| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Park (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Carl Forman inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Charles Stafford buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-30 |
| 19:30 | Air Force | Jon Roberts gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:24 | Air Force | Carl Forman is whistled for a carry | 31-30 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Frances Harris comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 19:03 | Air Force | Garret Rivers gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:48 | Air Force | Carl Forman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Scott Perkins | 31-33 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Frances Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-33 |
| 18:29 | Air Force | Scott Perkins snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:14 | Air Force | Scott Perkins is fouled on the floor by Charles Park - foul #3 on Charles Park, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Rodney Reed (C) Charles Park | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 17:49 | Air Force | Jon Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:47 | Air Force | Garret Rivers gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:31 | Air Force | Rodney Reed swats the layup by Carl Forman | 31-33 |
| 17:29 | Akron | Rodney Reed pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Stewart Moses knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Frances Harris | 34-33 |
| 17:07 | Air Force | Charles Stafford hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Perkins | 34-36 |
| 16:47 | Akron | Carl Forman takes the ball from Rodney Reed | 34-36 |
| 16:28 | Air Force | Charles Stafford connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Forman | 34-38 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Rodney Reed misses badly on a shot from the left side | 34-38 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses the tip | 34-38 |
| 16:11 | Air Force | Carl Forman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:06 | Air Force | Stewart Moses steals the ball from Charles Stafford | 34-38 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Stewart Moses hits the finger roll | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stewart Moses (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ethan Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Stafford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Garret Rivers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Air Force | Charles Stafford can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ethan Wagner - foul #2 on Ethan Wagner, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG), Roger Bissett (SG), Fa Shih (SF), Charles Park (C) Frances Harris, Russell Bucholz, Stewart Moses, Ethan Wagner | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), Andy Shivers (SF), James Summers (PF), Raymond Sweeten (C) Scott Perkins, Carl Forman, Jon Roberts, Garret Rivers | |
| 15:44 | Air Force | Charles Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:44 | Air Force | Charles Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Rodney Reed pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Rodney Reed clanks a jumper in the lane | 36-39 |
| 15:23 | Akron | Jerry Barton snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Charles Park travels with the ball | 36-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Tom Broadnax (PF) Rodney Reed | |
| Subs | Air Force | Todd Natali (SF) Charles Stafford | |
| 14:45 | Air Force | Todd Natali is hacked by Jerry Barton - foul #1 on Jerry Barton, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Carl Forman (SF) Todd Natali | |
| 14:23 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger loses the dribble to Jerry Barton | 36-39 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Fa Shih lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Barton | 38-39 |
| 14:16 | Air Force | Jerry Barton steals the ball from Thomas Shollenberger in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 14:00 | Akron | Fa Shih buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Barton | 40-39 |
| 13:37 | Air Force | Carl Forman misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 40-39 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Charles Park pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:07 | Akron | Jerry Barton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 13:06 | Akron | Charles Park snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Fa Shih clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 12:51 | Air Force | James Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:29 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger is hacked by Fa Shih - foul #3 on Fa Shih, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG), Russell Bucholz (SG), Stewart Moses (SF), Ethan Wagner (PF), Rodney Reed (C) Jerry Barton, Roger Bissett, Fa Shih, Tom Broadnax, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), Charles Stafford (SG), Todd Natali (SF), Jon Roberts (PF), Garret Rivers (C) Thomas Shollenberger, Andy Shivers, Carl Forman, James Summers, Raymond Sweeten | |
| 12:18 | Air Force | Jon Roberts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Rodney Reed gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:04 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-39 |
| 12:03 | Air Force | Scott Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:48 | Air Force | Jon Roberts drills a fadeaway near the basket | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frances Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Russell Bucholz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stewart Moses (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Stafford (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Natali (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jon Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Akron | Stewart Moses connects on the shot from the left side | 42-41 |
| 11:24 | Air Force | Todd Natali hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Stafford | 42-44 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Frances Harris hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stewart Moses | 45-44 |
| 10:53 | Air Force | Scott Perkins clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 10:52 | Air Force | Garret Rivers can't tip it in | 45-44 |
| 10:51 | Akron | Russell Bucholz gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Rodney Reed misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Garret Rivers - foul #2 on Garret Rivers, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Park (C) Ethan Wagner | |
| Subs | Air Force | Carl Forman (SF) Todd Natali | |
| 10:37 | Akron | Rodney Reed makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Rodney Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Stewart Moses pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:14 | Akron | Jon Roberts is called for the reach on Stewart Moses - foul #1 on Jon Roberts, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Ethan Wagner (PF) Rodney Reed | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 10:03 | Akron | Russell Bucholz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-44 |
| 10:02 | Air Force | Garret Rivers pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:45 | Air Force | Charles Stafford comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-44 |
| 09:43 | Akron | Charles Park pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Stewart Moses comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 09:21 | Air Force | Charles Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:15 | Air Force | Garret Rivers misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 09:13 | Air Force | Garret Rivers tips it home | 46-46 |
