| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Hill (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rudy White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Christopher Higgins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Hagood (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Louis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Bremner (fresh) C - Lucas Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Homer Young inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Akron | Melvin Leitner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 19:21 | The Citadel | Lucas Smith is whistled for a carry | 27-37 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Harold Hill connects on the shot from the left block and the foul's on Richard Louis - foul #1 on Richard Louis, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Harold Hill makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:40 | The Citadel | Lucas Smith hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Higgins and he's fouled by Homer Young - foul #1 on Homer Young, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 18:40 | The Citadel | Lucas Smith makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Homer Young is fouled on the floor by Richard Louis - foul #2 on Richard Louis, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Rudy White misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-40 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Rudy White snags the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Melvin Leitner is denied on a layup by Daniel Bremner | 30-40 |
| 17:41 | The Citadel | Karl Hagood gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:28 | The Citadel | Karl Hagood misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Homer Young snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 17:13 | Akron | Howard Mitchell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Homer Young | 32-40 |
| 16:53 | The Citadel | Daniel Bremner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Bremner, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (SG), Stephen Brinson (SF), Alex Blair (PF), James Huddleston (C) Melvin Leitner, Homer Young, Harold Hill, Rudy White | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Billy Johnson (SG), Michael Bellows (SF), Arthur Silvers (PF), Lewis Husted (C) Karl Hagood, Richard Louis, Daniel Bremner, Lucas Smith | |
| 16:35 | Akron | Stephen Brinson clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Bellows - foul #2 on Michael Bellows, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Akron | David Clukey (SF) Howard Mitchell | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lucas Smith (C) Christopher Higgins | |
| 16:35 | Akron | Stephen Brinson makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Stephen Brinson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:11 | The Citadel | Arthur Silvers connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Billy Johnson | 34-42 |
| 15:48 | Akron | John Mullen can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 34-42 |
| 15:47 | Akron | David Clukey gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Stephen Brinson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Mullen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Clukey (fresh) PF - Alex Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Huddleston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Billy Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Bellows (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Silvers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lewis Husted (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucas Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Akron | Lewis Husted is called for the reach on Alex Blair - foul #2 on Lewis Husted, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Melvin Leitner (SG), Javier Avila (PF), Rudy White (C) John Mullen, David Clukey, Alex Blair, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Christopher Higgins (PG), Richard Louis (SF) Billy Johnson, Lucas Smith | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Javier Avila hits a 3 from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 15:18 | The Citadel | Arthur Silvers drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Higgins | 37-44 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Rudy White drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Howard Mitchell | 39-44 |
| 14:43 | The Citadel | Arthur Silvers misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 14:41 | The Citadel | Lewis Husted tips it but misses | 39-44 |
| 14:39 | Akron | The rebound goes to Stephen Brinson | 39-44 |
| 14:27 | Akron | Stephen Brinson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 14:26 | The Citadel | Christopher Higgins snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 14:05 | The Citadel | Howard Mitchell steps in front of the Arthur Silvers pass | 39-44 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Melvin Leitner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Howard Mitchell | 41-44 |
| 13:47 | The Citadel | Michael Bellows hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 13:33 | Akron | Melvin Leitner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-47 |
| 13:32 | The Citadel | Lewis Husted gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:13 | The Citadel | Lewis Husted loses the dribble to Howard Mitchell | 41-47 |
| 12:54 | Akron | Howard Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 12:53 | Akron | Rudy White snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Javier Avila is hacked by Arthur Silvers - foul #2 on Arthur Silvers, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), David Clukey (SG), Homer Young (SF), Harold Hill (C) Howard Mitchell, Melvin Leitner, Stephen Brinson, Rudy White | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Billy Johnson (PG), Karl Hagood (SG), Daniel Bremner (PF), Lucas Smith (C) Christopher Higgins, Michael Bellows, Arthur Silvers, Lewis Husted | |
| 12:21 | Akron | Homer Young is called for traveling | 41-47 |
| 12:00 | The Citadel | Billy Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-47 |
| 11:58 | Akron | Javier Avila gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:53 | Akron | John Mullen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 11:52 | The Citadel | Lucas Smith grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 11:46 | The Citadel | Karl Hagood connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Billy Johnson | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mullen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Clukey (fresh) SF - Homer Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Javier Avila (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Billy Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Karl Hagood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Louis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Bremner (fresh) C - Lucas Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Akron | Lucas Smith denies the turnaround by Javier Avila | 41-49 |
| 11:22 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Lucas Smith | 41-49 |
| 11:04 | The Citadel | Daniel Bremner misses long on a runner from the baseline | 41-49 |
| 11:02 | Akron | Javier Avila pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Homer Young comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 10:45 | The Citadel | Daniel Bremner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:29 | The Citadel | John Mullen is called for the reach on Richard Louis - foul #2 on John Mullen, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Melvin Leitner (SG), Rudy White (C) John Mullen, David Clukey, Javier Avila | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Christopher Higgins (PG), Michael Bellows (SF) Billy Johnson, Richard Louis | |
