| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Curtis Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 9 pts. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alan Gully inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Akron | Curtis Lyles connects on the jumper from close range set up by Paul Mathews and he's hacked by Wayne Akin - foul #1 on Wayne Akin, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 19:38 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 19:23 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 19:10 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't finish the layup | 45-38 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 18:53 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to John Pierce | 45-38 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Ronald Adams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Alan Gully - foul #1 on Alan Gully, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:36 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 18:29 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | John Pierce snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Wayne Akin lays it up and in | 48-38 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Clayton Craven clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 18:02 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Curtis Lyles knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Paul Mathews | 48-40 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Wayne Akin is hacked by Frank Waters - foul #2 on Frank Waters, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Christopher Glass (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF), Jack Bright (C) John Pierce, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Gary Lane takes the ball from Christopher Glass | 48-40 |
| 16:49 | Akron | Curtis Lyles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Frank Waters snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Frank Waters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 16:33 | Akron | Cliff Morgan tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 16:31 | Akron | Frank Waters pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 16:15 | Akron | Frank Waters misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Christopher Glass grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner is fouled on the floor by Jose Prieto - foul #2 on Jose Prieto, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Ricky Wiesner, Ronald Teeters, Jack Bright | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Clayton Craven (PF) Curtis Lyles, Frank Waters | |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Christopher Glass hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 15:58 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Christopher Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Santillo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Akron | George Santillo picks off the pass by Clayton Craven | 48-40 |
| 15:36 | Dayton | George Santillo banks in the layup | 50-40 |
| 15:20 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is called for traveling | 50-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG) George Santillo | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF) Jose Prieto, Jonathan Lipps, Gary Lane | |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Ronald Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| 14:51 | Akron | Alan Gully misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Cliff Morgan tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee double dribbles | 50-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG) Christopher Glass | |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (PF), George Woods (C) Clayton Craven, Cliff Morgan | |
| 14:21 | Akron | Ronald Adams picks off the pass by Curtis Lyles | 50-42 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ronald Adams | 52-42 |
| 13:44 | Akron | John Pierce is called for the reach on Curtis Lyles - foul #2 on John Pierce, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Bright (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Akron | Clayton Craven (PF), Frank Waters (C) Gary Lane, George Woods | |
| 13:22 | Akron | Clayton Craven is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Clayton Craven, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SF) Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG), Jack Styles (SF) Curtis Lyles, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully | |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Pierce | 55-42 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Jack Styles misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-42 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | John Pierce pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 12:26 | Akron | Clayton Craven snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 12:20 | Akron | Jose Prieto knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Waters | 55-44 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters tips it in | 57-44 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Jose Prieto loses the dribble to John Pierce in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| 11:51 | Dayton | Jack Styles steals the ball from Ronald Teeters | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Bright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) SF - Jack Styles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Akron | Clayton Craven clanks a runner in the paint | 57-44 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Jose Prieto picks off the pass by Ronald Teeters | 57-44 |
| 11:01 | Akron | Jack Styles buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jose Prieto | 57-46 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Christopher Glass can't connect on a shot from the right side | 57-46 |
| 10:38 | Akron | Jack Styles grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 10:33 | Akron | Jose Prieto misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 10:32 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Pierce | 59-46 |
| 10:20 | Akron | The jump hook by Jose Prieto is blocked by Jack Bright | 59-46 |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Jack Bright gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Jack Styles steals it from Ricky Wiesner | 59-46 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Jose Prieto hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jack Styles | 59-48 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | John Pierce can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 59-48 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Clayton Craven gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Jose Prieto knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Waters and he's hacked by Christopher Glass - foul #1 on Christopher Glass, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) John Pierce, Ricky Wiesner, Christopher Glass, Ronald Teeters, Jack Bright | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), Gary Lane (C) Jonathan Lipps, Jack Styles, Clayton Craven, Frank Waters | |
| 09:28 | Akron | Jose Prieto makes the free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Wayne Akin clanks a floater from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Paul Mathews lays it in on a nice dish by Jose Prieto | 59-53 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | The jump hook by Darryl Larrabee is blocked by Cliff Morgan | 59-53 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Wayne Akin gets the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 08:15 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by George Santillo | 61-53 |
