| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Wells (fresh) SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Hollars (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 1 pts. C - Adam Coble (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio | Adam Coble hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 19:42 | Akron | Vince Lovell snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 19:36 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:12 | Ohio | Adam Coble knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 35-36 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Aaron Cleveland picks off the pass by Trevor Johnson | 35-36 |
| 18:31 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 18:30 | Ohio | James Cargile pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:16 | Ohio | Trevor Johnson is called for the reach on Mark Doxey - foul #3 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Ryan Brazil (PF) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), James Wheeler (SG), Richard Womack (SF), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, Aaron Cleveland, Larry Pantoja, James Cargile | |
| 18:02 | Ohio | Adam Coble hits a wide open runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jose Rodriquez | 35-38 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-38 |
| 17:48 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 17:26 | Ohio | Richard Womack is fouled on the floor by Bill Hollars - foul #2 on Bill Hollars, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Edward Costillo, Ryan Brazil, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF) James Wheeler, Richard Womack | |
| 17:11 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja hits a runner near the basket set up by Jose Rodriquez | 35-40 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-40 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Donald McElroy grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Larry Pantoja steals the ball from Trevor Johnson | 35-40 |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Adam Coble can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 35-40 |
| 16:14 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald McElroy | 35-40 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Aaron Cleveland - foul #1 on Aaron Cleveland, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Edward Costillo (SF), Ryan Brazil (PF), Bill Hollars (C) Gregory Lee, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), James Wheeler (SG), Richard Womack (SF), Lynn Hough (PF) Jose Rodriquez, Aaron Cleveland, Larry Pantoja, Adam Coble | |
| 15:57 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:57 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) PF - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Hollars (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Womack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hoerner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Wheeler | 36-42 |
| 15:18 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 15:16 | Ohio | Lynn Hough pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:09 | Ohio | Lynn Hough scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Richard Womack | 36-44 |
| 14:57 | Akron | John Hoerner is called for the reach on Bill Hollars - foul #1 on John Hoerner, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Wells (SG) Matthew Billingsley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Adam Coble (C) James Wheeler, Richard Womack, John Hoerner | |
| 14:47 | Akron | Edward Costillo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lynn Hough - foul #4 on Lynn Hough, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (C) Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Hoerner (C) Lynn Hough | |
| 14:47 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Edward Costillo misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:47 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 14:18 | Ohio | Russell Jacobs is called for the reach on Adam Coble - foul #2 on Russell Jacobs, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Fredrick Conrad, Edward Costillo, Ryan Brazil, Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cargile (PF) John Hoerner | |
| 14:05 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 14:04 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald McElroy | 36-44 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Donald McElroy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Bill Hollars (C) Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), John Hoerner (C) Aaron Cleveland, James Cargile | |
| 13:18 | Ohio | Mark Doxey makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Gregory Lee comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Coble - foul #1 on Adam Coble, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Matthew Billingsley (SG) Morris Wells | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Richard Womack (SF), James Cargile (PF) Jose Rodriquez, Larry Pantoja, John Hoerner | |
| 13:01 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Vince Lovell pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 12:51 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| 12:49 | Ohio | James Cargile snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 12:37 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 12:36 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to James Cargile | 36-47 |
| 12:21 | Ohio | Gregory Lee picks off the pass by Richard Womack | 36-47 |
| 12:01 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Gregory Lee is blocked by Richard Womack | 36-47 |
| 12:00 | Akron | Bill Hollars pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 11:39 | Akron | Mark Doxey steals the ball from Bill Hollars | 36-47 |
| 11:36 | Ohio | Mark Doxey banks in the layup | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Trevor Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vince Lovell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Hollars (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Womack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Coble (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Akron | Richard Womack steals the ball from Matthew Billingsley | 36-49 |
| 11:03 | Ohio | Mark Doxey drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Womack | 36-52 |
| 10:54 | Akron | Vince Lovell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-52 |
| 10:53 | Akron | Trevor Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 10:41 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses short on a turnaround from close range | 36-52 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 10:21 | Ohio | Adam Coble hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line | 36-54 |
| 10:04 | Akron | Vince Lovell makes the jumper from the right block set up by Gregory Lee | 38-54 |
| 10:00 | Ohio | Richard Womack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Ryan Brazil (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Gregory Lee, Matthew Billingsley, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), James Wheeler (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, Aaron Cleveland, Richard Womack, James Cargile | |
| 09:51 | Akron | Morris Wells hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| 09:48 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez is hacked by Fredrick Conrad in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG) Jose Rodriquez | |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Mark Doxey hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-56 |
| 09:15 | Akron | Larry Pantoja is called for the reach on Donald McElroy - foul #3 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG) Mark Doxey | |
| 09:06 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Edward Costillo is blocked by John Hoerner | 40-56 |
| 09:04 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jose Rodriquez | 40-56 |
| 08:35 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja is open but comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Costillo - foul #2 on Edward Costillo, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Russell Jacobs (C) Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG) Jose Rodriquez | |
| 08:35 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 08:35 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Ryan Brazil snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Ryan Brazil can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Pantoja - foul #4 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Richard Womack (SF) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja | |
| 08:24 | Akron | Ryan Brazil makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 08:24 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:05 | Ohio | Adam Coble scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jose Rodriquez and he's fouled by Ryan Brazil - foul #3 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG), Bill Hollars (C) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG) Jose Rodriquez | |
| 08:05 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses the free throw | 41-59 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Russell Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Gregory Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-59 |
| 07:46 | Akron | Russell Jacobs tips it home | 43-59 |
| 07:17 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Subs | Akron | James Lipton (SF), Donald McElroy (C) Edward Costillo, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF) Aaron Cleveland, Richard Womack, John Hoerner | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Lipton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald McElroy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Adam Coble (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Akron | Donald McElroy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Ryan Brazil (PF) Gregory Lee, Matthew Billingsley, Russell Jacobs | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), John Hoerner (C) James Wheeler, Adam Coble | |
| 06:32 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 43-59 |
| 06:31 | Ohio | John Hoerner tips it in | 43-61 |
| 06:27 | Akron | James Lipton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-61 |
| 06:26 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Hoerner | 43-61 |
| 05:59 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez is hacked by Fredrick Conrad - foul #3 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #7 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Matthew Billingsley (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Bill Hollars (C) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, James Lipton, Ryan Brazil, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Adam Coble (C) Mark Doxey, John Hoerner | |
| 05:59 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 05:59 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 05:46 | Akron | Bill Hollars tips it home | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:40 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the shot from the right wing set up by Jose Rodriquez | 45-65 |
| 05:19 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Bill Hollars | 47-65 |
| 04:51 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jose Rodriquez | 47-68 |
| 04:38 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-68 |
| 04:36 | Akron | Bill Hollars pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-68 |
| 04:24 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 04:22 | Ohio | Lynn Hough pulls down the rebound | 47-68 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | Matthew Billingsley steals the ball from Aaron Cleveland in the backcourt | 47-68 |
| 04:04 | Akron | Vince Lovell scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Matthew Billingsley | 50-68 |
| 03:40 | Ohio | Adam Coble makes the wide open shot from close range | 50-70 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Trevor Johnson | 53-70 |
| 03:08 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Aaron Cleveland | 53-72 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Gregory Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Billingsley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vince Lovell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Hollars (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Lynn Hough (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Adam Coble (tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Akron | Aaron Cleveland is called for the reach on Matthew Billingsley - foul #2 on Aaron Cleveland, team foul #7 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Edward Costillo (SF), Ryan Brazil (PF), Donald McElroy (C) Gregory Lee, Trevor Johnson, Vince Lovell, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), James Wheeler (SG), John Hoerner (C) Jose Rodriquez, Aaron Cleveland, Adam Coble | |
| 02:56 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 02:56 | Akron | Matthew Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 02:37 | Ohio | Mark Doxey buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Larry Pantoja | 55-75 |
| 02:24 | Akron | Edward Costillo knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Fredrick Conrad | 57-75 |
| 02:19 | Ohio | John Hoerner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Wells (SG) Matthew Billingsley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Coble (C) John Hoerner | |
| 02:08 | Akron | Donald McElroy can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-75 |
| 02:07 | Akron | Edward Costillo can't tip it in | 57-75 |
| 02:05 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Lynn Hough | 57-75 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Lynn Hough's layup is rejected by Ryan Brazil | 57-75 |
| 01:43 | Akron | Ryan Brazil snags the defensive board | 57-75 |
| 01:28 | Akron | James Wheeler is called for the reach on Morris Wells - foul #1 on James Wheeler, team foul #8 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Bill Hollars (C) Edward Costillo, Ryan Brazil, Donald McElroy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG) James Wheeler | |
| 01:28 | Akron | Morris Wells misses the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:28 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 01:24 | Ohio | Mark Doxey's pass is intercepted by Morris Wells in the backcourt | 57-75 |
| 01:19 | Akron | Larry Pantoja takes the ball from Morris Wells | 57-75 |
| 00:52 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-75 |
| 00:51 | Akron | Vince Lovell grabs the board | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Akron | Morris Wells is hacked by Mark Doxey - foul #3 on Mark Doxey, team foul #9 | 57-75 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Morris Wells makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Morris Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-75 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Morris Wells is fouled on the floor by Adam Coble - foul #2 on Adam Coble, team foul #10 | 59-75 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Morris Wells makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:36 | Akron | Morris Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 00:16 | Ohio | Morris Wells is called for the reach on Aaron Cleveland - foul #1 on Morris Wells, team foul #8 | 60-75 |
| 00:16 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 00:16 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Vince Lovell lays it in on a great pass from Bill Hollars | 62-77 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Mark Doxey runs out the clock | 62-77 |