| 10:14 | The Citadel | Harold Hill is called for the reach on Michael Bellows - foul #1 on Harold Hill, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SF), Alex Blair (PF) Homer Young, Harold Hill | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 10:05 | The Citadel | Lucas Smith is fouled on the floor by Stephen Brinson - foul #1 on Stephen Brinson, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Arthur Silvers (SF) Karl Hagood | |
| 09:48 | The Citadel | Lucas Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lewis Husted (PF) Daniel Bremner | |
| 09:27 | Akron | Melvin Leitner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-49 |
| 09:26 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Lewis Husted | 41-49 |
| 09:07 | The Citadel | Melvin Leitner steals the ball from Michael Bellows | 41-49 |
| 08:58 | Akron | Stephen Brinson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 08:42 | The Citadel | Lewis Husted connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Arthur Silvers and he's fouled by Alex Blair - foul #1 on Alex Blair, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Homer Young (SF), Javier Avila (PF) Stephen Brinson, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Karl Hagood (SG), Daniel Bremner (PF) Arthur Silvers, Lucas Smith | |
| 08:42 | The Citadel | Lewis Husted makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Christopher Higgins picks off the pass by Howard Mitchell in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| 08:38 | The Citadel | Karl Hagood jams it set up by Christopher Higgins | 43-54 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Homer Young's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Husted | 43-54 |
| 08:26 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Lewis Husted | 43-54 |
| 08:09 | The Citadel | Daniel Bremner misses long on a shot from close range | 43-54 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Javier Avila grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 07:54 | Akron | Lewis Husted blocks the short jumper by Homer Young | 43-54 |
| 07:52 | The Citadel | Michael Bellows gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 07:32 | The Citadel | Daniel Bremner makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Higgins | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Leitner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rudy White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Christopher Higgins (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Karl Hagood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Bellows (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Bremner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Husted (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Akron | Javier Avila scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Howard Mitchell | 45-56 |
| 07:11 | The Citadel | Michael Bellows clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 07:10 | Akron | Javier Avila grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:54 | Akron | Rudy White misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-56 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Howard Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:40 | Akron | Melvin Leitner misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-56 |
| 06:39 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Michael Bellows | 45-56 |
| 06:18 | The Citadel | Christopher Higgins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-56 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Homer Young grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Howard Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Stephen Brinson (SG), Harold Hill (SF), Alex Blair (C) Howard Mitchell, Melvin Leitner, Homer Young, Rudy White | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Billy Johnson (PG), Arthur Silvers (SG), Richard Louis (SF), Lucas Smith (C) Christopher Higgins, Karl Hagood, Michael Bellows, Lewis Husted | |
| 05:51 | The Citadel | Billy Johnson scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Bremner | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:35 | Akron | Harold Hill can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 45-59 |
| 05:34 | The Citadel | Arthur Silvers grabs the board | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:10 | The Citadel | Billy Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-59 |
| 05:09 | The Citadel | Lucas Smith gets the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 04:48 | The Citadel | Richard Louis misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Harold Hill - foul #2 on Harold Hill, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Akron | James Huddleston (C) Javier Avila | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Christopher Higgins (PG), Lewis Husted (PF) Arthur Silvers, Daniel Bremner | |
| 04:48 | The Citadel | Richard Louis makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 04:48 | The Citadel | Richard Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Harold Hill knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 04:04 | The Citadel | Billy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-61 |
| 04:03 | The Citadel | Lucas Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 03:38 | The Citadel | Christopher Higgins knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 48-63 |
| 03:27 | Akron | John Mullen drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Brinson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harold Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Huddleston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Christopher Higgins (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Louis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Husted (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lucas Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:11 | The Citadel | Billy Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Brinson - foul #2 on Stephen Brinson, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF), Javier Avila (PF), Rudy White (C) John Mullen, Stephen Brinson, Harold Hill, Alex Blair, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Karl Hagood (SG), Arthur Silvers (PF), Michael Bellows (C) Christopher Higgins, Lewis Husted, Lucas Smith | |
| 03:11 | The Citadel | Billy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:11 | The Citadel | Billy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Rudy White double dribbles | 51-65 |
| Subs | Akron | David Clukey (PG), John Mullen (SG), Stephen Brinson (SF), Andrew Breckenridge (PF), Harold Hill (C) Howard Mitchell, Melvin Leitner, Homer Young, Javier Avila, Rudy White | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Wallberg (PG), Lewis Husted (C) Karl Hagood, Richard Louis | |
| 02:39 | The Citadel | Billy Johnson double dribbles | 51-65 |
| Subs | Akron | James Huddleston (C) Stephen Brinson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 02:19 | Akron | James Huddleston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 02:17 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Lewis Husted | 51-65 |
| 01:58 | The Citadel | Arthur Silvers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 01:57 | Akron | John Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 01:44 | Akron | John Mullen double dribbles | 51-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SG), Alex Blair (PF) David Clukey, Andrew Breckenridge | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 01:16 | The Citadel | Arthur Silvers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-65 |
| 00:54 | Akron | James Huddleston is hacked by Arthur Silvers - foul #3 on Arthur Silvers, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| 00:54 | Akron | James Huddleston makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:54 | Akron | James Huddleston makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | The Citadel | Arthur Silvers misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-65 |
| 00:26 | Akron | Alex Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Stephen Brinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 00:19 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Lewis Husted | 53-65 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | David Wallberg runs out the clock | 53-65 |