| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sean Franck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jonas Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Toby Friend (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Billy Yates inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Akron | Billy Yates can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 19:52 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Yates | 31-36 |
| 19:38 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Sammy Carey | 31-39 |
| 19:36 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Campbell steals it from Sean Franck in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Carmine Tolson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Taylor Robinson - foul #2 on Taylor Robinson, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Carmine Tolson makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Carmine Tolson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Toby Friend | 34-41 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Johnny Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Toby Friend | 34-41 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson misses the jumper from the left block | 34-41 |
| 18:37 | Akron | Carmine Tolson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Sammy Carey connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-43 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jonas Carlton, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| 17:42 | Akron | Carmine Tolson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Yarbrough | 34-46 |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend's fadeaway is rejected by Sammy Carey | 34-46 |
| 17:21 | Akron | Carmine Tolson pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Ellis and he's hacked by Carmine Tolson - foul #1 on Carmine Tolson, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Dan Phillips (SG), Clinton Hunter (SF), Lee Freeman (C) Sean Franck, Taylor Robinson, Jonas Carlton, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) Johnny Campbell, Billy Yates, Carmine Tolson, Sammy Carey | |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 37-46 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Timothy Robertson tips it but misses | 37-46 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough snags the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 15:56 | Akron | Calvin Williams can't finish the layup | 37-46 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Phillips (fresh) SF - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Toby Friend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Compo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter lays it up and in set up by Dan Phillips and he's fouled by Timothy Robertson - foul #1 on Timothy Robertson, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG) Toby Friend | |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmie Hodder (SG) Raymond Yarbrough | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Calvin Williams misses short on a jumper in the paint | 40-46 |
| 15:19 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jimmie Hodder - foul #1 on Jimmie Hodder, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson (SG), John Ellis (C) Wilfred Parks, Clinton Hunter | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:11 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Compo | 40-46 |
| 14:57 | Akron | James Compo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Yates (SF), Sammy Carey (C) Calvin Williams, Timothy Robertson | |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Sammy Carey swats the short shot by Dan Phillips | 40-46 |
| 14:35 | Akron | Sammy Carey pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:20 | Akron | John Ellis swats the layup by Billy Yates | 40-46 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 13:40 | Akron | John Sapp misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 13:38 | Akron | Billy Yates grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Sean Franck is called for the reach on John Sapp - foul #3 on Sean Franck, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Jonas Carlton (SF), Toby Friend (PF) Sean Franck, Dan Phillips, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Calvin Williams (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Timothy Robertson (C) John Sapp, Jimmie Hodder, Billy Yates, James Compo, Sammy Carey | |
| 13:05 | Akron | Johnny Campbell misses the 3 from straight away | 43-46 |
| 13:04 | Akron | Timothy Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Johnny Campbell | 43-48 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton is fouled on the floor by Calvin Williams - foul #3 on Calvin Williams, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford (SG), Clinton Hunter (C) Taylor Robinson, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 12:16 | Akron | Timothy Robertson grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 12:05 | Akron | Johnny Campbell hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Toby Friend and he's fouled by Raymond Yarbrough - foul #2 on Raymond Yarbrough, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG) Wilfred Parks | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Yates (SF), Sammy Carey (C) Calvin Williams, Timothy Robertson | |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sean Franck (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edgar Bradford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonas Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Toby Friend (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough is fouled on the floor by Edgar Bradford - foul #1 on Edgar Bradford, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson (SG), Lee Freeman (C) Edgar Bradford, Clinton Hunter | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:12 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 46-50 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 10:48 | Akron | Sammy Carey grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Sammy Carey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sean Franck - foul #4 on Sean Franck, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Dan Phillips (SF), John Ellis (C) Sean Franck, Jonas Carlton, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (PG), James Compo (PF) Johnny Campbell, Carmine Tolson | |
