| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Chess (fresh) SG - Archie Marshall (fresh) SF - Curtis Jolliff (fresh) PF - Henry Derrick (fresh) C - Jonathan Graddy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Parks (fresh) SG - Dino Bidrowski (fresh) SF - Roland Monroe (fresh) PF - Sam Hirshberg (fresh) C - Lewis Kimes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Archie Marshall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Akron | Archie Marshall splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Philip Parks picks off the pass by Mark Chess | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Roland Monroe blows the layup but he's fouled by Curtis Jolliff - foul #1 on Curtis Jolliff, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Roland Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Roland Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Mark Chess is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Chess, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-1 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes tips it home | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Henry Derrick is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Henry Derrick, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Roland Monroe | 0-5 |
| 17:07 | Akron | Mark Chess can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:05 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Archie Marshall works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Derrick | 3-5 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Roland Monroe misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-5 |
| 16:21 | Akron | Henry Derrick grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 15:59 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy is whistled for traveling | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Chess (fresh) SG - Archie Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fresh) PF - Henry Derrick (fresh) C - Jonathan Graddy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Parks (fresh) SG - Dino Bidrowski (fresh) SF - Roland Monroe (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sam Hirshberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Kimes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Philip Parks and he's hacked by Henry Derrick - foul #2 on Henry Derrick, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Akron | John Cobb (PF), Tony Lacey (C) Henry Derrick, Jonathan Graddy | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:11 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 15:09 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Marshall | 3-8 |
| 14:43 | Akron | Mark Chess connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Chess - foul #2 on Mark Chess, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (PG), Josh Jones (SF) Mark Chess, Curtis Jolliff | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gayhart (PG), John Korhonen (C) Philip Parks, Lewis Kimes | |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Tony Lacey makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Archie Marshall | 8-10 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg hits a wide open jumper from the left side set up by Dino Bidrowski | 8-12 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Josh Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-12 |
| 13:14 | Akron | John Cobb can't tip it in | 8-12 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Roland Monroe evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dino Bidrowski | 8-14 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Archie Marshall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Roland Monroe - foul #1 on Roland Monroe, team foul #1 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Jolliff (SF), Jonathan Graddy (C) Josh Jones, John Cobb | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Parks (PG), Henry Kaufman (SG), Don Dominquez (SF), Thomas Behler (PF), Lewis Kimes (C) William Gayhart, Dino Bidrowski, Roland Monroe, Sam Hirshberg, John Korhonen | |
| 12:31 | Akron | Archie Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Archie Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:31 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Graddy | 9-14 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Archie Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Burress (PF) Tony Lacey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman is hacked by Archie Marshall - foul #1 on Archie Marshall, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) SG - Archie Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fresh) PF - Jason Burress (fresh) C - Jonathan Graddy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Parks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Kaufman (fresh) SF - Don Dominquez (fresh) PF - Thomas Behler (fresh) C - Lewis Kimes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Jason Burress is called for the reach on Philip Parks - foul #1 on Jason Burress, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Philip Parks misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:23 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Harold Lemelle loses the dribble to Philip Parks in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman lays it in on a nice dish by Philip Parks | 9-16 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Harold Lemelle is hacked by Philip Parks - foul #1 on Philip Parks, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Josh Jones (PG), John Cobb (PF) Harold Lemelle, Jason Burress | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski (SG), Roland Monroe (SF) Henry Kaufman, Don Dominquez | |
| 10:41 | Akron | John Cobb hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 9-16 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Roland Monroe pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Roland Monroe evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Josh Jones - foul #1 on Josh Jones, team foul #8 | 9-16 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Roland Monroe misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:16 | Purdue | Roland Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Jolliff | 11-17 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | Roland Monroe hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Dino Bidrowski | 11-19 |
| 09:02 | Akron | John Cobb misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 11-19 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Roland Monroe snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Philip Parks is called for traveling | 11-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (PG), Christopher Snyder (SG), Jason Burress (PF), Tony Lacey (C) Archie Marshall, Curtis Jolliff, John Cobb, Jonathan Graddy | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gayhart (PG), Sam Hirshberg (PF), John Korhonen (C) Philip Parks, Thomas Behler, Lewis Kimes | |
| 08:16 | Akron | Sam Hirshberg steals it from Christopher Snyder | 11-19 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from William Gayhart | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) SG - Christopher Snyder (fresh) SF - Josh Jones (fresh) PF - Jason Burress (fresh) C - Tony Lacey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Gayhart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dino Bidrowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Monroe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Hirshberg (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Korhonen (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Akron | Roland Monroe steals the ball from Tony Lacey | 11-21 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Harold Lemelle steals it from Sam Hirshberg | 11-21 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Harold Lemelle hits the finger roll | 13-21 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg blows the layup but he's fouled by Harold Lemelle - foul #1 on Harold Lemelle, team foul #9 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Marshall (SG), Curtis Jolliff (SF), John Cobb (PF), Jonathan Graddy (C) Christopher Snyder, Josh Jones, Jason Burress, Tony Lacey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Parks (PG), Henry Kaufman (SG), Don Dominquez (SF), Lewis Kimes (C) William Gayhart, Dino Bidrowski, Roland Monroe, John Korhonen | |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff is fouled on the floor by Don Dominquez - foul #1 on Don Dominquez, team foul #3 | 13-22 |
| 05:41 | Akron | John Cobb can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-22 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 05:16 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-22 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Harold Lemelle steals it from Sam Hirshberg | 16-22 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Philip Parks | 16-22 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jonathan Graddy - foul #1 on Jonathan Graddy, team foul #10 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Josh Jones (PG), Jason Burress (PF), Tony Lacey (C) Harold Lemelle, John Cobb, Jonathan Graddy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski (SG), Roland Monroe (SF), Thomas Behler (PF) Henry Kaufman, Don Dominquez, Sam Hirshberg | |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Josh Jones misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Philip Parks - foul #2 on Philip Parks, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Chess (PG), Henry Derrick (PF) Archie Marshall, Jason Burress | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:55 | Akron | Josh Jones misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Josh Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Josh Jones misses the 3rd free throw | 16-23 |
| 03:55 | Akron | Henry Derrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 03:27 | Akron | Tony Lacey misses the lay-in | 16-23 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes grabs the board | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mark Chess (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Josh Jones (fresh) SF - Curtis Jolliff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Derrick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Lacey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Parks (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dino Bidrowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Behler (fresh) C - Lewis Kimes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Roland Monroe's layup is rejected by Henry Derrick | 16-23 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-23 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski is fouled on the floor by Josh Jones - foul #2 on Josh Jones, team foul #11 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Marshall (SG), Jonathan Graddy (C) Curtis Jolliff, Tony Lacey | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gayhart (PG), John Korhonen (C) Philip Parks, Lewis Kimes | |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Dino Bidrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Henry Derrick is hacked by John Korhonen - foul #1 on John Korhonen, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg (PF) Thomas Behler | |
| 01:47 | Akron | Mark Chess hits the finger roll on a great pass from Henry Derrick | 18-24 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg comes up short on the runner from the left block | 18-24 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Archie Marshall grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Archie Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 01:00 | Akron | Henry Derrick tips it home | 20-24 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Josh Jones steals it from Sam Hirshberg | 20-24 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Henry Derrick makes the shot from close range | 22-24 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | John Korhonen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 22-24 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Roland Monroe gets the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Sam Hirshberg can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 00:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jonathan Graddy | 22-24 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy misses the fullcourt shot | 22-24 |