| Lineup | Akron | PG - Akim Bakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Haywood Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Messer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) C - John Saucier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Israel Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Slade (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Kahler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | John Messer inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Akron | Haywood Brown makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-24 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker picks off the pass by John Carter | 26-24 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Haywood Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Israel Thomas - foul #2 on Israel Thomas, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Ernest Hughes (C) Akim Bakowski, John Messer, John Saucier | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:51 | Akron | Haywood Brown misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Haywood Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Jon Gibson steals the ball from James Maxwell in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 18:46 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses the lay-in | 27-24 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | James Maxwell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Israel Thomas and he's fouled by Jon Gibson - foul #2 on Jon Gibson, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Akron | John Messer (SF), Angel Martinez (C) Haywood Brown, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | James Maxwell makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | James Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | James Maxwell is hacked by Angel Martinez - foul #1 on Angel Martinez, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Taylor (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF), Igor Tozloski (PF), Ernest Hughes (C) Dikembe Awai, John Messer, Joseph Baker, Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | John Carter misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-27 |
| 17:09 | Akron | Jon Gibson snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 16:40 | Akron | Ernest Hughes makes the jumper from close range set up by Albert Taylor and the foul's on Israel Thomas - foul #3 on Israel Thomas, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), John Messer (SF), Joseph Baker (PF) Jon Gibson, Albert Taylor, Lewis Richardson, Igor Tozloski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (SG), Raymond Hoffman (SF), Patrick Rainey (C) Israel Thomas, Jason Slade, Robert Kahler | |
| 16:40 | Akron | Ernest Hughes makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | John Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Akron | Angel Martinez (C) Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:03 | Akron | Angel Martinez makes the shot from the right block set up by Joseph Baker | 32-27 |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Haywood Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Messer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) C - Angel Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Sokolski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Hoffman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Rainey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | James Maxwell misses the jumpshot from the right side | 32-27 |
| 15:17 | Akron | Dikembe Awai gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Haywood Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | John Carter snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | John Carter buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Maxwell and the foul's on Joseph Baker - foul #1 on Joseph Baker, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Albert Taylor (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF), Igor Tozloski (PF), Ernest Hughes (C) Haywood Brown, Dikembe Awai, John Messer, Joseph Baker, Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Israel Thomas (SG), Jason Slade (SF), Robert Kahler (C) James Maxwell, Raymond Hoffman, Patrick Rainey | |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:01 | Akron | Ernest Hughes travels with the ball | 32-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (PG), John Saucier (C) Jon Gibson, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Russel Robertson (PF) John Carter | |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-30 |
| 13:38 | Akron | The rebound goes to Akim Bakowski | 32-30 |
| 13:15 | Akron | Albert Taylor is denied on a layup by Russel Robertson | 32-30 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Israel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 12:43 | Akron | John Saucier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 12:25 | Akron | John Saucier drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Akim Bakowski | 34-30 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Haywood Brown (SG), John Messer (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Ernest Hughes (C) Akim Bakowski, Albert Taylor, Lewis Richardson, Igor Tozloski, John Saucier | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), John Carter (PF) Norman Sokolski, Russel Robertson | |
| 11:42 | Akron | John Messer loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Burchett (SG) Israel Thomas | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Haywood Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Messer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) C - Ernest Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Burchett (fresh) SF - Jason Slade (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Kahler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | John Carter connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Kahler | 34-32 |
| 10:55 | Akron | Ernest Hughes is fouled on the floor by Robert Kahler - foul #1 on Robert Kahler, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Awai (SG), Angel Martinez (C) Haywood Brown, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Hoffman (SF), Patrick Rainey (C) Jason Slade, Robert Kahler | |
| 10:35 | Akron | Patrick Rainey is called for the reach on Angel Martinez - foul #2 on Patrick Rainey, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Taylor (SG), Igor Tozloski (PF) Dikembe Awai, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (SG) David Burchett | |
| 10:13 | Akron | Norman Sokolski is called for the reach on Jon Gibson - foul #2 on Norman Sokolski, team foul #5 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Joseph Baker (PF), Ernest Hughes (C) Jon Gibson, Albert Taylor, Igor Tozloski, Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Israel Thomas (SG) Norman Sokolski | |
| 10:00 | Akron | Akim Bakowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Israel Thomas - foul #4 on Israel Thomas, team foul #6 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), Angel Martinez (C) Dikembe Awai, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (SG) Israel Thomas | |
| 10:00 | Akron | Akim Bakowski misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 10:00 | Akron | Akim Bakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | John Carter drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Maxwell | 35-34 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Akim Bakowski connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Baker | 38-34 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | James Maxwell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 08:45 | Akron | Angel Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 08:16 | Akron | Haywood Brown hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Messer | 40-34 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | John Carter connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from James Maxwell | 40-36 |
| 07:28 | Akron | Angel Martinez makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Akim Bakowski and he's fouled by Patrick Rainey - foul #3 on Patrick Rainey, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF), Igor Tozloski (PF) Akim Bakowski, Haywood Brown, John Messer, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Burchett (PG), Israel Thomas (SG), Jason Slade (SF), Russel Robertson (PF), Robert Kahler (C) James Maxwell, Norman Sokolski, Raymond Hoffman, John Carter, Patrick Rainey | |
| 07:28 | Akron | Angel Martinez makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Richardson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Igor Tozloski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Angel Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Burchett (fresh) SG - Israel Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jason Slade (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Russel Robertson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Kahler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Angel Martinez - foul #2 on Angel Martinez, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Taylor (SG), Ernest Hughes (C) Dikembe Awai, Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Igor Tozloski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Russel Robertson - foul #1 on Russel Robertson, team foul #8 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Akron | John Saucier (C) Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Carter (PF) Russel Robertson | |
| 06:32 | Akron | Igor Tozloski makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 06:32 | Akron | Igor Tozloski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | David Burchett makes the turnaround from the right block | 44-39 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Albert Taylor knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | John Saucier takes the ball from David Burchett | 46-39 |
| 04:50 | Akron | Jon Gibson is fouled on the floor by David Burchett - foul #1 on David Burchett, team foul #9 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Awai (SG), John Messer (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Ernest Hughes (C) Albert Taylor, Lewis Richardson, Igor Tozloski, John Saucier | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG) David Burchett | |
| 04:50 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | John Carter clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Ernest Hughes - foul #1 on Ernest Hughes, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (PG) Jon Gibson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (SG), Patrick Rainey (C) Israel Thomas, Robert Kahler | |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | John Carter misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 04:10 | Akron | Haywood Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | John Carter snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | John Carter loses the dribble to Dikembe Awai | 46-40 |
| 03:23 | Akron | John Messer hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 46-40 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | James Maxwell grabs the board | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Haywood Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Messer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) C - Ernest Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Sokolski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Slade (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Rainey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | John Carter misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 46-40 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey misses the tip | 46-40 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Ernest Hughes grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Haywood Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-40 |
| 02:28 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to John Messer | 46-40 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Haywood Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Carter | 46-40 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Akim Bakowski (PG), Albert Taylor (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF), Igor Tozloski (PF), John Saucier (C) Haywood Brown, Dikembe Awai, John Messer, Joseph Baker, Ernest Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Israel Thomas (SG), Robert Kahler (C) Norman Sokolski, Patrick Rainey | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | John Carter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 01:44 | Akron | John Saucier pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 01:25 | Akron | John Saucier is called for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), John Messer (SF), Joseph Baker (PF) Albert Taylor, Lewis Richardson, Igor Tozloski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | John Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-40 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler can't tip it in | 46-40 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | James Maxwell tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:57 | Akron | John Saucier is fouled in the backcourt by Israel Thomas - foul #5 on Israel Thomas, team foul #10 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (SG) Israel Thomas | |
| 00:57 | Akron | John Saucier makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 00:57 | Akron | John Saucier makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | John Carter misses the floater from the left side | 48-42 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Jason Slade gets the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | John Carter buries a jumper in the paint set up by James Maxwell and he's hacked by Joseph Baker - foul #2 on Joseph Baker, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Akim Bakowski is fouled in the backcourt by James Maxwell - foul #1 on James Maxwell, team foul #11 | 48-45 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Akim Bakowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Akim Bakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Akim Bakowski takes the ball from James Maxwell | 50-45 |
| 00:34 | Akron | James Maxwell is called for the reach on John Saucier in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Maxwell, team foul #12 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Awai (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF), Ernest Hughes (PF) Haywood Brown, John Messer, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:34 | Akron | John Saucier makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:34 | Akron | John Saucier makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski is called for traveling | 52-45 |
| Subs | Akron | Angel Martinez (C) John Saucier | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:24 | Akron | Angel Martinez is fouled in the backcourt by James Maxwell - foul #3 on James Maxwell, team foul #13 | 52-45 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Angel Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:24 | Akron | Angel Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Lewis Richardson is hacked by James Maxwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Maxwell, team foul #14 | 54-48 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Lewis Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Lewis Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Jason Slade is hacked by Lewis Richardson - foul #1 on Lewis Richardson, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Haywood Brown (SG), John Messer (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), John Saucier (C) Dikembe Awai, Lewis Richardson, Ernest Hughes, Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Jason Slade misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:12 | Akron | John Saucier grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 00:09 | Akron | James Maxwell is called for the reach on John Saucier in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Maxwell, team foul #15 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Awai (SG), Lewis Richardson (SF), Ernest Hughes (PF) Haywood Brown, John Messer, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Burchett (SG) James Maxwell | |
| 00:09 | Akron | John Saucier makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:09 | Akron | John Saucier makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Norman Sokolski | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Akim Bakowski runs out the clock | 58-50 |