| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chad Long (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Bevan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Record (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ron Kincaid (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Gaulke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Archie Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Cobb (fresh) C - Jonathan Graddy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Akron | John Cobb hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Ron Kincaid - foul #3 on Ron Kincaid, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Engleman (PF) Ron Kincaid | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 19:38 | Akron | John Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 19:38 | Akron | John Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | George Record knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 24-27 |
| 18:47 | Akron | Harold Lemelle makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Archie Marshall | 24-29 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | George Record makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Alan Engleman blocks the short jumper by John Cobb | 27-29 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | George Record can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 17:39 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:17 | Akron | Archie Marshall is denied on a dunk by Daniel Gaulke | 27-29 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | George Record is fouled on the floor by Curtis Jolliff - foul #2 on Curtis Jolliff, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Akron | Josh Jones (SG), Tony Lacey (PF) Harold Lemelle, John Cobb | |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | George Record misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke tips it but misses | 27-29 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | George Record tips it home | 29-29 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Tony Lacey drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Archie Marshall | 29-31 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke loses the ball out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid (PF) Alan Engleman | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (SG) Josh Jones | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chad Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Bevan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Record (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ron Kincaid (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gaulke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Archie Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tony Lacey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Graddy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Akron | Archie Marshall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Chad Long grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Archie Marshall is called for the reach on Chad Long in the backcourt - foul #1 on Archie Marshall, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cobb (PF) Tony Lacey | |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 14:48 | Akron | Ron Kincaid is called for the reach on Harold Lemelle - foul #4 on Ron Kincaid, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Engleman (PF) Ron Kincaid | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:30 | Akron | Archie Marshall misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 29-31 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alan Engleman | 29-31 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | George Record is fouled on the floor by Archie Marshall - foul #2 on Archie Marshall, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Akron | Josh Jones (SG) Harold Lemelle | |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-31 |
| 13:59 | Akron | Archie Marshall snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Jonathan Graddy takes the ball from Alan Engleman | 29-31 |
| 13:06 | Akron | Chad Long steals the ball from Archie Marshall in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | George Record banks in the layup on a great pass from Chad Long | 31-31 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-31 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Archie Marshall tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | George Record's dunk attempt is rejected by Jonathan Graddy | 31-33 |
| 12:18 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 12:01 | Akron | John Cobb can't finish the layup | 31-33 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Chad Long comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chad Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jonathan Bevan (tiring) 7 pts. SF - George Record (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Alan Engleman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Gaulke (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Archie Marshall (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Cobb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jonathan Graddy (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Reed (SG), Joshua Charles (PF), Tyler Todd (C) Jonathan Bevan, Alan Engleman, Daniel Gaulke | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin McDonald (PG), Harold Lemelle (SG), Tony Lacey (PF), Jason Burress (C) Archie Marshall, Josh Jones, John Cobb, Jonathan Graddy | |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Chad Long makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Record - foul #1 on George Record, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clifton Charlton (SG) Chad Long | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:35 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | James Reed loses the dribble to Harold Lemelle | 35-35 |
| 10:19 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff hits the finger roll set up by Harold Lemelle | 35-37 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | George Record makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Reed | 37-37 |
| 09:27 | Akron | Tony Lacey is hacked by George Record - foul #2 on George Record, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Long (PG), Jonathan Bevan (SG), Alan Engleman (SF), Daniel Gaulke (C) James Reed, Clifton Charlton, George Record, Tyler Todd | |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Marshall (PG), Josh Jones (SF), Jonathan Graddy (C) Melvin McDonald, Curtis Jolliff, Jason Burress | |
| 09:05 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Harold Lemelle hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Josh Jones - foul #2 on Josh Jones, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Akron | John Cobb (PF) Tony Lacey | |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Josh Jones is hacked by Alan Engleman - foul #3 on Alan Engleman, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tyler Todd (PF) Joshua Charles | |
