| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Tandy (fresh) SG - Warren Jones (fresh) SF - Richard Cauley (fresh) PF - Larry Zahner (fresh) C - Frank Spruell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rob Klein (fresh) SG - Douglas Horton (fresh) SF - William Tilley (fresh) PF - Jason Norton (fresh) C - Matthew Maynard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Larry Zahner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Frank Spruell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Rob Klein is called for 5 seconds | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Richard Cauley is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Jason Norton knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Horton | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Richard Cauley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Frank Spruell pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Michael Tandy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Richard Cauley tips it in | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Warren Jones steals it from Rob Klein in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Warren Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Larry Zahner gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Akron | Warren Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Matthew Maynard grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | William Tilley knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Horton | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Michael Tandy clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Warren Jones steps in front of the William Tilley pass | 5-4 |
| 17:28 | Akron | Richard Cauley hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Jones | 8-4 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Rob Klein's floater is tipped away by Larry Zahner | 8-4 |
| 17:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to Larry Zahner | 8-4 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Richard Cauley scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Larry Zahner and the foul's on William Tilley - foul #1 on William Tilley, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Donald Zelonis (SG), Russell Hassler (PF), James O'Malley (C) Michael Tandy, Warren Jones, Larry Zahner, Frank Spruell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck (PG), Donald Phillippi (SG), Bruce Hebert (SF), Jack Waltman (C) Rob Klein, Douglas Horton, William Tilley, Matthew Maynard | |
| 17:06 | Akron | Richard Cauley misses the free throw | 10-4 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jack Waltman | 10-4 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Donald Phillippi clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Zelonis - foul #1 on Donald Zelonis, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Turner (C) Richard Cauley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Dammann (C) Jason Norton | |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Donald Phillippi makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Donald Phillippi makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:42 | Akron | James O'Malley double dribbles | 10-6 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Hassler - foul #1 on Russell Hassler, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Eddie McCallen scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by James O'Malley and he's fouled by Bruce Hebert - foul #1 on Bruce Hebert, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Eddie McCallen makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | James O'Malley is called for the reach on Donald Phillippi - foul #1 on James O'Malley, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rob Klein (PG), Douglas Horton (SG), Jason Norton (PF) Jerome Hauck, Donald Phillippi, Joseph Dammann | |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Rob Klein | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eddie McCallen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Russell Hassler (fresh) SF - Donald Zelonis (fresh) PF - James O'Malley (fresh) C - Charlie Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rob Klein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Horton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Norton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Waltman (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Akron | Russell Hassler is hacked by Douglas Horton - foul #1 on Douglas Horton, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Cauley (SF) Donald Zelonis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Tilley (SF) Jack Waltman | |
| 15:29 | Akron | Russell Hassler banks in the layup | 15-10 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Jason Norton slams it home on a great pass from Rob Klein | 15-12 |
| 14:44 | Akron | Russell Hassler scores on a jumper from the left side | 17-12 |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | Russell Hassler steals the ball from Rob Klein | 17-12 |
| 14:36 | Akron | Russell Hassler misses the easy layup | 17-12 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Norton | 17-12 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | William Tilley misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Cauley - foul #1 on Richard Cauley, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG), Warren Jones (SG), Larry Zahner (PF), Frank Spruell (C) Eddie McCallen, Russell Hassler, James O'Malley, Charlie Turner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck (PG), Donald Phillippi (SG), Jack Waltman (PF), Matthew Maynard (C) Rob Klein, Douglas Horton, Jason Norton, Bruce Hebert | |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | William Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | William Tilley misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 14:31 | Akron | The rebound goes to Frank Spruell | 17-13 |
| 14:14 | Akron | Warren Jones steps out of bounds on the sideline | 17-13 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Thorne (SF) William Tilley | |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-13 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Jack Waltman grabs the offensive board | 17-13 |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | Donald Phillippi is hacked by Warren Jones - foul #1 on Warren Jones, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Zelonis (SF), Charles Williams (C) Richard Cauley, Frank Spruell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Warren Jones denies the turnaround by Jack Waltman | 17-13 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Matthew Maynard hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Larry Zahner scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Donald Zelonis | 19-15 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Matthew Maynard lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Thorne | 19-17 |
