| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Croom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Livingston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Main (fresh) PF - Sam Lovejoy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale McGhee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Divine (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Gee (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kevin Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Bourn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Anthony Main inbounds the ball | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Texas Tech | John Croom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Paul Bourn gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Edgar Divine is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Edgar Divine, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Hall (SG) Edgar Divine | |
| 19:05 | Texas Tech | John Croom can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Bourn - foul #1 on Paul Bourn, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 19:05 | Texas Tech | John Croom makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 19:05 | Texas Tech | John Croom makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Kevin Watt misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Kevin Watt tips it back up and in | 46-37 |
| 18:19 | Texas Tech | John Croom misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Kevin Watt gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Joseph Parsons travels with the ball | 46-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oren Hsu (PF) Sam Lovejoy | |
| Subs | Akron | William Mariotti (PF) Kevin Watt | |
| 17:54 | Texas Tech | Paul Bourn denies the turnaround by Anthony Main | 46-37 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Thomas Hall gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Oren Hsu swats the shot by William Mariotti | 46-37 |
| 17:28 | Texas Tech | John Croom gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:23 | Texas Tech | Daniel Livingston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 17:22 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee hits the follow up shot | 48-37 |
| 17:10 | Akron | Robert Gee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 48-37 |
| 17:08 | Texas Tech | Anthony Main grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 16:53 | Texas Tech | Daniel Livingston double dribbles | 48-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Leroy Largo (PG), Dennis Price (SG), William Tennyson (SF), Sam Lovejoy (PF) John Croom, Daniel Livingston, Anthony Main, Dale McGhee | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Corcoran (PG), Kevin Watt (PF), Edwin Cook (C) Joseph Parsons, Robert Gee, Paul Bourn | |
| 16:32 | Akron | Roger Corcoran hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Leroy Largo - foul #2 on Leroy Largo, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Roger Corcoran misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Roger Corcoran misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:32 | Texas Tech | Oren Hsu pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 16:23 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy banks in the layup | 50-37 |
| 16:03 | Akron | Kevin Watt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-37 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Edwin Cook tips it back up and in | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Leroy Largo (fresh) SG - Dennis Price (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Tennyson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Sam Lovejoy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Oren Hsu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Roger Corcoran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Mariotti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Watt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 15:37 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to William Tennyson | 50-39 |
| 15:29 | Texas Tech | Dennis Price scores on a 3 from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 15:11 | Akron | William Mariotti is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on William Mariotti, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Livingston (SG), Samuel Walker (PF), Dale McGhee (C) Leroy Largo, Sam Lovejoy, Oren Hsu | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Parsons (PG), Edgar Divine (SG), Robert Gee (SF) Roger Corcoran, Thomas Hall, William Mariotti | |
| 14:59 | Texas Tech | Dennis Price double dribbles | 53-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Croom (PG) Dennis Price | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Bourn (C) Edwin Cook | |
| 14:40 | Akron | Robert Gee is fouled on the floor by Dale McGhee - foul #3 on Dale McGhee, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Paul Bourn travels with the ball | 53-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Anthony Main (SF) William Tennyson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:02 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edgar Divine - foul #4 on Edgar Divine, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Corcoran (SG) Edgar Divine | |
| 14:02 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 14:02 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 13:52 | Akron | Paul Bourn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Parsons | 54-41 |
| 13:47 | Texas Tech | Daniel Livingston is hacked by Roger Corcoran - foul #3 on Roger Corcoran, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dennis Price (SG) Daniel Livingston | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:28 | Texas Tech | Roger Corcoran is called for the reach on John Croom - foul #4 on Roger Corcoran, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Leroy Largo (PG) John Croom | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Hall (SG), Edwin Cook (C) Roger Corcoran, Paul Bourn | |
| 13:12 | Texas Tech | Dennis Price is denied on a dunk by Kevin Watt | 54-41 |
| 13:11 | Akron | Kevin Watt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 12:57 | Akron | Thomas Hall makes the jumper in the paint | 54-43 |
| 12:32 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Gee | 54-43 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Edwin Cook gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 12:24 | Akron | Robert Gee blows the layup | 54-43 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Kevin Watt tips it in | 54-45 |
| 12:05 | Texas Tech | Anthony Main throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Croom (PG), Daniel Livingston (SG), William Tennyson (SF), Sam Lovejoy (PF), Oren Hsu (C) Leroy Largo, Dennis Price, Anthony Main, Samuel Walker, Dale McGhee | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Kwong (PG), William Mariotti (PF), Paul Bourn (C) Joseph Parsons, Kevin Watt, Edwin Cook | |
| 11:45 | Akron | Andrew Kwong misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-45 |
| 11:44 | Akron | Thomas Hall tips it in | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Croom (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Livingston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Tennyson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Sam Lovejoy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Oren Hsu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Kwong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Gee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Mariotti (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Bourn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Texas Tech | John Croom is fouled on the floor by William Mariotti - foul #4 on William Mariotti, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Akron | Kevin Watt (PF) William Mariotti | |
| 11:15 | Texas Tech | John Croom makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 11:15 | Texas Tech | John Croom makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Kevin Watt lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Kwong and the foul's on Sam Lovejoy - foul #1 on Sam Lovejoy, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Kevin Watt makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:43 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daniel Livingston | 59-50 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Thomas Hall comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Livingston - foul #2 on Daniel Livingston, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dennis Price (PG), Dale McGhee (C) John Croom, Oren Hsu | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Parsons (PG), Edwin Cook (PF) Andrew Kwong, Kevin Watt | |
| 10:24 | Akron | Thomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:24 | Akron | Thomas Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:24 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | Daniel Livingston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Edwin Cook pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Thomas Hall knocks in the jumper from the right side | 59-53 |
| 09:20 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy is hacked by Edwin Cook - foul #2 on Edwin Cook, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Leroy Largo (PG), Anthony Main (SF) Daniel Livingston, William Tennyson | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:20 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:20 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Dale McGhee is called for the reach on Robert Gee - foul #4 on Dale McGhee, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Croom (PG), Samuel Walker (C) Leroy Largo, Dale McGhee | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Kwong (PG), Kevin Watt (PF) Joseph Parsons, Edwin Cook | |
| 08:49 | Akron | Robert Gee misses long on a turnaround from close range | 61-53 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Thomas Hall gets the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:30 | Akron | Thomas Hall is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Hall, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| 08:21 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Gee - foul #3 on Robert Gee, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Tennyson (SG), Oren Hsu (C) Dennis Price, Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:21 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:21 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:21 | Akron | Kevin Watt grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Kevin Watt is hacked by Sam Lovejoy - foul #2 on Sam Lovejoy, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Samuel Walker (C) Sam Lovejoy | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:58 | Akron | Andrew Kwong's pass is intercepted by Samuel Walker | 62-53 |
| 07:42 | Texas Tech | Anthony Main misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 07:40 | Akron | Andrew Kwong grabs the board | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Croom (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tennyson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Main (fresh) PF - Oren Hsu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Andrew Kwong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hall (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Gee (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Watt (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Bourn (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Akron | Thomas Hall misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 62-53 |
| 07:32 | Akron | Thomas Hall gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Samuel Walker swats the shot by Thomas Hall | 62-53 |
| 07:18 | Texas Tech | William Tennyson pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:57 | Texas Tech | Thomas Hall steals the ball from William Tennyson | 62-53 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Kevin Watt misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Oren Hsu - foul #2 on Oren Hsu, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dennis Price (PG), Daniel Livingston (SG), Dale McGhee (C) John Croom, William Tennyson, Oren Hsu | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Parsons (PG), Edgar Divine (SG), William Mariotti (SF), Edwin Cook (C) Andrew Kwong, Thomas Hall, Robert Gee, Paul Bourn | |
| 06:40 | Akron | Kevin Watt makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Kevin Watt misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:40 | Texas Tech | Samuel Walker pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:24 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee misses the jump hook in the paint | 62-54 |
| 06:22 | Akron | William Mariotti snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 06:18 | Akron | Joseph Parsons misses the shot from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Joseph Parsons tips it back up and in | 62-56 |
| 05:58 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 05:56 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee tips it but misses | 62-56 |
| 05:55 | Akron | Edwin Cook gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Joseph Parsons connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edgar Divine | 62-58 |
| 05:27 | Texas Tech | Daniel Livingston clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 62-58 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Edwin Cook gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:10 | Akron | Joseph Parsons clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 05:08 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:43 | Texas Tech | Daniel Livingston knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Daniel Livingston steals it from Edwin Cook | 65-58 |
| 04:30 | Texas Tech | Anthony Main hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Livingston | 67-58 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Edgar Divine misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-58 |
| 04:17 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 03:59 | Texas Tech | Anthony Main misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Joseph Parsons grabs the board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Akron | William Mariotti can't connect on a shot from the right block | 67-58 |
| 03:44 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Anthony Main | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Dennis Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Livingston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Anthony Main (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dale McGhee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Joseph Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Divine (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Mariotti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Watt (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Edwin Cook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee loses the dribble to William Mariotti | 67-58 |
| 03:16 | Akron | Kevin Watt connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:47 | Texas Tech | Daniel Livingston hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Anthony Main | 69-60 |
| 02:38 | Akron | Kevin Watt connects on the floater from the baseline | 69-62 |
| 02:38 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Croom (PG), William Tennyson (SF), Sam Lovejoy (PF) Daniel Livingston, Anthony Main, Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | Akron | Roger Corcoran (SG), Robert Gee (SF), Thomas Hall (PF), Paul Bourn (C) Edgar Divine, William Mariotti, Kevin Watt, Edwin Cook | |
| 02:20 | Texas Tech | John Croom makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Tennyson | 72-62 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Thomas Hall misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 72-62 |
| 02:10 | Akron | Paul Bourn pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Roger Corcoran misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 01:46 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Gee | 72-62 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Joseph Parsons drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Bourn | 72-65 |
| 01:19 | Texas Tech | John Croom banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Price | 74-65 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Roger Corcoran's pass is intercepted by Sam Lovejoy | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Robert Gee grabs the board | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Akron | Roger Corcoran can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 00:37 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Sam Lovejoy | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Parsons - foul #2 on Joseph Parsons, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Livingston (SG), Anthony Main (SF), Oren Hsu (C) Dennis Price, William Tennyson, Dale McGhee | |
| Subs | Akron | Edgar Divine (SG), Kevin Watt (PF) Roger Corcoran, Thomas Hall | |
| 00:36 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:36 | Texas Tech | Sam Lovejoy misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Edgar Divine gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Joseph Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-65 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Leroy Largo (PG), Dennis Price (SG), William Tennyson (SF), Samuel Walker (C) John Croom, Daniel Livingston, Anthony Main, Sam Lovejoy | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Kwong (PG), Roger Corcoran (SG), Thomas Hall (SF), William Mariotti (PF), Edwin Cook (C) Joseph Parsons, Edgar Divine, Robert Gee, Kevin Watt, Paul Bourn | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | Leroy Largo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 00:04 | Texas Tech | Oren Hsu hits the follow up shot | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Andrew Kwong clanks a halfcourt shot | 77-65 |