| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Javier Ramos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Lovette (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Magill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyrone Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Larochelle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oliver Owen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Zanis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Chris Larochelle inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island 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 (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Akron | Chris Larochelle buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Olsen | 39-35 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 19:32 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette tips it in | 41-35 |
| 19:19 | Akron | Chris Larochelle scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Olsen | 41-37 |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island | Steven Zanis swats the short shot by Javier Ramos | 41-37 |
| 19:02 | Akron | The rebound goes to Chris Larochelle | 41-37 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tyrone Hart - foul #1 on Tyrone Hart, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Steven Zanis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Chris Larochelle steals it from Javier Ramos | 41-38 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Chris Larochelle hits the finger roll | 41-40 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Steven Zanis pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Mark Gibbs misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Magill - foul #2 on Paul Magill, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Zeliff (SF), Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| 17:36 | Akron | Mark Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Mark Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 41-42 |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | Tyrone Hart is fouled on the floor by Scott Zeliff - foul #2 on Scott Zeliff, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Barr (SG), Thomas Hankins (SF), Charles Walton (PF), Andrew Forester (C) Lance Lovette, Roberto Esposito, Paul Magill, Tyrone Hart | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs | |
| 16:44 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Travis July misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 16:25 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Travis July steps in front of the Charles Walton pass | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Javier Ramos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Barr (fresh) SF - Thomas Hankins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Forester (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Travis July (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Bouton (fresh) SF - Scott Zeliff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Wimbush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Paul Wimbush can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Paul Wimbush snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 15:28 | Akron | Javier Ramos steals it from Joseph Bouton | 44-42 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 14:41 | Akron | Andrew Forester steals the ball from Paul Wimbush | 47-42 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Wimbush - foul #2 on Paul Wimbush, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette (SG), Paul Magill (PF), Tyrone Hart (C) Javier Ramos, Thomas Hankins, Andrew Forester | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF), Steven Zanis (C) Travis July, Joseph Bouton, Scott Zeliff, Paul Wimbush, Robert Taylor | |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Steven Zanis pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Mark Gibbs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 14:11 | Akron | Steven Zanis snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Oliver Owen makes the floater from close range | 47-44 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 13:36 | Akron | Oliver Owen snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 13:23 | Akron | Tyrone Hart denies the turnaround by James Olsen | 47-44 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Jason Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Paul Magill, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cliff Chandler (PG), Roberto Esposito (SF) Jason Barr, Charles Walton | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:43 | Akron | Chris Larochelle lays it in on a great pass from Mark Gibbs | 47-46 |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Oliver Owen - foul #2 on Oliver Owen, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos (PG) Cliff Chandler | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Zeliff (SF) Chris Larochelle | |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:28 | Akron | Oliver Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:17 | Akron | Scott Zeliff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Tyrone Hart | 48-46 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Tyrone Hart is blocked by Steven Zanis | 48-46 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill tips it but misses | 48-46 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Tyrone Hart | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Javier Ramos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Lovette (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Magill (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyrone Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Zeliff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oliver Owen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Zanis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:53 | Akron | James Olsen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cliff Chandler (SG) Lance Lovette | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (SG), Paul Wimbush (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Mark Gibbs, Oliver Owen, Steven Zanis | |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Scott Zeliff - foul #3 on Scott Zeliff, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Forester (PF), Richard Wells (C) Paul Magill, Tyrone Hart | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Travis July hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito's pass is intercepted by Travis July | 53-46 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Travis July scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Cliff Chandler | 56-49 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Scott Zeliff is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Scott Zeliff, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette (SG), Charles Walton (SF), Paul Magill (PF), Tyrone Hart (C) Cliff Chandler, Roberto Esposito, Andrew Forester, Richard Wells | |
| Subs | Akron | Mark Gibbs (SG), Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF), Steven Zanis (C) James Olsen, Scott Zeliff, Paul Wimbush, Robert Taylor | |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill is fouled on the floor by Steven Zanis - foul #3 on Steven Zanis, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lance Lovette | 58-49 |
