| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) SF - John Lake (fresh) PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) C - Scott Savage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) SG - David Delrosario (fresh) SF - Reginald Rabon (fresh) PF - Kevin Kulik (fresh) C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Phillip Smith and he's fouled by Kevin Kulik - foul #1 on Kevin Kulik, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:49 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to Peter Gilbert | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Akron | John Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Scott Savage - foul #1 on Scott Savage, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Akron | John Cunningham misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Telek Krasinski | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Reginald Rabon is called for the reach on John Lake - foul #1 on Reginald Rabon, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Telek Krasinski connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Akron | Peter Gilbert buries a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Scott Savage - foul #2 on Scott Savage, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Mazurek (C) Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:15 | Akron | Peter Gilbert makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Telek Krasinski | 6-3 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Reginald Rabon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-3 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 6-3 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses the dunk attempt | 6-3 |
| 17:11 | Akron | Peter Gilbert gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:53 | Akron | John Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 16:51 | Houston | John Lake grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Kevin Kulik steps in front of the Phillip Smith pass | 6-3 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Kevin Kulik knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Cunningham | 6-5 |
| 16:22 | Houston | David Delrosario picks off the pass by Telek Krasinski | 6-5 |
| 16:02 | Akron | John Cunningham drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lake (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Kunkel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Mazurek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Delrosario (fresh) SF - Reginald Rabon (fresh) PF - Kevin Kulik (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | John Lake clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 15:40 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:33 | Akron | David Delrosario comes up short on the floater from the right side | 6-8 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Kevin Kulik's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Mazurek | 6-8 |
| 15:14 | Akron | John Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Kevin Kulik comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Phillip Smith - foul #1 on Phillip Smith, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Joseph Laird (SG), James Ruffin (SF), Fred King (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Phillip Smith, Telek Krasinski, John Lake, Joshua Kunkel, Ronald Mazurek | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Michael Ewing (SG), Ryan Magno (SF), James Brown (C) John Cunningham, David Delrosario, Reginald Rabon, Peter Gilbert | |
| 14:58 | Akron | Kevin Kulik makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Kevin Kulik makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Joseph Laird scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Ivan Patel misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 14:33 | Akron | Ivan Patel tips it but misses | 9-10 |
| 14:32 | Akron | Kevin Kulik grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Kevin Kulik misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-10 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Irvin Haskell pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Patrick Pearce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Akron | Rogelio Vasquez (SF) Kevin Kulik | |
| 13:54 | Akron | Ryan Magno loses the ball out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG) Michael Ewing | |
| 13:25 | Houston | Fred King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Ryan Magno - foul #1 on Ryan Magno, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG), John Lake (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF) Joseph Laird, James Ruffin, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Akron | David Delrosario (SG), Reginald Rabon (SF), Peter Gilbert (C) Ivan Patel, Rogelio Vasquez, James Brown | |
| 13:25 | Houston | Fred King misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Fred King misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Telek Krasinski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by David Delrosario - foul #1 on David Delrosario, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses the free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:18 | Akron | Peter Gilbert snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Reginald Rabon can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ryan Magno - foul #2 on Ryan Magno, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Ronald Mazurek (C) Patrick Pearce, Fred King | |
| Subs | Akron | James Brown (PF) Ryan Magno | |
| 12:48 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:29 | Akron | Reginald Rabon is called for traveling | 13-10 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Telek Krasinski clanks a jump hook from the left block | 13-10 |
| 12:13 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Cunningham | 13-10 |
| 11:51 | Akron | Peter Gilbert buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lake (fresh) PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Mazurek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Delrosario (fresh) SF - Reginald Rabon (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is hacked by David Delrosario - foul #2 on David Delrosario, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Houston | James Ruffin (SF), Fred King (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) John Lake, Joshua Kunkel, Ronald Mazurek | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Michael Ewing (SG), Rogelio Vasquez (SF), Kevin Kulik (PF) John Cunningham, David Delrosario, Reginald Rabon, Peter Gilbert | |
| 11:09 | Houston | Fred King clanks a runner from the right block | 13-12 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Fred King hits the follow up shot | 15-12 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Fred King is called for the reach on Kevin Kulik - foul #1 on Fred King, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Joseph Laird (SG), Joshua Kunkel (PF) Phillip Smith, Telek Krasinski, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:30 | Akron | Ivan Patel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Joseph Laird gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Patrick Pearce misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel snags the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Fred King can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-12 |
| 10:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Michael Ewing | 15-12 |
| 09:57 | Akron | Fred King is called for the reach on Michael Ewing - foul #2 on Fred King, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SF), Ronald Mazurek (C) James Ruffin, Fred King | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Reginald Rabon (SF), Peter Gilbert (C) Michael Ewing, Rogelio Vasquez, James Brown | |
| 09:39 | Akron | Patrick Pearce is called for the reach on Ivan Patel - foul #1 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG) Joseph Laird | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:27 | Akron | Ronald Mazurek takes the ball from Ivan Patel | 15-12 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel lays it up and in | 17-12 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Ivan Patel blows the layup | 17-12 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Kevin Kulik steals the ball from Joshua Kunkel | 17-12 |
| 08:38 | Akron | John Cunningham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ivan Patel | 17-15 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 08:20 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to John Lake | 17-15 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Peter Gilbert - foul #1 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Joshua Kunkel | |
| Subs | Akron | James Brown (PF) Kevin Kulik | |
| 08:15 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 07:58 | Akron | James Brown misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Peter Gilbert tips it in | 18-17 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Irvin Haskell buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lake (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Mazurek (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Patel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Rabon (fairly fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Akron | John Cunningham is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| Subs | Houston | James Ruffin (PF) Ronald Mazurek | |
| Subs | Akron | Joshua Reynolds (PG), Michael Ewing (SG), Rogelio Vasquez (SF) John Cunningham, Ivan Patel, Reginald Rabon | |
| 07:04 | Houston | Irvin Haskell connects on the floater from close range | 23-17 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Michael Ewing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Telek Krasinski - foul #1 on Telek Krasinski, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (SG), Joshua Kunkel (PF) Telek Krasinski, James Ruffin | |
| Subs | Akron | Kevin Kulik (PF) Peter Gilbert | |
| 06:46 | Akron | Michael Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Michael Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Kevin Kulik is called for the reach on Joshua Kunkel - foul #2 on Kevin Kulik, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Peter Gilbert (C) Joshua Reynolds, Kevin Kulik | |
| 06:34 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:11 | Akron | John Lake steps in front of the Michael Ewing pass | 25-19 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Irvin Haskell loses the ball out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | Houston | James Ruffin (SF) John Lake | |
| Subs | Akron | Reginald Rabon (SF), Ivan Patel (PF) Rogelio Vasquez, Peter Gilbert | |
| 05:47 | Akron | Reginald Rabon scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Cunningham | 25-22 |
| 05:30 | Houston | Irvin Haskell misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-22 |
| 05:29 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:16 | Akron | Michael Ewing loses the ball out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG), Ronald Mazurek (C) Phillip Smith, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:57 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 04:56 | Akron | Michael Ewing pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Ivan Patel is hacked by Telek Krasinski - foul #2 on Telek Krasinski, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (SG), John Lake (SF) Telek Krasinski, James Ruffin | |
| Subs | Akron | Rogelio Vasquez (SG), Peter Gilbert (C) John Cunningham, James Brown | |
| 04:40 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Ivan Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Patrick Pearce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Ewing - foul #1 on Michael Ewing, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joshua Reynolds (PG) Michael Ewing | |
| 04:26 | Houston | Patrick Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Patrick Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Peter Gilbert misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 04:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Mazurek | 27-24 |
| 04:00 | Houston | John Lake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Peter Gilbert snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Ivan Patel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 03:36 | Akron | Peter Gilbert misses the tip | 27-24 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Ivan Patel can't tip it in | 27-24 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek grabs the board | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lake (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Mazurek (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joshua Reynolds (fresh) SG - Rogelio Vasquez (fresh) SF - Reginald Rabon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Patel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Peter Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel can't throw it down | 27-24 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Ivan Patel grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 03:10 | Akron | Joshua Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Telek Krasinski (SG), Fred King (PF), Scott Savage (C) Patrick Pearce, Joseph Laird, Joshua Kunkel, Ronald Mazurek | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), David Delrosario (SG), Ryan Magno (SF), Kevin Kulik (PF), James Brown (C) Joshua Reynolds, Rogelio Vasquez, Reginald Rabon, Ivan Patel, Peter Gilbert | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is hacked by Kevin Kulik - foul #3 on Kevin Kulik, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Akron | Reginald Rabon (SF) Kevin Kulik | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:46 | Akron | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 02:28 | Akron | David Delrosario loses the dribble to John Lake | 28-24 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Scott Savage drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Telek Krasinski | 30-24 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Ryan Magno misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Scott Savage pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:44 | Houston | James Brown steals it from Phillip Smith | 30-24 |
| 01:18 | Akron | James Brown misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Scott Savage - foul #3 on Scott Savage, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Houston | James Ruffin (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF), Ronald Mazurek (C) John Lake, Fred King, Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Gilbert (C) Reginald Rabon | |
| 01:18 | Akron | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:18 | Akron | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 01:05 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:48 | Akron | John Cunningham scores on a 3 from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Telek Krasinski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 30-28 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Rogelio Vasquez (SF) John Cunningham, Ryan Magno | |
| 00:02 | Akron | David Delrosario misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-28 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Phillip Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Phillip Smith comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-28 |