| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kerry Baer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fredrick Beals (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Steven Helms (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Slade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Akron | Kerry Baer is fouled on the floor by Steven Helms - foul #1 on Steven Helms, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:06 | Akron | Charlie Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kerry Baer | 32-31 |
| 18:51 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Kerry Baer - foul #1 on Kerry Baer, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:51 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:51 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Trenton Hoss pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Kerry Baer misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:00 | Akron | Michael Brandt picks off the pass by Fredrick Beals | 32-32 |
| 17:55 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade misses the dunk | 32-32 |
| 17:53 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese tips it home | 32-34 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Fredrick Beals comes up short on the shot from the right side | 32-34 |
| 17:28 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:09 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese's dunk attempt is rejected by Trenton Hoss | 32-34 |
| 17:08 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Charlie Lee can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:44 | Akron | Fredrick Beals tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 16:28 | Pittsburgh | Charlie Lee doubles Charles Reese and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Charlie Lee, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Carlos Montalvo (SG), Fred Wallace (SF), Bruce Pickering (C) Kerry Baer, Charlie Lee, Alfredo Ramos, Trenton Hoss | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (PG), Darren Rigby (SG), Joseph Brown (PF), Jim Phillips (C) Steven Helms, Michael Brandt, Charles Reese, Richard Fincher | |
| 16:18 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown double dribbles | 34-36 |
| 16:04 | Akron | Fredrick Beals misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 16:02 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlos Montalvo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Wallace (fresh) PF - Fredrick Beals (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Pickering (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Charles Arneson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darren Rigby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Slade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Phillips (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-36 |
| 15:44 | Akron | Bruce Pickering grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 15:17 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:59 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Arneson | 34-39 |
| 14:38 | Akron | Joseph Brown picks off the pass by Carlos Montalvo | 34-39 |
| 14:20 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown comes up short on the runner from the left block | 34-39 |
| 14:19 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:07 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 14:05 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown tips it in | 34-41 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo buries a floater from the left side | 36-41 |
| 13:21 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson is fouled on the floor by Carlos Montalvo - foul #1 on Carlos Montalvo, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG), Charlie Lee (SG), Alfredo Ramos (SF), Walter Keller (PF), Trenton Hoss (C) Christopher McLin, Carlos Montalvo, Fred Wallace, Fredrick Beals, Bruce Pickering | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms (PG), Michael Brandt (SF), Charles Reese (PF), Richard Fincher (C) Charles Arneson, Darren Rigby, Joseph Brown, Jim Phillips | |
| 13:13 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Slade | 36-44 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Trenton Hoss misses short on a shot from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 12:50 | Akron | Trenton Hoss tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| 12:32 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade is hacked by Trenton Hoss - foul #2 on Trenton Hoss, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (SG) Danny Slade | |
| 12:16 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Trenton Hoss grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 11:49 | Akron | Kerry Baer loses the dribble to Charles Arneson | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kerry Baer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Steven Helms (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Arneson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms makes the contested 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Reese | 38-47 |
| 11:11 | Akron | Kerry Baer can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 11:10 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Steven Helms | 38-47 |
| 10:51 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson is whistled for a carry | 38-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG) Kerry Baer | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby (SG) Charles Arneson | |
| 10:38 | Akron | Charlie Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-47 |
| 10:37 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Darren Rigby | 38-47 |
| 10:22 | Pittsburgh | Alfredo Ramos is called for the reach on Richard Fincher - foul #3 on Alfredo Ramos, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (SG), Fred Wallace (SF) Charlie Lee, Alfredo Ramos | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade (SG), Joseph Brown (C) Darren Rigby, Richard Fincher | |
| 10:03 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Danny Slade | 38-49 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Danny Slade - foul #3 on Danny Slade, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Bruce Pickering (C) Trenton Hoss | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (PG), Darren Rigby (SG), Jim Phillips (C) Steven Helms, Michael Brandt, Charles Reese | |
| 09:45 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:45 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 09:32 | Pittsburgh | Carlos Montalvo steps in front of the Jim Phillips pass | 39-49 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 09:04 | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 08:57 | Pittsburgh | The jumper by Charles Arneson is denied by Fred Wallace | 39-49 |
| 08:56 | Akron | Bruce Pickering gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Walter Keller misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Brown - foul #3 on Joseph Brown, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG), Charlie Lee (SG), Alfredo Ramos (SF), Trenton Hoss (C) Christopher McLin, Carlos Montalvo, Fred Wallace, Bruce Pickering | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms (PG), Michael Brandt (SF), Charles Reese (PF), Richard Fincher (C) Charles Arneson, Darren Rigby, Joseph Brown, Jim Phillips | |
