| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Stiller (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Dick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Merlin Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Iowa | Mario Shelton denies the turnaround by Carl Stiller | 28-26 |
| 19:49 | Iowa | Carl Stiller grabs the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Lee Dick misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Williams - foul #1 on Frank Williams, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Lee Dick misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Lee Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Frank Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #2 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Frank Williams misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:16 | Akron | Frank Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Lee Dick buries a fadeaway from the left side | 28-29 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Lee Dick takes the ball from Ernest Mooney | 28-29 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Ernest Mooney is called for the reach on Jeffry Zeliff - foul #2 on Ernest Mooney, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Lee Dick connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani | 28-32 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Robert Kelly misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Merlin Hawkins - foul #3 on Merlin Hawkins, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brett Williams (C) Merlin Hawkins | |
| 18:04 | Akron | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Robert Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lee Dick | 29-32 |
| 17:43 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Mario Shelton pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Robert Kelly's pass is intercepted by Lee Dick | 29-32 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Carl Stiller is called for traveling | 29-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Stone (SF), Jack Bergstrom (PF) Ernest Mooney, Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (PG), Michael Chicoine (SG) Dikembe Agbayani, Carl Stiller | |
| 16:56 | Akron | Frank Williams misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff slams it home and he's fouled by Joel Stone - foul #3 on Joel Stone, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (SG), Ernest Mooney (SF), Neal Clingman (C) Jason Rice, Joel Stone, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Allen (C) Lee Dick | |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:26 | Akron | Brett Williams blocks the short jumper by Ernest Mooney | 29-35 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Brett Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Brett Williams knocks in the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Manuel Holmes - foul #2 on Manuel Holmes, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (SG), Mario Shelton (PF) Frank Williams, Ernest Mooney | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Diez (C) Jeffry Zeliff | |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Brett Williams makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Jackie Gano steals it from Neal Clingman | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fraser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Neal Clingman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jackie Gano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Chicoine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brett Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gerald Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Diez (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Brett Williams buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Allen and he's hacked by Neal Clingman - foul #2 on Neal Clingman, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Rice (SG), Joel Stone (SF) David Fraser, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Carl Stiller (SG), Merlin Hawkins (C) Jackie Gano, Michael Chicoine, James Diez | |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Brett Williams misses the free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:47 | Akron | Mario Shelton gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 15:33 | Akron | Jason Rice is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #3 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Kelly (C) Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lee Dick (PF) Gerald Allen | |
| 15:19 | Akron | Mario Shelton knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jason Rice | 31-40 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani hits a 3 from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Mario Shelton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-43 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Joel Stone grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Robert Kelly scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani is hacked by Jason Rice - foul #1 on Jason Rice, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Ernest Mooney (SF), Jack Bergstrom (PF) Jason Rice, Joel Stone, Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (SG), Jeffry Zeliff (SF) Carl Stiller, Brett Williams | |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Lee Dick connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani and the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Robert Kelly, team foul #7 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chicoine (SG) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Lee Dick makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 13:39 | Akron | Manuel Holmes scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Frank Williams | 37-46 |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins is hacked by Ernest Mooney - foul #3 on Ernest Mooney, team foul #8 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Neal Clingman (C) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Allen (PF) Lee Dick | |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Ernest Mooney snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 13:12 | Akron | Jackie Gano steals it from Jack Bergstrom | 37-46 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Frank Williams steals it from Gerald Allen | 37-46 |
| 12:58 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 39-46 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Jackie Gano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Rice (SG), Mario Shelton (PF) Manuel Holmes, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Stiller (SG) Michael Chicoine | |
| 12:30 | Akron | Merlin Hawkins blocks the short jumper by Frank Williams | 39-46 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Jackie Gano buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffry Zeliff | 39-49 |
| 11:59 | Akron | Jason Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Joel Stone (SF), Robert Kelly (C) Ernest Mooney, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Lee Dick (PF), Brett Williams (C) Jackie Gano, Gerald Allen, Merlin Hawkins | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joel Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Stiller (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Dick (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brett Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Brett Williams drills a jumper in the paint set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 39-51 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Jason Rice comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-51 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffry Zeliff | 39-51 |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Brett Williams blows the layup | 39-51 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Lee Dick grabs the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Mario Shelton swats the short shot by Jeffry Zeliff | 39-51 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Joel Stone's floater is tipped away by Jeffry Zeliff | 39-51 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Jason Rice snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Frank Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Rice and he's hacked by Carl Stiller - foul #3 on Carl Stiller, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (SG), Ernest Mooney (SF), Jack Bergstrom (PF) Jason Rice, Joel Stone, Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (SG), Gerald Allen (PF), Merlin Hawkins (C) Carl Stiller, Jeffry Zeliff, Lee Dick | |
