| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick McNeal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Warren Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Boswell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Decker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick McCredie (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | James Decker inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Lawrence Wright, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Harold Hess is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Harold Hess, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:08 | Saint Louis | James Decker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 19:06 | Saint Louis | Erick McCredie gets the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:49 | Saint Louis | David Boswell is hacked by Patrick McNeal - foul #2 on Patrick McNeal, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| 18:43 | Saint Louis | James Decker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 18:42 | Akron | Warren Haywood grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by James Decker - foul #1 on James Decker, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch makes the 3rd free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:11 | Saint Louis | Joshua Anderson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Patrick McNeal is hacked by James Decker - foul #2 on James Decker, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by James Decker - foul #3 on James Decker, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Carl Trigg (SF) James Decker | |
| 17:25 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:25 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:12 | Saint Louis | Joshua Anderson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 17:11 | Saint Louis | Erick McCredie snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 16:59 | Saint Louis | Erick McCredie's fadeaway is rejected by Warren Haywood | 34-39 |
| 16:57 | Saint Louis | David Boswell pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:50 | Saint Louis | Joshua Anderson scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Wright | 34-41 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Joseph Wallace hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 16:33 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:21 | Saint Louis | Carl Trigg scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Boswell | 34-43 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Joseph Wallace is hacked by Joshua Anderson - foul #3 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (PG), David Kitts (SG), John Horton (SF), Michael Shick (PF), Wallace Kane (C) Harold Hess, Tarek Gorsuch, Patrick McNeal, Joseph Wallace, Warren Haywood | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tommy Guillen (PG), James Decker (SF), Steven Arnold (PF), Charles Markey (C) David Boswell, Carl Trigg, Joshua Anderson, Erick McCredie | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Thibeault (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kitts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Horton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Shick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Kane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tommy Guillen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - James Decker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Markey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Akron | James Thibeault hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by David Kitts and the foul's on Tommy Guillen - foul #2 on Tommy Guillen, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joseph Fredette (SG) Lawrence Wright | |
| 15:32 | Akron | James Thibeault misses the free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:32 | Saint Louis | Charles Markey pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:18 | Saint Louis | Tommy Guillen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 15:17 | Akron | David Kitts grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 15:13 | Akron | John Horton buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Thibeault | 38-43 |
| 14:56 | Saint Louis | Tommy Guillen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 14:54 | Saint Louis | James Decker can't tip it in | 38-43 |
| 14:53 | Saint Louis | Charles Markey grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 14:43 | Saint Louis | Steven Arnold can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 14:41 | Akron | John Horton snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 14:22 | Akron | John Horton lays it up and in on a great pass from James Thibeault | 40-43 |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | Charles Markey is fouled on the floor by Wallace Kane - foul #1 on Wallace Kane, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Patrick McNeal (SF), Joseph Wallace (PF), Warren Haywood (C) James Thibeault, John Horton, Michael Shick, Wallace Kane | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Boswell (PG), Lawrence Wright (SG), Joshua Anderson (PF), Erick McCredie (C) Tommy Guillen, Joseph Fredette, James Decker, Charles Markey | |
| 13:44 | Saint Louis | Steven Arnold misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 13:42 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Wallace | 40-43 |
| 13:18 | Akron | Warren Haywood comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Erick McCredie - foul #2 on Erick McCredie, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch (SG) David Kitts | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:18 | Akron | Warren Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:18 | Akron | Warren Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:57 | Saint Louis | Joseph Wallace blocks the short jumper by Steven Arnold | 42-43 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Patrick McNeal gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Joseph Wallace hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Tarek Gorsuch | 44-43 |
| 12:17 | Saint Louis | Joshua Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Patrick McNeal gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Haywood | 47-43 |
| 11:42 | Saint Louis | Warren Haywood blocks the jumper by Steven Arnold | 47-43 |
| 11:41 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick McNeal (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Warren Haywood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Boswell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Steven Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Erick McCredie (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Akron | Patrick McNeal clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 11:28 | Saint Louis | Erick McCredie grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:07 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 11:06 | Saint Louis | Steven Arnold gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:55 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright is hacked by Patrick McNeal - foul #3 on Patrick McNeal, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (SG), John Horton (C) Tarek Gorsuch, Warren Haywood | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Decker (SF), Charles Markey (C) Steven Arnold, Erick McCredie | |
| 10:46 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright is fouled on the floor by Patrick McNeal - foul #4 on Patrick McNeal, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Shick (C) Patrick McNeal | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 10:35 | Saint Louis | David Boswell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-43 |
| 10:34 | Akron | John Horton pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:12 | Akron | Michael Shick connects on the shot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 09:51 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Markey | 49-46 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Joseph Wallace is fouled on the floor by Joshua Anderson - foul #4 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #9 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (PG), Tarek Gorsuch (SG) Harold Hess, David Kitts | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tommy Guillen (PG), Joseph Fredette (SG), Mark Willingham (C) David Boswell, Lawrence Wright, Joshua Anderson | |
