| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Overton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Ernest Mooney inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Ernest Mooney hits the finger roll set up by Frank Williams | 30-40 |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot makes the 3 from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Mario Shelton hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jason Rice | 33-43 |
| 19:09 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell's floater is tipped away by Robert Kelly | 33-43 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton misses the tip | 33-43 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Mario Shelton snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Robert Kelly is hacked by David Dobson - foul #1 on David Dobson, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Jason Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-43 |
| 18:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Kelly takes the ball from John Stroinski | 33-43 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Jason Rice blows the layup but he's fouled by Tommy Powell - foul #1 on Tommy Powell, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Jason Rice makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Jason Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:10 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski is fouled on the floor by Mario Shelton - foul #2 on Mario Shelton, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Stone (SF) Ernest Mooney | |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Kelly steals it from Steven Overton | 33-44 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Robert Kelly misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Overton - foul #3 on Steven Overton, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Antonio Douglas (SF), Andrew Purvis (PF), Norman Cason (C) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski, Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), David Fraser (SG), Jack Bergstrom (PF) Frank Williams, Jason Rice, Mario Shelton | |
| 17:19 | Akron | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 17:19 | Akron | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason loses the dribble to David Fraser | 33-46 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Joel Stone misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Ivy - foul #3 on Ronald Ivy, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Earl Sklar (SG) Ronald Ivy | |
| Subs | Akron | Neal Clingman (C) Robert Kelly | |
| 16:33 | Akron | Joel Stone makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Joel Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Manuel Holmes is called for the reach on John Wood - foul #1 on Manuel Holmes, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Micheal Huot (SG), John Stroinski (PF) John Wood, Earl Sklar, Norman Cason | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Ernest Mooney (SF) David Fraser, Joel Stone | |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Holmes - foul #2 on Manuel Holmes, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell (SF) Antonio Douglas | |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Rice (SG) Manuel Holmes | |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | David Dobson makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | David Dobson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 15:49 | Akron | Frank Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot grabs the board | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Purvis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Neal Clingman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski drills a jumper from close range | 37-48 |
| 15:10 | Akron | Ernest Mooney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Overton (C) Andrew Purvis | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Shelton (PF) Jack Bergstrom | |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | David Dobson is whistled for a carry | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Stone (SF) Ernest Mooney | |
| 14:36 | Akron | Micheal Huot denies the turnaround by Frank Williams | 37-48 |
| 14:35 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | David Dobson is fouled on the floor by Frank Williams - foul #1 on Frank Williams, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Antonio Douglas (SF), Norman Cason (PF) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), David Fraser (SG), Robert Kelly (C) Frank Williams, Jason Rice, Neal Clingman | |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Ivy and he's fouled by Joel Stone - foul #1 on Joel Stone, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Robert Kelly is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Kelly, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis (PF) Norman Cason | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Mooney (SF) Joel Stone | |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Mario Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Robert Kelly tips it but misses | 43-48 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Mario Shelton tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | John Wood connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Antonio Douglas | 45-50 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Ernest Mooney comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Antonio Douglas - foul #2 on Antonio Douglas, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Micheal Huot (SG), Tommy Powell (SF), John Stroinski (PF) John Wood, Ronald Ivy, Antonio Douglas, Andrew Purvis | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Jason Rice (SG), Jack Bergstrom (PF) Manuel Holmes, David Fraser, Mario Shelton | |
| 12:36 | Akron | Ernest Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 12:36 | Akron | Ernest Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Kelly takes the ball from Steven Overton | 45-52 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:01 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Ernest Mooney gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 11:43 | Akron | Frank Williams knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Jason Rice | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Overton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Mooney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 45-54 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Frank Williams gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Ernest Mooney travels with the ball | 45-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis (C) Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Stone (SF), Mario Shelton (PF) Ernest Mooney, Robert Kelly | |
| 11:08 | Rhode Island | Frank Williams steals the ball from Andrew Purvis | 45-54 |
| 10:49 | Akron | Mario Shelton clanks a turnaround from the right block | 45-54 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | David Dobson gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-54 |
| 10:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jack Bergstrom | 45-54 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Frank Williams lays it up and in set up by Jason Rice | 45-56 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 09:43 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jack Bergstrom | 45-56 |
| 09:30 | Akron | Jason Rice banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mario Shelton | 45-58 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Mario Shelton is called for the reach on John Stroinski - foul #3 on Mario Shelton, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Antonio Douglas (SF), Steven Overton (C) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, Tommy Powell, Andrew Purvis | |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), David Fraser (SG), Neal Clingman (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Frank Williams, Jason Rice, Mario Shelton, Jack Bergstrom | |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Robert Kelly misses long on a shot in the paint | 46-58 |
| 08:55 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Steven Overton | 46-58 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Kelly takes the ball from Antonio Douglas | 46-58 |
| 08:37 | Akron | John Stroinski is called for the reach on Manuel Holmes - foul #1 on John Stroinski, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Cason (PF) John Stroinski | |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Mooney (SF) Joel Stone | |
| 08:27 | Akron | Ernest Mooney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-58 |
| 08:06 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Neal Clingman grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Robert Kelly is hacked by Steven Overton - foul #4 on Steven Overton, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG) David Fraser | |
| 07:49 | Akron | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 07:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Neal Clingman | 46-60 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Ivy (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Antonio Douglas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Cason (fresh) C - Steven Overton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neal Clingman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Akron | Robert Kelly hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Frank Williams | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | John Wood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas gets the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton scores on a shot from the left block | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:20 | Akron | Ernest Mooney misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 48-62 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Neal Clingman hits the follow up shot | 48-64 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | John Wood comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-64 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Manuel Holmes pulls down the rebound | 48-64 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Micheal Huot (SG), Tommy Powell (SF), John Stroinski (PF) John Wood, Ronald Ivy, Antonio Douglas, Norman Cason | |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Rice (SG), Joel Stone (SF), Mario Shelton (PF) Manuel Holmes, Ernest Mooney, Neal Clingman | |
| 05:40 | Akron | Mario Shelton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 05:27 | Akron | Frank Williams grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Mario Shelton knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 48-66 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Dobson | 50-66 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Jason Rice misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-66 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton grabs the board | 50-66 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #4 on Robert Kelly, team foul #8 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), Ernest Mooney (SF), Jack Bergstrom (C) Frank Williams, Joel Stone, Robert Kelly | |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Akron | Jason Rice scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jack Bergstrom - foul #1 on Jack Bergstrom, team foul #9 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Andrew Purvis (PF), Norman Cason (C) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, John Stroinski, Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (SG), Joel Stone (SF), Neal Clingman (C) Jason Rice, Ernest Mooney, Mario Shelton | |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell misses the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Ivy (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Tommy Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Purvis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Cason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fraser (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Stone (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Neal Clingman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Akron | David Fraser misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 03:09 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis snags the defensive board | 53-69 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | John Wood misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Neal Clingman gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| 02:17 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom misses short on a jumper from the left side | 53-69 |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell snags the defensive board | 53-69 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell blows the layup | 53-69 |
| 02:02 | Akron | Neal Clingman grabs the board | 53-69 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Norman Cason - foul #3 on Norman Cason, team foul #8 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas (SF) Tommy Powell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:36 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-70 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy gets the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | John Wood is hacked by Manuel Holmes - foul #3 on Manuel Holmes, team foul #10 | 53-70 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | John Wood makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | John Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Akron | David Fraser scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Holmes | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas hits a 3 from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Joel Stone scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Neal Clingman | 57-74 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Ivy | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Manuel Holmes runs out the clock | 59-74 |