| Lineup | VMI | PG - Alan Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Aguinaldo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chung Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Henry Sarinsky (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carl Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Francis Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David May (fresh) C - Jacob Heineman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Chung Xiong inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 19:38 | Akron | David May grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| 19:15 | VMI | William Aguinaldo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-23 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Carl Moore knocks in the floater in the paint and he's hacked by William Aguinaldo - foul #1 on William Aguinaldo, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Carl Moore makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:42 | VMI | Henry Sarinsky is called for the reach on Alan Stewart - foul #1 on Henry Sarinsky, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:24 | VMI | Chung Xiong drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Alan Stewart | 33-26 |
| 18:07 | Akron | David May's pass is intercepted by Kurt O'Neill | 33-26 |
| 17:45 | VMI | Francis Simmons steps in front of the Chung Xiong pass | 33-26 |
| 17:28 | Akron | David May is fouled on the floor by Kurt O'Neill - foul #1 on Kurt O'Neill, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | VMI | Toby Minor (SG), Dodek Kaminski (SF), Travis Rudnick (PF) William Aguinaldo, Chung Xiong, James Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Franzen (SG), Eric Sheen (SF), Samuel Dickey (PF), Michael Barnette (C) Carl Moore, Francis Simmons, David May, Jacob Heineman | |
| 17:09 | Akron | Eric Sheen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 17:07 | VMI | Alan Stewart gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 16:45 | VMI | Alan Stewart misses the lay-in | 33-26 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Peter Franzen is fouled on the floor by Toby Minor - foul #1 on Toby Minor, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | VMI | Chung Xiong (SF), James Smith (PF) Alan Stewart, Kurt O'Neill | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Moore (SG), David May (PF), Jacob Heineman (C) Henry Sarinsky, Samuel Dickey, Michael Barnette | |
| 16:08 | Akron | Eric Sheen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Moore | 33-29 |
| 15:56 | VMI | Chung Xiong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 15:54 | VMI | James Smith grabs the offensive board | 33-29 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Toby Minor (fresh) SG - Dodek Kaminski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chung Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Rudnick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Franzen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Sheen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David May (fresh) C - Jacob Heineman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | VMI | Dodek Kaminski is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | VMI | William Aguinaldo (SG) Dodek Kaminski | |
| Subs | Akron | Francis Simmons (SF) Eric Sheen | |
| 15:20 | Akron | Peter Franzen loses the dribble to James Smith | 33-29 |
| 15:04 | VMI | James Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 33-29 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Peter Franzen pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Jacob Heineman is whistled for a carry | 33-29 |
| Subs | VMI | Alan Stewart (PG), Dodek Kaminski (SF), Samuel Waldron (PF), Kurt O'Neill (C) Toby Minor, Chung Xiong, James Smith, Travis Rudnick | |
| Subs | Akron | Henry Sarinsky (PG), Michael Barnette (SG), Samuel Dickey (PF), Eric Sheen (C) Peter Franzen, Carl Moore, David May, Jacob Heineman | |
| 14:20 | VMI | William Aguinaldo double dribbles | 33-29 |
| 14:08 | Akron | Samuel Dickey hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Sarinsky | 33-32 |
| 13:44 | VMI | Samuel Dickey steals the ball from Alan Stewart | 33-32 |
| 13:26 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-32 |
| 13:24 | VMI | Samuel Waldron grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:04 | VMI | William Aguinaldo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Toby Minor (SG), Chung Xiong (SF), James Smith (PF) William Aguinaldo, Dodek Kaminski, Samuel Waldron | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Moore (SG), David May (PF), Jacob Heineman (C) Michael Barnette, Francis Simmons, Samuel Dickey | |
| 12:44 | Akron | Eric Sheen is hacked by Kurt O'Neill - foul #2 on Kurt O'Neill, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Roy Thompson (PG), Travis Rudnick (C) Alan Stewart, Kurt O'Neill | |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Terry (SF) Eric Sheen | |
| 12:24 | Akron | Chung Xiong blocks the short jumper by David May | 33-32 |
| 12:22 | VMI | The rebound goes to Travis Rudnick | 33-32 |
| 12:04 | VMI | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 33-32 |
| 12:02 | VMI | Travis Rudnick tips it in | 35-32 |
| 11:49 | Akron | David May can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 35-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Alan Stewart (PG) Roy Thompson | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Franzen (PG) Henry Sarinsky | |
| 11:49 | Akron | David May makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 11:49 | Akron | David May misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 11:49 | VMI | Travis Rudnick snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Alan Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toby Minor (fresh) SF - Chung Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Travis Rudnick (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Franzen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Terry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David May (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jacob Heineman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | VMI | James Smith drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Stewart | 37-33 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Matthew Terry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 11:16 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Moore | 37-33 |
| 11:05 | Akron | Carl Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 10:44 | VMI | Jacob Heineman blocks the short jumper by Travis Rudnick | 37-36 |
| 10:42 | VMI | Chung Xiong hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 10:18 | Akron | David May scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Moore | 39-38 |
| 10:00 | VMI | Alan Stewart scores on a runner from the left block | 41-38 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Peter Franzen hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 09:34 | VMI | Toby Minor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 09:33 | Akron | David May gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Toby Minor picks off the pass by Jacob Heineman | 41-41 |
| 08:50 | VMI | Travis Rudnick misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Franzen - foul #2 on Peter Franzen, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Roy Thompson (PG), William Aguinaldo (SG), Dodek Kaminski (SF), Kurt O'Neill (C) Alan Stewart, Toby Minor, Chung Xiong, James Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Henry Sarinsky (PG), Michael Barnette (SG), Francis Simmons (SF), Samuel Dickey (PF), Eric Sheen (C) Peter Franzen, Carl Moore, Matthew Terry, David May, Jacob Heineman | |
