| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Rinaldi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robin Trigg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Glenn Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Shurtleff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Field (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Coleman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Brown inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-27 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Robin Trigg connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Stephens and he's fouled by Peter Shurtleff - foul #3 on Peter Shurtleff, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ortez (SG) Peter Shurtleff | |
| 19:19 | Akron | Robin Trigg makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:05 | Cal State Northridge | James Field is fouled on the floor by Javier Avila - foul #3 on Javier Avila, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hill (PF) Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 18:52 | Cal State Northridge | James Field drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Ortez | 36-29 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Matthew Stephens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-29 |
| 18:32 | Cal State Northridge | James Field snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 18:26 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ortez scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Walker | 36-32 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Matthew Stephens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 18:20 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 36-32 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Robin Trigg pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Harold Hill buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Rudy White | 39-32 |
| 17:25 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 17:24 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Ortez | 39-32 |
| 17:05 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ortez connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Walker | 39-35 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Ralph Brown picks off the pass by Robin Trigg | 39-35 |
| 16:45 | Cal State Northridge | James Field banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph Brown | 39-37 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Rudy White drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robin Trigg | 42-37 |
| 16:18 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Rudy White - foul #2 on Rudy White, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (SG), Melvin Leitner (SF), Alfredo Canales (PF), Alex Blair (C) Robin Trigg, Matthew Stephens, Harold Hill, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Alexander Perry (SG), Andrew Cresswell (SF), John Braun (PF) Glenn Walker, Ralph Brown, James Field | |
| 16:18 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:18 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Alfredo Canales grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 16:16 | Akron | William Rinaldi is hacked by Thomas Ortez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Ortez, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lemley (C) William Coleman | |
| 15:52 | Akron | Melvin Leitner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-37 |
| 15:50 | Cal State Northridge | John Braun gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Rinaldi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfredo Canales (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Blair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Thomas Ortez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Perry (fresh) SF - Andrew Cresswell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Braun (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Lemley (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Cal State Northridge | Alexander Perry buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Lemley | 42-40 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Melvin Leitner can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Cresswell - foul #2 on Andrew Cresswell, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Javier Avila (PF) William Rinaldi | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Peter Shurtleff (SG), William Coleman (C) Thomas Ortez, Alexander Perry | |
| 15:34 | Akron | Melvin Leitner makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Melvin Leitner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:24 | Cal State Northridge | Melvin Leitner is called for the reach on Peter Shurtleff - foul #2 on Melvin Leitner, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Robin Trigg (SG) Melvin Leitner | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker (PG) Joseph Lemley | |
| 15:11 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 15:09 | Akron | The rebound goes to Javier Avila | 44-40 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Robin Trigg makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Javier Avila | 47-40 |
| 14:23 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Shurtleff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 14:21 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 14:05 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Matthew Stephens (SF), Rudy White (C) Howard Mitchell, Alfredo Canales, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Brown (SF), Joseph Lemley (C) Andrew Cresswell, William Coleman | |
| 13:42 | Akron | Rudy White knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Stephens | 49-40 |
| 13:28 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lemley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Rudy White snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Matthew Stephens double dribbles | 49-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Alfredo Canales (SG) Robin Trigg | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ortez (PG), James Field (PF) Glenn Walker, John Braun | |
| 12:45 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Brown drills a jump hook from the left block | 49-42 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Javier Avila hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Alfredo Canales can't tip it in | 49-42 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Alfredo Canales grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Peter Shurtleff steals the ball from Rudy White | 49-42 |
| 11:57 | Cal State Northridge | Rudy White is called for the reach on Thomas Ortez - foul #3 on Rudy White, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Robin Trigg (SG), Harold Hill (PF) Alfredo Canales, Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker (PG), William Coleman (C) Peter Shurtleff, Joseph Lemley | |
| 11:43 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker blows the layup | 49-42 |
| 11:41 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Brown tips it home | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Rinaldi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robin Trigg (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Glenn Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Ortez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Field (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Coleman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Akron | William Rinaldi clanks a runner in the paint | 49-44 |
| 11:27 | Akron | Robin Trigg grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 11:18 | Akron | Matthew Stephens can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 11:17 | Cal State Northridge | James Field gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:05 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Brown scores on a turnaround from close range | 49-46 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Rudy White misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by William Coleman - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Javier Avila (PF) Matthew Stephens | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Peter Shurtleff (SG), Andrew Cresswell (SF) Thomas Ortez, Ralph Brown | |
| 10:46 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:22 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 10:20 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Shurtleff hits the follow up shot | 51-48 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Rudy White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 09:57 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Javier Avila | 51-48 |
| 09:47 | Akron | William Coleman steps in front of the Javier Avila pass | 51-48 |