| 08:34 | Akron | Walter Keller makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:34 | Akron | Walter Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 08:17 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt lays it in uncontested set up by Steven Helms | 41-51 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Charlie Lee misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 07:49 | Akron | Kerry Baer pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kerry Baer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Steven Helms (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Slade (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Akron | Charlie Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 07:28 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 07:24 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 07:23 | Akron | Walter Keller grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 07:01 | Akron | Charlie Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 07:00 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 06:41 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 06:39 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt tips it home | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:21 | Akron | Trenton Hoss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Beals (PF) Walter Keller | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (PG), Darren Rigby (SG), Joseph Brown (C) Steven Helms, Danny Slade, Richard Fincher | |
| 05:56 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown slams it home set up by Charles Arneson and he's hacked by Fredrick Beals - foul #1 on Fredrick Beals, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Bruce Pickering (C) Kerry Baer, Trenton Hoss | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips (C) Charles Reese | |
| 05:56 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown misses the free throw | 41-55 |
| 05:56 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Brandt | 41-55 |
| 05:37 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby is hacked by Christopher McLin - foul #3 on Christopher McLin, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (SG) Charlie Lee | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 05:37 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Bruce Pickering pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:25 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses the driving attempt in the paint | 41-55 |
| 05:24 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 05:14 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Arneson and he's fouled by Fredrick Beals - foul #2 on Fredrick Beals, team foul #8 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Wallace (SF) Alfredo Ramos | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms (PG), Danny Slade (SF), Richard Fincher (C) Charles Arneson, Michael Brandt, Jim Phillips | |
| 05:14 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby misses the free throw | 41-57 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Bruce Pickering pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Fredrick Beals scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Wallace | 43-57 |
| 04:45 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 43-57 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Bruce Pickering snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 04:36 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 04:32 | Pittsburgh | Christopher McLin steals the ball from Steven Helms in the backcourt | 43-57 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Christopher McLin lays it up and in | 45-57 |
| 04:08 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher misses badly on a floater near the basket | 45-57 |
| 04:07 | Akron | Fredrick Beals pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Fredrick Beals hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Bruce Pickering tips it in | 47-57 |
| 03:34 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Pickering steals it from Joseph Brown | 47-57 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG), Charlie Lee (SG), Alfredo Ramos (SF), Trenton Hoss (C) Christopher McLin, Carlos Montalvo, Fred Wallace, Bruce Pickering | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt (SF), Charles Reese (PF) Darren Rigby, Joseph Brown | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kerry Baer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Beals (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Steven Helms (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Danny Slade (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Akron | Charlie Lee hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Alfredo Ramos | 50-57 |
| 03:07 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese dunks the ball on a nice dish by Danny Slade | 50-59 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Charlie Lee clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-59 |
| 02:53 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Charles Reese | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt's layup is rejected by Fredrick Beals | 50-59 |
| 02:23 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 01:56 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms's floater is tipped away by Fredrick Beals | 50-59 |
| 01:55 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:43 | Akron | Charlie Lee is whistled for traveling | 50-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Keller (PF) Fredrick Beals | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:40 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Baer - foul #2 on Kerry Baer, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| 01:40 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:40 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:26 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-61 |
| 01:24 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 01:21 | Pittsburgh | Charlie Lee is called for the reach on Richard Fincher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charlie Lee, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Carlos Montalvo (SG), Fred Wallace (SF), Fredrick Beals (PF), Bruce Pickering (C) Kerry Baer, Charlie Lee, Alfredo Ramos, Walter Keller, Trenton Hoss | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo (PG), Darren Rigby (SG), Charles Arneson (SF), Joseph Brown (PF) Steven Helms, Danny Slade, Michael Brandt, Charles Reese | |
| 01:21 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:21 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Fred Wallace is fouled on the floor by Alvaro Russo - foul #1 on Alvaro Russo, team foul #4 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips (C) Richard Fincher | |
| 00:59 | Akron | Fredrick Beals clanks a jumper from the left block | 50-63 |
| 00:58 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Arneson | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Akron | Jim Phillips denies the turnaround by Fredrick Beals | 50-65 |
| 00:29 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo runs out the clock | 50-65 |