| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Parsons (fresh) SG - Edgar Divine (fresh) SF - Robert Gee (fresh) PF - Kevin Watt (fresh) C - Paul Bourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Aubrey Wilson (fresh) SG - Nicholas Simmons (fresh) SF - Christian Cornell (fresh) PF - Raymond Mello (fresh) C - Edward O'Neal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Parsons - foul #1 on Joseph Parsons, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Kevin Watt is hacked by Raymond Mello - foul #1 on Raymond Mello, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Kevin Watt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edgar Divine - foul #1 on Edgar Divine, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Akron | Joseph Parsons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Akron | Paul Bourn snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Robert Gee clanks a runner from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Aubrey Wilson | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Akron | Joseph Parsons hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Bourn | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal knocks in the jumper from the right block | 3-6 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Robert Gee's fadeaway is rejected by Edward O'Neal | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Aubrey Wilson | 3-8 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Joseph Parsons clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-8 |
| 16:53 | Akron | Paul Bourn tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal's dunk attempt is rejected by Kevin Watt | 5-8 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Joseph Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Robert Gee hits a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Aubrey Wilson - foul #1 on Aubrey Wilson, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Robert Gee makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 8-8 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell misses the tip | 8-8 |
| 15:59 | Akron | Robert Gee grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edgar Divine (fresh) SF - Robert Gee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Watt (fairly fresh) C - Paul Bourn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Aubrey Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christian Cornell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Mello (fresh) C - Edward O'Neal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Akron | Aubrey Wilson picks off the pass by Edgar Divine | 8-8 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee State | Robert Gee steps in front of the Nicholas Simmons pass | 8-8 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Edgar Divine misses the easy layup | 8-8 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Edgar Divine grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:40 | Akron | Edward O'Neal denies the turnaround by Paul Bourn | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee State | Robert Gee picks off the pass by Nicholas Simmons | 8-8 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Robert Gee lays it up and in | 10-8 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Corcoran (PG), Thomas Hall (SG), William Mariotti (PF), Edwin Cook (C) Joseph Parsons, Edgar Divine, Kevin Watt, Paul Bourn | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Christian Dove (SG), George Davis (SF), William Bennett (PF), David Brewer (C) Nicholas Simmons, Christian Cornell, Raymond Mello, Edward O'Neal | |
| 13:41 | Akron | Robert Gee misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 10-8 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee State | Christian Dove gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-8 |
| 13:13 | Akron | Roger Corcoran buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hall | 13-8 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee State | William Mariotti is called for the reach on Aubrey Wilson - foul #1 on William Mariotti, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Divine (SG) Robert Gee | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 12:51 | Tennessee State | William Bennett is hacked by William Mariotti - foul #2 on William Mariotti, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Kevin Watt (PF) William Mariotti | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee State | David Brewer loses the dribble to Kevin Watt | 13-8 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Kevin Watt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-8 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee State | Christian Dove grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee State | David Brewer comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Edwin Cook - foul #1 on Edwin Cook, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Parsons (PG) Edgar Divine | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell (SF), Edward O'Neal (C) Aubrey Wilson, William Bennett | |
| 12:04 | Tennessee State | David Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee State | David Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Kevin Watt | 13-8 |
| 11:48 | Akron | Edwin Cook misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee State | David Brewer gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Corcoran (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Hall (fresh) PF - Kevin Watt (fairly fresh) C - Edwin Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - George Davis (fresh) SG - Christian Dove (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Christian Cornell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brewer (fresh) C - Edward O'Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal lays it in on a great pass from Christian Dove and he's fouled by Edwin Cook - foul #2 on Edwin Cook, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Gee (SF), Paul Bourn (C) Kevin Watt, Edwin Cook | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons (SG), Raymond Mello (PF) Christian Dove, David Brewer | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Edward O'Neal takes the ball from Robert Gee | 13-11 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from George Davis | 13-13 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Thomas Hall is hacked by Raymond Mello - foul #2 on Raymond Mello, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Divine (SG), Kevin Watt (PF) Roger Corcoran, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Christian Dove (PG), William Bennett (PF) George Davis, Raymond Mello | |
| 10:11 | Akron | Kevin Watt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee State | Edgar Divine is called for the reach on Christian Cornell - foul #2 on Edgar Divine, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Kwong (PG), Thomas Hall (SG) Joseph Parsons, Edgar Divine | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 09:51 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Christian Dove picks off the pass by Thomas Hall | 16-15 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee State | Thomas Hall is called for the reach on Nicholas Simmons - foul #1 on Thomas Hall, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Kevin Watt travels with the ball | 16-17 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson (PG), Larry Silverman (SF), David Brewer (C) Nicholas Simmons, Christian Cornell, Edward O'Neal | |
| 09:02 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:00 | Akron | The rebound goes to Thomas Hall | 16-17 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Robert Gee comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 16-17 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Thomas Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:14 | Akron | The short jumper by Andrew Kwong is denied by David Brewer | 16-17 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee State | Christian Dove gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee State | Larry Silverman hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Andrew Kwong clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by David Brewer - foul #1 on David Brewer, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Parsons (PG), Roger Corcoran (SG) Thomas Hall, Robert Gee | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | George Davis (PG), Nicholas Simmons (SG), Christian Cornell (SF), Edward O'Neal (C) Aubrey Wilson, Christian Dove, Larry Silverman, William Bennett | |
| 07:53 | Akron | Andrew Kwong makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Andrew Kwong makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons can't connect on a floater from the right side | 18-19 |
| 07:27 | Akron | Paul Bourn grabs the board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Corcoran (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Kwong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Watt (tiring) 3 pts. C - Paul Bourn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - George Davis (fresh) SG - Nicholas Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christian Cornell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brewer (fresh) C - Edward O'Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Akron | Roger Corcoran scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Kwong | 21-19 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Bourn - foul #1 on Paul Bourn, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Gee (SF) Andrew Kwong | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:53 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Paul Bourn knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 23-21 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by Nicholas Simmons is blocked by Robert Gee | 23-21 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Robert Gee grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Kevin Watt clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Paul Bourn pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Kevin Watt misses short on a shot in the lane | 23-21 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee State | George Davis clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward O'Neal | 23-21 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Brewer | 23-23 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Kevin Watt is denied on a layup by David Brewer | 23-23 |
| 04:54 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Watt | 23-23 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Joseph Parsons's pass is intercepted by Christian Cornell | 23-23 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee State | Paul Bourn swats the shot by Christian Cornell | 23-23 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Paul Bourn pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Kevin Watt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Kwong (PG), Thomas Hall (SG) Joseph Parsons, Roger Corcoran | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson (PG), Christian Dove (SG), Larry Silverman (SF), William Bennett (PF), James Jamar (C) George Davis, Nicholas Simmons, Christian Cornell, David Brewer, Edward O'Neal | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee State | Paul Bourn blocks the short jumper by William Bennett | 23-23 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee State | William Bennett can't tip it in | 23-23 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee State | Larry Silverman tips it but misses | 23-23 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee State | William Bennett tips it back up and in | 23-25 |
| 03:40 | Akron | Paul Bourn is fouled on the floor by James Jamar - foul #1 on James Jamar, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Divine (SG), William Mariotti (PF), Edwin Cook (C) Robert Gee, Kevin Watt, Paul Bourn | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello (PF) James Jamar | |
| 03:30 | Akron | Andrew Kwong scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hall | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Kwong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Divine (fresh) SF - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Mariotti (fresh) C - Edwin Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Aubrey Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christian Dove (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Larry Silverman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Mello (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee State | Christian Dove hits a jumper from the left side | 26-27 |
| 02:51 | Akron | William Mariotti misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee State | Larry Silverman grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee State | Larry Silverman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 02:27 | Akron | William Mariotti snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Edwin Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee State | Christian Dove misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 01:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to William Mariotti | 26-27 |
| 01:29 | Akron | William Mariotti misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to William Bennett | 26-27 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee State | Larry Silverman clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by William Mariotti - foul #3 on William Mariotti, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Parsons (PG), Roger Corcoran (SG), Robert Gee (SF), Paul Bourn (C) Andrew Kwong, Edgar Divine, William Mariotti, Edwin Cook | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons (SG), Edward O'Neal (C) Christian Dove, William Bennett | |
| 01:16 | Tennessee State | Larry Silverman makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee State | Larry Silverman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Thomas Hall gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Robert Gee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Robert Gee grabs the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Thomas Hall comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Paul Bourn hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Silverman | 28-31 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Roger Corcoran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Raymond Mello | 28-31 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee State | Robert Gee picks off the pass by Aubrey Wilson | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Robert Gee hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-31 |