| 08:50 | VMI | Travis Rudnick makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:50 | VMI | Travis Rudnick makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Barnette | 43-43 |
| 08:08 | VMI | Eric Sheen picks off the pass by Travis Rudnick | 43-43 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Michael Barnette clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 07:55 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 07:48 | VMI | Dodek Kaminski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Roy Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Aguinaldo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dodek Kaminski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Rudnick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Henry Sarinsky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Barnette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Dickey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Sheen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 07:26 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 07:21 | VMI | Roy Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 07:19 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 07:18 | Akron | Samuel Dickey gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Eric Sheen misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on William Aguinaldo - foul #2 on William Aguinaldo, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | VMI | Samuel Waldron (PF) Travis Rudnick | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Franzen (SG) Samuel Dickey | |
| 07:11 | Akron | Eric Sheen misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Eric Sheen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:11 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 06:56 | VMI | Francis Simmons picks off the pass by Kurt O'Neill | 46-43 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Eric Sheen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 46-43 |
| 06:30 | VMI | William Aguinaldo pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 06:10 | VMI | William Aguinaldo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Thompson | 49-43 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Francis Simmons comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Peter Franzen buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Sheen and he's hacked by Dodek Kaminski - foul #2 on Dodek Kaminski, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | VMI | Alan Stewart (PG), Toby Minor (SG), Chung Xiong (SF), James Smith (PF) Roy Thompson, William Aguinaldo, Dodek Kaminski, Kurt O'Neill | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Moore (SG), Matthew Terry (SF), David May (PF), Jacob Heineman (C) Henry Sarinsky, Francis Simmons, Eric Sheen, Michael Barnette | |
| 05:35 | Akron | Peter Franzen makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:19 | VMI | James Smith clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Terry - foul #1 on Matthew Terry, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Akron | Eugene Gentry (PG) Peter Franzen | |
| 05:19 | VMI | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:19 | VMI | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Jacob Heineman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Alan Stewart picks off the pass by Eugene Gentry in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 04:59 | VMI | Alan Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Jacob Heineman gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 04:51 | Akron | David May hits a shot from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 04:36 | VMI | James Smith makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Alan Stewart | 51-48 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Eugene Gentry is hacked by Alan Stewart - foul #3 on Alan Stewart, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | VMI | Kurt O'Neill (C) Samuel Waldron | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:18 | Akron | Eugene Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Eugene Gentry misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:18 | VMI | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:07 | VMI | Alan Stewart knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Carl Moore is fouled on the floor by Toby Minor - foul #2 on Toby Minor, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | VMI | William Aguinaldo (SG) Toby Minor | |
| Subs | Akron | Henry Sarinsky (PG), Francis Simmons (SF), Eric Sheen (PF) Eugene Gentry, Matthew Terry, David May | |
| 03:42 | Akron | Carl Moore misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:42 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Alan Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Aguinaldo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chung Xiong (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Kurt O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Henry Sarinsky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Sheen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jacob Heineman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | VMI | Chung Xiong is hacked by Francis Simmons - foul #3 on Francis Simmons, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | VMI | Dodek Kaminski (SF) Chung Xiong | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Barnette (C) Jacob Heineman | |
| 03:07 | VMI | Alan Stewart clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-49 |
| 03:06 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill tips it back up and in | 56-49 |
| 02:46 | Akron | Carl Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from Francis Simmons | 56-51 |
| 02:35 | VMI | Francis Simmons steals it from William Aguinaldo | 56-51 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | VMI | Chung Xiong (SF) Dodek Kaminski | |
| Subs | Akron | David May (PF), Jacob Heineman (C) Eric Sheen, Michael Barnette | |
| 02:11 | Akron | David May hits the finger roll set up by Henry Sarinsky and he's fouled by Kurt O'Neill - foul #3 on Kurt O'Neill, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| 02:11 | Akron | David May misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:11 | VMI | James Smith gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:57 | VMI | Alan Stewart clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Francis Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 01:42 | VMI | William Aguinaldo snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 01:35 | VMI | James Smith misses long on a jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| 01:33 | Akron | David May gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:06 | Akron | Francis Simmons misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 01:04 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Simmons | 56-53 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Jacob Heineman tips it home | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | VMI | Alan Stewart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Alan Stewart, team foul #11 | 56-55 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Henry Sarinsky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Jacob Heineman tips it home | 56-57 |
| 00:08 | VMI | VMI calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | VMI | Alan Stewart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Francis Simmons pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |