| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Carlsen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sessions (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Sammy Carey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease blows the layup | 34-26 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Sammy Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:59 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Matthew Nash scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Rodney Gilcrease | 36-26 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Carmine Tolson is fouled on the floor by William Carlsen - foul #2 on William Carlsen, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Sammy Carey comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Derick Carpenter - foul #3 on Derick Carpenter, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 17:51 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Nash | 38-28 |
| 17:14 | Akron | Matthew Nash denies the turnaround by John Sessions | 38-28 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Rodney Gilcrease | 41-28 |
| 16:42 | Akron | John Sessions misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Derick Carpenter - foul #4 on Derick Carpenter, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (SG), Kenneth Carey (SF), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Zenner (C) Derick Carpenter, Matthew Nash, James Pursel, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Liggins (SG), Perry Hardison (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Raymond Yarbrough, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| 16:42 | Akron | John Sessions misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 16:42 | Akron | John Sessions makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 16:22 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 16:08 | Akron | John Sessions misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-29 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Carey | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) SF - Kenneth Carey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Zenner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sessions (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Liggins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Perry Hardison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Robertson (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ralph Baskett, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Raymond Yarbrough (SG) John Sessions, Cecil Sullivan | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-29 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 15:11 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Perry Hardison - foul #3 on Perry Hardison, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (SF), William Carlsen (C) Rodney Gilcrease, William Zenner | |
| Subs | Akron | Sammy Carey (C) Timothy Robertson | |
| 15:11 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 15:11 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Perry Hardison grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 14:56 | Akron | Carlos Liggins clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 41-29 |
| 14:55 | Akron | Perry Hardison tips it in | 41-31 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Nash is blocked by Carlos Liggins | 41-31 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Carlos Liggins can't connect on a shot from the left side | 41-31 |
| 14:27 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Liggins | 41-31 |
| 14:12 | Akron | Sammy Carey comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-31 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Perry Hardison swats the short shot by Ralph Baskett | 41-31 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett grabs the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett is hacked by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #2 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), James Pursel (PF) Kenneth Carey, Ralph Baskett | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sessions (PG), Cecil Sullivan (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Raymond Yarbrough, Carlos Liggins, Perry Hardison, Sammy Carey | |
| 13:34 | Louisville | James Pursel clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 41-31 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | John Sapp is called for the reach on Robert Mulkey - foul #2 on John Sapp, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Harman (SF) Matthew Nash | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Cecil Sullivan steps in front of the James Pursel pass | 41-31 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Timothy Robertson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Carmine Tolson snags the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 12:37 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Bobby Harman - foul #1 on Bobby Harman, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), William Zenner (C) Robert Mulkey, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Sammy Carey (C) John Sapp, Timothy Robertson | |
| 12:17 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | James Pursel gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses the jumper from the left side | 41-31 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Sammy Carey snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bobby Harman (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Zenner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sessions (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Akron | John Sessions comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 11:42 | Akron | John Sessions grabs the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Sammy Carey buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | William Zenner is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (PG), Matthew Nash (SF), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Carlsen (C) Rodney Gilcrease, Bobby Harman, James Pursel, William Zenner | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Perry Hardison (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) John Sessions, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| 10:31 | Akron | Timothy Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Liggins (SG) Raymond Yarbrough | |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | William Carlsen snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Mulkey | 44-34 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Carlos Liggins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the easy layup | 44-34 |
| 09:28 | Akron | The rebound goes to Timothy Robertson | 44-34 |
| 09:14 | Akron | John Sapp is fouled on the floor by Robert Mulkey - foul #3 on Robert Mulkey, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), James Pursel (PF) Derick Carpenter, Ralph Baskett | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sessions (PG), Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Carmine Tolson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) John Sapp, Cecil Sullivan, Perry Hardison, Timothy Robertson | |
