| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) SG - Jason Rice (fresh) SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) C - Robert Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Elmer Wright (fresh) SG - Rob Carlton (fresh) SF - Brian Kennedy (fresh) PF - Jack Wald (fresh) C - Donald Lebitski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | Robert Kelly clanks a jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Arizona State | Matthew Harmon steals it from Donald Lebitski | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Akron | Frank Williams misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Arizona State | Jack Wald grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright misses short on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Mario Shelton snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Frank Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton misses short on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Matthew Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Jason Rice comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Robert Kelly misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Shelton | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Donald Lebitski blocks the short jumper by Robert Kelly | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Robert Kelly tips it home | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Matthew Harmon grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Mario Shelton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 17:19 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (SG), Jack Bergstrom (PF), Neal Clingman (C) Jason Rice, Mario Shelton, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 17:02 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 8-0 |
| 16:45 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy blows the layup | 8-0 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Matthew Harmon gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Neal Clingman is whistled for a carry | 8-0 |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (SG), Joel Stone (SF) Frank Williams, Matthew Harmon | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (SG), Wesley Bigler (SF), Robert Neth (PF), Emmett Benoit (C) Rob Carlton, Brian Kennedy, Jack Wald, Donald Lebitski | |
| 16:02 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Neal Clingman - foul #1 on Neal Clingman, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Kelly (C) Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Grant Wilcox (SG) Elmer Wright | |
| 16:02 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:02 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) SG - David Fraser (fresh) SF - Joel Stone (fresh) PF - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Leonard Musto (fresh) SG - Grant Wilcox (fresh) SF - Wesley Bigler (fresh) PF - Emmett Benoit (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Neth (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Manuel Holmes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 8-2 |
| 15:46 | Arizona State | Leonard Musto pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:36 | Arizona State | Grant Wilcox clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 15:35 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit tips it home | 8-4 |
| 15:21 | Akron | Manuel Holmes makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Fraser | 10-4 |
| 15:03 | Arizona State | Leonard Musto is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Leonard Musto, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Jason Rice (SG), Matthew Harmon (SF), Mario Shelton (PF) Manuel Holmes, David Fraser, Joel Stone, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Elmer Wright (PG), Rob Carlton (SG), Brian Kennedy (SF), Jack Wald (PF), Donald Lebitski (C) Leonard Musto, Grant Wilcox, Wesley Bigler, Emmett Benoit, Robert Neth | |
| 14:43 | Akron | Jack Wald takes the ball from Frank Williams | 10-4 |
| 14:23 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton is fouled on the floor by Frank Williams - foul #1 on Frank Williams, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Neal Clingman (C) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 14:12 | Arizona State | Jason Rice is called for the reach on Rob Carlton - foul #1 on Jason Rice, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| 13:58 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Elmer Wright | 10-6 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Mario Shelton misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 10-6 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Neal Clingman gets the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Mario Shelton clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 10-6 |
| 13:14 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 12:58 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski blows the layup | 10-6 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Mario Shelton snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 12:52 | Akron | Jack Wald swats the short shot by Frank Williams | 10-6 |
| 12:51 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:45 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton is hacked by Jason Rice - foul #2 on Jason Rice, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), David Fraser (SG), Jack Bergstrom (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Frank Williams, Jason Rice, Mario Shelton, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (PG), Grant Wilcox (SG), Wesley Bigler (SF), Robert Neth (PF), Emmett Benoit (C) Elmer Wright, Rob Carlton, Brian Kennedy, Jack Wald, Donald Lebitski | |
| 12:31 | Arizona State | Leonard Musto misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 12:30 | Arizona State | Robert Neth pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:15 | Arizona State | Robert Neth misses the easy layup | 10-6 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Manuel Holmes gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Matthew Harmon clanks a jumper from the right block | 10-6 |
| 12:02 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Bergstrom | 10-6 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Manuel Holmes misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leonard Musto - foul #2 on Leonard Musto, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Stone (SF) Matthew Harmon | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Elmer Wright (PG), Rob Carlton (SG) Leonard Musto, Grant Wilcox | |
| 11:51 | Akron | Manuel Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Manuel Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Fraser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Stone (fresh) PF - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Elmer Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Bigler (fresh) PF - Robert Neth (fresh) C - Emmett Benoit (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton misses the easy layup | 12-6 |
| 11:39 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Neth | 12-6 |
| 11:28 | Arizona State | Robert Kelly swats the layup by Robert Neth | 12-6 |
| 11:27 | Arizona State | Robert Neth tips it but misses | 12-6 |
| 11:25 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler tips it home | 12-8 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Robert Kelly knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Holmes | 14-8 |
| 10:38 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright misses short on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Kelly, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Matthew Harmon (SF), Mario Shelton (PF) David Fraser, Joel Stone, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy (SF), Jack Wald (PF), Donald Lebitski (C) Wesley Bigler, Robert Neth, Emmett Benoit | |
| 10:38 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:38 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:38 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright makes the 3rd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Mario Shelton lays it in on a nice dish by Manuel Holmes and the foul's on Jack Wald - foul #1 on Jack Wald, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Mario Shelton makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:07 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski misses long on a shot from the baseline | 17-11 |
