| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Messer (fresh) SF - Jon Bowman (fresh) PF - Lewis Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. C - Andrew Klingbeil (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Wesley Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Flanagan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Wall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Portland | John Flanagan inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Portland | David Wall misses long on a shot from the left block | 37-34 |
| 19:41 | Akron | John Messer grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 19:27 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses long on a shot from the left side | 37-34 |
| 19:25 | Portland | David Wall grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 19:06 | Portland | John Flanagan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 19:05 | Portland | Wesley Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:44 | Portland | Stanley Johnson buries a 3 from the right corner set up by John Flanagan | 37-37 |
| 18:34 | Akron | Jon Gibson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 18:32 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Bowman | 37-37 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Lewis Richardson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Gibson | 40-37 |
| 18:05 | Portland | Stanley Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 18:04 | Portland | David Wall misses the tip | 40-37 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Jon Bowman pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:57 | Akron | A charge is called on Jon Gibson - foul #1 on Jon Gibson, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG), James Mattos (SG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Jeremy Fanelli (C) Jon Gibson, John Messer, Jon Bowman, Lewis Richardson, Andrew Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Lee (PG), Thomas Norrell (SG), Mickey Robinson (SF), Reid Hill (C) Wesley Cox, Stanley Johnson, John Flanagan, Samuel Horton | |
| 17:47 | Portland | Robert Lee buries a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Mario Martinez - foul #1 on Mario Martinez, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 17:47 | Portland | Robert Lee makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Mickey Robinson is called for the reach on Dikembe Awai in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mickey Robinson, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 17:38 | Akron | Joseph Baker is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-40 |
| 17:14 | Portland | David Wall makes the floater from the baseline | 42-42 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Dikembe Awai knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 16:38 | Portland | Robert Lee scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 16:36 | Akron | James Mattos's pass is intercepted by Robert Lee in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 16:26 | Portland | David Wall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 16:24 | Portland | Reid Hill hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Joseph Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Jon Bowman (SG), Carl Smith (SF), Brian Rene (C) Mario Martinez, James Mattos, Dikembe Awai, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| Subs | Portland | Wesley Cox (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), John Flanagan (SF), Samuel Horton (C) Robert Lee, Thomas Norrell, Mickey Robinson, Reid Hill | |
| 16:06 | Portland | Samuel Horton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brian Rene - foul #3 on Brian Rene, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli (C) Brian Rene | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 16:06 | Portland | Samuel Horton makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 16:06 | Portland | Samuel Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:47 | Akron | Joseph Baker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 15:46 | Portland | Stanley Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Bowman (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Carl Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeremy Fanelli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Wesley Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Flanagan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Wall (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Portland | Stanley Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Akron | James Mattos (SG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Brian Rene (C) Jon Bowman, Carl Smith, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| Subs | Portland | Donald King (SF), Tommy Barrow (PF) John Flanagan, David Wall | |
| 15:15 | Akron | Joseph Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Tommy Barrow - foul #4 on Tommy Barrow, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Portland | John Flanagan (SF) Tommy Barrow | |
| 15:15 | Akron | Joseph Baker makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 15:15 | Akron | Joseph Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:04 | Portland | Wesley Cox connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald King | 46-51 |
| 14:49 | Akron | Brian Rene comes up short on the floater from close range | 46-51 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Joseph Baker snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Jon Gibson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Rene | 49-51 |
| 14:10 | Portland | Samuel Horton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Samuel Horton, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Lewis Richardson (PG), Jon Bowman (SG), Carl Smith (SF), Jeremy Fanelli (PF), Andrew Klingbeil (C) Jon Gibson, James Mattos, Dikembe Awai, Joseph Baker, Brian Rene | |
| Subs | Portland | Thomas Norrell (PG), Mickey Robinson (SG), Reid Hill (PF) Wesley Cox, Stanley Johnson, John Flanagan | |
| 13:48 | Akron | Lewis Richardson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Bowman | 52-51 |