| 07:56 | Akron | Gary Lane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 07:55 | Akron | Alan Gully tips it but misses | 61-53 |
| 07:53 | Akron | Cliff Morgan tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Morris Laureano misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 07:36 | Dayton | Wayne Akin tips it back up and in | 63-55 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Gary Lane double dribbles | 63-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG) Morris Laureano | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG), Jack Styles (PF), Frank Waters (C) Jose Prieto, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan | |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Frank Waters is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #3 on Frank Waters, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Jack Bright (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) George Santillo, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Akron | Clayton Craven (PF) Gary Lane | |
| 06:34 | Dayton | John Pierce double dribbles | 63-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (PG) John Pierce | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:15 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jack Bright - foul #2 on Jack Bright, team foul #4 | 63-55 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner is hacked by Jack Styles - foul #2 on Jack Styles, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF) Jonathan Lipps, Clayton Craven | |
| 05:41 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-57 |
| 05:39 | Akron | Alan Gully pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:22 | Akron | Alan Gully hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 05:04 | Dayton | Jack Bright is fouled on the floor by Alan Gully - foul #2 on Alan Gully, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Christopher Glass, Ricky Wiesner, Ronald Teeters, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Akron | Clayton Craven (PF), Cliff Morgan (C) Jack Styles, Frank Waters | |
| 05:04 | Dayton | Jack Bright makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:04 | Dayton | Jack Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:40 | Akron | Curtis Lyles knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul Mathews | 65-61 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Alan Gully swats the shot by Wayne Akin | 65-61 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Jack Bright hits the follow up shot | 67-61 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is fouled on the floor by Wayne Akin - foul #2 on Wayne Akin, team foul #5 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Ricky Wiesner (SG), Ronald Adams (SF) George Santillo, Morris Laureano, Jack Bright | |
| Subs | Akron | Jose Prieto (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Frank Waters (C) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Cliff Morgan | |
| 03:44 | Akron | Frank Waters double dribbles | 67-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG) Curtis Lyles | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jose Prieto (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Darryl Larrabee | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps is fouled on the floor by Ricky Wiesner - foul #3 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Akron | Cliff Morgan (PF) Clayton Craven | |
| 03:13 | Akron | Frank Waters misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Wayne Akin - foul #3 on Wayne Akin, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Frank Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Gary Lane gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Akron | Curtis Lyles (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) Jose Prieto, Jonathan Lipps, Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:35 | Akron | Frank Waters buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Curtis Lyles | 69-66 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner gets the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 02:09 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 01:51 | Akron | Frank Waters is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Frank Waters, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Ronald Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Pierce | 72-66 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Curtis Lyles is fouled on the floor by John Pierce - foul #3 on John Pierce, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Curtis Lyles makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:04 | Akron | Curtis Lyles misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee snags the defensive board | 72-67 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | John Pierce scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ricky Wiesner | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Akron | Paul Mathews knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clayton Craven | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Lyles - foul #1 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:40 | Akron | Clayton Craven hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Frank Waters | 76-72 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Ronald Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Lyles - foul #2 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #10 | 76-72 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Curtis Lyles buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Waters | 78-75 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Paul Mathews is called for the reach on Ricky Wiesner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Mathews, team foul #11 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF) Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:23 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 80-75 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Christopher Glass snags the defensive board | 80-75 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG) John Pierce | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Curtis Lyles is called for the reach on George Santillo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #12 | 80-75 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | George Santillo misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Curtis Lyles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-75 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Christopher Glass snags the defensive board | 81-75 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Christopher Glass is hacked by Paul Mathews in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Mathews, team foul #13 | 81-75 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Akron | Curtis Lyles drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Paul Mathews | 83-78 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Curtis Lyles is called for the reach on Christopher Glass in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curtis Lyles, team foul #14 | 83-78 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Frank Waters snags the defensive board | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Frank Waters clanks a halfcourt shot | 84-78 |