| 08:57 | Akron | Carlos Liggins makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Sessions | 44-36 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | James Pursel scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Carey | 46-36 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Carlos Liggins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | James Pursel is hacked by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #3 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), William Zenner (C) Matthew Nash, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Akron | Cecil Sullivan (SF) Carlos Liggins | |
| 07:49 | Louisville | James Pursel buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Carey | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Carey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 9 pts. C - William Zenner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sessions (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Akron | Sammy Carey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Sessions | 48-38 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | William Zenner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Sammy Carey - foul #1 on Sammy Carey, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG) Robert Mulkey | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Perry Hardison (PF) John Sessions, Carmine Tolson | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | William Zenner makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | William Zenner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 07:10 | Akron | The jump hook by Raymond Yarbrough is blocked by James Pursel | 50-38 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | James Pursel grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Perry Hardison blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Carey | 50-38 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 06:27 | Akron | John Sapp drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Perry Hardison | 50-41 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Carey | 50-41 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-41 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | William Zenner tips it back up and in | 52-41 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan is hacked by James Pursel - foul #2 on James Pursel, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (PG), Matthew Nash (SF), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Carlsen (C) Rodney Gilcrease, Kenneth Carey, James Pursel, William Zenner | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sessions (PG), Carlos Liggins (SG), Timothy Robertson (C) John Sapp, Raymond Yarbrough, Sammy Carey | |
| 05:49 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:49 | Akron | Cecil Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Matthew Nash gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Carlos Liggins - foul #2 on Carlos Liggins, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF) Cecil Sullivan, Timothy Robertson | |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 05:35 | Akron | The rebound goes to Perry Hardison | 53-42 |
| 05:12 | Akron | Carmine Tolson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Carlsen | 53-42 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Matthew Nash scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Mulkey | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:56 | Akron | Billy Yates comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-42 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Carmine Tolson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 04:40 | Akron | John Sessions misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 04:39 | Akron | Carlos Liggins grabs the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 04:33 | Akron | William Carlsen steals the ball from Carmine Tolson | 55-42 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Derick Carpenter | 57-42 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Carlos Liggins steps out of bounds on the baseline | 57-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), James Pursel (PF) Derick Carpenter, Ralph Baskett | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Timothy Robertson (PF), James Compo (C) John Sessions, Carmine Tolson, Perry Hardison | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey can't finish the layup | 57-42 |
| 03:50 | Akron | James Compo pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carlsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carlos Liggins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Robertson (fresh) C - James Compo (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | Akron | John Sapp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | James Pursel snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Sapp - foul #3 on John Sapp, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | William Carlsen makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | William Carlsen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 02:49 | Akron | Carlos Liggins drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-44 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Sapp - foul #4 on John Sapp, team foul #8 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), Kenneth Carey (SF), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Zenner (C) Robert Mulkey, Matthew Nash, James Pursel, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Akron | Perry Hardison (PF) James Compo | |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 02:21 | Akron | Timothy Robertson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 61-44 |
| 02:20 | Akron | Timothy Robertson misses the tip | 61-44 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William Zenner and he's fouled by Carlos Liggins - foul #3 on Carlos Liggins, team foul #9 | 63-44 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett misses the free throw | 63-44 |
| 02:02 | Akron | Timothy Robertson grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Rodney Gilcrease takes the ball from Billy Yates | 63-44 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Timothy Robertson is called for the reach on Rodney Gilcrease - foul #1 on Timothy Robertson, team foul #10 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Carlsen (C) Kenneth Carey, Ralph Baskett, William Zenner | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Perry Hardison pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Timothy Robertson's pass is intercepted by Matthew Nash | 63-44 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Matthew Nash hits the finger roll | 65-44 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Perry Hardison misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 65-44 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | William Carlsen gets the rebound | 65-44 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Perry Hardison swats the layup by James Pursel | 65-44 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter tips it home | 67-44 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Timothy Robertson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Timothy Robertson, team foul #11 | 67-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | William Carlsen hits a floater from the right side set up by Derick Carpenter | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Carlos Liggins scores on a 3 from the left corner | 69-47 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease runs out the clock | 69-47 |