| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Neal Clingman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lapierre (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Caron (fresh) C - David Beasley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Ernest Mooney inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Jason Rice misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-29 |
| 19:40 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 19:18 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Lapierre | 33-31 |
| 18:53 | Akron | Ernest Mooney misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 33-31 |
| 18:52 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:48 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Sullivan | 33-33 |
| 18:27 | Akron | Neal Clingman's pass is intercepted by Thomas Smith | 33-33 |
| 18:22 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith lays it up and in | 33-35 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Ernest Mooney makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Neal Clingman and the foul's on David Beasley - foul #1 on David Beasley, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:17 | Akron | Ernest Mooney makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:04 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:02 | Akron | The rebound goes to Neal Clingman | 36-35 |
| 17:58 | Akron | Jason Rice hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernest Mooney | 38-35 |
| 17:43 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Neal Clingman - foul #3 on Neal Clingman, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Bergstrom (C) Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 17:43 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:43 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Joseph Sullivan takes the ball from Frank Williams | 38-37 |
| 17:05 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre misses short on a runner from the left block | 38-37 |
| 17:03 | Akron | Ernest Mooney grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mario Shelton | 41-37 |
| 16:27 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan is whistled for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Franzen (PG), Henry Sarinsky (SG), Francis Simmons (C) Frank Williams, Jason Rice, Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford (PG), William Howell (SG), Stephen Young (SF), Joseph Trotta (PF), Nicholas Tower (C) Thomas Smith, James Lapierre, Joseph Sullivan, Joseph Caron, David Beasley | |
| 16:06 | Akron | Peter Franzen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 16:05 | Akron | Ernest Mooney misses the tip | 41-37 |
| 16:03 | UNC Wilmington | Nicholas Tower grabs the board | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Franzen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Sarinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Mooney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Joel Crawford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Howell (fresh) SF - Stephen Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Trotta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Tower (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | UNC Wilmington | William Howell is fouled on the floor by Henry Sarinsky - foul #3 on Henry Sarinsky, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Neal Clingman (C) Ernest Mooney | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 15:34 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Francis Simmons - foul #2 on Francis Simmons, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| 15:34 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:34 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:34 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta makes the 3rd free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:18 | Akron | Francis Simmons comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Trotta - foul #2 on Joseph Trotta, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Jason Rice (SG) Peter Franzen, Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre (SG) Stephen Young | |
| 15:18 | Akron | Francis Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:18 | Akron | Francis Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:18 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:57 | UNC Wilmington | Francis Simmons is called for the reach on Nicholas Tower - foul #3 on Francis Simmons, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith (PG), Joseph Sullivan (SF), Joseph Caron (PF) Joel Crawford, William Howell, Joseph Trotta | |
| 14:51 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Smith | 41-43 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Jason Rice misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Joseph Caron - foul #1 on Joseph Caron, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Shelton (PF) Henry Sarinsky | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley (C) Nicholas Tower | |
| 14:35 | Akron | Jason Rice makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Jason Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:35 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Caron grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 14:14 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley lays it up and in set up by Joseph Sullivan | 42-45 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Jason Rice drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Francis Simmons | 45-45 |
| 13:37 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan misses badly on a runner in the lane | 45-45 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Francis Simmons gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Francis Simmons misses the jump hook from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 13:21 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:17 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Mario Shelton grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Frank Williams misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-45 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Neal Clingman tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 12:41 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Frank Williams snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 12:35 | Akron | Jason Rice comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-45 |
| 12:34 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:05 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre is fouled on the floor by Jason Rice - foul #2 on Jason Rice, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Franzen (PG), Henry Sarinsky (SG), Ernest Mooney (SF), Jack Bergstrom (C) Frank Williams, Jason Rice, Francis Simmons, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford (PG), William Howell (SG), Stephen Young (SF), Joseph Trotta (PF), Nicholas Tower (C) Thomas Smith, James Lapierre, Joseph Sullivan, Joseph Caron, David Beasley | |
