| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Geoffrey Edgell (fresh) SG - James Ward (fresh) SF - Tyler Edwards (fresh) PF - Robert Daniell (fresh) C - Michael Lazo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) PF - Eric Camara (fresh) C - Mario Moreno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Eric Camara wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Akron | Mario Moreno gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Akron | Eric Camara is fouled on the floor by Tyler Edwards - foul #1 on Tyler Edwards, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski's pass is intercepted by Tyler Edwards | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Geoffrey Edgell misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Ohio | Geoffrey Edgell tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Wallace Judson is hacked by Michael Lazo - foul #1 on Michael Lazo, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Akron | Michael Lazo picks off the pass by Wallace Judson | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Ohio | James Ward evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Camara - foul #1 on Eric Camara, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Ohio | James Ward misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Ohio | James Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Ohio | Michael Lazo pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | Ohio | Robert Daniell misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | Ohio | Geoffrey Edgell hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Mario Moreno hits the finger roll | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | Ohio | Michael Lazo's layup is rejected by Eric Camara | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Akron | Wayne Anders grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:39 | Akron | Eric Camara hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 4-2 |
| 16:37 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:17 | Ohio | James Ward scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Lazo | 7-2 |
| 16:00 | Akron | Eric Camara's floater is knocked away by Robert Daniell | 7-2 |
| 15:58 | Ohio | Geoffrey Edgell grabs the board | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Geoffrey Edgell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tyler Edwards (fresh) PF - Robert Daniell (fresh) C - Michael Lazo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) PF - Eric Camara (fresh) C - Mario Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Ohio | Wayne Anders is called for the reach on Tyler Edwards - foul #1 on Wayne Anders, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 15:35 | Ohio | Michael Lazo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 15:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mario Moreno | 7-2 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 15:10 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Robert Daniell | 7-2 |
| 14:48 | Ohio | James Ward is whistled for traveling | 7-2 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (SG), Chad Roberts (PF) Wallace Judson, Eric Camara | |
| 14:25 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 14:24 | Akron | Arnold Mims tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 14:10 | Ohio | Geoffrey Edgell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-4 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Mario Moreno pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Wayne Anders clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 13:47 | Ohio | Robert Daniell gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:37 | Ohio | Arnold Mims picks off the pass by Geoffrey Edgell | 7-4 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Geoffrey Edgell is called for the reach on Tim Trojanowski - foul #1 on Geoffrey Edgell, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio George (SG), Joe Parker (SF), Peter Sedgwick (PF), John Roy (C) James Ward, Tyler Edwards, Robert Daniell, Michael Lazo | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Eric Camara (PF) Tim Trojanowski, Wayne Anders | |
| 12:50 | Akron | Arnold Mims is whistled for traveling | 7-4 |
| 12:34 | Ohio | Joe Parker makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Sedgwick | 9-4 |
| 12:06 | Akron | Chad Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Ward (SG) Geoffrey Edgell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 11:45 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick blows the layup but he's hacked by Chad Roberts - foul #1 on Chad Roberts, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Rafael Santiago (PF) Arnold Mims, Eric Camara | |
| 11:45 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 11:45 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio George (fresh) SG - James Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Sedgwick (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Roy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) SF - Chad Roberts (fresh) PF - Rafael Santiago (fresh) C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Akron | Wallace Judson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Wallace Judson, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Tyler Edwards (SF), Robert Daniell (PF) Joe Parker, John Roy | |
| Subs | Akron | Wayne Anders (SF) Chad Roberts | |
| 11:12 | Ohio | Robert Daniell slams it home | 13-4 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Peter Sedgwick - foul #1 on Peter Sedgwick, team foul #4 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Lazo (C) Peter Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (SG) Wallace Judson | |
| 10:45 | Akron | Mario Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 10:45 | Ohio | Robert Daniell pulls down the rebound | 13-5 |
| 10:27 | Ohio | Robert Daniell comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Mario Moreno - foul #1 on Mario Moreno, team foul #5 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Geoffrey Edgell (PG) Antonio George | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Camara (PF) Mario Moreno | |
| 10:27 | Ohio | Robert Daniell makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 10:27 | Ohio | Robert Daniell misses the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Rafael Santiago pulls down the rebound | 14-5 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Rafael Santiago misses the easy layup but the foul's on Geoffrey Edgell - foul #2 on Geoffrey Edgell, team foul #5 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio George (PG) Geoffrey Edgell | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:21 | Akron | Rafael Santiago misses the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 10:21 | Akron | Rafael Santiago makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 09:57 | Ohio | Antonio George clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-6 |