| Subs | Akron | Jason Burress (SF) Harold Lemelle | |
| 08:08 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy misses the jump hook from the right block | 40-39 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Tyler Todd pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Bevan and he's hacked by Jason Burress - foul #1 on Jason Burress, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Reed (SG), Ron Kincaid (PF) Jonathan Bevan, Daniel Gaulke | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Jolliff (SF), Tony Lacey (C) Jason Burress, Jonathan Graddy | |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chad Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Engleman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ron Kincaid (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Tyler Todd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Archie Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Cobb (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tony Lacey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff lays it in and the foul's on Tyler Todd - foul #1 on Tyler Todd, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Charles (C) Tyler Todd | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (SG), Jason Burress (C) Josh Jones, John Cobb | |
| 07:12 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | James Reed snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid banks in the layup set up by Chad Long | 45-41 |
| 06:31 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alan Engleman | 45-41 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | Harold Lemelle takes the ball from Chad Long | 45-41 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Ron Kincaid blocks the short jumper by Curtis Jolliff | 45-41 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Joshua Charles snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Chad Long travels with the ball | 45-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan (SG), George Record (SF), Daniel Gaulke (C) Chad Long, Alan Engleman, Joshua Charles | |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin McDonald (PG), Josh Jones (SG), John Cobb (PF), Jonathan Graddy (C) Archie Marshall, Harold Lemelle, Tony Lacey, Jason Burress | |
| 05:15 | Akron | Melvin McDonald is fouled on the floor by Ron Kincaid - foul #5 on Ron Kincaid, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tyler Todd (PF) Ron Kincaid | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:15 | Akron | Melvin McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 05:15 | Akron | Melvin McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan is hacked by Melvin McDonald - foul #1 on Melvin McDonald, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | James Reed comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by John Cobb - foul #3 on John Cobb, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:22 | Akron | Josh Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Engleman (PF) Tyler Todd | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (SG) Curtis Jolliff | |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | James Reed is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Graddy - foul #1 on Jonathan Graddy, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Marshall (PG) Melvin McDonald | |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | James Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:06 | Akron | John Cobb gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 03:37 | Akron | James Reed steps in front of the John Cobb pass | 48-43 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | James Reed lays it up and in | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Bevan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Record (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Alan Engleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gaulke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Archie Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Josh Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Cobb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Graddy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Akron | Archie Marshall is whistled for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Long (PG) James Reed | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Jolliff (SF), Tony Lacey (PF) Josh Jones, John Cobb | |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | George Record's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Charles (C) Daniel Gaulke | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:33 | Akron | Archie Marshall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chad Long - foul #2 on Chad Long, team foul #8 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Reed (SG) Jonathan Bevan | |
| Subs | Akron | Josh Jones (SG), Jason Burress (C) Harold Lemelle, Jonathan Graddy | |
| 02:33 | Akron | Archie Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:33 | Akron | Archie Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan (SG), Daniel Gaulke (C) James Reed, Joshua Charles | |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (SG), John Cobb (PF), Jonathan Graddy (C) Josh Jones, Tony Lacey, Jason Burress | |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Chad Long misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Harold Lemelle - foul #1 on Harold Lemelle, team foul #9 | 50-45 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Chad Long makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Chad Long makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 02:04 | Akron | John Cobb misses the shot from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:42 | Akron | John Cobb dunks the ball on a great pass from Curtis Jolliff | 52-47 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Jonathan Bevan | 54-47 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Lemelle | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Jonathan Bevan | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Akron | Harold Lemelle is called for traveling | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke is hacked by Archie Marshall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Archie Marshall, team foul #10 | 56-49 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Akron | Harold Lemelle misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alan Engleman | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Archie Marshall is called for the reach on Alan Engleman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Archie Marshall, team foul #11 | 57-49 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Alan Engleman picks off the pass by John Cobb | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Chad Long runs out the clock | 59-49 |