| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) SG - Morris Wells (fresh) SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) C - Bill Hollars (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - George Viers (fresh) SG - George Dimas (fresh) SF - William Galloway (fresh) PF - Ray Kennon (fresh) C - Joseph Key (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Bill Hollars wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Akron | Bill Hollars drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Trevor Johnson | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Rider | Joseph Key drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from George Viers | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Akron | Morris Wells buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Fredrick Conrad | 4-2 |
| 19:09 | Rider | George Viers is denied on a layup by Bill Hollars | 4-2 |
| 19:08 | Akron | Patrick Sims snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:57 | Akron | Morris Wells hits a jumper from the left side set up by Fredrick Conrad | 6-2 |
| 18:39 | Rider | William Galloway clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 18:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Trevor Johnson | 6-2 |
| 18:26 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 18:24 | Rider | George Viers pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:18 | Rider | George Viers makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Galloway | 6-4 |
| 18:09 | Akron | Morris Wells hits a shot from the right block set up by Patrick Sims | 8-4 |
| 17:55 | Rider | Fredrick Conrad picks off the pass by George Dimas | 8-4 |
| 17:52 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad hits the finger roll | 10-4 |
| 17:32 | Rider | Ray Kennon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Sims - foul #1 on Patrick Sims, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells, Trevor Johnson, Patrick Sims, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Rider | John Cloud (SF) William Galloway | |
| 17:32 | Rider | Ray Kennon makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:32 | Rider | Ray Kennon makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 17:15 | Akron | Joseph Key takes the ball from Vince Lovell | 10-6 |
| 16:59 | Rider | Ray Kennon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-6 |
| 16:58 | Akron | Gregory Lee gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:49 | Akron | John Cloud is called for the reach on Edward Costillo - foul #1 on John Cloud, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rider | David Minter (PG), Jeffery Wallace (SG), Sean Coddington (PF), Theodore Hall (C) George Viers, George Dimas, Ray Kennon, Joseph Key | |
| 16:38 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 16:36 | Rider | Jeffery Wallace gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:11 | Rider | Jeffery Wallace clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 16:09 | Rider | David Minter tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 15:57 | Akron | Gregory Lee is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Wallace - foul #1 on Jeffery Wallace, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Morris Wells (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (C) Gregory Lee, Thomas Johnson, Edward Costillo, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Rider | William Galloway (SF) Theodore Hall | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Wells (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) C - Bill Hollars (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - David Minter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Wallace (fresh) SF - William Galloway (fresh) PF - Sean Coddington (fresh) C - John Cloud (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad misses long on a shot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:46 | Rider | The rebound goes to Sean Coddington | 10-8 |
| 15:33 | Rider | Jeffery Wallace drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by David Minter | 10-10 |
| 15:18 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses short on a floater from the left side | 10-10 |
| 15:17 | Rider | David Minter pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:59 | Rider | Jeffery Wallace is hacked by Morris Wells - foul #1 on Morris Wells, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Patrick Sims (PF) Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Rider | George Viers (PG), George Dimas (SG), Ray Kennon (PF), Joseph Key (C) David Minter, Jeffery Wallace, Sean Coddington, John Cloud | |
| 14:51 | Rider | George Viers drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Kennon | 10-13 |
| 14:29 | Akron | Morris Wells is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Morris Wells, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG) Fredrick Conrad, Morris Wells | |
| Subs | Rider | Roland Major (SF) William Galloway | |
| 14:20 | Rider | George Dimas connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Viers | 10-16 |
| 14:07 | Akron | Gregory Lee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 14:06 | Akron | Bill Hollars grabs the offensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Trevor Johnson drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Lee | 12-16 |
| 13:39 | Rider | Joseph Key can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 13:38 | Rider | Ray Kennon grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 13:22 | Rider | Roland Major is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 12-16 |
| 13:20 | Akron | Patrick Sims snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 13:16 | Akron | Gregory Lee knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 14-16 |
| 12:56 | Rider | George Viers is fouled on the floor by Trevor Johnson - foul #1 on Trevor Johnson, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Edward Costillo (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Ryan Brazil (C) Thomas Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Patrick Sims, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Rider | David Minter (SG), William Galloway (SF), Sean Coddington (PF), John Cloud (C) George Dimas, Roland Major, Ray Kennon, Joseph Key | |
| 12:46 | Rider | George Viers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 12:45 | Rider | John Cloud gets the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 12:29 | Rider | William Galloway misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 12:27 | Rider | George Viers tips it back up and in | 14-18 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Vince Lovell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Costillo | 17-18 |
| 12:07 | Rider | William Galloway connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by George Viers and the foul's on Edward Costillo - foul #1 on Edward Costillo, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Wallace (SG) George Viers | |
| 12:07 | Rider | William Galloway misses the free throw | 17-20 |
| 12:07 | Akron | Ryan Brazil grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 11:47 | Akron | Ryan Brazil can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 11:46 | Akron | Ryan Brazil can't tip it in | 17-20 |
| 11:44 | Rider | The rebound goes to Sean Coddington | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Brazil (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - David Minter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Coddington (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Cloud (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Rider | David Minter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 11:31 | Rider | John Cloud tips it in | 17-22 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Ryan Brazil knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Vince Lovell and the foul's on Jeffery Wallace - foul #2 on Jeffery Wallace, team foul #3 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Patrick Sims (PF) Gregory Lee, Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Rider | George Dimas (SG), Roland Major (SF), Ray Kennon (PF), Joseph Key (C) Jeffery Wallace, William Galloway, Sean Coddington, John Cloud | |
| 11:25 | Akron | Ryan Brazil makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 11:11 | Rider | Fredrick Conrad steps in front of the George Dimas pass | 20-22 |
| 11:05 | Akron | George Dimas steals it from Ryan Brazil | 20-22 |
| 11:02 | Rider | Roland Major lays it in on a great pass from George Dimas | 20-24 |
| 10:45 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 10:31 | Rider | George Dimas is fouled on the floor by Ryan Brazil - foul #1 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (PG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Bill Hollars (C) Fredrick Conrad, Edward Costillo, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Rider | George Viers (PG) David Minter | |
| 10:24 | Rider | Roland Major comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 10:23 | Akron | Patrick Sims snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Trevor Johnson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by George Viers - foul #1 on George Viers, team foul #4 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rider | William Galloway (SF) Roland Major | |
| 10:18 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 10:02 | Rider | George Dimas clanks a floater from the left side | 23-24 |
| 10:01 | Akron | Patrick Sims grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 09:44 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses short on a runner from the baseline | 23-24 |
| 09:42 | Akron | Trevor Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 09:37 | Akron | William Galloway steps in front of the Bill Hollars pass | 23-24 |
| 09:18 | Rider | George Viers steps out of bounds on the baseline | 23-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Edward Costillo (PG), Vince Lovell (PF) Thomas Johnson, Patrick Sims | |
| Subs | Rider | David Minter (SG), Sean Coddington (PF), John Cloud (C) George Dimas, Ray Kennon, Joseph Key | |
| 09:09 | Akron | Bill Hollars can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Minter - foul #1 on David Minter, team foul #5 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rider | Theodore Hall (C) William Galloway | |
| 09:09 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 09:09 | Akron | Bill Hollars makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:52 | Rider | Vince Lovell takes the ball from George Viers | 25-24 |
| 08:44 | Akron | Gregory Lee drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Edward Costillo | 27-24 |
| 08:28 | Rider | George Viers misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-24 |
| 08:27 | Akron | Gregory Lee grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Gregory Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by David Minter - foul #2 on David Minter, team foul #6 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG) Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Rider | Harry Carter (SG), Joseph Key (C) David Minter, Theodore Hall | |
| 08:23 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 08:23 | Akron | Gregory Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 08:00 | Rider | George Viers makes the jumpshot from the right side | 29-26 |
| 07:43 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 29-26 |
| 07:42 | Rider | The rebound goes to John Cloud | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Costillo (fresh) PF - Vince Lovell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bill Hollars (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - George Viers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Carter (fresh) SF - John Cloud (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Coddington (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Key (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Rider | George Viers is whistled for a carry | 29-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Ryan Brazil (C) Gregory Lee, Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Rider | George Dimas (SG), William Galloway (SF), Ray Kennon (PF) George Viers, John Cloud, Sean Coddington | |
| 07:26 | Akron | Edward Costillo hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Fredrick Conrad | 31-26 |
| 07:14 | Rider | Harry Carter can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Fredrick Conrad - foul #1 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF), Patrick Sims (PF) Edward Costillo, Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Rider | Theodore Hall (C) Joseph Key | |