| 09:55 | Ohio | Michael Lazo grabs the offensive board | 14-6 |
| 09:39 | Ohio | Tim Trojanowski is called for the reach on Antonio George - foul #1 on Tim Trojanowski, team foul #6 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick (PF) Robert Daniell | |
| Subs | Akron | Willie Morton (SG), Chad Roberts (C) Tim Trojanowski, Rafael Santiago | |
| 09:34 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Ward and he's fouled by Chad Roberts - foul #2 on Chad Roberts, team foul #7 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Juan Rosales (C) Wayne Anders, Chad Roberts | |
| 09:34 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick makes the free throw | 17-6 |
| 09:12 | Akron | Eric Camara loses the dribble to Michael Lazo | 17-6 |
| 08:48 | Ohio | Michael Lazo hits a runner from the left block | 19-6 |
| 08:19 | Akron | Arnold Mims is fouled on the floor by Antonio George - foul #1 on Antonio George, team foul #6 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joe Parker (SF), Robert Daniell (PF) Tyler Edwards, Michael Lazo | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wayne Anders (SF), Rafael Santiago (PF), Mario Moreno (C) Arnold Mims, Willie Morton, Eric Camara, Juan Rosales | |
| 08:03 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses the easy layup | 19-6 |
| 08:01 | Akron | Mario Moreno tips it home | 19-8 |
| 07:38 | Ohio | Wayne Anders steals the ball from Peter Sedgwick | 19-8 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Anders | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio George (fairly fresh) SG - James Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Daniell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Sedgwick (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wallace Judson (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) PF - Rafael Santiago (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ohio | Antonio George buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Sedgwick | 22-10 |
| 06:56 | Akron | Wallace Judson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-10 |
| 06:54 | Ohio | Joe Parker grabs the board | 22-10 |
| 06:31 | Ohio | James Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-10 |
| 06:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Mario Moreno | 22-10 |
| 06:10 | Akron | Wallace Judson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-13 |
| 05:47 | Ohio | Antonio George misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Wallace Judson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 05:24 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 05:22 | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick grabs the board | 22-13 |
| 05:17 | Ohio | Mario Moreno is called for the reach on Joe Parker - foul #2 on Mario Moreno, team foul #8 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Roy (PF), Michael Lazo (C) Robert Daniell, Peter Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (SG), Willie Morton (SF), Eric Camara (PF), Juan Rosales (C) Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders, Rafael Santiago, Mario Moreno | |
| 05:17 | Ohio | Joe Parker misses the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 05:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Juan Rosales | 22-13 |
| 04:54 | Akron | Arnold Mims can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 22-13 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the offensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 04:28 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-16 |
| 04:10 | Ohio | John Roy connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Michael Lazo | 24-16 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 24-16 |
| 03:41 | Ohio | James Ward gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 03:27 | Ohio | James Ward misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 03:25 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the board | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Antonio George (tiring) 3 pts. SG - James Ward (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Roy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Lazo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arnold Mims (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Morton (fresh) PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 2 reb. C - Juan Rosales (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 02:55 | Ohio | John Roy grabs the board | 24-16 |
| 02:53 | Ohio | Antonio George's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Geoffrey Edgell (PG), Tyler Edwards (SF), Robert Daniell (PF) Antonio George, Joe Parker, John Roy | |
| Subs | Akron | Wayne Anders (SF), Mario Moreno (C) Tim Trojanowski, Juan Rosales | |
| 02:37 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-16 |
| 02:36 | Ohio | Michael Lazo grabs the board | 24-16 |
| 02:23 | Ohio | Wayne Anders steals it from James Ward out of a doubleteam | 24-16 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Eric Camara hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on James Ward - foul #1 on James Ward, team foul #7 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Peter Sedgwick (C) Michael Lazo | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Roberts (PG), Wallace Judson (SG) Arnold Mims, Willie Morton | |
| 01:58 | Akron | Eric Camara makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 01:58 | Akron | Eric Camara makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 01:39 | Ohio | Geoffrey Edgell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-18 |
| 01:38 | Akron | Mario Moreno pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 01:10 | Akron | Eric Camara makes the wide open shot in the paint | 24-20 |
| 01:03 | Ohio | Robert Daniell banks in the layup set up by Geoffrey Edgell | 26-20 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Chad Roberts scores on a jumper from close range and the foul's on Geoffrey Edgell - foul #3 on Geoffrey Edgell, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Antonio George (PG) Geoffrey Edgell | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG) Eric Camara | |
| 00:50 | Akron | Chad Roberts makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wallace Judson - foul #2 on Wallace Judson, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Lazo (C) Peter Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Tyler Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Wayne Anders is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Antonio George hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-26 |