| 09:16 | Akron | Chris Larochelle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Barr (PG) Javier Ramos | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Bouton (PG) Travis July | |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Tyrone Hart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Barr | 61-49 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Joseph Bouton clanks a jumper from the left side | 61-49 |
| 08:47 | Akron | Chris Larochelle snags the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Steven Zanis knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Chris Larochelle | 61-52 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Tyrone Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos (PG), Roberto Esposito (SF) Jason Barr, Charles Walton | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Paul Wimbush (C) Joseph Bouton, Steven Zanis | |
| 07:44 | Akron | Paul Wimbush banks in the layup and the foul's on Tyrone Hart - foul #2 on Tyrone Hart, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | Scott Zeliff (SF), Robert Taylor (C) Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen | |
| 07:44 | Akron | Paul Wimbush makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Javier Ramos (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Lovette (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Magill (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyrone Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Zeliff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Wimbush (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Javier Ramos | 64-55 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Javier Ramos steals the ball from Mark Gibbs | 64-55 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 64-55 |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette snags the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos is hacked by Mark Gibbs - foul #1 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Barr (SG), Charles Walton (PF), Andrew Forester (C) Lance Lovette, Paul Magill, Tyrone Hart | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (SG), Oliver Owen (PF), Steven Zanis (C) Mark Gibbs, Paul Wimbush, Robert Taylor | |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Steven Zanis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Hankins (SF) Roberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Akron | Chris Larochelle (SF) Scott Zeliff | |
| 06:03 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos is hacked by James Olsen - foul #2 on James Olsen, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Bouton (SG) James Olsen | |
| 06:03 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:03 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:03 | Akron | Oliver Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Steven Zanis comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 67-55 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Andrew Forester misses badly on a jumper from close range | 67-55 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Chris Larochelle grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Steven Zanis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Forester - foul #3 on Andrew Forester, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cliff Chandler (SG), Roberto Esposito (SF), Paul Magill (PF), Tyrone Hart (C) Javier Ramos, Thomas Hankins, Charles Walton, Andrew Forester | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Wimbush (PF) Oliver Owen | |
| 05:13 | Akron | Steven Zanis makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:13 | Akron | Steven Zanis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Tyrone Hart snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 67-56 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Travis July grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Joseph Bouton is hacked by Paul Magill - foul #4 on Paul Magill, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette (SG) Cliff Chandler | |
| Subs | Akron | James Olsen (PG), Mark Gibbs (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF) Travis July, Joseph Bouton, Chris Larochelle | |
| 04:43 | Akron | James Olsen clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 04:42 | Akron | Mark Gibbs snags the offensive board | 67-56 |
| 04:29 | Akron | Scott Zeliff is denied on a layup by Paul Magill | 67-56 |
| 04:27 | Rhode Island | Tyrone Hart pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 04:15 | Akron | James Olsen pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 03:46 | Akron | Steven Zanis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 03:45 | Akron | Mark Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Barr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lance Lovette (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Magill (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Tyrone Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Zeliff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Wimbush (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Zanis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lance Lovette | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Akron | James Olsen clanks a floater near the basket | 69-58 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Tyrone Hart hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jason Barr | 71-58 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos (PG) Jason Barr | |
| Subs | Akron | Chris Larochelle (SF), Oliver Owen (PF) Scott Zeliff, Steven Zanis | |
| 02:38 | Akron | Paul Wimbush banks in the layup set up by James Olsen | 71-60 |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | Oliver Owen blocks the short jumper by Javier Ramos | 71-60 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Paul Wimbush grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 01:53 | Akron | James Olsen is whistled for traveling | 71-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Barr (PG), Cliff Chandler (SG), Thomas Hankins (SF), Charles Walton (PF), Andrew Forester (C) Javier Ramos, Lance Lovette, Roberto Esposito, Paul Magill, Tyrone Hart | |
| Subs | Akron | Travis July (PG), Joseph Bouton (SG), Scott Zeliff (SF), Robert Taylor (C) James Olsen, Mark Gibbs, Chris Larochelle, Oliver Owen | |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Andrew Forester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-60 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Travis July misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-60 |
| 01:08 | Akron | Robert Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Robert Taylor's pass is intercepted by Thomas Hankins | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Andrew Forester makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island 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) | |
| 00:18 | Akron | Travis July misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Forester - foul #4 on Andrew Forester, team foul #7 | 73-60 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Travis July makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:18 | Akron | Travis July makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jason Barr runs out the clock | 73-62 |