| 12:08 | Akron | Warren Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Russell Hassler (SG), Richard Cauley (SF), Paul Sanders (PF), James O'Malley (C) Michael Tandy, Warren Jones, Donald Zelonis, Larry Zahner, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rob Klein (PG), Douglas Horton (SG), William Tilley (SF), Jason Norton (PF), Bruce Hebert (C) Jerome Hauck, Donald Phillippi, Larry Thorne, Jack Waltman, Matthew Maynard | |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Rob Klein buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Horton | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eddie McCallen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Russell Hassler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Cauley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Sanders (fresh) C - James O'Malley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rob Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Horton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Tilley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Norton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Akron | Eddie McCallen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert dunks the ball on a great pass from William Tilley | 19-22 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Paul Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 11:07 | Akron | Russell Hassler can't tip it in | 19-22 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Jason Norton gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 10:59 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James O'Malley - foul #2 on James O'Malley, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Spruell (C) James O'Malley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:59 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 10:59 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Frank Spruell snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Frank Spruell hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Bruce Hebert - foul #2 on Bruce Hebert, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Warren Jones (SG) Paul Sanders | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Dammann (C) Bruce Hebert | |
| 10:48 | Akron | Frank Spruell makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Frank Spruell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton is fouled on the floor by Russell Hassler - foul #2 on Russell Hassler, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG), Donald Zelonis (SF), Larry Zahner (PF) Eddie McCallen, Richard Cauley, Russell Hassler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Larry Zahner grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Michael Tandy is fouled in the backcourt by Rob Klein - foul #1 on Rob Klein, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Larry Zahner is hacked by Jason Norton - foul #1 on Jason Norton, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Rob Klein picks off the pass by Michael Tandy | 21-23 |
| 09:55 | East Carolina | Rob Klein misses the lay-in | 21-23 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Rob Klein | 21-23 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Rob Klein knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Dammann | 21-26 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Michael Tandy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-26 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Joseph Dammann grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | William Tilley connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rob Klein | 21-28 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Larry Zahner misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Norton - foul #2 on Jason Norton, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Richard Cauley (SF), Charlie Turner (C) Michael Tandy, Donald Zelonis, Frank Spruell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck (PG), Donald Phillippi (SG), Larry Thorne (SF), Jack Waltman (PF), Matthew Maynard (C) Rob Klein, Douglas Horton, William Tilley, Jason Norton, Joseph Dammann | |
| 09:11 | Akron | Larry Zahner makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Larry Zahner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Richard Cauley steals it from Jerome Hauck | 23-28 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Larry Zahner can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 23-28 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Larry Thorne pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Richard Cauley gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Warren Jones is hacked by Matthew Maynard - foul #1 on Matthew Maynard, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Sanders (PF) Larry Zahner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Dammann (C) Matthew Maynard | |
| 08:02 | Akron | Warren Jones misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Jack Waltman snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | Larry Thorne misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG) Warren Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rob Klein (PG), Matthew Maynard (C) Donald Phillippi, Jack Waltman | |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | Larry Thorne misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | Larry Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Tandy (fresh) SG - Eddie McCallen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Cauley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Sanders (fresh) C - Charlie Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rob Klein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Thorne (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Dammann (fresh) C - Matthew Maynard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Akron | Eddie McCallen is fouled on the floor by Larry Thorne - foul #1 on Larry Thorne, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Spruell (C) Charlie Turner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Douglas Horton (SG) Larry Thorne | |
| 07:37 | Akron | Eddie McCallen makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Eddie McCallen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Rob Klein clanks a 3 from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Paul Sanders snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Richard Cauley scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Sanders | 27-29 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck drills a 3 from straight away set up by Douglas Horton | 27-32 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Frank Spruell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Michael Tandy pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 06:38 | Akron | Eddie McCallen connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Richard Cauley and the foul's on Douglas Horton - foul #2 on Douglas Horton, team foul #10 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Zelonis (SG), Charlie Turner (C) Michael Tandy, Frank Spruell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Phillippi (PG), Larry Thorne (SG), William Tilley (SF), Jack Waltman (PF) Rob Klein, Douglas Horton, Jerome Hauck, Matthew Maynard | |
| 06:38 | Akron | Eddie McCallen makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Larry Thorne misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 06:29 | Akron | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 06:24 | Akron | Richard Cauley double dribbles | 30-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG) Eddie McCallen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Larry Thorne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Michael Tandy pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Michael Tandy knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Cauley | 33-32 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Donald Zelonis steals it from William Tilley | 33-32 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Michael Tandy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Zelonis | 35-32 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Paul Sanders steals it from Jack Waltman | 35-32 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Richard Cauley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Tandy and the foul's on William Tilley - foul #2 on William Tilley, team foul #11 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Warren Jones (SG), Larry Zahner (PF), Frank Spruell (C) Michael Tandy, Donald Zelonis, Paul Sanders, Charlie Turner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rob Klein (PG), Jerome Hauck (SF), Matthew Maynard (C) Larry Thorne, William Tilley, Joseph Dammann | |
| 04:44 | Akron | Richard Cauley makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Larry Zahner blocks the short jumper by Matthew Maynard | 38-32 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Jack Waltman pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 04:05 | East Carolina | Jack Waltman misses the shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Frank Spruell gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 03:59 | Akron | Richard Cauley misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 03:58 | Akron | Larry Zahner snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 03:44 | Akron | Eddie McCallen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Hassler (SF) Richard Cauley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Douglas Horton (SG), William Tilley (SF), Jason Norton (PF), Bruce Hebert (C) Donald Phillippi, Jerome Hauck, Jack Waltman, Matthew Maynard | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eddie McCallen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Warren Jones (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Hassler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Zahner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Spruell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rob Klein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Horton (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Tilley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | Jason Norton scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Tilley | 38-34 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Larry Zahner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Warren Jones | 41-34 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Warren Jones steals the ball from Rob Klein in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Warren Jones lays it up and in | 43-34 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton is hacked by Warren Jones - foul #2 on Warren Jones, team foul #9 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG), James O'Malley (C) Eddie McCallen, Frank Spruell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 02:41 | Akron | Michael Tandy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 02:39 | Akron | James O'Malley tips it but misses | 43-36 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Norton | 43-36 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Larry Zahner steps in front of the Jason Norton pass | 43-36 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Douglas Horton picks off the pass by Michael Tandy | 43-36 |
| 01:50 | East Carolina | William Tilley hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Rob Klein | 43-38 |
| 01:48 | Akron | Rob Klein picks off the pass by Michael Tandy in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Rob Klein hits the finger roll | 43-40 |
| 01:31 | Akron | Jason Norton blocks the jumper by Michael Tandy | 43-40 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Warren Jones snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Russell Hassler misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Rob Klein - foul #2 on Rob Klein, team foul #12 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Donald Zelonis (SF), Frank Spruell (C) Michael Tandy, Warren Jones, Larry Zahner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck (PG), Donald Phillippi (SG), Larry Thorne (SF), Joseph Dammann (PF), Matthew Maynard (C) Rob Klein, Douglas Horton, William Tilley, Jason Norton, Bruce Hebert | |
| 01:16 | Akron | Russell Hassler makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Russell Hassler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Russell Hassler snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Donald Zelonis buries a floater in the lane | 47-40 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Dammann is denied on a layup by James O'Malley | 47-40 |