| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sterling Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Fitts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Jones (fresh) PF - Shane Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald O'Keeffe (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Arlie Parker inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Akron | Leroy Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 39-36 |
| 19:34 | Akron | Perry Natividad pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Leroy Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 19:18 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Donald O'Keeffe | 39-36 |
| 19:05 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 19:03 | Akron | Sterling Dunn steals the ball from Perry Natividad in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 18:49 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Leroy Williams snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 18:38 | Akron | Perry Natividad is called for 10 seconds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Jones (PF) Leroy Williams | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan (SG), Terrell Wheeler (SF), Michael Bowers (PF), Doug Jones (C) Todd Fitts, Clarence Jones, Shane Phillips, Donald O'Keeffe | |
| 18:23 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn misses the jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 18:22 | Lafayette | Michael Bowers gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:10 | Lafayette | Richard Jones takes the ball from Terrell Wheeler | 39-39 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Arlie Parker misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Larry Buchanan - foul #3 on Larry Buchanan, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Marvin Kliebert (SG), Eric Small (C) Perry Natividad, Leland Hollingsworth, James Brown | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Manuel Johns (PG), Todd Fitts (SG) Sterling Dunn, Larry Buchanan | |
| 17:54 | Akron | Arlie Parker misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:35 | Lafayette | Doug Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Shaun Fox (SG) Arlie Parker | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Eric Birdsong (PF), Donald O'Keeffe (C) Michael Bowers, Doug Jones | |
| 17:19 | Akron | Shaun Fox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 17:18 | Lafayette | Eric Birdsong pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:59 | Lafayette | Marvin Kliebert steals it from Manuel Johns | 40-39 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Richard Jones buries a runner from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 16:19 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts is fouled on the floor by Shaun Fox - foul #1 on Shaun Fox, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth (SG), Arlie Parker (SF), Leroy Williams (PF), Mohammed Plummer (C) Zane Benson, Marvin Kliebert, Richard Jones, Eric Small | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn (PG), Clarence Jones (SF), Shane Phillips (PF), Michael Bowers (C) Manuel Johns, Terrell Wheeler, Eric Birdsong, Donald O'Keeffe | |
| 16:02 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Sterling Dunn | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shaun Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mohammed Plummer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sterling Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Fitts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Jones (fresh) PF - Shane Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bowers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Akron | Leroy Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-42 |
| 15:54 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:34 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 15:32 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 15:30 | Lafayette | Michael Bowers gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:13 | Lafayette | Michael Bowers lays it in set up by Sterling Dunn | 42-44 |
| 14:56 | Akron | Leroy Williams loses the dribble to Todd Fitts | 42-44 |
| 14:31 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones is hacked by Arlie Parker - foul #2 on Arlie Parker, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), Zane Benson (SG), Marvin Kliebert (SF), Eric Small (PF), James Brown (C) Shaun Fox, Leland Hollingsworth, Arlie Parker, Leroy Williams, Mohammed Plummer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Manuel Johns (PG), Larry Buchanan (SG), Eric Birdsong (SF), Doug Jones (PF), Donald O'Keeffe (C) Sterling Dunn, Todd Fitts, Clarence Jones, Shane Phillips, Michael Bowers | |
| 14:16 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe connects on the floater in the lane | 42-46 |
| 14:09 | Akron | James Brown throws it down | 44-46 |
| 13:52 | Lafayette | Manuel Johns comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 13:51 | Lafayette | Eric Birdsong grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:37 | Lafayette | Manuel Johns is fouled on the floor by Zane Benson - foul #1 on Zane Benson, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Jones (PF) Eric Small | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Terrell Wheeler (SF) Eric Birdsong | |
| 13:23 | Lafayette | Doug Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-46 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Richard Jones grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Manuel Johns is called for the reach on Perry Natividad in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Johns, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth (SG) Zane Benson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Randal Lord (PG), Shane Phillips (PF) Larry Buchanan, Doug Jones | |
| 13:00 | Akron | Perry Natividad misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Randal Lord - foul #3 on Randal Lord, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn (PG) Randal Lord | |
| 13:00 | Akron | Perry Natividad makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Perry Natividad misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:00 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:49 | Lafayette | Manuel Johns's pass is intercepted by Marvin Kliebert | 45-46 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Perry Natividad is hacked by Manuel Johns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Johns, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Arlie Parker (SF) Marvin Kliebert | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Clarence Jones (SF) Manuel Johns | |
| 12:26 | Akron | Perry Natividad hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 45-46 |
| 12:24 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:02 | Akron | The refs have stopped play. Perry Natividad is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 45-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Leroy Williams (PF), Eric Small (C) Perry Natividad, Richard Jones, James Brown | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Todd Fitts (SG) Terrell Wheeler | |
| 11:55 | Lafayette | Arlie Parker picks off the pass by Clarence Jones | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Zane Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arlie Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Small (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sterling Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Fitts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shane Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald O'Keeffe (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Akron | Donald O'Keeffe steps in front of the Leland Hollingsworth pass in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 11:46 | Lafayette | Leroy Williams swats the short shot by Donald O'Keeffe | 45-46 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Leroy Williams grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 11:28 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 11:27 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Shane Phillips | 45-46 |
| 11:14 | Lafayette | Leroy Williams is called for the reach on Donald O'Keeffe - foul #2 on Leroy Williams, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Kliebert (SG) Leland Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Manuel Johns (PG), Larry Buchanan (SG), Eric Birdsong (PF), Doug Jones (C) Sterling Dunn, Todd Fitts, Shane Phillips, Donald O'Keeffe | |
| 10:57 | Lafayette | Doug Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 10:55 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones can't tip it in | 45-46 |
| 10:53 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Doug Jones | 45-46 |
| 10:30 | Lafayette | Eric Birdsong hits a jumper from the right block | 45-48 |
| 10:17 | Akron | Larry Buchanan picks off the pass by Marvin Kliebert | 45-48 |
| 10:00 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Leroy Williams misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 09:34 | Lafayette | Doug Jones snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:09 | Lafayette | Doug Jones steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), Shaun Fox (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Mohammed Plummer (PF), James Brown (C) Zane Benson, Marvin Kliebert, Arlie Parker, Leroy Williams, Eric Small | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn (PG), Todd Fitts (SG), Terrell Wheeler (SF), Shane Phillips (PF), Michael Bowers (C) Manuel Johns, Larry Buchanan, Clarence Jones, Eric Birdsong, Doug Jones | |
| 08:43 | Akron | Perry Natividad's pass is intercepted by Michael Bowers | 45-50 |
| 08:37 | Lafayette | Michael Bowers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Mohammed Plummer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Sterling Dunn takes the ball from Perry Natividad | 45-50 |
| 08:11 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn banks in the layup | 45-52 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Mohammed Plummer clanks a runner near the basket | 45-52 |
| 07:46 | Akron | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mohammed Plummer (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sterling Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Todd Fitts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terrell Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shane Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Akron | James Brown can't throw it down but he's hacked by Terrell Wheeler - foul #1 on Terrell Wheeler, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth (SG), Arlie Parker (SF), Leroy Williams (PF) Shaun Fox, Richard Jones, Mohammed Plummer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Manuel Johns (SG), Clarence Jones (SF), Donald O'Keeffe (C) Todd Fitts, Terrell Wheeler, Michael Bowers | |
| 07:35 | Akron | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:35 | Akron | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:23 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe misses the easy layup | 46-52 |
| 07:22 | Lafayette | Manuel Johns tips it back up and in | 46-54 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Perry Natividad misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 07:05 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 06:38 | Lafayette | Perry Natividad steals the ball from Donald O'Keeffe | 48-54 |
| 06:25 | Akron | Arlie Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Kliebert (SF), Richard Jones (PF) Arlie Parker, Leroy Williams | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Todd Fitts (SG), Terrell Wheeler (SF), Michael Bowers (PF) Sterling Dunn, Clarence Jones, Shane Phillips | |
| 06:11 | Lafayette | Terrell Wheeler connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald O'Keeffe | 48-57 |
| 05:57 | Akron | James Brown is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 48-57 |
| 05:55 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 05:43 | Lafayette | Manuel Johns's pass is intercepted by Perry Natividad | 48-57 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Michael Bowers is called for the reach on Perry Natividad in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Bowers, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Shaun Fox (PG), Mohammed Plummer (C) Perry Natividad, James Brown | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Randal Lord (PG) Manuel Johns | |
| 05:26 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Richard Jones grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 05:08 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Shaun Fox | 51-57 |
| 04:49 | Lafayette | Terrell Wheeler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Mohammed Plummer pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 04:46 | Akron | Terrell Wheeler steals the ball from Shaun Fox in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| 04:33 | Lafayette | Randal Lord is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Randal Lord, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Arlie Parker (SF), Eric Small (PF), James Brown (C) Leland Hollingsworth, Marvin Kliebert, Richard Jones, Mohammed Plummer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn (PG), Larry Buchanan (SF), Eric Birdsong (PF), Doug Jones (C) Randal Lord, Terrell Wheeler, Michael Bowers, Donald O'Keeffe | |
| 04:31 | Akron | Zane Benson is hacked by Sterling Dunn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sterling Dunn, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Zane Benson misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:31 | Lafayette | Eric Birdsong pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 04:14 | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 04:13 | Akron | James Brown snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Eric Birdsong blocks the short jumper by James Brown | 51-57 |
| 03:42 | Lafayette | Doug Jones gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Zane Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arlie Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Eric Small (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sterling Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Todd Fitts (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eric Birdsong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Doug Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Doug Jones | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Akron | Arlie Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Fitts - foul #1 on Todd Fitts, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), Marvin Kliebert (SG), Mohammed Plummer (C) Zane Benson, Shaun Fox, James Brown | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Randal Lord (PG), Manuel Johns (SG), Clarence Jones (SF), Shane Phillips (PF), Donald O'Keeffe (C) Sterling Dunn, Todd Fitts, Larry Buchanan, Eric Birdsong, Doug Jones | |
| 03:18 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 03:18 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:54 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Arlie Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth (SG), Leroy Williams (PF), Richard Jones (C) Arlie Parker, Eric Small, Mohammed Plummer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn (PG), Terrell Wheeler (SF) Randal Lord, Clarence Jones | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 55-60 |
| 02:10 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Sterling Dunn, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG) Perry Natividad | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Eric Birdsong (PF), Doug Jones (C) Shane Phillips, Donald O'Keeffe | |
| 02:06 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Arlie Parker (SF), James Brown (C) Marvin Kliebert, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan (SG), Clarence Jones (SF), Michael Bowers (PF) Manuel Johns, Terrell Wheeler, Eric Birdsong | |
| 01:47 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-60 |
| 01:46 | Akron | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 01:38 | Akron | James Brown misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Doug Jones - foul #1 on Doug Jones, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG) Zane Benson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Todd Fitts (SG), Shane Phillips (PF), Donald O'Keeffe (C) Larry Buchanan, Michael Bowers, Doug Jones | |
| 01:38 | Akron | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:38 | Akron | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:38 | Lafayette | Shane Phillips pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:20 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Sterling Dunn | 56-63 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Leroy Williams is hacked by Todd Fitts - foul #2 on Todd Fitts, team foul #12 | 56-63 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Leroy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Leroy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Lafayette | Leland Hollingsworth steals it from Todd Fitts | 58-63 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth lays it in | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts is hacked by Leland Hollingsworth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leland Hollingsworth, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan (SF), Michael Bowers (PF) Clarence Jones, Shane Phillips | |
| 00:22 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| 00:20 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn is hacked by Leroy Williams - foul #3 on Leroy Williams, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| 00:20 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:20 | Akron | James Brown snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Arlie Parker misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Arlie Parker grabs the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth connects on the open 3 from the left wing set up by Arlie Parker | 63-63 |
| 00:03 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Clarence Jones (SF), Shane Phillips (PF) Larry Buchanan, Michael Bowers | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sterling Dunn (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Todd Fitts (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald O'Keeffe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Akron | James Brown wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Akron | Arlie Parker can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 63-63 |
| 04:46 | Lafayette | Shane Phillips pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:37 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sterling Dunn | 63-65 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Shane Phillips is called for the reach on Leland Hollingsworth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shane Phillips, team foul #13 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Bowers (C) Donald O'Keeffe | |
| 04:32 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:32 | Lafayette | Michael Bowers grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 04:08 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leroy Williams - foul #4 on Leroy Williams, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Jones (PF) Leroy Williams | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 04:08 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:08 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:51 | Akron | Richard Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Perry Natividad and the foul's on Shane Phillips - foul #4 on Shane Phillips, team foul #14 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan (SG) Todd Fitts | |
| 03:51 | Akron | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:37 | Lafayette | Michael Bowers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 03:35 | Akron | Leland Hollingsworth pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the floater from close range set up by James Brown | 69-66 |
| 02:53 | Lafayette | Shane Phillips clanks a jump hook in the lane | 69-66 |
| 02:52 | Akron | James Brown snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Clarence Jones takes the ball from Richard Jones | 69-66 |
| 02:35 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Leroy Williams (PF) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Todd Fitts (SG), Doug Jones (PF), Donald O'Keeffe (C) Clarence Jones, Shane Phillips, Michael Bowers | |
| 02:17 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Zane Benson (PG), Richard Jones (C) Perry Natividad, James Brown | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Terrell Wheeler (SF) Larry Buchanan | |
| 02:17 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:17 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Natividad (PG), James Brown (C) Zane Benson, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Clarence Jones (SF), Shane Phillips (PF) Terrell Wheeler, Doug Jones | |
| 02:05 | Akron | James Brown knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Leland Hollingsworth | 71-67 |
| 01:46 | Lafayette | Leland Hollingsworth is called for the reach on Todd Fitts - foul #3 on Leland Hollingsworth, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| 01:46 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:46 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:46 | Akron | James Brown gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Perry Natividad connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-68 |
| 01:17 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #11 | 74-68 |
| 01:17 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:17 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:58 | Akron | James Brown makes the wide open jumper from the left block | 76-70 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Perry Natividad (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leland Hollingsworth (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Arlie Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Leroy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sterling Dunn (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Todd Fitts (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shane Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald O'Keeffe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe buries a shot in the lane | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Arlie Parker misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Clarence Jones - foul #2 on Clarence Jones, team foul #15 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Jones (PF) Leroy Williams | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Arlie Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 00:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Richard Jones is hacked by Sterling Dunn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sterling Dunn, team foul #16 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Marvin Kliebert (SF), Eric Small (C) Arlie Parker, James Brown | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:21 | Akron | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Sterling Dunn | 80-75 |
| 00:15 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Sterling Dunn is called for the reach on Marvin Kliebert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sterling Dunn, team foul #17 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Manuel Johns (PG) Sterling Dunn | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Marvin Kliebert makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Lafayette | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Donald O'Keeffe - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #12 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Arlie Parker (SF), Leroy Williams (PF), James Brown (C) Marvin Kliebert, Richard Jones, Eric Small | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 00:08 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe misses the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:08 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:08 | Akron | James Brown snags the defensive board | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Perry Natividad runs out the clock | 82-75 |