunk | 53-46 |
| 14:33 | American U. | William Averett pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 14:24 | American U. | William Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-46 |
| 14:23 | Akron | Jason Rice grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Joel Stone scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Kelly | 55-46 |
| 14:14 | American U. | Jason Rice is called for the reach on Damon Bellamy - foul #2 on Jason Rice, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (SG), Matthew Harmon (SF), Jack Bergstrom (PF) Jason Rice, Joel Stone, Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | American U. | Steve Easley (SF) Frank Rutherford | |
| 13:49 | American U. | William Averett hits a floater from the baseline | 55-48 |
| 13:30 | Akron | William Montgomery steps in front of the Manuel Holmes pass | 55-48 |
| 13:11 | American U. | Damon Bellamy misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 13:10 | Akron | Matthew Harmon pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 13:03 | Akron | Frank Williams comes up short on the shot from close range | 55-48 |
| 13:01 | American U. | Damon Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 12:43 | American U. | Frank Williams is called for the reach on Harvey Weber - foul #2 on Frank Williams, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Rice (SG), Mario Shelton (PF) Frank Williams, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmy Chill (PG), Russell King (SG), Frank Rutherford (SF), Steven Rice (PF), Howard Lewis (C) Harvey Weber, Damon Bellamy, Steve Easley, William Montgomery, William Averett | |
| 12:29 | American U. | Frank Rutherford is hacked by Jason Rice - foul #3 on Jason Rice, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| 12:15 | American U. | Jimmy Chill scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Russell King | 55-50 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Matthew Harmon buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Bergstrom | 58-50 |
| 11:49 | American U. | Frank Rutherford clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 11:48 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Lewis | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Bergstrom (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmy Chill (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Russell King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Rutherford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | American U. | Frank Rutherford clanks a floater from the left side | 58-50 |
| 11:30 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mario Shelton | 58-50 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Mario Shelton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Rice - foul #2 on Steven Rice, team foul #2 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), David Fraser (SG), Joel Stone (SF), Robert Kelly (C) Manuel Holmes, Jason Rice, Matthew Harmon, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | American U. | Harvey Weber (PG), Steve Easley (SF) Russell King, Frank Rutherford | |
| 11:03 | Akron | Mario Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 11:03 | Akron | Mario Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:40 | American U. | Harvey Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Mooney (PF) Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | American U. | Damon Bellamy (SG), William Averett (C) Jimmy Chill, Howard Lewis | |
| 10:23 | Akron | David Fraser can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Damon Bellamy - foul #4 on Damon Bellamy, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | American U. | Russell King (SG), William Doan (PF) Damon Bellamy, Steven Rice | |
| 10:23 | Akron | David Fraser makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:23 | Akron | David Fraser makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 09:59 | American U. | Steve Easley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Joel Stone gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 09:52 | Akron | William Doan picks off the pass by Frank Williams | 62-50 |
| 09:31 | American U. | Joel Stone is called for the reach on Russell King - foul #1 on Joel Stone, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), Matthew Harmon (SF), Neal Clingman (C) Frank Williams, Joel Stone, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmy Chill (SG), Frank Rutherford (SF), William Montgomery (PF) Harvey Weber, Steve Easley, William Doan | |
| 09:31 | American U. | Russell King makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:31 | American U. | Russell King makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:08 | Akron | Manuel Holmes buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 08:43 | American U. | David Fraser is called for the reach on Frank Rutherford - foul #2 on David Fraser, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Rice (SG), Mario Shelton (PF), Jack Bergstrom (C) David Fraser, Ernest Mooney, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | American U. | Steven Rice (C) William Averett | |
| 08:43 | American U. | Frank Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:43 | American U. | Frank Rutherford misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Mario Shelton pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Mario Shelton tips it back up and in | 67-53 |
| 07:57 | American U. | Frank Rutherford is hacked by Jack Bergstrom - foul #1 on Jack Bergstrom, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Robert Kelly (C) Manuel Holmes, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | American U. | Harvey Weber (PG), Damon Bellamy (SG) Jimmy Chill, Russell King | |
| 07:57 | American U. | Frank Rutherford misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Mario Shelton snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Mario Shelton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Harvey Weber (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Bellamy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frank Rutherford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:33 | American U. | Frank Rutherford hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-56 |
| 07:10 | Akron | Matthew Harmon clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Rutherford - foul #1 on Frank Rutherford, team foul #4 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Bergstrom (PF) Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | American U. | Steve Easley (SF), William Averett (C) Frank Rutherford, William Montgomery | |
| 07:10 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 07:10 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 07:10 | American U. | William Averett pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:49 | American U. | Harvey Weber comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-56 |
| 06:48 | American U. | William Averett grabs the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 06:38 | American U. | William Averett misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 69-56 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Robert Kelly gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 06:18 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 06:16 | American U. | Steven Rice grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 06:01 | American U. | Steven Rice misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Robert Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Akron | Jason Rice is hacked by Harvey Weber - foul #2 on Harvey Weber, team foul #5 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), David Fraser (SG), Joel Stone (SF), Mario Shelton (PF), Neal Clingman (C) Frank Williams, Jason Rice, Matthew Harmon, Jack Bergstrom, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmy Chill (PG), Russell King (SG), William Montgomery (PF) Harvey Weber, Damon Bellamy, Steven Rice | |
| 05:17 | Akron | Manuel Holmes is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Chill - foul #3 on Jimmy Chill, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | American U. | Howard Lewis (C) William Averett | |
| 04:53 | Akron | David Fraser misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 04:51 | American U. | Jimmy Chill grabs the board | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:36 | American U. | Steve Easley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Manuel Holmes grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Manuel Holmes comes up short on the runner in the paint | 69-56 |
| 04:11 | American U. | Howard Lewis pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 04:07 | American U. | Russell King loses the dribble to Manuel Holmes | 69-56 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Manuel Holmes jams it | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:52 | American U. | Howard Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 71-56 |
| 03:50 | Akron | The rebound goes to Neal Clingman | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Akron | Mario Shelton banks in the layup | 73-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Fraser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joel Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mario Shelton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Neal Clingman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmy Chill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Russell King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Easley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Montgomery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | American U. | William Montgomery misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Mario Shelton - foul #2 on Mario Shelton, team foul #10 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Bergstrom (PF) Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | American U. | William Doan (SF), Dennis Brooks (C) Steve Easley, Howard Lewis | |
| 03:24 | American U. | William Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 03:24 | American U. | William Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Montgomery - foul #1 on William Montgomery, team foul #7 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Dale Croyle (PG), Ernest Mooney (PF) David Fraser, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | American U. | Steven Rice (PF) William Montgomery | |
| 03:00 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 03:00 | American U. | Steven Rice snags the defensive board | 74-57 |
| 02:54 | American U. | Russell King is hacked by Manuel Holmes - foul #3 on Manuel Holmes, team foul #11 | 74-57 |
| 02:54 | American U. | Russell King makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:54 | American U. | Russell King makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 02:29 | Akron | Dale Croyle misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-59 |
| 02:27 | American U. | William Doan grabs the board | 74-59 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Ernest Mooney steps in front of the Steven Rice pass | 74-59 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Russell King takes the ball from Jack Bergstrom | 74-59 |
| 01:40 | American U. | Russell King blows the layup | 74-59 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Manuel Holmes pulls down the rebound | 74-59 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Dale Croyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 01:09 | American U. | William Doan gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 01:00 | American U. | Jimmy Chill loses the ball out of bounds | 74-59 |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (SG), Neal Clingman (C) Dale Croyle, Ernest Mooney | |
| Subs | American U. | Steve Easley (SF), Howard Lewis (C) William Doan, Dennis Brooks | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Akron | Joel Stone can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Lewis - foul #4 on Howard Lewis, team foul #8 | 74-59 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Joel Stone misses the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Joel Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | American U. | Jimmy Chill loses the dribble to Joel Stone | 75-59 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Manuel Holmes runs out the clock | 75-59 |