| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bui (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - George Dahl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pat Mahaffey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Sears (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Long (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Archie Briggs inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Akron | Archie Briggs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 19:46 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Pat Mahaffey | 39-38 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | George Dahl comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Bruce Long gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Jerry Gustin steps in front of the John Sears pass in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | George Dahl buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Archie Briggs comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Bui - foul #2 on James Bui, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Archie Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Archie Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | George Dahl is called for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Sams (PF), Jim Prettyman (C) Pat Mahaffey, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:28 | Akron | Bruce Long misses the lay-in | 42-40 |
| 18:26 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman's pass is intercepted by Joseph Zamudio | 42-40 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Bruce Long clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 42-42 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | James Bui tips it home | 44-42 |
| 17:45 | Akron | George Dahl picks off the pass by John Sullivan in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin lays it up and in on a great pass from George Dahl | 46-42 |
| 17:33 | Akron | John Sears clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 17:08 | Akron | John Sears snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Archie Briggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Pat Mahaffey (PF), Freddie King (C) Jerry Gustin, Kevin Sams, Jim Prettyman | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (PG), Joseph Carey (SG), David Gilson (SF), Keith Gess (PF), Jon Ried (C) John Sullivan, John Sears, Archie Briggs, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| 16:52 | UNLV | George Dahl misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter Matthews - foul #1 on Peter Matthews, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | George Dahl makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | George Dahl makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:31 | Akron | Joseph Carey hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 48-42 |
| 16:29 | Akron | Keith Gess grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Peter Matthews knocks in the shot from the left side | 48-44 |
| 16:03 | UNLV | David Gilson steals the ball from Freddie King | 48-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bui (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - George Dahl (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Pat Mahaffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Carey (fresh) SF - David Gilson (fresh) PF - Keith Gess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Ried (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Keith Gess knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 15:43 | UNLV | Robert Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Freddie King tips it home | 50-46 |
| 15:37 | Akron | David Gilson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Gilson, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (PG), Don Jacques (SG), Kevin Sams (SF), Aaron Capozzi (PF) Robert Taylor, James Bui, George Dahl, Pat Mahaffey | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Joseph Zamudio (PF) David Gilson, Jon Ried | |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Joseph Carey takes the ball from Freddie King | 50-46 |
| 15:10 | Akron | John Sullivan comes up short on the shot near the basket | 50-46 |
| 15:09 | UNLV | Freddie King pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Freddie King slams it home set up by Thomas Gillette and he's fouled by Keith Gess - foul #2 on Keith Gess, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Jim Prettyman (PF) Thomas Gillette, Aaron Capozzi | |
| Subs | Akron | Rob Gale (SG), Archie Briggs (SF), Bruce Long (C) Peter Matthews, Keith Gess, Joseph Carey | |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Freddie King misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Kevin Sams gets the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 14:41 | UNLV | Don Jacques hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Rob Gale misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Don Jacques - foul #4 on Don Jacques, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (SG), George Dahl (SF), Aaron Capozzi (PF) Don Jacques, Kevin Sams, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), David Gilson (SF), Jon Ried (PF) John Sullivan, Archie Briggs, Joseph Zamudio | |
| 14:18 | Akron | Rob Gale makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:18 | Akron | Rob Gale misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Aaron Capozzi and the foul's on Jon Ried - foul #2 on Jon Ried, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG) Jerry Gustin | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 13:40 | Akron | John Sears misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Jon Ried blocks the short jumper by Jim Prettyman | 55-47 |
| 13:19 | UNLV | Robert Taylor can't tip it in | 55-47 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman tips it but misses | 55-47 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | George Dahl gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette loses the dribble to John Sears | 55-47 |
| 12:58 | Akron | David Gilson can't finish the layup | 55-47 |
| 12:56 | Akron | Bruce Long grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Jon Ried dunks the ball | 55-49 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Bruce Long is called for the reach on Thomas Gillette - foul #1 on Bruce Long, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), James Bui (SG), Kevin Sams (SF), Pat Mahaffey (PF), Freddie King (C) Robert Taylor, Thomas Gillette, George Dahl, Aaron Capozzi, Jim Prettyman | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Peter Matthews (SG), Archie Briggs (SF), Keith Gess (PF), Joseph Carey (C) Rob Gale, John Sears, David Gilson, Jon Ried, Bruce Long | |
| 12:14 | UNLV | James Bui drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Pat Mahaffey | 58-49 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Joseph Carey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 11:58 | Akron | John Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bui (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kevin Sams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pat Mahaffey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Gess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Carey (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Akron | Peter Matthews clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Bui - foul #3 on James Bui, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Peter Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 11:45 | Akron | Peter Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Kevin Sams | 58-49 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Freddie King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Zamudio (PF) Archie Briggs | |
| 11:00 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio hits the finger roll | 58-51 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey is hacked by John Sullivan - foul #2 on John Sullivan, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG), George Dahl (SF) Jerry Gustin, James Bui, Kevin Sams | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sears (SG), Archie Briggs (SF), Bruce Long (C) Peter Matthews, Keith Gess, Joseph Carey | |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Freddie King scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from George Dahl | 60-51 |
