| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fresh) SG - Andrew Weber (fresh) SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) PF - Bruce Bowers (fresh) C - Jared Felt (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 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Akron | John Cunningham snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Akron | David Delrosario misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Akron | Peter Gilbert tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marcus Higdon | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Akron | John Cunningham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Kulik | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:37 | Akron | David Delrosario snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Reginald Rabon is hacked by Marcus Higdon - foul #1 on Marcus Higdon, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Akron | John Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Andrew Weber hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jared Felt | 6-5 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Reginald Rabon knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Cunningham | 6-8 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | David Delrosario steps in front of the Bruce Bowers pass | 6-8 |
| 16:54 | Akron | David Delrosario makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Reginald Rabon | 6-11 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Walter Gleason misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Reginald Rabon gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 16:30 | Akron | Andrew Weber takes the ball from Peter Gilbert in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Andrew Weber loses the dribble to Kevin Kulik | 6-11 |
| 16:17 | Akron | David Delrosario is hacked by Andrew Weber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Weber, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Eugene Berry (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Randy Kern (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Walter Gleason, Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers, Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Michael Ewing (SG), Rogelio Vasquez (SF), Ryan Magno (PF), James Brown (C) John Cunningham, David Delrosario, Reginald Rabon, Kevin Kulik, Peter Gilbert | |
| 16:08 | Akron | Eugene Berry is called for the reach on Ivan Patel - foul #1 on Eugene Berry, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Michael Ewing knocks in the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Eugene Berry - foul #2 on Eugene Berry, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG) Eugene Berry | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:51 | Akron | Michael Ewing makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fairly fresh) SG - Leonard Haffner (fresh) SF - Theodore Bitting (fresh) PF - Randy Kern (fresh) C - Rodney Sweet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Patel (fresh) SF - Rogelio Vasquez (fresh) PF - Ryan Magno (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 15:22 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Walter Gleason misses the tip | 6-14 |
| 15:20 | Akron | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 6-14 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Michael Ewing is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 6-17 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Jared Felt (C) Leonard Haffner, Theodore Bitting, Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Akron | Reginald Rabon (SF), Kevin Kulik (PF) Rogelio Vasquez, Ryan Magno | |
| 14:34 | Akron | James Brown misses long on a shot from the baseline | 6-17 |
| 14:33 | Akron | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 6-17 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Reginald Rabon comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 6-17 |
| 14:17 | Akron | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 6-17 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Ivan Patel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-17 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Daniel Snyder grabs the board | 6-17 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Jared Felt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-17 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Ivan Patel grabs the board | 6-17 |
| 13:28 | Akron | Ivan Patel is called for 10 seconds | 6-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Walter Gleason, Daniel Snyder, Randy Kern, Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), David Delrosario (SG), Ryan Magno (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) Ivan Patel, Michael Ewing, Kevin Kulik, James Brown | |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Reginald Rabon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bowers | 9-17 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Gilbert - foul #1 on Peter Gilbert, team foul #1 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG) Leonard Haffner | |
| Subs | Akron | Rogelio Vasquez (SF) Reginald Rabon | |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:45 | Akron | Peter Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:41 | Akron | John Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Sweet - foul #1 on Rodney Sweet, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Rogelio Vasquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Kevin Kulik (PF) Ryan Magno | |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Andrew Weber hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Walter Gleason | 12-17 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Kevin Kulik throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcus Higdon (SF), Jared Felt (C) Theodore Bitting, Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 11:51 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Weber (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) PF - Bruce Bowers (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Felt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Delrosario (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rogelio Vasquez (fresh) PF - Kevin Kulik (fairly fresh) C - Peter Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Akron | Bruce Bowers takes the ball from Peter Gilbert | 12-17 |
| 11:21 | Penn State | Walter Gleason misses short on a floater from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Peter Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Kevin Kulik hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from close range | 12-17 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Walter Gleason clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers tips it but misses | 12-17 |
| 10:39 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:17 | Akron | David Delrosario misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Peter Gilbert snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 10:02 | Akron | John Cunningham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Jared Felt gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | The jump hook by Jared Felt is blocked by Kevin Kulik | 12-17 |
| 09:41 | Akron | John Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:26 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 09:24 | Akron | John Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Peter Gilbert hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Delrosario | 12-19 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Randy Kern (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers, Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Akron | Ivan Patel (PG), Michael Ewing (SG), Reginald Rabon (SF), Ryan Magno (PF), James Brown (C) John Cunningham, David Delrosario, Rogelio Vasquez, Kevin Kulik, Peter Gilbert | |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 12-19 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Reginald Rabon pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Reginald Rabon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-21 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-21 |