| 09:29 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Shurtleff is hacked by Robin Trigg - foul #2 on Robin Trigg, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Alfredo Canales (SG), Matthew Stephens (SF), Alex Blair (C) William Rinaldi, Robin Trigg, Harold Hill, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ortez (PG), Ralph Brown (SF), John Braun (PF) Glenn Walker, Andrew Cresswell, James Field | |
| 09:08 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Brown is fouled on the floor by Matthew Stephens - foul #2 on Matthew Stephens, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| 08:58 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ortez connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Alfredo Canales misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 08:44 | Cal State Northridge | John Braun grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:21 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman clanks a runner in the lane | 51-50 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Alex Blair pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:02 | Akron | Alfredo Canales drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 07:43 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ortez misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-50 |
| 07:41 | Akron | Alex Blair snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Canales (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Javier Avila (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Blair (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Thomas Ortez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Braun (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Akron | Javier Avila misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 07:19 | Akron | Javier Avila pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Ralph Brown is called for the reach on Matthew Stephens - foul #2 on Ralph Brown, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Robin Trigg (SG), Harold Hill (SF), Rudy White (C) Howard Mitchell, Matthew Stephens, Javier Avila, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker (PG), James Field (PF), Joseph Lemley (C) Peter Shurtleff, John Braun, William Coleman | |
| 06:38 | Akron | Rudy White knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Harold Hill | 56-50 |
| 06:23 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lemley loses the dribble to William Rinaldi | 56-50 |
| 06:19 | Akron | Robin Trigg throws it down on a great pass from William Rinaldi | 58-50 |
| 06:14 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-50 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Rudy White clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Harold Hill tips it in | 60-50 |
| 05:45 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Brown misses the runner from the right block | 60-50 |
| 05:44 | Cal State Northridge | James Field grabs the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 05:32 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lemley clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rudy White - foul #4 on Rudy White, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Stephens (SF) Alfredo Canales | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Peter Shurtleff (SG), Andrew Cresswell (SF), John Braun (PF) Thomas Ortez, Ralph Brown, James Field | |
| 05:32 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lemley makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:32 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lemley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Matthew Stephens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 05:23 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Lemley gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:17 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Robin Trigg - foul #3 on Robin Trigg, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Javier Avila (PF) Harold Hill | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:17 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:17 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Glenn Walker takes the ball from Javier Avila | 60-54 |
| 04:56 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker hits the finger roll | 60-56 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Rudy White drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Javier Avila | 63-56 |
| 04:24 | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Cresswell misses short on a jumper from the right side | 63-56 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 04:00 | Akron | William Rinaldi is hacked by Peter Shurtleff - foul #4 on Peter Shurtleff, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Brown (SF), James Field (PF), William Coleman (C) Andrew Cresswell, John Braun, Joseph Lemley | |
| 03:46 | Akron | Matthew Stephens blows the layup | 63-56 |
| 03:45 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Shurtleff grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Rinaldi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robin Trigg (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Rudy White (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Glenn Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Shurtleff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Field (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - William Coleman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ralph Brown | 63-58 |
| 03:15 | Akron | William Rinaldi drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Stephens | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:01 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Peter Shurtleff | 66-60 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Peter Shurtleff steals the ball from Matthew Stephens | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:27 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman travels with the ball | 66-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Alfredo Canales (SG), Melvin Leitner (SF), Harold Hill (PF), Alex Blair (C) William Rinaldi, Robin Trigg, Matthew Stephens, Javier Avila, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ortez (PG), Alexander Perry (SG) Glenn Walker, Peter Shurtleff | |
| 02:25 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Akron | William Rinaldi (PG), Robin Trigg (SG), Javier Avila (PF) Howard Mitchell, Alfredo Canales, Melvin Leitner | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker (PG), Peter Shurtleff (SG) Thomas Ortez, Alexander Perry | |
| 02:16 | Akron | Robin Trigg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 02:14 | Cal State Northridge | James Field grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:01 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Peter Shurtleff | 66-62 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Javier Avila makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robin Trigg and he's fouled by James Field - foul #2 on James Field, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Stephens (SF), Rudy White (C) Harold Hill, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 01:41 | Akron | Javier Avila makes the free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:28 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker lays it up and in | 69-64 |
| 01:12 | Akron | James Field swats the short shot by Matthew Stephens | 69-64 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Javier Avila tips it home | 71-64 |
| 00:52 | Cal State Northridge | William Coleman lays it in | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Akron | William Rinaldi lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Stephens | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-66 |
| 00:17 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to William Coleman | 73-66 |
| 00:15 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Shurtleff clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-66 |
| 00:13 | Akron | Rudy White pulls down the rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Rudy White is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Walker - foul #3 on Glenn Walker, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Rudy White misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:12 | Cal State Northridge | James Field grabs the board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Cal State Northridge | Peter Shurtleff hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-69 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Peter Shurtleff is called for the reach on Robin Trigg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Peter Shurtleff, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ortez (SG) Peter Shurtleff | |
| 00:06 | Akron | Robin Trigg makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:06 | Akron | Robin Trigg makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Glenn Walker misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-69 |