| 13:24 | Portland | Donald King hits a shot from the right side | 52-53 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Lewis Richardson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), John Messer (SG) Lewis Richardson, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Lee (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), John Flanagan (SF), David Wall (PF) Thomas Norrell, Mickey Robinson, Donald King, Samuel Horton | |
| 13:09 | Portland | David Wall scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Lee and the foul's on Andrew Klingbeil - foul #3 on Andrew Klingbeil, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Jeremy Fanelli (PF), Brian Rene (C) Jon Gibson, John Messer, Carl Smith, Andrew Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 13:09 | Portland | David Wall makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 13:06 | Akron | Mario Martinez is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lee - foul #2 on Robert Lee, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), James Mattos (SG), Andrew Klingbeil (C) Mario Martinez, Dikembe Awai, Brian Rene | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 12:53 | Akron | Jon Gibson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 12:51 | Portland | Reid Hill grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 12:32 | Portland | Andrew Klingbeil is called for the reach on John Flanagan - foul #4 on Andrew Klingbeil, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG), John Messer (SG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Lewis Richardson (PF), Brian Rene (C) Jon Gibson, James Mattos, Jon Bowman, Jeremy Fanelli, Andrew Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Portland | Wesley Cox (PG), Samuel Horton (C) Robert Lee, Reid Hill | |
| 12:10 | Portland | John Flanagan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-56 |
| 12:08 | Portland | Samuel Horton pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 11:41 | Portland | Stanley Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 11:40 | Akron | The rebound goes to Brian Rene | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mario Martinez (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Messer (fresh) SF - Dikembe Awai (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lewis Richardson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. C - Brian Rene (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Wesley Cox (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. SF - John Flanagan (tiring) 5 pts. PF - David Wall (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Horton (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Akron | Lewis Richardson is hacked by John Flanagan - foul #2 on John Flanagan, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Jon Bowman (SG), Carl Smith (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Jeremy Fanelli (C) Mario Martinez, John Messer, Dikembe Awai, Lewis Richardson, Brian Rene | |
| Subs | Portland | Thomas Norrell (PG), Mickey Robinson (SG), Donald King (SF), Reid Hill (PF) Wesley Cox, Stanley Johnson, John Flanagan, David Wall | |
| 11:04 | Akron | Joseph Baker banks in the wide open layup | 54-56 |
| 10:36 | Portland | Thomas Norrell can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 10:34 | Akron | Joseph Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Joseph Baker misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 54-56 |
| 10:19 | Portland | Donald King gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:10 | Portland | Thomas Norrell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jon Gibson - foul #2 on Jon Gibson, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Akron | James Mattos (SG), Lewis Richardson (PF), Brian Rene (C) Carl Smith, Joseph Baker, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Lee (PG), John Flanagan (SF), David Wall (PF) Mickey Robinson, Donald King, Samuel Horton | |
| 10:10 | Portland | Thomas Norrell makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:10 | Portland | Thomas Norrell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Brian Rene lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Jon Gibson | 56-58 |
| 09:45 | Portland | Lewis Richardson blocks the short jumper by John Flanagan | 56-58 |
| 09:44 | Portland | John Flanagan tips it back up and in | 56-60 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Lewis Richardson makes the wide open shot from close range on a nice dish by Jon Gibson | 58-60 |
| 09:04 | Portland | Robert Lee misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 09:03 | Portland | Robert Lee gets the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 08:48 | Portland | Reid Hill clanks a jumper from close range | 58-60 |
| 08:47 | Akron | James Mattos grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Lewis Richardson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 08:33 | Akron | Lewis Richardson grabs the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Lewis Richardson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 08:12 | Akron | Lewis Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Lewis Richardson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 07:59 | Portland | The rebound goes to Reid Hill | 58-60 |
| 07:38 | Portland | John Flanagan is hacked by Jon Bowman - foul #2 on Jon Bowman, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG), John Messer (SG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Carl Smith (PF), Andrew Klingbeil (C) Jon Gibson, James Mattos, Jon Bowman, Lewis Richardson, Brian Rene | |
| Subs | Portland | Wesley Cox (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Tommy Barrow (PF), Donald King (C) Robert Lee, Thomas Norrell, David Wall, Reid Hill | |
| 07:38 | Portland | John Flanagan makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:38 | Portland | John Flanagan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:38 | Akron | Andrew Klingbeil grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mario Martinez (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Messer (fresh) SF - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carl Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Klingbeil (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Wesley Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Flanagan (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Barrow (fresh) 4 pf. C - Donald King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Akron | Dikembe Awai misses short on a shot from the baseline | 58-61 |
| 07:30 | Portland | Tommy Barrow grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 07:05 | Portland | Tommy Barrow hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 07:03 | Akron | Andrew Klingbeil pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:53 | Akron | John Messer clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 58-61 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Mario Martinez misses the tip | 58-61 |
| 06:51 | Portland | Stanley Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:33 | Portland | Stanley Johnson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-64 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Dikembe Awai lays it up and in set up by Carl Smith | 60-64 |
| 05:53 | Portland | John Flanagan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-64 |
| 05:52 | Akron | Mario Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:34 | Akron | Carl Smith double dribbles | 60-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), James Mattos (SG), Jon Bowman (SF), Joseph Baker (PF) Mario Martinez, John Messer, Dikembe Awai, Carl Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | Mickey Robinson (SF), Samuel Horton (C) John Flanagan, Donald King | |
| 05:14 | Portland | Tommy Barrow makes the 3 from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 04:59 | Akron | Tommy Barrow picks off the pass by Jon Gibson | 60-67 |
| 04:43 | Portland | Samuel Horton loses the ball out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Akron | John Messer (SG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Jeremy Fanelli (PF) James Mattos, Jon Bowman, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Portland | Thomas Norrell (PG), David Wall (PF) Wesley Cox, Stanley Johnson | |
| 04:19 | Akron | Jon Gibson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-67 |
| 03:50 | Portland | David Wall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 03:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to John Messer | 62-67 |
| 03:43 | Akron | Dikembe Awai hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Klingbeil | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Messer (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Awai (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jeremy Fanelli (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Klingbeil (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Thomas Norrell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mickey Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - Tommy Barrow (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Wall (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Horton (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Portland | Mickey Robinson is whistled for a carry | 64-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Lewis Richardson (PG), Jon Bowman (SG), Carl Smith (SF), Joseph Baker (PF) Jon Gibson, John Messer, Dikembe Awai, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Lee (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Donald King (SF), Reid Hill (PF) Thomas Norrell, Mickey Robinson, Tommy Barrow, David Wall | |
| 03:13 | Akron | Jon Bowman loses the dribble to Stanley Johnson in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| 02:57 | Portland | Samuel Horton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Carl Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Carl Smith snags the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Joseph Baker hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Lewis Richardson | 66-70 |
| 02:21 | Portland | Stanley Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 66-70 |
| 02:19 | Portland | Donald King grabs the offensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 02:07 | Portland | Robert Lee is whistled for a carry | 66-70 |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), James Mattos (SG), Jeremy Fanelli (C) Carl Smith, Joseph Baker, Andrew Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Portland | Wesley Cox (PG), David Wall (PF) Robert Lee, Samuel Horton | |
| 01:48 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 66-70 |
| 01:46 | Akron | Jon Bowman tips it home | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:27 | Portland | Reid Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 01:25 | Akron | Lewis Richardson pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Jon Gibson is hacked by Donald King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald King, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Akron | John Messer (SG), Andrew Klingbeil (C) James Mattos, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| Subs | Portland | John Flanagan (SF), Samuel Horton (C) Donald King, Reid Hill | |
| 01:22 | Akron | Jon Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:22 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:22 | Portland | Samuel Horton snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 01:03 | Portland | Stanley Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Wall | 69-73 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Lewis Richardson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Portland | Stanley Johnson blows the layup | 72-73 |
| 00:31 | Akron | Jon Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Lewis Richardson blows the layup | 72-73 |
| 00:24 | Akron | John Messer hits the follow up shot | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:11 | Portland | Samuel Horton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Samuel Horton, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Akron | Stanley Johnson is called for the reach on Lewis Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Lewis Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:08 | Akron | Lewis Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:08 | Portland | Portland calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:01 | Portland | John Messer steals it from Wesley Cox | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Akron | John Messer runs out the clock | 76-73 |