| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) SG - John Sears (fresh) SF - Gary Hill (fresh) PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) C - Bruce Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fresh) SG - Luis Morales (fresh) SF - Travis Holmes (fresh) PF - David Williams (fresh) C - James Charley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | James Charley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Sam Houston State | John Sullivan is called for the reach on James Freeman - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | James Charley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Akron | John Sears misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Bruce Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Luis Morales steps in front of the John Sullivan pass | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Akron | John Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Akron | David Williams picks off the pass by John Sullivan | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Akron | John Sullivan loses the dribble to James Freeman in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Sam Houston State | David Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman loses the dribble to Joseph Zamudio | 0-2 |
| 17:15 | Akron | John Sullivan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | David Williams makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Luis Morales | 3-5 |
| 16:42 | Akron | John Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | Akron | John Sears pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:30 | Akron | Gary Hill lays it up and in set up by John Sullivan | 5-5 |
| 16:21 | Sam Houston State | David Williams travels with the ball | 5-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), Jerry Frandsen (SG), Cedric Hagemann (PF), Keith Gess (C) John Sullivan, John Sears, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG), Elmer Kirch (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Barry Crews (C) James Freeman, Luis Morales, Travis Holmes, James Charley | |
| 16:15 | Akron | Gary Hill is hacked by Chad Bitter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Bitter, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hobson (fresh) SG - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) C - Keith Gess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Chad Bitter (fresh) SG - Elmer Kirch (fresh) SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Barry Crews (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith is whistled for a carry | 8-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Ried (SF) Gary Hill | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 15:23 | Akron | Jon Ried can't finish the layup | 8-5 |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:06 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Ernest Hobson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG) Ernest Hobson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Travis Holmes (SF), James Charley (C) Elmer Kirch, Jeremy Smith, David Williams | |
| 14:39 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jon Ried - foul #1 on Jon Ried, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Hill (SF), Bruce Long (C) Jon Ried, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (SG), David Williams (PF) Chad Bitter, Barry Crews | |
| 14:39 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:39 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Sullivan | 10-6 |
| 14:07 | Sam Houston State | David Williams misses the driving attempt from the left block | 10-6 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Gary Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:37 | Akron | John Sullivan connects on the open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Hill | 12-6 |
| 13:28 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman comes up short on the runner in the paint | 12-6 |
| 13:27 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes hits the follow up shot | 12-8 |
| 13:06 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Sullivan | 15-8 |
| 12:46 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye is hacked by Gary Hill - foul #1 on Gary Hill, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), John Sears (SG), Jon Ried (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Keith Gess (C) John Sullivan, Jerry Frandsen, Gary Hill, Cedric Hagemann, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG), Luis Morales (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Barry Crews (PF), Elmer Kirch (C) James Freeman, Peter Tanouye, Travis Holmes, David Williams, James Charley | |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Keith Gess - foul #1 on Keith Gess, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:24 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio is hacked by Barry Crews - foul #1 on Barry Crews, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Jon Ried's pass is intercepted by Elmer Kirch | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hobson (fresh) SG - John Sears (fresh) SF - Jon Ried (fresh) PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) C - Keith Gess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Chad Bitter (fresh) SG - Luis Morales (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Barry Crews (fresh) C - Elmer Kirch (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith makes the runner near the basket | 15-11 |
| 11:14 | Akron | Ernest Hobson makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jon Ried | 17-11 |
| 10:56 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith buries a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Joseph Zamudio - foul #1 on Joseph Zamudio, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Clarence Pawloski (SG), Gary Hill (SF), Larry Renteria (C) Ernest Hobson, John Sears, Jon Ried, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), David Williams (PF), James Charley (C) Chad Bitter, Barry Crews, Elmer Kirch | |
| 10:56 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith misses the free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Gary Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jeremy Smith - foul #1 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes (SF) Jeremy Smith | |
| 10:39 | Akron | Gary Hill makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Gary Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:17 | Sam Houston State | James Charley's floater is tipped away by Joseph Zamudio | 19-13 |
| 10:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Joseph Zamudio | 19-13 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 19-13 |
| 10:00 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to David Williams | 19-13 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Renteria - foul #1 on Larry Renteria, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (SG), Cedric Hagemann (PF), Bruce Long (C) Clarence Pawloski, Joseph Zamudio, Larry Renteria | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (SG) Luis Morales | |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:43 | Akron | James Freeman picks off the pass by Bruce Long in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 09:41 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman lays it up and in | 19-17 |
| 09:18 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Peter Tanouye - foul #1 on Peter Tanouye, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG) Jerry Frandsen | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG), Barry Crews (PF) James Freeman, David Williams | |
| 09:18 | Akron | Cedric Hagemann misses the free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:18 | Sam Houston State | James Charley snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 09:00 | Sam Houston State | James Charley tips it home | 21-19 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Bruce Long knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by John Sears | 23-19 |
