| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Mark Greeley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Guillermo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Spears (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Roger Corcoran (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edgar Divine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Gee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Watt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Bourn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Gee inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | Kevin Watt scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Edgar Divine and he's hacked by Christopher Spears - foul #2 on Christopher Spears, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:40 | Akron | Kevin Watt makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:26 | Monmouth | Mark Greeley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 35-33 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Kevin Watt pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Paul Bourn misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 19:03 | Akron | Kevin Watt tips it in | 35-35 |
| 18:40 | Monmouth | Paul Bourn steps in front of the Derrick Guillermo pass | 35-35 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Robert Gee misses the lay-in | 35-35 |
| 18:28 | Akron | Robert Gee gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Robert Gee can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 18:15 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Bourn | 35-35 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Paul Bourn makes the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Mark Richardson - foul #2 on Mark Richardson, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Paul Bourn misses the free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:57 | Monmouth | Lawrence Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:33 | Monmouth | Edgar Divine takes the ball from Mark Richardson | 35-37 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Edgar Divine misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 17:12 | Monmouth | Christopher Spears snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:00 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Kevin Watt grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:37 | Akron | Kevin Watt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 16:35 | Monmouth | Lawrence Ford gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:17 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 16:07 | Akron | Robert Gee can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-37 |
| 16:05 | Monmouth | Mark Richardson pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:52 | Monmouth | Paul Bourn denies the turnaround by Lawrence Ford | 38-37 |
| 15:50 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Richardson | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Mark Greeley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Guillermo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Spears (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Roger Corcoran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edgar Divine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Gee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Watt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Bourn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Monmouth | Edgar Divine steals the ball from Mark Greeley | 38-37 |
| 15:32 | Akron | Kevin Watt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edgar Divine | 38-39 |
| 15:17 | Monmouth | Lawrence Ford misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Robert Gee pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:06 | Akron | Roger Corcoran loses the ball out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ernest Siegel (PG), Alberto Fernandez (SG), Alan Bollinger (SF), Derek Means (PF), Bruce Wells (C) Mark Greeley, Derrick Guillermo, Mark Richardson, Christopher Spears, Lawrence Ford | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Parsons (PG), Thomas Hall (SG), William Mariotti (PF), Edwin Cook (C) Roger Corcoran, Edgar Divine, Kevin Watt, Paul Bourn | |
| 14:37 | Monmouth | Bruce Wells comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Edwin Cook - foul #1 on Edwin Cook, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 14:37 | Monmouth | Bruce Wells makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:37 | Monmouth | Bruce Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Edwin Cook misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 14:15 | Monmouth | Alan Bollinger gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:01 | Monmouth | Derek Means misses the floater from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 13:59 | Akron | Robert Gee grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 13:45 | Akron | William Mariotti misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 13:43 | Monmouth | Derek Means gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:27 | Monmouth | The pull-up jumper by Alberto Fernandez is blocked by Joseph Parsons | 40-39 |
| 13:25 | Monmouth | Derek Means pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:13 | Monmouth | Ernest Siegel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 13:12 | Monmouth | Derek Means tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 12:45 | Akron | Alberto Fernandez steals the ball from Thomas Hall | 42-39 |
| 12:26 | Monmouth | Derek Means comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 12:24 | Akron | Robert Gee grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Joseph Parsons drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Thomas Hall and he's hacked by Ernest Siegel - foul #2 on Ernest Siegel, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark Greeley (PG), Derrick Guillermo (SG), Mark Richardson (SF), Christopher Spears (PF), Lawrence Ford (C) Ernest Siegel, Alberto Fernandez, Alan Bollinger, Derek Means, Bruce Wells | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Corcoran (SG), Kevin Watt (PF), Paul Bourn (C) Robert Gee, William Mariotti, Edwin Cook | |
| 12:06 | Akron | Joseph Parsons makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:46 | Monmouth | Mark Richardson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Ford | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Mark Greeley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Guillermo (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Spears (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Corcoran (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Watt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Bourn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Akron | Thomas Hall misses the runner from close range | 44-42 |
| 11:34 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Watt | 44-42 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Thomas Hall misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Richardson - foul #3 on Mark Richardson, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Divine (SG) Joseph Parsons | |
| 11:16 | Akron | Thomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:16 | Akron | Thomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:57 | Monmouth | Mark Greeley is fouled on the floor by Paul Bourn - foul #1 on Paul Bourn, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Gee (SF) Thomas Hall | |
| 10:39 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 10:37 | Monmouth | Mark Greeley tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Robert Gee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 10:16 | Akron | Edgar Divine snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 09:56 | Akron | Christopher Spears is called for the reach on Edgar Divine - foul #3 on Christopher Spears, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ernest Siegel (PG), Derek Means (PF) Mark Greeley, Christopher Spears | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Parsons (PG), William Mariotti (SF), Edwin Cook (C) Roger Corcoran, Robert Gee, Paul Bourn | |
| 09:35 | Akron | Edwin Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-44 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Kevin Watt tips it home | 46-46 |
| 09:32 | Monmouth | Edgar Divine steals it from Ernest Siegel in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Edwin Cook clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 09:17 | Akron | William Mariotti gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:08 | Akron | Joseph Parsons is whistled for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Alan Bollinger (SF) Mark Richardson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:55 | Monmouth | Ernest Siegel drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Derek Means | 49-46 |
| 08:39 | Akron | William Mariotti hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 08:38 | Monmouth | Derek Means grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 08:26 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo clanks a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by William Mariotti - foul #1 on William Mariotti, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark Greeley (PG), Christopher Spears (PF) Ernest Siegel, Lawrence Ford | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Corcoran (SG), Thomas Hall (SF), Paul Bourn (C) Edgar Divine, Kevin Watt, Edwin Cook | |
| 08:26 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:26 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:26 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo makes the 3rd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:07 | Akron | William Mariotti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 08:05 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Mark Greeley | 51-46 |
| 08:00 | Monmouth | Alan Bollinger is fouled on the floor by Paul Bourn - foul #2 on Paul Bourn, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Alberto Fernandez (SG), Mark Richardson (SF) Derrick Guillermo, Alan Bollinger | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Divine (SG) Joseph Parsons | |
| 07:41 | Monmouth | Christopher Spears dunks the ball | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Mark Greeley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Fernandez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Derek Means (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Roger Corcoran (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edgar Divine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Thomas Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Mariotti (fresh) C - Paul Bourn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Akron | William Mariotti jams it and he's hacked by Derek Means - foul #1 on Derek Means, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 07:25 | Akron | William Mariotti makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:58 | Monmouth | Derek Means hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 06:56 | Monmouth | Mark Greeley tips it in | 55-49 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Roger Corcoran misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 06:36 | Akron | William Mariotti snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 06:24 | Akron | William Mariotti misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 06:23 | Monmouth | Christopher Spears pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:16 | Monmouth | Mark Richardson connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Edgar Divine - foul #2 on Edgar Divine, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ernest Siegel (PG), Derrick Guillermo (SG), Alan Bollinger (PF), Lawrence Ford (C) Mark Greeley, Alberto Fernandez, Christopher Spears, Derek Means | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Parsons (PG), Robert Gee (SF), Edwin Cook (C) Roger Corcoran, William Mariotti, Paul Bourn | |
| 06:16 | Monmouth | Mark Richardson misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Edwin Cook grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Edwin Cook misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Ford - foul #2 on Lawrence Ford, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Richard Higuchi (PF) Mark Richardson | |
| Subs | Akron | Kevin Watt (PF) Edgar Divine | |
| 06:01 | Akron | Edwin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Edwin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:44 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-51 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Robert Gee snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 05:36 | Akron | Robert Gee double dribbles | 57-51 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Divine (SG) Thomas Hall | |
| 05:17 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 05:16 | Monmouth | Richard Higuchi grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 04:59 | Monmouth | Kevin Watt is called for the reach on Derrick Guillermo - foul #2 on Kevin Watt, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark Richardson (SF) Richard Higuchi | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Corcoran (SG) Edgar Divine | |
| 04:47 | Monmouth | Mark Richardson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 57-51 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Kevin Watt pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Roger Corcoran scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Watt | 57-54 |
| 04:03 | Monmouth | Alan Bollinger misses long on a shot from close range | 57-54 |
| 04:01 | Monmouth | Ernest Siegel pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:42 | Monmouth | Kevin Watt blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Ernest Siegel | 57-54 |
| 03:41 | Akron | Roger Corcoran snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Ernest Siegel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derrick Guillermo (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Bollinger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawrence Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Corcoran (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Gee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Kevin Watt (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Edwin Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Akron | Roger Corcoran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark Greeley (PG), Christopher Spears (PF) Ernest Siegel, Alan Bollinger | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Hall (SG), William Mariotti (PF), Paul Bourn (C) Joseph Parsons, Kevin Watt, Edwin Cook | |
| 03:00 | Monmouth | William Mariotti steals the ball from Mark Richardson | 57-54 |
| 03:00 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Parsons (PG) Robert Gee | |
| 02:39 | Akron | Thomas Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-54 |
| 02:38 | Monmouth | Christopher Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:20 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo is hacked by Thomas Hall - foul #1 on Thomas Hall, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Divine (SG) Roger Corcoran | |
| 02:20 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:20 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Gee (SF) William Mariotti | |
| 02:09 | Akron | Robert Gee misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Spears - foul #4 on Christopher Spears, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Robert Gee makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Robert Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:58 | Monmouth | Mark Greeley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 01:57 | Monmouth | Lawrence Ford tips it but misses | 59-56 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Robert Gee pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:52 | Akron | Joseph Parsons can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 01:51 | Monmouth | Lawrence Ford snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 01:45 | Monmouth | Mark Richardson knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Mark Greeley | 61-56 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Robert Gee knocks in the floater from the right block | 61-58 |
| 01:06 | Monmouth | Lawrence Ford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 01:04 | Monmouth | Mark Greeley grabs the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:54 | Monmouth | Mark Greeley loses the ball out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Akron | Kevin Watt (PF) Thomas Hall | |
| 00:43 | Akron | Robert Gee blows the dunk | 61-58 |
| 00:42 | Monmouth | Christopher Spears pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Monmouth | Derrick Guillermo drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Mark Greeley | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Akron | Edgar Divine misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 00:15 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Mark Richardson | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Monmouth | Mark Richardson is hacked by Joseph Parsons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Parsons, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Richard Higuchi (PF) Christopher Spears | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:12 | Monmouth | Mark Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:12 | Monmouth | Mark Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Robert Gee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Mark Greeley runs out the clock | 65-58 |