| 08:10 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting misses the tip | 12-21 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Reginald Rabon grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Ivan Patel is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Gleason - foul #1 on Walter Gleason, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Michael Ewing connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Brown | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (tired) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Haffner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Theodore Bitting (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Kern (fresh) C - Rodney Sweet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ivan Patel (fresh) SG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Reginald Rabon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Magno (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Randy Kern tips it but misses | 12-24 |
| 07:20 | Akron | Reginald Rabon snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 06:59 | Akron | Ryan Magno is open and buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Patel | 12-26 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Randy Kern misses the easy layup | 12-26 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Ivan Patel pulls down the rebound | 12-26 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Ryan Magno misses the shot from the free throw line | 12-26 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Ivan Patel tips it back up and in | 12-28 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Jared Felt (C) Walter Gleason, Theodore Bitting, Randy Kern, Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), David Delrosario (SG), Kevin Kulik (PF), Peter Gilbert (C) Ivan Patel, Michael Ewing, Ryan Magno, James Brown | |
| 06:06 | Akron | Daniel Snyder is called for the reach on Reginald Rabon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Snyder, team foul #7 | 12-28 |
| 06:06 | Akron | Reginald Rabon misses the 1st free throw | 12-28 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 12-28 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Reginald Rabon steps in front of the Daniel Snyder pass | 12-28 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Reginald Rabon dunks the ball | 12-30 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Andrew Weber's floater is knocked away by Peter Gilbert | 12-30 |
| 05:19 | Akron | John Cunningham grabs the board | 12-30 |
| 05:06 | Akron | Kevin Kulik blows the wide open layup | 12-30 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bowers | 12-30 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Andrew Weber misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-30 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Kevin Kulik gets the rebound | 12-30 |
| 04:25 | Akron | John Cunningham hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Peter Gilbert | 12-33 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Andrew Weber hits a fadeaway from the right side | 14-33 |
| 04:03 | Akron | John Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Bowers - foul #1 on Bruce Bowers, team foul #8 | 14-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Randy Kern (PF) Leonard Haffner, Daniel Snyder, Bruce Bowers | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (SG), Rogelio Vasquez (SF), Ivan Patel (PF), James Brown (C) David Delrosario, Reginald Rabon, Kevin Kulik, Peter Gilbert | |
| 04:03 | Akron | John Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 14-33 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Jared Felt grabs the defensive rebound | 14-33 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Randy Kern hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Rogelio Vasquez - foul #1 on Rogelio Vasquez, team foul #2 | 14-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (SG), Rodney Sweet (C) Andrew Weber, Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Magno (PF) John Cunningham | |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Randy Kern makes the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Randy Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Berry (fresh) SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) PF - Randy Kern (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Sweet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ivan Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ewing (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rogelio Vasquez (fresh) PF - Ryan Magno (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Akron | Ryan Magno scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ivan Patel | 16-35 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Walter Gleason misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-35 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet can't tip it in | 16-35 |
| 03:04 | Akron | Ryan Magno grabs the defensive rebound | 16-35 |
| 02:45 | Akron | Ryan Magno misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Rodney Sweet - foul #2 on Rodney Sweet, team foul #9 | 16-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Theodore Bitting (PF) Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Akron | Joshua Reynolds (PG), David Delrosario (SG), Kevin Kulik (PF) Ivan Patel, Michael Ewing, Rogelio Vasquez | |
| 02:45 | Akron | Ryan Magno makes the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 02:45 | Akron | Ryan Magno misses the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 02:45 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Kulik | 16-36 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Joshua Reynolds connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ryan Magno | 16-39 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Randy Kern comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-39 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Kevin Kulik grabs the board | 16-39 |
| 02:04 | Akron | Kevin Kulik makes the shot in the paint and the foul's on Walter Gleason - foul #2 on Walter Gleason, team foul #10 | 16-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG) Eugene Berry | |
| Subs | Akron | Reginald Rabon (SF) Ryan Magno | |
| 02:04 | Akron | Kevin Kulik misses the free throw | 16-41 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting gets the rebound | 16-41 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting is hacked by Kevin Kulik - foul #1 on Kevin Kulik, team foul #3 | 16-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Sweet (C) Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cunningham (PG), Peter Gilbert (C) Joshua Reynolds, James Brown | |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Ewing (SG), Ivan Patel (PF) David Delrosario, Kevin Kulik | |
| 01:24 | Akron | Ivan Patel misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 16-41 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet grabs the board | 16-41 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon is hacked by Reginald Rabon - foul #1 on Reginald Rabon, team foul #4 | 16-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Bruce Bowers (PF), Jared Felt (C) Walter Gleason, Marcus Higdon, Theodore Bitting | |
| Subs | Akron | Rogelio Vasquez (SF) Reginald Rabon | |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Jared Felt drills a shot in the paint | 18-41 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Peter Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Snyder (SF) Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Akron | Joshua Reynolds (PG), James Brown (PF) John Cunningham, Michael Ewing | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Rogelio Vasquez takes the ball from Jared Felt | 18-41 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Ivan Patel is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rogelio Vasquez | 18-44 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | James Brown takes the ball from Jared Felt | 18-44 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Joshua Reynolds is hacked by Eugene Berry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Berry, team foul #11 | 18-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Leonard Haffner (SG), Randy Kern (C) Eugene Berry, Andrew Weber, Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Akron | David Delrosario (SG), Reginald Rabon (SF), Kevin Kulik (PF) Ivan Patel, Rogelio Vasquez, Peter Gilbert | |
| 00:03 | Akron | Joshua Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 18-44 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Joshua Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 18-44 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 18-44 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 18-44 |