| 08:31 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 08:29 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes can't tip it in | 23-19 |
| 08:28 | Akron | John Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Gary Hill scores on a floater from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes is whistled for a carry | 25-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), Clarence Pawloski (SG), Jon Ried (SF), Jerry Frandsen (PF), Keith Gess (C) John Sullivan, John Sears, Gary Hill, Cedric Hagemann, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Elmer Kirch (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), David Williams (PF) Chad Bitter, Peter Tanouye, Travis Holmes, James Charley | |
| 07:36 | Akron | Jeremy Smith is called for the reach on Jon Ried - foul #2 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes (SF) Jeremy Smith | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Ernest Hobson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Pawloski (fresh) SF - Jon Ried (fresh) PF - Jerry Frandsen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Gess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Elmer Kirch (fresh) SF - Travis Holmes (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Barry Crews (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Akron | Keith Gess is fouled on the floor by Barry Crews - foul #2 on Barry Crews, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales (SG) Barry Crews | |
| 07:10 | Akron | James Freeman takes the ball from Jerry Frandsen | 25-19 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 06:52 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 06:39 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes hits a turnaround in the lane set up by James Freeman | 25-21 |
| 06:21 | Akron | Ernest Hobson makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Gess | 27-21 |
| 06:03 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Keith Gess gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Ernest Hobson is fouled in the backcourt by James Freeman - foul #1 on James Freeman, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Cedric Hagemann (SG), Gary Hill (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) Clarence Pawloski, Jon Ried, Jerry Frandsen, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Chad Bitter (SG), James Charley (C) James Freeman, Luis Morales, Elmer Kirch | |
| 05:57 | Akron | Ernest Hobson makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:57 | Akron | Ernest Hobson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:57 | Sam Houston State | James Charley pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:36 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-21 |
| 05:34 | Sam Houston State | James Charley grabs the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | David Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Ernest Hobson - foul #1 on Ernest Hobson, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), John Sears (SG) Ernest Hobson, Cedric Hagemann | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (SG) James Kanevsky | |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | David Williams makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:05 | Akron | John Sears misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 05:03 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye is hacked by John Sears - foul #1 on John Sears, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Jerry Frandsen (PF), Larry Renteria (C) Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG) Chad Bitter | |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | David Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman blows the layup | 28-25 |
| 04:26 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman tips it back up and in | 28-27 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Keith Gess (C) Larry Renteria | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales (SG) Peter Tanouye | |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 04:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gary Hill | 28-27 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Keith Gess misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on James Charley - foul #1 on James Charley, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Cedric Hagemann (SG), Jon Ried (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF) John Sears, Gary Hill, Jerry Frandsen | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Barry Crews (PF) James Freeman, Travis Holmes, David Williams | |
| 03:37 | Akron | Keith Gess makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:37 | Akron | Keith Gess makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cedric Hagemann (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jon Ried (fresh) PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Gess (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Kanevsky (fresh) SG - Luis Morales (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Barry Crews (fresh) C - James Charley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Sam Houston State | James Charley connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Luis Morales | 30-29 |
| 03:07 | Akron | Barry Crews swats the layup by Jon Ried | 30-29 |
| 03:06 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 03:00 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales misses the lay-in | 30-29 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | James Charley gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales is whistled for a carry | 30-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Clarence Pawloski (PG), Gary Hill (SF), Bruce Long (C) John Sullivan, Jon Ried, Keith Gess | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Chad Bitter (SG), David Williams (PF) James Kanevsky, Luis Morales, James Charley | |
| 02:30 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 02:29 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Smith | 30-29 |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | David Williams clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 02:08 | Akron | Bruce Long snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Gary Hill clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-29 |
| 02:02 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:44 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter is fouled on the floor by Clarence Pawloski - foul #1 on Clarence Pawloski, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Ernest Hobson (PG), Jerry Frandsen (PF) Cedric Hagemann, Joseph Zamudio | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (PF) David Williams | |
| 01:44 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Jeremy Smith is called for the reach on Ernest Hobson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Charley (C) Jeremy Smith | |
| 01:40 | Akron | Ernest Hobson makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:40 | Akron | Ernest Hobson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | James Charley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), John Sears (SG), Larry Renteria (C) Ernest Hobson, Clarence Pawloski, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Peter Tanouye (SG) James Freeman, Chad Bitter | |
| 01:01 | Akron | Barry Crews is called for the reach on John Sears - foul #3 on Barry Crews, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Ried (SF) Gary Hill | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Williams (PF) Barry Crews | |
| 01:01 | Akron | John Sears makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:01 | Akron | John Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales (SG), Travis Holmes (SF) Peter Tanouye, Elmer Kirch | |
| 00:25 | Akron | John Sears hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 34-29 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | James Charley snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | James Charley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jerry Frandsen pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |