| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Marshall (fresh) SF - Curtis Jolliff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Burress (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Graddy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Canada (fresh) SG - Philip Parks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Monroe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Behler (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lewis Kimes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Roland Monroe inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Purdue | Roland Monroe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 19:43 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy misses the easy layup | 29-30 |
| 19:24 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Graddy | 29-30 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Harold Lemelle grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Harold Lemelle loses the dribble to James Canada | 29-30 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Roland Monroe makes the contested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Canada | 29-32 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes misses the floater from the left block | 31-32 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Thomas Behler tips it but misses | 31-32 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Roland Monroe snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes is called for a charge - foul #3 on Lewis Kimes, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Lewis Kimes takes the ball from Jonathan Graddy | 31-32 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Roland Monroe misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Archie Marshall - foul #3 on Archie Marshall, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin McDonald (PG), Josh Jones (SG), Tony Lacey (PF) Harold Lemelle, Archie Marshall, Jason Burress | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lance Moore (PF) Thomas Behler | |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Roland Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Roland Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:26 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 17:04 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff lays it in and he's hacked by Roland Monroe - foul #2 on Roland Monroe, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gayhart (PG), John Korhonen (C) James Canada, Lewis Kimes | |
| 17:04 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Roland Monroe dunks the ball on a nice dish by Philip Parks | 34-35 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Tony Lacey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (PG) Josh Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Kaufman (SG), Don Dominquez (SF) Philip Parks, Roland Monroe | |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by John Korhonen | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tony Lacey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Graddy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Gayhart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Kaufman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Dominquez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lance Moore (fresh) C - John Korhonen (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Akron | Melvin McDonald can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Don Dominquez pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side | 34-38 |
| 15:02 | Akron | Harold Lemelle snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 14:42 | Akron | Melvin McDonald hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | John Korhonen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Don Dominquez works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Henry Kaufman | 34-41 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses badly on a shot in the lane | 34-41 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Tony Lacey clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff tips it in | 36-41 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | John Korhonen is open and lays it up and in set up by Don Dominquez | 36-43 |
| 13:05 | Akron | Don Dominquez takes the ball from Melvin McDonald | 36-43 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Don Dominquez works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-43 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Tony Lacey gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Harold Lemelle is fouled on the floor by William Gayhart - foul #2 on William Gayhart, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Josh Jones (PG), Archie Marshall (SG), Jason Burress (PF), John Cobb (C) Harold Lemelle, Melvin McDonald, Tony Lacey, Jonathan Graddy | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Canada (PG), Philip Parks (SG), Roland Monroe (SF), Thomas Behler (PF), Lewis Kimes (C) William Gayhart, Henry Kaufman, Don Dominquez, Lance Moore, John Korhonen | |
| 11:57 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Thomas Behler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | James Canada scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Behler | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Josh Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Archie Marshall (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Curtis Jolliff (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Burress (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Cobb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Parks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Monroe (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Behler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Kimes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Akron | Jason Burress hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Jolliff | 38-45 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Philip Parks is hacked by Josh Jones - foul #3 on Josh Jones, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Snyder (PG) Curtis Jolliff | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-45 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | James Canada tips it but misses | 38-45 |
| 10:50 | Akron | John Cobb pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Archie Marshall comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 10:33 | Akron | John Cobb tips it in | 40-45 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Christopher Snyder is called for the reach on James Canada - foul #2 on Christopher Snyder, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin McDonald (PG), Jonathan Graddy (C) Christopher Snyder, John Cobb | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Roland Monroe misses the layup against the doubleteam | 40-45 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Jason Burress grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:33 | Akron | Archie Marshall buries a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Lewis Kimes - foul #4 on Lewis Kimes, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Jolliff (SF) Josh Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gayhart (PG), Alan Gerber (PF) James Canada, Thomas Behler | |
| 09:33 | Akron | Archie Marshall makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Jonathan Graddy takes the ball from Roland Monroe | 43-45 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Archie Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (PG), Tony Lacey (PF), John Cobb (C) Melvin McDonald, Jason Burress, Jonathan Graddy | |
| Subs | Purdue | Don Dominquez (SF), Lance Moore (PF), John Korhonen (C) Roland Monroe, Alan Gerber, Lewis Kimes | |
| 08:35 | Purdue | William Gayhart comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Lemelle - foul #2 on Harold Lemelle, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Kaufman (SG) Philip Parks | |
| 08:35 | Purdue | William Gayhart makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | William Gayhart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:06 | Akron | William Gayhart steals it from John Cobb | 43-47 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | John Korhonen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Canada (PG), Roland Monroe (SF), Thomas Behler (PF) William Gayhart, Don Dominquez, Lance Moore | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses long on a floater from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Lacey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Kaufman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Monroe (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Behler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Korhonen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Roland Monroe hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Korhonen | 43-49 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 06:41 | Purdue | John Korhonen can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Roland Monroe misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Monroe | 46-49 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Henry Kaufman is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin McDonald (PG), Josh Jones (SF), Jason Burress (PF), Jonathan Graddy (C) Harold Lemelle, Curtis Jolliff, Tony Lacey, John Cobb | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Parks (SG), Lance Moore (PF), Lewis Kimes (C) Henry Kaufman, Thomas Behler, John Korhonen | |
| 06:02 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 06:00 | Akron | Melvin McDonald tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Roland Monroe out of the doubleteam | 48-51 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Archie Marshall is hacked by James Canada - foul #3 on James Canada, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Jolliff (SF) Archie Marshall | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gayhart (PG), Don Dominquez (SF) James Canada, Roland Monroe | |
| 05:09 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Josh Jones gets the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Jason Burress comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 48-51 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Lance Moore | 48-51 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Don Dominquez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-51 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Philip Parks tips it home | 48-53 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Lewis Kimes takes the ball from Jonathan Graddy | 48-53 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Jason Burress is called for the reach on Lance Moore - foul #2 on Jason Burress, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Lemelle (PG), Archie Marshall (SG), Tony Lacey (PF) Melvin McDonald, Josh Jones, Jason Burress | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Canada (PG), Roland Monroe (SF), Thomas Behler (PF) William Gayhart, Don Dominquez, Lance Moore | |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes slams it home | 48-55 |
| 03:32 | Akron | Archie Marshall scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Lemelle | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Harold Lemelle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Jolliff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Lacey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Graddy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Monroe (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Behler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Kimes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Roland Monroe works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Philip Parks | 50-57 |
| 03:02 | Akron | Archie Marshall misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 50-57 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Lewis Kimes pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | The jump hook by Lewis Kimes is blocked by Curtis Jolliff | 50-57 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Behler - foul #2 on Thomas Behler, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin McDonald (SG), Josh Jones (SF) Archie Marshall, Curtis Jolliff | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Kaufman (SG), John Korhonen (C) Philip Parks, Lewis Kimes | |
| 02:22 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 02:22 | Akron | Jonathan Graddy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Archie Marshall (SG), Curtis Jolliff (SF), Jason Burress (PF) Melvin McDonald, Josh Jones, Tony Lacey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Parks (SG) Henry Kaufman | |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Roland Monroe is fouled on the floor by Curtis Jolliff - foul #3 on Curtis Jolliff, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Archie Marshall picks off the pass by John Korhonen | 52-57 |
| 01:46 | Akron | Jason Burress's pass is intercepted by James Canada | 52-57 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | John Korhonen's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Graddy | 52-57 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff misses the lay-in | 52-57 |
| 01:09 | Akron | Archie Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 00:52 | Akron | Archie Marshall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Jason Burress tips it back up and in | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | John Korhonen comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 54-57 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Parks | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Jason Burress is called for the reach on Philip Parks - foul #3 on Jason Burress, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Kaufman (PG), Don Dominquez (SF), Lewis Kimes (C) James Canada, Roland Monroe, John Korhonen | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Philip Parks makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Philip Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Akron | Curtis Jolliff travels with the ball | 54-59 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Gerber (C) Lewis Kimes | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Don Dominquez is hacked by Harold Lemelle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Lemelle, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Don Dominquez makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Don Dominquez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:09 | Akron | Harold Lemelle is called for traveling | 54-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gayhart (PG) Henry Kaufman | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Philip Parks is hacked by Harold Lemelle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Lemelle, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Philip Parks makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Philip Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:01 | Akron | Harold Lemelle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-63 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Philip Parks snags the defensive board | 54-63 |