| 11:45 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Trotta | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Franzen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Sarinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Shelton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Joel Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Howell (fresh) SF - Stephen Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Trotta (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Tower (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 11:29 | UNC Wilmington | Nicholas Tower grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 11:13 | UNC Wilmington | William Howell knocks in the 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 10:49 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford is hacked by Peter Franzen - foul #1 on Peter Franzen, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Rice (SG) Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 10:36 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Peter Franzen - foul #2 on Peter Franzen, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Neal Clingman (C) Peter Franzen, Henry Sarinsky | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre (SG), Joseph Sullivan (SF), David Beasley (C) William Howell, Stephen Young, Nicholas Tower | |
| 10:36 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:36 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:36 | Akron | Ernest Mooney grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Neal Clingman scores on a shot in the lane | 52-52 |
| 09:58 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Neal Clingman is hacked by Joseph Sullivan - foul #1 on Joseph Sullivan, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Henry Sarinsky (PF) Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith (PG), Joseph Caron (PF) Joel Crawford, Joseph Trotta | |
| 09:23 | Akron | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Frank Williams - foul #3 on Thomas Smith, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Franzen (SF) Ernest Mooney | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 09:07 | Akron | Frank Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 09:05 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Joseph Sullivan | 52-55 |
| 08:43 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Rice - foul #3 on Jason Rice, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Francis Simmons (SF), Mario Shelton (PF) Frank Williams, Jason Rice | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Howell (SG), Stephen Young (SF) James Lapierre, Joseph Sullivan | |
| 08:43 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:43 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Neal Clingman snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Mario Shelton connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Peter Franzen | 54-56 |
| 08:20 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley clanks a turnaround from close range | 54-56 |
| 08:18 | Akron | Mario Shelton grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Neal Clingman travels with the ball | 54-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Mooney (SF), Jack Bergstrom (C) Francis Simmons, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford (SG), Nicholas Tower (C) Stephen Young, David Beasley | |
| 07:32 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford misses the 3 from straight away | 54-56 |
| 07:30 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Franzen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Sarinsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Shelton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Bergstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Howell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Caron (fresh) C - Nicholas Tower (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 07:08 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Joseph Caron | 54-56 |
| 06:52 | UNC Wilmington | Nicholas Tower can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 06:50 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Ernest Mooney is fouled on the floor by William Howell - foul #3 on William Howell, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Jason Rice (SG), Neal Clingman (C) Peter Franzen, Henry Sarinsky, Mario Shelton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre (SG), Joseph Sullivan (SF), Joseph Trotta (PF) Thomas Smith, William Howell, Joseph Caron | |
| 06:29 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Trotta - foul #3 on Joseph Trotta, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Jack Bergstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:29 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Joseph Trotta | 55-56 |
| 06:17 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 55-56 |
| 06:15 | UNC Wilmington | Nicholas Tower grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:58 | UNC Wilmington | Neal Clingman is called for the reach on Joel Crawford - foul #4 on Neal Clingman, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Francis Simmons (PF) Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley (C) Nicholas Tower | |
| 05:58 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:58 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:39 | Akron | Ernest Mooney is fouled on the floor by Joel Crawford - foul #3 on Joel Crawford, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith (PG) Joel Crawford | |
| 05:39 | Akron | Ernest Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:39 | Akron | Ernest Mooney misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:39 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:19 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Smith | 56-60 |
| 05:17 | Akron | Frank Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Henry Sarinsky (PF) Ernest Mooney | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 05:00 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Francis Simmons grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 04:52 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Williams | 59-60 |
| 04:27 | UNC Wilmington | Francis Simmons steps in front of the James Lapierre pass | 59-60 |
| 04:15 | Akron | Jason Rice misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 04:14 | Akron | Francis Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:01 | Akron | Frank Williams drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Francis Simmons | 61-60 |
| 03:39 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 03:38 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:29 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta blows the layup | 61-60 |
| 03:27 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith tips it but misses | 61-60 |
| 03:26 | Akron | Neal Clingman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Sarinsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Neal Clingman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lapierre (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sullivan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Trotta (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Beasley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 03:10 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to David Beasley | 61-60 |
| 02:50 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Franzen (PG), Eugene Gentry (SG), Ernest Mooney (SF), Mario Shelton (PF), Jack Bergstrom (C) Frank Williams, Jason Rice, Francis Simmons, Henry Sarinsky, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford (PG), William Howell (SG), Stephen Young (SF), Joseph Caron (PF), Nicholas Tower (C) Thomas Smith, James Lapierre, Joseph Sullivan, Joseph Trotta, David Beasley | |
| 02:48 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Williams (PG), Jason Rice (SG) Peter Franzen, Eugene Gentry | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre (SG) Stephen Young | |
| 02:28 | Akron | Jason Rice misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Tower - foul #1 on Nicholas Tower, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan (SF) William Howell | |
