| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elmer Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Howard Thresher (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Webster (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Hart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Thresher | 32-32 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Howard Thresher takes the ball from Raymond Samuels | 32-32 |
| 19:06 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:05 | Akron | Christopher Thiel gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:44 | Akron | James Armstrong clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 18:42 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:32 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher misses the driving attempt from the right block | 32-32 |
| 18:31 | Akron | Hershel Moore pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:08 | Akron | Raymond Samuels is denied on a layup by Michael Webster | 32-32 |
| 18:07 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Elmer Watkins | 32-32 |
| 17:50 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 17:49 | Akron | Hershel Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Hershel Moore makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Armstrong | 32-34 |
| 17:18 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Hershel Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses short on a jumper from the left block | 32-34 |
| 16:53 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:45 | Miami (OH) | George Hart misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Thiel - foul #1 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, James Armstrong, Christopher Thiel, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 16:45 | Miami (OH) | George Hart makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:45 | Miami (OH) | George Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Michael Webster - foul #2 on Michael Webster, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Alfred Straub (SG) Howard Thresher | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:19 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:19 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:10 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster lays it up and in set up by Hans Zbell | 36-36 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Lawrence Draper clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| 15:43 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alfred Straub (fresh) SF - Elmer Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Webster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bryan Hart (fresh) C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 39-39 |
| 14:39 | Miami (OH) | George Hart hits the finger roll set up by Alfred Straub | 41-39 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Lawrence Draper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 14:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:59 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 13:57 | Akron | Bryan Hart grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 13:34 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 13:32 | Miami (OH) | George Hart grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 13:13 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 41-39 |
| 13:12 | Miami (OH) | George Hart tips it home | 43-39 |
| 12:54 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 12:37 | Miami (OH) | George Hart scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Hans Zbell | 45-42 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Bryan Hart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marc Osborne | 45-44 |
| 11:53 | Miami (OH) | Alfred Straub loses the dribble to Lisimba Adeyemo | 45-44 |
| 11:36 | Akron | The pull-up jumper by Lawrence Draper is blocked by Elmer Watkins | 45-44 |
| 11:34 | Akron | Ben Morrow tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alfred Straub (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Webster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Hart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Draper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bryan Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Bryan Hart - foul #1 on Bryan Hart, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis (SF), Frank Palen (PF) Alfred Straub, George Hart | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Lisimba Adeyemo, Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart, Ben Morrow | |
| 11:12 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:12 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:43 | Akron | Hershel Moore buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Armstrong | 47-48 |
| 10:39 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Hans Zbell | 49-48 |
| 10:15 | Akron | Christopher Thiel hits the finger roll set up by James Armstrong | 49-50 |
| 09:51 | Miami (OH) | James Armstrong steals it from Hans Zbell | 49-50 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Raymond Samuels connects on the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Frank Palen - foul #1 on Frank Palen, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (PG), Alfred Straub (SG), George Hart (C) Hans Zbell, Elmer Watkins, Michael Webster | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG) Marc Osborne | |
| 09:28 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:03 | Miami (OH) | George Hart buries a jumper from the left block set up by Paul Brooks | 51-53 |
| 08:45 | Akron | James Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Alfred Straub | 51-53 |
| 08:41 | Miami (OH) | Alfred Straub hits the finger roll | 53-53 |
| 08:17 | Akron | George Hart is called for the reach on Hershel Moore - foul #2 on George Hart, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG) Albert Hardy | |
| 07:58 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses long on a shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 07:57 | Akron | Raymond Samuels gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:34 | Akron | James Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Frank Palen | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Paul Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Straub (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Frank Palen (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Hart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Miami (OH) | Frank Palen buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Brooks | 55-53 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Raymond Samuels hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Palen - foul #2 on Frank Palen, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell (PG), Elmer Watkins (SG), Michael Webster (PF) Paul Brooks, Alfred Straub, Frank Palen | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), James Stone (SG) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong | |
| 06:53 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:53 | Akron | Raymond Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:36 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Hans Zbell | 57-54 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Michael Webster steals it from Hershel Moore | 57-54 |
| 05:53 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Hans Zbell and he's fouled by Christopher Thiel - foul #2 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Frank Palen (PF) George Hart | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Ben Morrow (C) Albert Hardy, James Stone, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 05:53 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Marc Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SG) James Armstrong | |
| 05:12 | Miami (OH) | Frank Palen misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Thiel - foul #3 on Christopher Thiel, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), James Armstrong (SG) Marc Osborne, Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| 05:12 | Miami (OH) | Frank Palen makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:12 | Miami (OH) | Frank Palen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:55 | Akron | Christopher Thiel's floater is tipped away by Michael Webster | 62-54 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Christopher Thiel pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Lawrence Draper clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-54 |
| 04:32 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Elmer Watkins | 62-54 |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Draper picks off the pass by Elmer Watkins | 62-54 |
| 03:52 | Akron | Albert Hardy is whistled for a carry | 62-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | George Hart (C) Frank Palen | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Albert Hardy, James Armstrong, Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow | |
| 03:33 | Miami (OH) | George Hart misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Hershel Moore - foul #1 on Hershel Moore, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Howard Wilkerson (PF) Michael Webster | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Thiel (SF) Lawrence Draper | |
| 03:33 | Miami (OH) | George Hart misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 03:33 | Miami (OH) | George Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 ast. SG - Elmer Watkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Howard Wilkerson (fresh) C - George Hart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Thiel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Akron | Hans Zbell picks off the pass by Marc Osborne in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| 03:11 | Miami (OH) | Hershel Moore blocks the short jumper by George Hart | 63-54 |
| 03:10 | Akron | The rebound goes to Hershel Moore | 63-54 |
| 02:48 | Akron | Hershel Moore is fouled on the floor by Hans Zbell - foul #2 on Hans Zbell, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher (SF), Frank Palen (PF) Walter Ellis, Howard Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF) Lisimba Adeyemo, Christopher Thiel | |
| 02:21 | Akron | Raymond Samuels hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 63-54 |
| 02:20 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 02:20 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis (SF), Michael Webster (PF) Howard Thresher, Frank Palen | |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Christopher Thiel (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, Raymond Samuels, Hershel Moore | |
| 02:09 | Miami (OH) | Ben Morrow denies the turnaround by George Hart | 63-54 |
| 02:08 | Akron | Lawrence Draper gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:44 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the floater from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 01:43 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Miami (OH) | James Armstrong is called for the reach on Elmer Watkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Armstrong, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Willis (SG), Frank Palen (PF) Elmer Watkins, George Hart | |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Raymond Samuels (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Dennis Bui, Lawrence Draper, Ben Morrow | |
| 01:39 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell is fouled on the floor by Albert Hardy - foul #1 on Albert Hardy, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 01:39 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Hershel Moore pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 01:16 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 01:14 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Hershel Moore | 63-54 |
| 00:50 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 00:49 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Akron | James Armstrong drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Willis is hacked by James Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Armstrong, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| 00:45 | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Willis makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:45 | Miami (OH) | Jonathan Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:41 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 00:39 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Jonathan Willis picks off the pass by Raymond Samuels | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Hardy - foul #2 on Albert Hardy, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:34 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:30 | Akron | Hershel Moore can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 67-57 |
| 00:28 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell runs out the clock | 67-57 |