| 09:32 | Akron | Joseph Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:32 | Akron | Joseph Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:32 | Saint Louis | Mark Willingham snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 09:11 | Saint Louis | Joseph Wallace steps in front of the Charles Markey pass | 50-46 |
| 08:47 | Akron | James Thibeault hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-46 |
| 08:46 | Akron | James Thibeault grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 08:36 | Akron | John Horton misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Decker - foul #4 on James Decker, team foul #10 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Warren Haywood (C) Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright (SG), Carl Trigg (SF), Erick McCredie (C) Joseph Fredette, James Decker, Mark Willingham | |
| 08:36 | Akron | John Horton misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:36 | Akron | John Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:09 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-46 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Warren Haywood grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:02 | Akron | The short jumper by John Horton is denied by Carl Trigg | 51-46 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Warren Haywood hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 07:54 | Saint Louis | Tommy Guillen loses the dribble to John Horton | 53-46 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 07:48 | Saint Louis | Erick McCredie gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:41 | Saint Louis | Erick McCredie misses the fadeaway from close range | 53-46 |
| 07:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Warren Haywood | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Thibeault (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tarek Gorsuch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Haywood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tommy Guillen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SF - Carl Trigg (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Markey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Erick McCredie (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch is fouled on the floor by Erick McCredie - foul #3 on Erick McCredie, team foul #11 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Patrick McNeal (SF), Wallace Kane (PF) James Thibeault, John Horton, Michael Shick | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Boswell (PG), James Decker (SF), Joshua Anderson (PF) Tommy Guillen, Carl Trigg, Charles Markey | |
| 07:29 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:29 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:14 | Saint Louis | Joshua Anderson blows the layup | 54-46 |
| 07:12 | Akron | The rebound goes to Warren Haywood | 54-46 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Harold Hess | 57-46 |
| 06:51 | Saint Louis | James Decker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 06:50 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Harold Hess misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 06:26 | Saint Louis | Joshua Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 06:06 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 06:04 | Saint Louis | Erick McCredie tips it in | 57-48 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Warren Haywood hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Patrick McNeal | 60-48 |
| 05:34 | Saint Louis | David Boswell makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Wright | 60-50 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 05:26 | Saint Louis | Erick McCredie pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 05:16 | Saint Louis | David Boswell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 60-50 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Warren Haywood gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 04:59 | Saint Louis | Erick McCredie grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 04:39 | Saint Louis | Joshua Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (SG), Joseph Wallace (PF), John Horton (C) Tarek Gorsuch, Wallace Kane, Warren Haywood | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tommy Guillen (SG), Steven Arnold (SF), Charles Markey (C) Lawrence Wright, James Decker, Erick McCredie | |
| 04:19 | Akron | Joseph Wallace is whistled for a carry | 60-50 |
| 03:55 | Saint Louis | David Boswell drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Markey | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Akron | Harold Hess scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick McNeal | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Hess (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Kitts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick McNeal (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Boswell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Guillen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Markey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Saint Louis | David Boswell is fouled on the floor by Harold Hess - foul #2 on Harold Hess, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (PG), Michael Shick (C) Harold Hess, Patrick McNeal | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright (SG), Carl Trigg (SF) David Boswell, Joshua Anderson | |
| 03:05 | Saint Louis | Carl Trigg misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Shick - foul #1 on Michael Shick, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| 03:05 | Saint Louis | Carl Trigg makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:05 | Saint Louis | Carl Trigg misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:05 | Akron | Michael Shick grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 02:45 | Akron | David Kitts hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 02:44 | Akron | John Horton grabs the offensive board | 63-53 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hess (PG), Patrick McNeal (SF), Warren Haywood (C) James Thibeault, John Horton, Michael Shick | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Boswell (PG), James Decker (SF), Joshua Anderson (PF), Erick McCredie (C) Tommy Guillen, Carl Trigg, Steven Arnold, Charles Markey | |
| 02:20 | Akron | Warren Haywood comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 02:18 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 02:08 | Saint Louis | David Boswell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-53 |
| 02:07 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Wallace | 63-53 |
| 01:48 | Akron | David Kitts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 01:47 | Saint Louis | Erick McCredie pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 01:43 | Saint Louis | Lawrence Wright misses the lay-in | 63-53 |
| 01:42 | Saint Louis | Joshua Anderson tips it home | 63-55 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Patrick McNeal is hacked by Joshua Anderson - foul #5 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch (SG) David Kitts | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Arnold (PF) Joshua Anderson | |
| 01:13 | Akron | Patrick McNeal makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Patrick McNeal makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:01 | Saint Louis | David Boswell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Wright - foul #3 on Lawrence Wright, team foul #13 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi (PG), John Horton (SF), Michael Shick (PF), Wallace Kane (C) Harold Hess, Patrick McNeal, Joseph Wallace, Warren Haywood | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tommy Guillen (PG), Joseph Fredette (SG), Carl Trigg (SF), Charles Markey (C) David Boswell, Lawrence Wright, James Decker, Erick McCredie | |
| 00:56 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Tarek Gorsuch makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Saint Louis | Carl Trigg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Michael Shick gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Akron | Michael Shick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Michael Shick tips it in | 69-55 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Steven Arnold buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi runs out the clock | 69-58 |