| 02:28 | Akron | Jason Rice makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:28 | Akron | Jason Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:28 | UNC Wilmington | Nicholas Tower grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:28 | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| 02:01 | UNC Wilmington | Nicholas Tower comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Ernest Mooney grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Frank Williams connects on the floater in the paint set up by Jason Rice | 64-60 |
| 01:45 | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Neal Clingman (C) Jack Bergstrom | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith (PG), David Beasley (C) Joel Crawford, Nicholas Tower | |
| 01:34 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Sullivan | 64-62 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Mario Shelton misses long on a jumper in the paint | 64-62 |
| 01:15 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Joseph Sullivan | 64-62 |
| 01:07 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 64-64 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Thomas Smith steals the ball from Mario Shelton | 64-64 |
| 00:46 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith lays it up and in | 64-66 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Frank Williams - foul #4 on Thomas Smith, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Frank Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Frank Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre misses the floater from the left side | 66-66 |
| 00:08 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith tips it back up and in | 66-68 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Akron calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Neal Clingman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Williams | 68-68 |
| 00:04 | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Mooney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mario Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Neal Clingman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Lapierre (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sullivan (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Caron (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Beasley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Akron | Mario Shelton wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Akron | Joseph Sullivan is called for the reach on Frank Williams - foul #2 on Joseph Sullivan, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Frank Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:43 | Akron | Frank Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:14 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith clanks a shot from the right side | 70-68 |
| 04:12 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Caron snags the offensive board | 70-68 |
| 04:04 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Williams steps in front of the Thomas Smith pass | 70-68 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Jason Rice hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Williams | 72-68 |
| 03:48 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-68 |
| 03:47 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan snags the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 03:33 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Caron's fadeaway is rejected by Mario Shelton | 72-68 |
| 03:32 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith grabs the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 03:20 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-68 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Ernest Mooney is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #5 on Thomas Smith, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joel Crawford (PG) Thomas Smith | |
| 03:12 | Akron | Ernest Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:12 | Akron | Ernest Mooney misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:12 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 02:48 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Caron banks in the layup and he's hacked by Frank Williams - foul #1 on Frank Williams, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| 02:48 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Caron makes the free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Mario Shelton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-71 |
| 02:30 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 02:13 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-71 |
| 02:11 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan snags the offensive board | 73-71 |
| 01:48 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Rice picks off the pass by James Lapierre | 73-71 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Jason Rice lays it in | 75-71 |
| 01:26 | UNC Wilmington | Ernest Mooney takes the ball from Joseph Caron | 75-71 |
| 01:05 | Akron | Joseph Caron denies the turnaround by Neal Clingman | 75-71 |
| 01:04 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Joseph Sullivan | 75-71 |
| 00:48 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Caron misses the floater in the paint | 75-71 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Ernest Mooney snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Rice (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Mooney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mario Shelton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Neal Clingman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Joel Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lapierre (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sullivan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Caron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Beasley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Akron | Joel Crawford is called for the reach on Ernest Mooney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joel Crawford, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Ernest Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Ernest Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Caron loses the ball out of bounds | 77-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Franzen (SG) Jason Rice | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Mario Shelton is hacked by Joel Crawford in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joel Crawford, team foul #14 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Bergstrom (SF) Ernest Mooney | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Howell (PG) Joel Crawford | |
| 00:34 | Akron | Mario Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:34 | Akron | Mario Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | UNC Wilmington | Frank Williams picks off the pass by William Howell | 79-71 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Peter Franzen hits the finger roll set up by Frank Williams | 81-71 |
| 00:16 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Barnette (PG), Eugene Gentry (SG), Francis Simmons (C) Frank Williams, Mario Shelton, Neal Clingman | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Stephen Young (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Joseph Trotta (PF), Nicholas Tower (C) James Lapierre, Joseph Sullivan, Joseph Caron, David Beasley | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Michael Barnette runs out the clock | 81-71 |