| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) SF - Thomas Ide (fresh) PF - Steven Egan (fresh) C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) SF - John Turco (fresh) PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) C - Thomas Dishman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Dennis Hibbard - foul #1 on Dennis Hibbard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Akron | Steven Egan snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Akron | Steven Egan can't finish the layup | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:03 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ryan Clark | 1-2 |
| 18:41 | Akron | Clyde Northrop drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathaniel Plaisance | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Akron | Steven Egan knocks in the floater in the paint | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Fowler | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide, Steven Egan, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:16 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses the shot in the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Dennis Hunter tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 16:51 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Miami (OH) | Patrick Villalpando doubles Dennis Hibbard and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Patrick Villalpando, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (SG), Zachary Leonard (C) Phillip Fowler, Thomas Dishman | |
| 16:20 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 5-4 |
| 16:19 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 16:17 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:00 | Miami (OH) | John Turco loses the dribble to Dennis Hunter | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) SG - Paul Oster (fresh) SF - Aaron Best (fresh) PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) C - Dennis Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timmy Prouty (fresh) SF - John Turco (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Hibbard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Leonard (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Akron | Dennis Hunter scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Best | 7-4 |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | John Turco banks in the layup on a great pass from Ryan Clark | 7-6 |
| 15:23 | Akron | Paul Oster clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:06 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Akron | Aaron Best pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:39 | Akron | Aaron Best comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 14:37 | Akron | Louis Crooks snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Dennis Hunter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ryan Clark - foul #1 on Ryan Clark, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Louis Crooks, Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler (SG), Terrence Worthington (SF), Thomas Dishman (C) Ryan Clark, John Turco, Dennis Hibbard | |
| 14:20 | Akron | Dennis Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Dennis Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:20 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:07 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard travels with the ball | 8-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Johnny Dolphin (C) Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:42 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin can't finish the layup | 8-6 |
| 13:41 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:22 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 8-6 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Steven Egan snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 13:01 | Akron | Thomas Dishman is called for the reach on Nathaniel Plaisance - foul #1 on Thomas Dishman, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Crowley (SF) Thomas Ide | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Coates (SF) Zachary Leonard | |
| 12:52 | Akron | Timmy Prouty steals the ball from Nathaniel Plaisance | 8-6 |
| 12:31 | Miami (OH) | James Coates knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Timmy Prouty | 8-9 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dishman - foul #2 on Thomas Dishman, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF) Clyde Northrop, Richard Crowley, Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), John Turco (SF), Dennis Hibbard (PF) Timmy Prouty, James Coates, Thomas Dishman | |
| 11:54 | Akron | Paul Oster misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Louis Crooks (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Oster (fresh) PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Turco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrence Worthington (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Fowler | 8-11 |
| 11:11 | Akron | John Turco steals the ball from Johnny Dolphin | 8-11 |
| 10:50 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 10:49 | Akron | The rebound goes to Patrick Villalpando | 8-11 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin's layup is rejected by Terrence Worthington | 8-11 |
| 10:42 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:34 | Miami (OH) | John Turco is fouled on the floor by Louis Crooks - foul #1 on Louis Crooks, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Louis Crooks, Paul Oster, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (SG), Zachary Leonard (C) Phillip Fowler, Terrence Worthington | |
| 10:21 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty is fouled on the floor by Clyde Northrop - foul #1 on Clyde Northrop, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 10:09 | Miami (OH) | John Turco misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-11 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Clyde Northrop gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 09:51 | Akron | Steven Egan misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 09:50 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Ide | 8-11 |
| 09:35 | Miami (OH) | The refs have stopped play. Zachary Leonard is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 8-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Aaron Best (SF) Nathaniel Plaisance, Thomas Ide | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer (SG), James Coates (SF) John Turco, Zachary Leonard | |
| 09:25 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Timmy Prouty - foul #1 on Timmy Prouty, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Alva Ziegenhagen (PF) Dennis Hibbard | |
| 09:25 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 09:25 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:01 | Miami (OH) | Alva Ziegenhagen blows the layup but he's hacked by Louis Crooks - foul #2 on Louis Crooks, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Thomas Ide (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Louis Crooks, Aaron Best, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler (SG), Terrence Worthington (C) Ryan Clark, Gerald Zimmer | |
| 09:01 | Miami (OH) | Alva Ziegenhagen makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:01 | Miami (OH) | Alva Ziegenhagen misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:01 | Akron | The rebound goes to Dennis Hunter | 10-12 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Clyde Northrop misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-12 |
| 08:42 | Akron | Dennis Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 08:29 | Akron | Clyde Northrop buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nathaniel Plaisance | 13-12 |
| 08:06 | Miami (OH) | Alva Ziegenhagen knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Steven Egan is fouled on the floor by Terrence Worthington - foul #1 on Terrence Worthington, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), John Turco (SF), Dennis Hibbard (PF) Timmy Prouty, James Coates, Alva Ziegenhagen | |
| 07:47 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Terrence Worthington - foul #2 on Terrence Worthington, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Crowley (SG) Paul Oster | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (C) Terrence Worthington | |
| 07:47 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 07:47 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Crowley (fresh) SF - Aaron Best (fresh) PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) C - Johnny Dolphin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Turco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timmy Prouty (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:28 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty is whistled for traveling | 15-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Paul Oster (SF) Richard Crowley, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard (C) Timmy Prouty | |
| 07:08 | Akron | Clyde Northrop is called for traveling | 15-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Crowley (SG), Steven Egan (PF) Clyde Northrop, Paul Oster | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 06:46 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard loses the ball out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Clyde Northrop (SG), Paul Oster (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF) Richard Crowley, Aaron Best, Steven Egan | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 06:35 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-14 |
| 06:33 | Akron | Paul Oster grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clyde Northrop and the foul's on Phillip Fowler - foul #1 on Phillip Fowler, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Richard Crowley (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Steven Egan (PF) Clyde Northrop, Paul Oster, Patrick Villalpando | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (SG) Phillip Fowler | |
| 06:15 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:55 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 18-14 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Richard Crowley snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Dennis Hibbard is called for the reach on Steven Egan - foul #2 on Dennis Hibbard, team foul #9 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Oster (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Aaron Best (SF), Dennis Hunter (C) Nathaniel Plaisance, Richard Crowley, Thomas Ide, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer (SG), Alva Ziegenhagen (PF) Ryan Clark, Dennis Hibbard | |
| 05:37 | Akron | Steven Egan misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:37 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Best blocks the jumper by Gerald Zimmer | 18-14 |
| 05:24 | Miami (OH) | Alva Ziegenhagen snags the offensive board | 18-14 |
| 05:04 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hunter is called for the reach on Gerald Zimmer - foul #1 on Dennis Hunter, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Thomas Ide (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler (SG) Gerald Zimmer | |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | Patrick Villalpando steals the ball from Zachary Leonard | 18-14 |
| 04:31 | Akron | Zachary Leonard picks off the pass by Patrick Villalpando | 18-14 |
| 04:12 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Turco | 18-16 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Nathaniel Plaisance | 20-16 |
| 04:02 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Timmy Prouty | 20-18 |
| 03:35 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 03:34 | Akron | Johnny Dolphin snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Nathaniel Plaisance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Northrop (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ide (fresh) PF - Patrick Villalpando (fresh) C - Johnny Dolphin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Timmy Prouty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Turco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alva Ziegenhagen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Zachary Leonard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance is fouled on the floor by Zachary Leonard - foul #1 on Zachary Leonard, team foul #10 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Akron | Louis Crooks (PG), Paul Oster (SF), Steven Egan (PF), Dennis Hunter (C) Clyde Northrop, Thomas Ide, Patrick Villalpando, Johnny Dolphin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), Terrence Worthington (SF), Dennis Hibbard (PF), Thomas Dishman (C) Timmy Prouty, John Turco, Alva Ziegenhagen, Zachary Leonard | |
| 03:14 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 03:14 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 02:52 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman scores on a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Steven Egan - foul #1 on Steven Egan, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Best (SF) Nathaniel Plaisance | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer (SG) Phillip Fowler | |
| 02:52 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 02:31 | Akron | Steven Egan is denied on a dunk by Thomas Dishman | 21-21 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Dennis Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 02:13 | Akron | Steven Egan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-21 |
| 02:11 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Thomas Dishman | 21-21 |
| 01:48 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark misses the easy open layup | 21-21 |
| 01:46 | Akron | Aaron Best gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Dennis Hunter clanks a runner in the lane | 21-21 |
| 01:34 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 01:16 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark clanks a floater from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Paul Oster pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 01:07 | Akron | Aaron Best makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Crooks | 23-21 |
| 01:01 | Miami (OH) | Louis Crooks is called for the reach on Ryan Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Crooks, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance (PG), Clyde Northrop (SG), Thomas Ide (SF), Patrick Villalpando (PF), Johnny Dolphin (C) Louis Crooks, Paul Oster, Aaron Best, Steven Egan, Dennis Hunter | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler (SG), John Turco (SF) Gerald Zimmer, Terrence Worthington | |
| 01:01 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 01:01 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 00:55 | Miami (OH) | Johnny Dolphin swats the short shot by Thomas Dishman | 23-21 |
| 00:54 | Akron | Nathaniel Plaisance pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 00:37 | Akron | Thomas Ide clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 23-21 |
| 00:35 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 00:18 | Miami (OH) | John Turco drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Phillip Fowler out of the doubleteam | 23-24 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Patrick Villalpando buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 25-24 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark misses long on a halfcourt shot | 25-24 |