| 10:41 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Sammy Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis hits a jumper in the paint set up by Wilfred Parks | 48-52 |
| 09:53 | Akron | Billy Yates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Sammy Carey tips it home | 48-54 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend's floater is tipped away by Sammy Carey | 48-54 |
| 09:21 | Akron | John Sapp pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough is hacked by Taylor Robinson - foul #3 on Taylor Robinson, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton (SF), Lee Freeman (PF) Taylor Robinson, Toby Friend | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG), Calvin Williams (SF), Timothy Robertson (C) Raymond Yarbrough, Billy Yates, Sammy Carey | |
| 09:10 | Akron | Johnny Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-54 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton misses the dunk | 48-54 |
| 09:00 | Akron | Calvin Williams gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:44 | Akron | James Compo buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Robertson | 48-57 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 08:19 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Compo | 48-57 |
| 07:57 | Akron | John Sapp is hacked by John Ellis - foul #1 on John Ellis, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG), Taylor Robinson (SG), Clinton Hunter (SF), Toby Friend (PF) Wilfred Parks, Dan Phillips, Jonas Carlton, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough (SG), Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) Johnny Campbell, Calvin Williams, James Compo, Timothy Robertson | |
| 07:57 | Akron | John Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:57 | Akron | John Sapp misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Taylor Robinson | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sean Franck (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Toby Friend (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carmine Tolson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Carey (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Akron | Billy Yates makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Sapp | 50-60 |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Sean Franck and the foul's on John Sapp - foul #2 on John Sapp, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marlin Connolly (PG) John Sapp | |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:49 | Akron | Marlin Connolly is fouled on the floor by Taylor Robinson - foul #4 on Taylor Robinson, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton (SF), John Ellis (C) Clinton Hunter, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:49 | Akron | Marlin Connolly misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Franck | 56-60 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Billy Yates is hacked by Sean Franck - foul #5 on Sean Franck, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG) Sean Franck | |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Campbell (PG) Marlin Connolly | |
| 06:13 | Akron | Billy Yates makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Billy Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis is hacked by Billy Yates - foul #3 on Billy Yates, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips (SG) Taylor Robinson | |
| Subs | Akron | Calvin Williams (SF), James Compo (C) Billy Yates, Sammy Carey | |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Johnny Campbell is whistled for traveling | 58-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter (SF), Lee Freeman (PF), James Sholar (C) Jonas Carlton, Toby Friend, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sapp (SF), Timothy Robertson (C) Calvin Williams, Carmine Tolson | |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips buries a shot from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 04:37 | Akron | James Compo's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Freeman | 60-62 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Timothy Robertson snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 04:18 | Akron | James Sholar blocks the jumper by Raymond Yarbrough | 60-62 |
| 04:17 | Akron | Timothy Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough's floater is tipped away by Lee Freeman | 60-62 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Timothy Robertson tips it back up and in | 60-64 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Robertson picks off the pass by Dan Phillips | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - James Sholar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Johnny Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Compo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Akron | Timothy Robertson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 60-64 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Timothy Robertson snags the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 03:20 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson (SG), Jonas Carlton (SF), Toby Friend (PF), John Ellis (C) Dan Phillips, Clinton Hunter, Lee Freeman, James Sholar | |
| Subs | Akron | Billy Yates (SF), Carmine Tolson (PF), Sammy Carey (C) John Sapp, James Compo, Timothy Robertson | |
| 03:09 | Akron | Johnny Campbell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jonas Carlton | 60-64 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Sammy Carey grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Carmine Tolson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Sammy Carey can't tip it in | 60-64 |
| 02:29 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Toby Friend makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Taylor Robinson | 62-64 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 01:45 | Akron | Carmine Tolson tips it in | 62-66 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Wilfred Parks | 64-66 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Raymond Yarbrough clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Jonas Carlton grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Billy Yates is called for the reach on John Ellis - foul #4 on Billy Yates, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | John Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Akron | Carmine Tolson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Carmine Tolson, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson connects on the jumper from the left wing | 68-66 |