| 10:19 | Akron | George Dahl steals it from John Sears | 60-51 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette misses the easy layup | 60-51 |
| 10:13 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 09:57 | Akron | John Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | George Dahl pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | George Dahl misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 09:49 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 09:27 | Akron | John Sears knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Zamudio | 60-54 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | George Dahl misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-54 |
| 09:04 | Akron | John Sears grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 08:46 | Akron | Archie Briggs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Freddie King steps in front of the John Sullivan pass | 60-54 |
| 08:22 | UNLV | Robert Taylor is hacked by Archie Briggs - foul #2 on Archie Briggs, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SG), Kevin Sams (SF), Aaron Capozzi (PF), Jim Prettyman (C) Thomas Gillette, George Dahl, Pat Mahaffey, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (PG), Joseph Carey (SG), David Gilson (SF), Keith Gess (PF), Jon Ried (C) John Sullivan, John Sears, Archie Briggs, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| 08:22 | UNLV | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 08:22 | UNLV | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:00 | Akron | David Gilson is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Matthews | 62-56 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Bui (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Sams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Capozzi (fresh) C - Jim Prettyman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Carey (fresh) SF - David Gilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Gess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Ried (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:47 | UNLV | Robert Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-56 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Peter Matthews snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 07:20 | Akron | Kevin Sams steals the ball from Jon Ried | 62-56 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Kevin Sams misses the dunk | 62-56 |
| 07:13 | Akron | David Gilson gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Keith Gess is hacked by Aaron Capozzi - foul #1 on Aaron Capozzi, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Don Jacques (SG), George Dahl (SF) Robert Taylor, James Bui, Aaron Capozzi | |
| Subs | Akron | Rob Gale (PG), Archie Briggs (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF) Peter Matthews, David Gilson, Jon Ried | |
| 06:45 | Akron | Joseph Carey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 06:44 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio tips it in | 62-58 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | Kevin Sams misses the easy layup | 62-58 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Joseph Carey's pass is intercepted by Jerry Gustin in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Rob Gale is called for the reach on Jerry Gustin - foul #1 on Rob Gale, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey (PF), Freddie King (C) Kevin Sams, Jim Prettyman | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG) Joseph Carey | |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Keith Gess snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Keith Gess can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 62-58 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Don Jacques grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Archie Briggs - foul #3 on Archie Briggs, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (SG), David Gilson (SF), Jon Ried (PF), Bruce Long (C) Rob Gale, Archie Briggs, Joseph Zamudio, Keith Gess | |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Jerry Gustin steals it from David Gilson in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 04:58 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey travels with the ball | 63-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (SG), Kevin Sams (SF), Jim Prettyman (C) Don Jacques, George Dahl, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:40 | Akron | Bruce Long misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Jim Prettyman - foul #2 on Jim Prettyman, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Bruce Long makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Bruce Long misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jim Prettyman | 63-59 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Sams | 66-59 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Peter Matthews connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Sullivan | 66-61 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette is hacked by Jon Ried - foul #3 on Jon Ried, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Don Jacques (SG), George Dahl (SF), Freddie King (C) Jerry Gustin, Pat Mahaffey, Jim Prettyman | |
| Subs | Akron | Rob Gale (PG), John Sears (SG), Archie Briggs (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Joseph Carey (C) John Sullivan, Peter Matthews, David Gilson, Jon Ried, Bruce Long | |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Thomas Gillette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Jacques (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Dahl (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Sams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Freddie King (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Rob Gale (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Sears (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Archie Briggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Carey (fresh) | |
| 03:51 | Akron | Archie Briggs is fouled in the backcourt by Don Jacques - foul #5 on Don Jacques, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), James Bui (SG) Thomas Gillette, Don Jacques | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:31 | Akron | Rob Gale misses short on a jumper from the left side | 68-61 |
| 03:29 | Akron | Rob Gale grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:07 | Akron | John Sears misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 03:06 | Akron | John Sears grabs the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Rob Gale misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 02:49 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio misses the tip | 68-61 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Freddie King snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Rob Gale - foul #2 on Rob Gale, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (SG), Aaron Capozzi (PF), Jim Prettyman (C) James Bui, Kevin Sams, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Keith Gess (SF), Bruce Long (C) Rob Gale, Archie Briggs, Joseph Carey | |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Akron | John Sullivan misses long on a jumper in the paint | 69-61 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman misses the easy layup | 69-61 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi grabs the offensive board | 69-61 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Gustin | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Akron | Bruce Long is called for traveling | 72-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SG), Pat Mahaffey (PF), Freddie King (C) Thomas Gillette, Aaron Capozzi, Jim Prettyman | |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (PG), Joseph Carey (SG), David Gilson (SF), Jon Ried (C) John Sullivan, John Sears, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-61 |
| 00:44 | Akron | The rebound goes to Keith Gess | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Akron | David Gilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey grabs the board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | James Bui scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Keith Gess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin runs out the clock | 74-61 |