| Lineup | Akron | PG - Donald Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Kenny (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Post (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Graham (fresh) C - David Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ty Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Howard Claiborne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Hauser (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Stroud (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | David Post inbounds the ball | 25-41 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Akron | David Post scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Abbott | 28-41 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | David Graham steals the ball from Michael Stroud | 28-41 |
| 18:57 | Akron | David Post is fouled on the floor by Howard Claiborne - foul #1 on Howard Claiborne, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 18:43 | Akron | David Post comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana State | John Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Graham - foul #2 on David Graham, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Randall Kenny misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by John Woods - foul #2 on John Woods, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Randall Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Randall Kenny misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 17:54 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 29-43 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson snags the offensive board | 29-43 |
| 17:40 | Louisiana State | John Woods makes the floater in the lane set up by Richard Hauser | 29-45 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Donald Abbott misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 17:34 | Akron | David Hunter tips it but misses | 29-45 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Woods | 29-47 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Randall Kenny misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 17:01 | Akron | David Hunter tips it back up and in | 31-47 |
| 16:48 | Louisiana State | David Graham steals it from Richard Hauser | 31-47 |
| 16:28 | Akron | Howard Claiborne picks off the pass by Donald Abbott | 31-47 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne banks in the layup | 31-49 |
| 16:06 | Akron | Randall Kenny misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-49 |
| 16:05 | Akron | David Graham tips it home | 33-49 |
| 15:48 | Louisiana State | John Woods buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Donald Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randall Kenny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Post (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ty Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Woods (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Howard Claiborne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Hauser (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Stroud (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Donald Abbott misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 15:26 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 33-52 |
| 15:07 | Louisiana State | John Woods gets the offensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 14:56 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-52 |
| 14:55 | Akron | David Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 14:45 | Akron | David Graham drills a driving attempt from close range | 35-52 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | John Woods clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 14:29 | Akron | David Post grabs the board | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 14:09 | Akron | Randall Kenny can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-52 |
| 14:07 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | John Woods banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ty Johnson and he's hacked by David Graham - foul #3 on David Graham, team foul #2 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Hugo Wile (PG), Bennie Nadeau (SG), Michael Huskey (SF), Earnest Hill (PF), Jamie Ross (C) Donald Abbott, Randall Kenny, David Post, David Graham, David Hunter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz (PG), Matthew Breton (SF), John Anderson (PF), Frank Larsen (C) Ty Johnson, Howard Claiborne, Richard Hauser, Michael Stroud | |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | John Woods makes the free throw | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:47 | Akron | Hugo Wile comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana State | Matthew Breton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | John Woods is hacked by Earnest Hill - foul #3 on Earnest Hill, team foul #3 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mitchel Caldwell (SG) John Woods | |
| 13:29 | Louisiana State | John Anderson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen grabs the offensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 13:22 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz is fouled on the floor by Hugo Wile - foul #1 on Hugo Wile, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana State | Matthew Breton lays it up and in set up by Mitchel Caldwell | 35-57 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Earnest Hill connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Hugo Wile | 37-57 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana State | Mitchel Caldwell buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Kautz | 37-59 |
| 12:21 | Akron | Bennie Nadeau misses the lay-in | 37-59 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana State | John Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 12:05 | Louisiana State | John Anderson knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchel Caldwell and he's hacked by Earnest Hill - foul #4 on Earnest Hill, team foul #5 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Akron | William Darnell (PF) Earnest Hill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 12:05 | Louisiana State | John Anderson makes the free throw | 37-62 |
| 11:47 | Akron | Hugo Wile clanks a floater from the right wing | 37-62 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Hugo Wile grabs the offensive rebound | 37-62 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Hugo Wile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bennie Nadeau (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Huskey (fresh) PF - William Darnell (fresh) C - Jamie Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Anthony Kautz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mitchel Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Breton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Larsen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Akron | Bennie Nadeau is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bennie Nadeau, team foul #6 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Abbott (PG), Sammy Cole (SF), David Hunter (C) Hugo Wile, Bennie Nadeau, Jamie Ross | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson (PG), Andre Sloan (SF), Michael Stroud (C) Anthony Kautz, Matthew Breton, Frank Larsen | |
| 11:12 | Louisiana State | Andre Sloan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Randall Kenny (SG) Michael Huskey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser (PF) John Anderson | |
| 10:56 | Akron | William Darnell can't finish the layup | 37-62 |
| 10:55 | Akron | William Darnell tips it back up and in | 39-62 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud is fouled on the floor by Donald Abbott - foul #2 on Donald Abbott, team foul #7 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Akron | David Post (SF) Sammy Cole | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne (SF) Mitchel Caldwell | |
| 10:45 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Donald Abbott misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-64 |
| 10:30 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne grabs the board | 39-64 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud can't finish the layup | 39-64 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Randall Kenny gets the rebound | 39-64 |
| 10:08 | Akron | David Post hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-64 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana State | Michael Stroud grabs the board | 39-64 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Howard Claiborne | 39-67 |
| 09:36 | Akron | David Post scores on a fadeaway from close range | 41-67 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne misses the easy layup | 41-67 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana State | Richard Hauser gets the offensive rebound | 41-67 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana State | Donald Abbott takes the ball from Howard Claiborne | 41-67 |
| 08:49 | Akron | David Post misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Howard Claiborne - foul #2 on Howard Claiborne, team foul #3 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Bennie Nadeau (PG), Michael Huskey (SG), David Graham (PF), Jamie Ross (C) Donald Abbott, Randall Kenny, William Darnell, David Hunter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz (PG), Mitchel Caldwell (SG), Matthew Breton (SF), John Anderson (PF), Frank Larsen (C) Ty Johnson, Andre Sloan, Howard Claiborne, Richard Hauser, Michael Stroud | |
| 08:49 | Akron | David Post makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 08:49 | Akron | David Post makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz is hacked by Jamie Ross - foul #1 on Jamie Ross, team foul #8 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Hugo Wile (PG) David Post | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:34 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 08:15 | Akron | John Anderson denies the turnaround by David Graham | 43-69 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen snags the defensive board | 43-69 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Anderson | 43-72 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Hugo Wile clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-72 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Bennie Nadeau pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-72 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Hugo Wile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bennie Nadeau (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Huskey (fresh) PF - David Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Jamie Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Anthony Kautz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchel Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Breton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Larsen (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Akron | David Graham lays it in and the foul's on Mitchel Caldwell - foul #1 on Mitchel Caldwell, team foul #4 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Abbott (PG), David Post (SF), Earnest Hill (C) Hugo Wile, Michael Huskey, Jamie Ross | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ty Johnson (PG), John Woods (SG), Howard Claiborne (SF) Anthony Kautz, Mitchel Caldwell, Matthew Breton | |
| 07:32 | Akron | David Graham makes the free throw | 46-72 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne is hacked by David Post - foul #3 on David Post, team foul #9 | 46-72 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne makes the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne misses the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 07:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Graham | 46-73 |
| 07:00 | Akron | Donald Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-73 |
| 06:59 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen grabs the board | 46-73 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana State | John Woods misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-73 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana State | John Anderson misses the tip | 46-73 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne snags the offensive board | 46-73 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana State | John Anderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Woods | 46-75 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Bennie Nadeau drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by David Post | 48-75 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by David Graham - foul #4 on David Graham, team foul #10 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Hugo Wile (PG), Michael Huskey (SG), William Darnell (PF), Jamie Ross (C) Donald Abbott, Bennie Nadeau, David Post, David Graham | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz (PG), Mitchel Caldwell (SG) Ty Johnson, John Woods | |
| 05:53 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne makes the 1st free throw | 48-76 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana State | Howard Claiborne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-77 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Mitchel Caldwell steals the ball from Hugo Wile | 48-77 |
| 05:30 | Louisiana State | Mitchel Caldwell lays it in | 48-79 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Michael Huskey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-79 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen pulls down the rebound | 48-79 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-79 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Jamie Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 48-79 |
| 05:05 | Akron | Earnest Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 48-79 |
| Subs | Akron | Sammy Cole (SF) Earnest Hill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Matthew Breton (SF) Howard Claiborne | |
| 04:45 | Louisiana State | Hugo Wile steals it from Frank Larsen | 48-79 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Michael Huskey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-79 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana State | Mitchel Caldwell gets the rebound | 48-79 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 48-79 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana State | Matthew Breton misses the tip | 48-79 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen tips it home | 48-81 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Hugo Wile makes the 3 from the right wing set up by William Darnell | 51-81 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:35 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz is hacked by Hugo Wile - foul #2 on Hugo Wile, team foul #11 | 51-81 |
| Subs | Akron | Bennie Nadeau (SG), Earnest Hill (C) Sammy Cole, Jamie Ross | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 03:35 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz makes the 1st free throw | 51-82 |
| 03:35 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-83 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Hugo Wile (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Nadeau (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Huskey (fresh) PF - William Darnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earnest Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Anthony Kautz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchel Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Breton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Bennie Nadeau misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-83 |
| 03:20 | Akron | William Darnell grabs the offensive board | 51-83 |
| 03:10 | Akron | Hugo Wile misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-83 |
| 03:08 | Akron | Bennie Nadeau tips it in | 53-83 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen drills a jumper from the right side and the foul's on William Darnell - foul #1 on William Darnell, team foul #12 | 53-85 |
| Subs | Akron | Sammy Cole (SF), Jamie Ross (C) Hugo Wile, William Darnell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andre Sloan (SG) Mitchel Caldwell | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen makes the free throw | 53-86 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Michael Huskey steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-86 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andre Sloan | 53-88 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Bennie Nadeau is fouled on the floor by Anthony Kautz - foul #1 on Anthony Kautz, team foul #5 | 53-88 |
| Subs | Akron | Hugo Wile (PG) Sammy Cole | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mitchel Caldwell (SG) Andre Sloan | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:46 | Akron | Jamie Ross's pass is intercepted by Anthony Kautz | 53-88 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen is fouled on the floor by Jamie Ross - foul #2 on Jamie Ross, team foul #13 | 53-88 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 53-89 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana State | Frank Larsen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-89 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Jamie Ross snags the defensive board | 53-89 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Jamie Ross drills a jumper in the paint | 55-89 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Louisiana State | John Anderson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 55-89 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Hugo Wile grabs the board | 55-89 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | Akron | Hugo Wile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-89 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Anthony Kautz runs out the clock | 55-89 |