| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Elijah Perry (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry misses long on a runner in the paint | 30-38 |
| 19:37 | Akron | Paul Antonio grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Raymond Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 19:28 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Billy Puleo | 30-38 |
| 19:24 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley is fouled on the floor by Jesse Macdonald - foul #2 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:06 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses short on a shot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Raymond Scott snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 18:48 | Akron | Paul Antonio hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Scott | 33-38 |
| 18:38 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 33-38 |
| 18:36 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:19 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 33-38 |
| 18:17 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters tips it in | 33-40 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald is hacked by Anthony Leonard - foul #2 on Anthony Leonard, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Neely (C) Billy Puleo | |
| 17:41 | Akron | Paul Antonio hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Leiva and he's hacked by Elijah Perry - foul #2 on Elijah Perry, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Danny Braggs (C) Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 17:41 | Akron | Paul Antonio makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:30 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry is fouled on the floor by Danny Braggs - foul #2 on Danny Braggs, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (PF), Benny Smith (C) Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 17:14 | Howard Payne | Paul Antonio is called for the reach on Anthony Leonard - foul #2 on Paul Antonio, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SF), James Albert (PF) Samuel Winters, Elijah Perry | |
| 17:00 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Danny Braggs snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Bernard Leiva is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bernard Leiva, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG), Jesse Macdonald (C) Bernard Leiva, Paul Antonio | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG) Philip Holley | |
| 16:27 | Howard Payne | The short jumper by Anthony Leonard is denied by Jesse Macdonald | 36-40 |
| 16:26 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Neely | 36-40 |
| 16:15 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-40 |
| 16:14 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to James Albert | 36-40 |
| 16:07 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely is fouled on the floor by Benny Smith - foul #2 on Benny Smith, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Willard Forbes (SF), Raymond Scott (PF) Danny Braggs, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF), Elijah Perry (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Anthony Leonard, James Albert, Richard Neely | |
| 16:00 | Howard Payne | Willard Forbes is called for the reach on Joseph Merino - foul #1 on Willard Forbes, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm (SG) Richard Mack | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Benny Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Joseph Merino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Gumm (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elijah Perry (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 15:31 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald misses the dunk attempt | 36-40 |
| 15:30 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:16 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry's floater is tipped away by Raymond Scott | 36-40 |
| 15:14 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry tips it in | 36-42 |
| 15:03 | Akron | Benny Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 15:02 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:56 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry misses badly on a floater from the right side | 36-42 |
| 14:54 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:36 | Akron | Raymond Scott drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Jesse Macdonald | 39-42 |
| 14:17 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Merino and he's hacked by Raymond Scott - foul #2 on Raymond Scott, team foul #7 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG), Paul Antonio (SG), Lester Stephenson (PF), Danny Braggs (C) Benny Smith, Michael Williams, Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Richard Mack (SF), Richard Neely (C) Joseph Merino, Samuel Winters, Billy Puleo | |
| 14:17 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:17 | Akron | Danny Braggs grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Paul Antonio can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 13:56 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:49 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry drills a fadeaway from the right block | 39-46 |
| 13:37 | Akron | Bernard Leiva misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-46 |
| 13:35 | Akron | Paul Antonio grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Bernard Leiva drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Antonio and he's fouled by Richard Mack - foul #2 on Richard Mack, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Jesse Macdonald (C) Willard Forbes | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard (SG), James Albert (PF) Mark Gumm, Elijah Perry | |
| 13:14 | Akron | Bernard Leiva makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:57 | Howard Payne | Paul Antonio steps in front of the Richard Neely pass | 42-46 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Lester Stephenson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 12:38 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:25 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley travels with the ball | 42-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Raymond Scott (PF), Benny Smith (C) Lester Stephenson, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF), Billy Puleo (C) Richard Mack, Richard Neely | |
| 11:57 | Akron | Bernard Leiva is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-46 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm (SG) Anthony Leonard | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Benny Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Gumm (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Gumm | 42-48 |
| 11:24 | Akron | Paul Antonio misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 11:23 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 11:09 | Howard Payne | James Albert can't finish the layup | 42-48 |
| 11:08 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo tips it back up and in | 42-50 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Benny Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Gumm - foul #4 on Mark Gumm, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Lester Stephenson (C) Bernard Leiva, Paul Antonio, Danny Braggs | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG), Anthony Leonard (SG), Elijah Perry (PF), Richard Neely (C) Philip Holley, Mark Gumm, James Albert, Billy Puleo | |
| 11:01 | Akron | Benny Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Benny Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:50 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely jams it on a great pass from Joseph Merino | 44-52 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-52 |
| 10:38 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Samuel Winters | 44-52 |
| 10:31 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Jesse Macdonald (C) Benny Smith | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 10:19 | Akron | Lester Stephenson is called for traveling | 44-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Antonio (SG) Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 09:57 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Samuel Winters | 44-54 |
| 09:39 | Akron | Willard Forbes is hacked by Samuel Winters - foul #2 on Samuel Winters, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Richard Mack (SF), Billy Puleo (C) Joseph Merino, Samuel Winters, Richard Neely | |
| 09:20 | Akron | Bernard Leiva can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 09:18 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Richard Mack | 44-54 |
| 09:03 | Howard Payne | Bernard Leiva is called for the reach on Elijah Perry - foul #3 on Bernard Leiva, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Danny Braggs (SF), Raymond Scott (PF) Willard Forbes, Lester Stephenson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 09:03 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 09:03 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 08:49 | Akron | Danny Braggs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Richard Mack - foul #3 on Richard Mack, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (SG) Paul Antonio | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 08:49 | Akron | Danny Braggs makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:25 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Leonard and he's hacked by Raymond Scott - foul #3 on Raymond Scott, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Lester Stephenson (C) Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF), Richard Neely (C) Richard Mack, Billy Puleo | |
| 08:25 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 08:13 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses the jumpshot from the left side | 47-59 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Raymond Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 07:59 | Akron | Lester Stephenson scores on a shot from close range | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benny Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lester Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Elijah Perry (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Neely (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Howard Payne | Richard Neely misses the driving attempt from the left block | 49-59 |
| 07:32 | Akron | Lester Stephenson gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Raymond Scott jams it | 51-59 |
| 06:58 | Howard Payne | Raymond Scott takes the ball from Samuel Winters | 51-59 |
| 06:37 | Akron | Danny Braggs misses long on a shot from the left side | 51-59 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Danny Braggs snags the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 06:30 | Akron | Raymond Scott lays it up and in | 53-59 |
| 06:15 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-59 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Benny Smith gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Lester Stephenson clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Leonard - foul #3 on Anthony Leonard, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Williams (PG), Paul Antonio (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Bernard Leiva, Benny Smith, Danny Braggs, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG), Mark Gumm (SG), Richard Mack (SF), James Albert (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Philip Holley, Anthony Leonard, Samuel Winters, Elijah Perry, Richard Neely | |
| 05:50 | Akron | Lester Stephenson misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:50 | Akron | Lester Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:50 | Howard Payne | James Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:44 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jesse Macdonald - foul #3 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Akron | James Bennett (PF) Lester Stephenson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 05:44 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:44 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:21 | Akron | Paul Antonio misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-61 |
| 05:20 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald snags the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Paul Antonio misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 05:09 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 05:00 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Gumm | 53-63 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Joseph Merino - foul #1 on Joseph Merino, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| 04:45 | Akron | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:45 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 04:30 | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Albert | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:13 | Akron | Michael Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-65 |
| 04:12 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the tip | 53-65 |
| 04:11 | Howard Payne | James Albert grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 03:54 | Howard Payne | James Albert is called for traveling | 53-65 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG), Danny Braggs (PF) Michael Williams, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Samuel Winters (SF) Joseph Merino, Richard Mack | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Bernard Leiva (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Antonio (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Braggs (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Gumm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Akron | Bernard Leiva clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 03:23 | Akron | Paul Antonio misses the easy layup | 53-65 |
| 03:22 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Howard Payne | James Albert hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-67 |
| 02:44 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Antonio | 55-67 |
| 02:40 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Michael Williams (SG), James Bennett (PF), Lester Stephenson (C) Bernard Leiva, Paul Antonio, Willard Forbes, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG), Anthony Leonard (SG), Richard Mack (SF), Richard Neely (C) Philip Holley, Mark Gumm, Samuel Winters, Billy Puleo | |
| 02:25 | Akron | Michael Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Anthony Leonard - foul #4 on Anthony Leonard, team foul #9 | 55-67 |
| 02:25 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 02:25 | Akron | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:23 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG), Paul Antonio (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Raymond Scott (PF) Michael Williams, Benny Smith, Lester Stephenson, James Bennett | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Mark Gumm (SG), Samuel Winters (SF), Elijah Perry (PF) Joseph Merino, Anthony Leonard, Richard Mack, James Albert | |
| 01:59 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley is whistled for traveling | 57-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Michael Williams (SG), James Bennett (PF), Lester Stephenson (C) Bernard Leiva, Paul Antonio, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG), Anthony Leonard (SG), Richard Mack (SF), James Albert (PF) Philip Holley, Mark Gumm, Samuel Winters, Elijah Perry | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:50 | Akron | Michael Williams hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Benny Smith | 59-67 |
| 01:50 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Akron | Bernard Leiva (PG), Paul Antonio (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Raymond Scott (PF), Jesse Macdonald (C) Benny Smith, Michael Williams, Danny Braggs, James Bennett, Lester Stephenson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Mark Gumm (SG), Samuel Winters (SF), Elijah Perry (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Joseph Merino, Anthony Leonard, Richard Mack, James Albert, Richard Neely | |
| 01:30 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-67 |
| 01:29 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo snags the offensive board | 59-67 |
| 01:15 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-67 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| 01:01 | Akron | Raymond Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:58 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters is hacked by Willard Forbes - foul #2 on Willard Forbes, team foul #11 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joseph Merino (PG), Anthony Leonard (SG) Philip Holley, Mark Gumm | |
| 00:58 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:58 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:58 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Akron | Paul Antonio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Jesse Macdonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Paul Antonio misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 00:45 | Howard Payne | Elijah Perry snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 00:45 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Leiva - foul #4 on Bernard Leiva, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Elijah Perry swats the short shot by Paul Antonio | 59-69 |
| 00:34 | Howard Payne | Anthony Leonard pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jesse Macdonald - foul #4 on Jesse Macdonald, team foul #13 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Akron | Benny Smith (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Danny Braggs (SF), James Bennett (PF), Lester Stephenson (C) Bernard Leiva, Paul Antonio, Willard Forbes, Raymond Scott, Jesse Macdonald | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SF), James Albert (PF) Samuel Winters, Elijah Perry | |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Danny Braggs grabs the board | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Danny Braggs comes up short on the jumper from close range | 59-69 |