| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sears (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Archie Briggs (fresh) PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Satterfield (fresh) SF - Odissan Arrambide (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Yang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Hagans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Archie Briggs inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 19:43 | UMass | Paul Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 19:30 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Paul Yang tips it in | 29-38 |
| 19:14 | Akron | John Sears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Paul Yang pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide misses the easy layup | 29-38 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:50 | Akron | John Sears can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-38 |
| 18:49 | UMass | George Hagans pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Paul Yang misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-38 |
| 18:21 | UMass | George Hagans tips it in | 29-40 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Bruce Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Paul Yang misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Sullivan - foul #2 on John Sullivan, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Paul Yang makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Paul Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Archie Briggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 17:30 | Akron | John Sullivan tips it in | 31-42 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Steve Satterfield makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from George Hagans and he's fouled by Archie Briggs - foul #2 on Archie Briggs, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Carey (SG), David Gilson (SF), Keith Gess (PF), Jon Ried (C) John Sears, Archie Briggs, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:08 | UMass | Steve Satterfield makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:57 | Akron | Keith Gess drills a fadeaway near the basket | 33-45 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Odissan Arrambide, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Chamberlain (C) George Hagans | |
| 16:24 | Akron | John Sullivan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 16:22 | UMass | John Chamberlain grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Steve Satterfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 16:06 | Akron | The rebound goes to Keith Gess | 33-45 |
| 15:49 | Akron | David Gilson misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by John Chamberlain - foul #1 on John Chamberlain, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (PG), John Sears (SG), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) John Sullivan, Joseph Carey, Keith Gess, Jon Ried | |
| Subs | UMass | Gabriel Romano (PG), John Mattis (SG), Maurice Gledhill (SF), Floyd Bevan (PF) Chris Thomas, Steve Satterfield, Odissan Arrambide, Paul Yang | |
| 15:49 | Akron | David Gilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 15:49 | Akron | David Gilson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Peter Matthews (fresh) SG - John Sears (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Gilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Mattis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Gledhill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Floyd Bevan (fresh) C - John Chamberlain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UMass | Floyd Bevan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Maurice Gledhill | 35-47 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio is whistled for a carry | 35-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Briggs (SF) David Gilson | |
| Subs | UMass | George Hagans (C) John Chamberlain | |
| 15:02 | UMass | Joseph Zamudio steals the ball from Maurice Gledhill | 35-47 |
| 14:59 | Akron | Peter Matthews is hacked by Gabriel Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG) Peter Matthews | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG) Gabriel Romano | |
| 14:35 | Akron | John Sullivan's dunk attempt is rejected by George Hagans | 35-47 |
| 14:34 | UMass | George Hagans gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:09 | UMass | Floyd Bevan hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Chris Thomas | 35-49 |
| 13:43 | Akron | John Sullivan drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Chris Thomas is fouled on the floor by Bruce Long - foul #1 on Bruce Long, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Carey (SG), Keith Gess (PF), Jon Ried (C) John Sears, Joseph Zamudio, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Satterfield (SG), Odissan Arrambide (SF), Paul Yang (PF), John Chamberlain (C) John Mattis, Maurice Gledhill, Floyd Bevan, George Hagans | |
| 13:08 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide misses the dunk but the foul's on Archie Briggs - foul #3 on Archie Briggs, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Akron | David Gilson (SF) Archie Briggs | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:08 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 13:08 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 12:54 | Akron | Keith Gess comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Joseph Carey snags the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 12:41 | Akron | David Gilson scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Sullivan | 39-51 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Jon Ried steals the ball from Steve Satterfield | 39-51 |
| 12:14 | Akron | John Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 12:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Paul Yang | 39-51 |
| 11:54 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide grabs the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 11:47 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Satterfield | 39-54 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - David Gilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Gess (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Ried (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Satterfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Odissan Arrambide (fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Yang (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Chamberlain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Akron | The jumper by John Sullivan is denied by John Chamberlain | 39-54 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 11:07 | UMass | Steve Satterfield is called for 3 seconds | 39-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (PG), John Sears (SG), Archie Briggs (SF), Joseph Zamudio (PF), Bruce Long (C) John Sullivan, Joseph Carey, David Gilson, Keith Gess, Jon Ried | |
| Subs | UMass | Gabriel Romano (PG), George Hagans (C) Chris Thomas, John Chamberlain | |
| 10:59 | Akron | Bruce Long buries a shot from just outside the lane | 41-54 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Peter Matthews is called for the reach on Gabriel Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Matthews, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Zamudio | 41-54 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Bruce Long grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 10:22 | Akron | George Hagans denies the turnaround by Peter Matthews | 41-54 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio tips it but misses | 41-54 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 10:00 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide is hacked by Archie Briggs - foul #4 on Archie Briggs, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Keith Gess (SF) Archie Briggs | |
| Subs | UMass | John Mattis (SG), Floyd Bevan (PF) Steve Satterfield, Paul Yang | |
| 09:48 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-54 |
| 09:46 | Akron | John Sears pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 09:40 | Akron | John Sears is hacked by Gabriel Romano - foul #2 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG) Peter Matthews | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG), Maurice Gledhill (SF) Gabriel Romano, Odissan Arrambide | |
| 09:21 | Akron | Floyd Bevan denies the turnaround by Joseph Zamudio | 41-54 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Floyd Bevan gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Keith Gess is called for the reach on John Mattis - foul #1 on Keith Gess, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Carey (SG), Jon Ried (C) John Sears, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yang (PF) Floyd Bevan | |
| 09:01 | UMass | John Mattis misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:01 | Akron | Keith Gess pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 08:42 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio is denied on a layup by Maurice Gledhill | 41-54 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Paul Yang gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Paul Yang scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Maurice Gledhill | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:06 | Akron | Jon Ried comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 08:05 | UMass | The rebound goes to George Hagans | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:45 | UMass | Paul Yang scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Maurice Gledhill | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Keith Gess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Zamudio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Ried (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mattis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Gledhill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Yang (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - George Hagans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Akron | Joseph Zamudio misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Keith Gess tips it back up and in | 43-58 |
| 07:15 | UMass | Maurice Gledhill drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Mattis | 43-60 |
| 07:06 | Akron | Jon Ried makes the shot from the left side | 45-60 |
| 06:43 | UMass | Paul Yang loses the ball out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (PG), John Sears (SG), Archie Briggs (SF), Bruce Long (C) John Sullivan, Keith Gess, Joseph Zamudio, Jon Ried | |
| Subs | UMass | Gabriel Romano (PG), Steve Satterfield (SG), Odissan Arrambide (SF), Floyd Bevan (PF), John Chamberlain (C) Chris Thomas, John Mattis, Maurice Gledhill, Paul Yang, George Hagans | |
| 06:24 | Akron | John Sears double dribbles | 45-60 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide buries a turnaround near the basket | 45-62 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Joseph Carey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 05:45 | UMass | John Chamberlain snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 05:21 | UMass | Joseph Carey is called for the reach on John Chamberlain - foul #1 on Joseph Carey, team foul #8 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Akron | John Sullivan (PG), Jon Ried (PF) Peter Matthews, Joseph Carey | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Thomas (PG), Paul Yang (PF) Gabriel Romano, Floyd Bevan | |
| 05:21 | UMass | John Chamberlain makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 05:21 | UMass | John Chamberlain makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:06 | Akron | John Sears comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-64 |
| 05:05 | UMass | Paul Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 04:36 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Steve Satterfield | 45-66 |
| 04:24 | Akron | John Sears misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-66 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Steve Satterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Chris Thomas | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Akron | Bruce Long can't finish the layup | 45-68 |
| 03:40 | UMass | John Chamberlain gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sears (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Archie Briggs (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Jon Ried (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Chris Thomas (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Satterfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Odissan Arrambide (fresh) 30 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Yang (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - John Chamberlain (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-68 |
| 03:18 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Odissan Arrambide | 45-68 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chris Thomas | 45-70 |
| 03:01 | Akron | John Sullivan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Steve Satterfield snags the defensive board | 45-70 |
| 02:34 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide lays it in on a great pass from Paul Yang and he's hacked by Bruce Long - foul #2 on Bruce Long, team foul #9 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Peter Matthews (PG), Rob Gale (SG), David Gilson (SF), Keith Gess (PF), Joseph Carey (C) John Sullivan, John Sears, Archie Briggs, Jon Ried, Bruce Long | |
| Subs | UMass | Gabriel Romano (PG), John Mattis (SG), Floyd Bevan (PF), Morgan Strub (C) Chris Thomas, Steve Satterfield, Paul Yang, John Chamberlain | |
| 02:34 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide misses the free throw | 45-72 |
| 02:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rob Gale | 45-72 |
| 02:26 | Akron | David Gilson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-72 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Odissan Arrambide clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-72 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Floyd Bevan gets the offensive rebound | 47-72 |
| 01:48 | UMass | Floyd Bevan misses the fadeaway near the basket | 47-72 |
| 01:46 | Akron | The rebound goes to David Gilson | 47-72 |
| 01:41 | Akron | Peter Matthews is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Romano - foul #3 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #5 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Ried (C) Rob Gale | |
| Subs | UMass | Maurice Gledhill (SF), John Chamberlain (C) Odissan Arrambide, Morgan Strub | |
| 01:23 | Akron | David Gilson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Matthews | 50-72 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Maurice Gledhill misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jon Ried - foul #2 on Jon Ried, team foul #10 | 50-72 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Maurice Gledhill makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Maurice Gledhill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Akron | Gabriel Romano is called for the reach on Keith Gess - foul #4 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #6 | 50-74 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Peter Matthews loses the dribble to John Chamberlain | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | UMass | Maurice Gledhill lays it in on a great pass from John Mattis | 50-76 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Jon Ried comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-76 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Maurice Gledhill pulls down the rebound | 50-76 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Gabriel Romano runs out the clock | 50-76 |