| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) SF - Robert Gee (fresh) PF - Michael Mason (fresh) C - Alan Hallman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - David McNeil (fresh) SG - Milton Hill (fresh) SF - Thomas Fitzgerald (fresh) PF - Mark Newland (fresh) C - Curtis Perkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Michael Mason wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Michael Mason hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Akron | Jerry Nakano grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Akron | Jerry Nakano knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Michael Mason | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Alcorn State | Curtis Perkins is fouled on the floor by Alan Hallman - foul #1 on Alan Hallman, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Alcorn State | Milton Hill connects on the jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Robert Gee blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Alan Hallman grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Robert Gee makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Nakano | 5-2 |
| 17:56 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Milton Hill | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Akron | Michael Mason comes up short on the floater from the left block | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Milton Hill | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald misses the floater from the right side | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | Akron | Alan Hallman snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Curtis Perkins swats the short shot by Jerry Nakano | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Alan Hallman grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Curtis Perkins denies the turnaround by Brunon Stanojevic | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Thomas Fitzgerald | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Jerry Nakano misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Alcorn State | Milton Hill pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:52 | Alcorn State | Curtis Perkins travels with the ball | 5-7 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), David Stewart (SG), Billy Dudley (SF), Otha Zaspel (PF), Owen Butler (C) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, Robert Gee, Michael Mason, Alan Hallman | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski (SG), Lloyd Turner (SF) Milton Hill, Thomas Fitzgerald | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hedin (fresh) SG - David Stewart (fresh) SF - Billy Dudley (fresh) PF - Otha Zaspel (fresh) C - Owen Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - David McNeil (fresh) SG - Chwalibog Tafelski (fresh) SF - Lloyd Turner (fresh) PF - Mark Newland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Perkins (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Akron | Owen Butler scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Dudley | 8-7 |
| 15:26 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland loses the dribble to Otha Zaspel | 8-7 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Owen Butler makes the jumper in the lane set up by David Stewart and he's hacked by Curtis Perkins - foul #1 on Curtis Perkins, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Robert Webb (SG), Hans Ziebold (PF), Rudy Mills (C) David McNeil, Mark Newland, Curtis Perkins | |
| 15:05 | Akron | Owen Butler makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:40 | Alcorn State | Robert Webb misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 14:38 | Alcorn State | Hans Ziebold grabs the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 14:25 | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rudy Mills | 11-9 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Otha Zaspel misses long on a runner near the basket | 11-9 |
| 14:08 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Owen Butler | 11-9 |
| 13:58 | Akron | Billy Dudley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernest Hedin | 13-9 |
| 13:47 | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Hedin - foul #1 on Ernest Hedin, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Robert Gee (SF), Michael Mason (PF), Alan Hallman (C) Ernest Hedin, David Stewart, Billy Dudley, Owen Butler, Otha Zaspel | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Milton Hill (SG), Thomas Fitzgerald (SF), Mark Newland (PF), Curtis Perkins (C) Robert Webb, Lloyd Turner, Hans Ziebold, Rudy Mills | |
| 13:47 | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:47 | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic is fouled on the floor by Milton Hill - foul #1 on Milton Hill, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David McNeil (PG) Chwalibog Tafelski | |
| 13:18 | Akron | David McNeil steps in front of the Jerry Nakano pass | 13-11 |
| 12:58 | Alcorn State | Curtis Perkins hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Fitzgerald | 13-13 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Jerry Nakano knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brunon Stanojevic and he's fouled by David McNeil - foul #1 on David McNeil, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Jerry Nakano makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:27 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald makes the runner from the left block | 16-15 |
| 12:03 | Akron | Robert Gee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Nakano | 18-15 |
| 11:50 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-15 |
| 11:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jerry Nakano | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Gee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Mason (fresh) C - Alan Hallman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - David McNeil (fresh) SG - Milton Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Newland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Alan Hallman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (SG), Owen Butler (SF), Otha Zaspel (C) Brunon Stanojevic, Robert Gee, Alan Hallman | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Hans Ziebold (C) Curtis Perkins | |
| 11:18 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 11:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Owen Butler | 18-15 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Owen Butler is fouled on the floor by Milton Hill - foul #2 on Milton Hill, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), David Stewart (SG) Jerry Nakano, Michael Mason | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski (PG), Robert Webb (SG), Lloyd Turner (SF), Rudy Mills (C) David McNeil, Milton Hill, Thomas Fitzgerald, Mark Newland | |
| 10:38 | Akron | Owen Butler lays it in and he's hacked by Rudy Mills - foul #1 on Rudy Mills, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Owen Butler makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:22 | Alcorn State | Hans Ziebold drills a floater from the left block | 21-17 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Rudy Mills steals it from Otha Zaspel | 21-17 |
| 10:07 | Alcorn State | Robert Webb's pass is intercepted by Billy Dudley | 21-17 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Billy Dudley lays it up and in | 23-17 |
| 09:51 | Alcorn State | Rudy Mills misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-17 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Owen Butler grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 09:33 | Akron | Otha Zaspel is hacked by Robert Webb - foul #1 on Robert Webb, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Robert Gee (SF), Alan Hallman (C) Ernest Hedin, David Stewart, Billy Dudley, Owen Butler | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David McNeil (PG), Thomas Fitzgerald (SF), Mark Newland (PF), Curtis Perkins (C) Robert Webb, Lloyd Turner, Hans Ziebold, Rudy Mills | |
| 09:16 | Akron | Alan Hallman is fouled on the floor by Curtis Perkins - foul #2 on Curtis Perkins, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Mason (PF) Otha Zaspel | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lloyd Turner (C) Curtis Perkins | |
| 09:16 | Akron | Alan Hallman makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:16 | Akron | Alan Hallman misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:16 | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:59 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 08:58 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland grabs the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:45 | Alcorn State | Robert Gee is called for the reach on Thomas Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Robert Gee, team foul #3 | 24-17 |
| 08:28 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Alan Hallman - foul #2 on Alan Hallman, team foul #4 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Owen Butler (C) Alan Hallman | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Hans Ziebold (C) Lloyd Turner | |
| 08:05 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Gee - foul #2 on Robert Gee, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (SF), Otha Zaspel (C) Robert Gee, Owen Butler | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 08:05 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:05 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Michael Mason grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Michael Mason's pass is intercepted by Hans Ziebold | 24-17 |
| 07:43 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland misses badly on a shot near the basket | 24-17 |
| 07:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Mason | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Dudley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Mason (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Otha Zaspel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - David McNeil (fresh) SG - Chwalibog Tafelski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Newland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Hans Ziebold (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Nakano | 27-17 |
| 07:15 | Alcorn State | David McNeil misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-17 |
| 07:13 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald tips it home | 27-19 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Jerry Nakano misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Michael Mason gets the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 06:41 | Akron | Michael Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hedin (PG), David Stewart (SG), Owen Butler (C) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, Michael Mason | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Oscar Featherston (PG), Robert Webb (SG), Lloyd Turner (SF), Rudy Mills (C) David McNeil, Chwalibog Tafelski, Thomas Fitzgerald, Hans Ziebold | |
| 06:23 | Alcorn State | Rudy Mills misses the lay-in | 27-19 |
| 06:22 | Alcorn State | Lloyd Turner gets the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 06:17 | Alcorn State | Rudy Mills comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Owen Butler - foul #1 on Owen Butler, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Hall (C) Otha Zaspel | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 06:17 | Alcorn State | Rudy Mills misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:17 | Alcorn State | Rudy Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Thomas Hall snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 05:54 | Akron | Thomas Hall scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ernest Hedin and he's fouled by Rudy Mills - foul #2 on Rudy Mills, team foul #8 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Thomas Williams (SF) Rudy Mills | |
| 05:54 | Akron | Thomas Hall misses the free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:54 | Alcorn State | Robert Webb pulls down the rebound | 29-19 |
| 05:25 | Alcorn State | Lloyd Turner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-19 |
| 05:23 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ernest Hedin | 29-19 |
| 05:16 | Akron | David Stewart buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ernest Hedin and he's hacked by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #9 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Mason (PF) Billy Dudley | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski (SG) Thomas Williams | |
| 05:16 | Akron | David Stewart makes the free throw | 32-19 |
| 04:57 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Otha Zaspel (C) Ernest Hedin, David Stewart, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David McNeil (PG), Hans Ziebold (PF) Oscar Featherston, Mark Newland | |
| 04:40 | Akron | Owen Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-19 |
| 04:17 | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 32-19 |
| 04:16 | Akron | Brunon Stanojevic grabs the defensive rebound | 32-19 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Michael Mason is fouled on the floor by Robert Webb - foul #2 on Robert Webb, team foul #10 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Dudley (SF) Owen Butler | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald (SF), Mark Newland (PF) Robert Webb, Lloyd Turner | |
| 04:04 | Akron | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Michael Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 03:46 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-19 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Otha Zaspel gets the rebound | 34-19 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Nakano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brunon Stanojevic (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Dudley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Otha Zaspel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - David McNeil (fresh) SG - Chwalibog Tafelski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Newland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Hans Ziebold (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:39 | Akron | Jerry Nakano comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 34-19 |
| 03:38 | Alcorn State | Hans Ziebold snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 03:27 | Alcorn State | Mark Newland hits a floater from the right wing set up by David McNeil | 34-21 |
| 03:15 | Akron | Jerry Nakano drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brunon Stanojevic | 37-21 |
| 02:46 | Alcorn State | Chwalibog Tafelski is whistled for a carry | 37-21 |
| Subs | Akron | David Stewart (SG), Robert Gee (SF), Thomas Hall (PF), Alan Hallman (C) Jerry Nakano, Brunon Stanojevic, Michael Mason, Otha Zaspel | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Oscar Featherston (PG), Milton Hill (SG), Lloyd Turner (PF), Curtis Perkins (C) David McNeil, Chwalibog Tafelski, Mark Newland, Hans Ziebold | |
| 02:26 | Akron | Robert Gee loses the dribble to Oscar Featherston | 37-21 |
| 02:03 | Alcorn State | Oscar Featherston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-21 |
| 02:02 | Alcorn State | Lloyd Turner gets the offensive rebound | 37-21 |
| 01:57 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald's pass is intercepted by Billy Dudley | 37-21 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Robert Gee scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Dudley | 40-21 |
| 01:18 | Alcorn State | Robert Gee takes the ball from Lloyd Turner | 40-21 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Billy Dudley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Gee | 42-21 |
| 01:00 | Alcorn State | Milton Hill's pass is intercepted by Alan Hallman | 42-21 |
| 00:43 | Akron | David Stewart drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-21 |
| 00:22 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Gee - foul #3 on Robert Gee, team foul #7 | 45-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Nakano (PG), Brunon Stanojevic (SG), Owen Butler (SF), Michael Mason (PF), Otha Zaspel (C) Billy Dudley, David Stewart, Robert Gee, Thomas Hall, Alan Hallman | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David McNeil (PG), Chwalibog Tafelski (SG), Mark Newland (PF) Oscar Featherston, Milton Hill, Lloyd Turner | |
| 00:22 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 45-22 |
| 00:22 | Alcorn State | Thomas Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 45-23 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Jerry Nakano scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Otha Zaspel | 48-23 |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | David McNeil misses short on a halfcourt shot | 48-23 |