| 10:06 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright grabs the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 09:45 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Robert Kelly, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Bergstrom (C) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler (SG) Rob Carlton | |
| 09:45 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:45 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Frank Williams misses the shot from the left side | 17-13 |
| 09:21 | Akron | Matthew Harmon hits the follow up shot | 19-13 |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Jack Wald is hacked by Mario Shelton - foul #1 on Mario Shelton, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (SG) Manuel Holmes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Grant Wilcox (SG) Elmer Wright | |
| 08:57 | Arizona State | Jack Wald misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Mario Shelton grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 08:34 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:24 | Arizona State | David Fraser picks off the pass by Wesley Bigler | 19-13 |
| 08:07 | Akron | David Fraser misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 08:06 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:02 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-13 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Frank Williams can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 19-13 |
| 07:54 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 07:37 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brian Kennedy, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), Ernest Mooney (PF), Neal Clingman (C) Frank Williams, Mario Shelton, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Elmer Wright (PG), Rob Carlton (SG), Robert Neth (C) Grant Wilcox, Brian Kennedy, Donald Lebitski | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fraser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) C - Neal Clingman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Elmer Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Bigler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Wald (fresh) C - Robert Neth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Akron | Manuel Holmes makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Fraser | 22-13 |
| 06:57 | Arizona State | Robert Neth connects on the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Neal Clingman - foul #2 on Neal Clingman, team foul #8 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Stone (SF), Jack Bergstrom (C) Matthew Harmon, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Gosha (SF), Emmett Benoit (C) Wesley Bigler, Jack Wald | |
| 06:57 | Arizona State | Robert Neth makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:41 | Akron | Ernest Mooney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 06:39 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Elmer Wright | 22-16 |
| 06:15 | Arizona State | Robert Neth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG) Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski (C) John Gosha | |
| 05:46 | Akron | Manuel Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Harmon (SF), Mario Shelton (PF), Jack Bergstrom (C) David Fraser, Joel Stone, Ernest Mooney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy (SF) Emmett Benoit | |
| 05:38 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 05:18 | Akron | Mario Shelton scores on a turnaround from the right block | 24-16 |
| 04:57 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy misses the floater from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Manuel Holmes gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Frank Williams misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Elmer Wright - foul #1 on Elmer Wright, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (SG) Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler (PG), Grant Wilcox (SG), Jack Wald (PF) Elmer Wright, Rob Carlton, Robert Neth | |
| 04:33 | Akron | Frank Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Frank Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 04:33 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 04:16 | Arizona State | Matthew Harmon steals it from Grant Wilcox | 25-16 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Matthew Harmon buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 28-16 |
| 03:46 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski jams it on a nice dish by Brian Kennedy and he's hacked by David Fraser - foul #1 on David Fraser, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Rice (SG), Ernest Mooney (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Frank Williams, Mario Shelton, Manuel Holmes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (PG), Robert Neth (SF) Grant Wilcox, Brian Kennedy | |
| 03:46 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski makes the free throw | 28-19 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Ernest Mooney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 03:35 | Arizona State | Leonard Musto grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Fraser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) SF - Matthew Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Leonard Musto (fresh) SG - Wesley Bigler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Neth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Wald (fresh) C - Donald Lebitski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski loses the dribble to David Fraser | 28-19 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Matthew Harmon misses the easy layup | 28-19 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Robert Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Ernest Mooney connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Harmon and he's hacked by Jack Wald - foul #2 on Jack Wald, team foul #6 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Stone (SF) Matthew Harmon | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Elmer Wright (PG), Rob Carlton (SG) Leonard Musto, Donald Lebitski | |
| 03:08 | Akron | Ernest Mooney makes the free throw | 31-19 |
| 02:53 | Arizona State | Elmer Wright drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rob Carlton | 31-21 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Ernest Mooney's layup is rejected by Robert Neth | 31-21 |
| 02:31 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 02:26 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Elmer Wright | 31-23 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Wesley Bigler steals the ball from Ernest Mooney | 31-23 |
| 01:45 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Matthew Harmon (SF), Mario Shelton (PF) David Fraser, Joel Stone, Ernest Mooney | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy (SF), Emmett Benoit (PF), Sean Turner (C) Wesley Bigler, Jack Wald, Robert Neth | |
| 01:29 | Akron | Robert Kelly lays it up and in and the foul's on Sean Turner - foul #1 on Sean Turner, team foul #7 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski (C) Sean Turner | |
| 01:29 | Akron | Robert Kelly makes the free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:14 | Arizona State | Brian Kennedy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Elmer Wright | 34-26 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Mario Shelton buries a 3 from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Rob Carlton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (SG), Jack Bergstrom (C) Jason Rice, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Leonard Musto (PG), Wesley Bigler (SG), Jack Wald (PF) Elmer Wright, Rob Carlton, Emmett Benoit | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Wesley Bigler is called for the reach on Manuel Holmes - foul #1 on Wesley Bigler, team foul #8 | 37-26 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Manuel Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Manuel Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:03 | Arizona State | Mario Shelton is called for the reach on Leonard Musto - foul #2 on Mario Shelton, team foul #10 | 39-26 |
| 00:03 | Arizona State | Leonard Musto makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 00:03 | Arizona State | Leonard Musto makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Manuel Holmes misses the halfcourt shot | 39-28 |