| 10:11 | Akron | Frank Williams makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Gerald Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Ernest Mooney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #4 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (SG), Neal Clingman (C) Frank Williams, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chicoine (SG), Steven Alston (SF) Dikembe Agbayani, Brett Williams | |
| 09:28 | Akron | Ernest Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Ernest Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Steven Alston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 08:56 | Akron | David Fraser misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Gerald Allen pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins misses short on a jumper near the basket | 44-51 |
| 08:32 | Akron | David Fraser grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:25 | Akron | Manuel Holmes banks in the layup set up by Ernest Mooney | 46-51 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Jackie Gano misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Alston | 46-51 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Michael Chicoine makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fraser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mooney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Neal Clingman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jackie Gano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Chicoine (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Alston (fresh) PF - Gerald Allen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Merlin Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Akron | Ernest Mooney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Ernest Mooney, team foul #9 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Jason Rice (SG), Joel Stone (SF), Mario Shelton (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Manuel Holmes, David Fraser, Ernest Mooney, Jack Bergstrom, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Carl Stiller (SG), Jeffry Zeliff (SF), Lee Dick (PF) Jackie Gano, Michael Chicoine, Steven Alston, Gerald Allen | |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Carl Stiller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Joel Stone gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Joel Stone's layup is rejected by Lee Dick | 46-54 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Carl Stiller comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #3 on Robert Kelly, team foul #10 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brett Williams (C) Merlin Hawkins | |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Carl Stiller misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Carl Stiller misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:38 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Kelly | 46-54 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Mario Shelton hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Stone | 49-54 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Lee Dick's pass is intercepted by Jason Rice | 49-54 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Robert Kelly slams it home | 51-54 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Carl Stiller's pass is intercepted by Frank Williams | 51-54 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Joel Stone lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 53-54 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Robert Kelly swats the short shot by Lee Dick | 53-54 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Mario Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Carl Stiller is called for the reach on Jason Rice - foul #4 on Carl Stiller, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Manuel Holmes (PG), Ernest Mooney (SF), Jack Bergstrom (PF), Neal Clingman (C) Frank Williams, Joel Stone, Mario Shelton, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (PG), Michael Chicoine (SG), Merlin Hawkins (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Carl Stiller, Lee Dick | |
| 04:32 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Neal Clingman tips it in | 55-54 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Jackie Gano misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Neal Clingman - foul #3 on Neal Clingman, team foul #11 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Akron | David Fraser (SG) Jason Rice | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Allen (PF) Jeffry Zeliff | |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Jackie Gano misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Jackie Gano makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Ernest Mooney clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Michael Chicoine - foul #1 on Michael Chicoine, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Ernest Mooney misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Ernest Mooney misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fraser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Neal Clingman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jackie Gano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Chicoine (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brett Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gerald Allen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Merlin Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Akron | Manuel Holmes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Brett Williams snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 55-57 |
| 03:16 | Akron | Ernest Mooney snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:01 | Akron | David Fraser misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-57 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Jason Rice (SG), Mario Shelton (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Manuel Holmes, David Fraser, Jack Bergstrom, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Carl Stiller (SG), Jeffry Zeliff (SF), Lee Dick (PF) Jackie Gano, Michael Chicoine, Brett Williams, Gerald Allen | |
| 02:51 | Akron | Ernest Mooney scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Frank Williams | 57-57 |
| 02:29 | Iowa | Carl Stiller travels with the ball | 57-57 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Mario Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Carl Stiller misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-57 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Lee Dick buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 57-60 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Jason Rice comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Carl Stiller - foul #5 on Carl Stiller, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (SG) Carl Stiller | |
| 01:36 | Akron | Jason Rice misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Jason Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Lee Dick connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffry Zeliff and he's hacked by Mario Shelton - foul #1 on Mario Shelton, team foul #12 | 58-62 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Lee Dick makes the free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:58 | Akron | The jump hook by Jason Rice is blocked by Merlin Hawkins | 58-63 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Robert Kelly hits the follow up shot | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Lee Dick's floater is tipped away by Robert Kelly | 60-63 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Ernest Mooney pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Mario Shelton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Rice - foul #2 on Jason Rice, team foul #13 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chicoine (SG) Jackie Gano | |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:03 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Kelly | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Robert Kelly can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 60-64 |