| 08:53 | Akron | Stewart Moses knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Carl Forman misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 49-46 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Stewart Moses snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Ethan Wagner can't connect on a shot from the left block | 49-46 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Stewart Moses pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:15 | Akron | Ethan Wagner hits a shot from close range and he's hacked by Garret Rivers - foul #3 on Garret Rivers, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG), Roger Bissett (SG), Fa Shih (SF) Frances Harris, Russell Bucholz, Stewart Moses | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), Andy Shivers (SG), James Summers (PF), Raymond Sweeten (C) Scott Perkins, Charles Stafford, Jon Roberts, Garret Rivers | |
| 08:15 | Akron | Ethan Wagner makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:57 | Air Force | James Summers clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-46 |
| 07:55 | Akron | Charles Park snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 07:36 | Akron | Carl Forman steps in front of the Ethan Wagner pass | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Barton (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Bissett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fa Shih (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ethan Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Park (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Thomas Shollenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andy Shivers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Sweeten (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten knocks in the shot in the lane and the foul's on Charles Park - foul #4 on Charles Park, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Rodney Reed (PF), Jimmy Newell (C) Ethan Wagner, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 07:17 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Rodney Reed can't finish the layup | 52-49 |
| 07:00 | Air Force | Carl Forman grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 06:42 | Air Force | Carl Forman misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Fa Shih - foul #4 on Fa Shih, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG), Stewart Moses (SF) Jerry Barton, Fa Shih | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 06:42 | Air Force | Carl Forman makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:42 | Air Force | Carl Forman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Roger Bissett misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 52-51 |
| 06:20 | Akron | Stewart Moses tips it but misses | 52-51 |
| 06:19 | Air Force | Carl Forman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:59 | Air Force | Carl Forman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-51 |
| 05:58 | Akron | Rodney Reed grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Stewart Moses throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Charles Park (C) Roger Bissett, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Stafford (SG), Jon Roberts (PF), Garret Rivers (C) Carl Forman, James Summers, Raymond Sweeten | |
| 05:32 | Air Force | Russell Bucholz steals it from Charles Stafford | 52-51 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Russell Bucholz clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-51 |
| 05:18 | Air Force | Garret Rivers grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 04:57 | Air Force | Garret Rivers lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Shollenberger | 52-53 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Russell Bucholz comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 52-53 |
| 04:44 | Air Force | Charles Stafford gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:31 | Air Force | Charles Stafford is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Bissett (SF), Ethan Wagner (PF) Stewart Moses, Rodney Reed | |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), Carl Forman (SF) Thomas Shollenberger, Andy Shivers | |
| 04:17 | Akron | Roger Bissett loses the dribble to Scott Perkins | 52-53 |
| 03:55 | Air Force | Jon Roberts connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carl Forman | 52-55 |
| 03:49 | Akron | Roger Bissett is fouled on the floor by Carl Forman - foul #3 on Carl Forman, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Barton (PG), Jimmy Newell (C) Frances Harris, Charles Park | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Summers (PF), Raymond Sweeten (C) Jon Roberts, Garret Rivers | |
| 03:36 | Akron | Raymond Sweeten blocks the short jumper by Ethan Wagner | 52-55 |
| 03:35 | Air Force | James Summers gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jerry Barton (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Russell Bucholz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Bissett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ethan Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Newell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Stafford (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Sweeten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Stafford | 52-57 |
| 03:04 | Akron | Russell Bucholz is fouled on the floor by Charles Stafford - foul #2 on Charles Stafford, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Stewart Moses (SF), Rodney Reed (C) Russell Bucholz, Jimmy Newell | |
| Subs | Air Force | Todd Natali (SG) Charles Stafford | |
| 02:48 | Akron | Ethan Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Frances Harris (PG) Jerry Barton | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (SG), Garret Rivers (C) Todd Natali, Raymond Sweeten | |
| 02:44 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Bucholz (SG), Charles Park (C) Roger Bissett, Rodney Reed | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Stafford (SG), Jon Roberts (PF) Thomas Shollenberger, James Summers | |
| 02:23 | Air Force | Scott Perkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Scott Perkins, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Charles Park makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Frances Harris | 54-57 |
| 01:58 | Air Force | Scott Perkins makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Scott Perkins steals it from Russell Bucholz | 54-59 |
| 01:34 | Air Force | Scott Perkins connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jon Roberts | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Akron | Frances Harris's pass is intercepted by Charles Stafford | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Air Force | Carl Forman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Ethan Wagner snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Akron | Stewart Moses can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 00:52 | Air Force | Charles Stafford snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Russell Bucholz is called for the reach on Charles Stafford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Bucholz, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Virgil Akin (PG), Andy Shivers (PF) Scott Perkins, Jon Roberts | |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Charles Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Charles Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Stewart Moses scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frances Harris | 57-64 |
| 00:43 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Air Force | Russell Bucholz is called for the reach on Virgil Akin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Bucholz, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| 00:42 | Air Force | Virgil Akin makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:42 | Air Force | Virgil Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:38 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Ethan Wagner grabs the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Stewart Moses misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-66 |
| 00:32 | Air Force | Garret Rivers pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Air Force | Garret Rivers is hacked by Frances Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frances Harris, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| 00:30 | Air Force | Garret Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:30 | Air Force | Garret Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Stewart Moses comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 00:21 | Air Force | Garret Rivers pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Virgil Akin runs out the clock | 57-68 |