| 07:14 | Rider | Harry Carter misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 07:14 | Rider | Harry Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 07:14 | Akron | Ryan Brazil snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Harry Carter - foul #1 on Harry Carter, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rider | Sean Coddington (C) Theodore Hall | |
| 06:51 | Akron | Trevor Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 06:51 | Akron | Trevor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 06:35 | Rider | Ray Kennon throws it down | 32-28 |
| 06:23 | Akron | William Galloway picks off the pass by Ryan Brazil | 32-28 |
| 06:05 | Rider | Fredrick Conrad picks off the pass by William Galloway | 32-28 |
| 05:47 | Akron | Ryan Brazil can't connect on a runner from the right block | 32-28 |
| 05:45 | Akron | Ryan Brazil misses the tip | 32-28 |
| 05:43 | Akron | Ryan Brazil pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 05:35 | Akron | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Morris Wells (PG), Gregory Lee (SG), Edward Costillo (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Bill Hollars (C) Fredrick Conrad, Thomas Johnson, Trevor Johnson, Patrick Sims, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Rider | George Viers (PG), John Cloud (SF), Joseph Key (C) Harry Carter, William Galloway, Ray Kennon | |
| 05:16 | Rider | Sean Coddington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Edward Costillo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 05:07 | Akron | Bill Hollars buries a jumper from the right side set up by Gregory Lee | 34-28 |
| 04:47 | Rider | George Viers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cloud | 34-31 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Morris Wells hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Cloud - foul #2 on John Cloud, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Trevor Johnson (SF) Edward Costillo | |
| Subs | Rider | Roland Major (SF), Theodore Hall (PF) John Cloud, Sean Coddington | |
| 04:32 | Akron | Morris Wells makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Morris Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:16 | Rider | Roland Major misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 04:14 | Rider | Theodore Hall tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Trevor Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 36-33 |
| 03:51 | Rider | Joseph Key gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 03:32 | Rider | Theodore Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Morris Wells - foul #3 on Morris Wells, team foul #8 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Akron | Fredrick Conrad (PG), Patrick Sims (PF) Morris Wells, Vince Lovell | |
| Subs | Rider | David Minter (SG), William Galloway (SF) George Dimas, Roland Major | |
| 03:32 | Rider | Theodore Hall makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:32 | Rider | Theodore Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Fredrick Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Sims (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bill Hollars (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - George Viers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Minter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Theodore Hall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Key (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Patrick Sims is hacked by Theodore Hall - foul #1 on Theodore Hall, team foul #9 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Brazil (C) Bill Hollars | |
| Subs | Rider | Ray Kennon (PF), John Cloud (C) Theodore Hall, Joseph Key | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Patrick Sims makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 03:22 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 03:22 | Rider | John Cloud pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 03:01 | Rider | John Cloud misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ryan Brazil - foul #2 on Ryan Brazil, team foul #9 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Johnson (SG), Edward Costillo (SF) Gregory Lee, Trevor Johnson | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Wallace (SG) George Viers | |
| 03:01 | Rider | John Cloud makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 03:01 | Rider | John Cloud makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffery Wallace - foul #3 on Jeffery Wallace, team foul #10 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rider | Harry Carter (SG) Jeffery Wallace | |
| 02:52 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:32 | Rider | Harry Carter comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 02:31 | Rider | David Minter hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 02:20 | Akron | Harry Carter steps in front of the Ryan Brazil pass | 39-39 |
| 02:06 | Rider | Fredrick Conrad picks off the pass by Ray Kennon | 39-39 |
| 02:01 | Akron | Thomas Johnson can't finish the layup | 39-39 |
| 02:00 | Rider | David Minter pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 01:39 | Rider | Ryan Brazil denies the turnaround by David Minter | 39-39 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Ryan Brazil pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 01:12 | Akron | The short jumper by Ryan Brazil is denied by Ray Kennon | 39-39 |
| 01:10 | Rider | John Cloud gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 01:02 | Rider | Patrick Sims takes the ball from David Minter | 39-39 |
| 00:48 | Akron | Patrick Sims misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 00:46 | Akron | Fredrick Conrad tips it home | 41-39 |
| 00:33 | Rider | John Cloud misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Fredrick Conrad - foul #2 on Fredrick Conrad, team foul #10 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Akron | Gregory Lee (SG), Trevor Johnson (SF), Vince Lovell (PF), Bill Hollars (C) Thomas Johnson, Edward Costillo, Patrick Sims, Ryan Brazil | |
| Subs | Rider | George Viers (PG), George Dimas (SG), Sean Coddington (PF), Joseph Key (C) David Minter, Harry Carter, William Galloway, Ray Kennon | |
| 00:33 | Rider | John Cloud misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:33 | Rider | John Cloud makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 00:20 | Akron | Bill Hollars misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 00:19 | Rider | The rebound goes to George Viers | 41-40 |
| 00:03 | Rider | The jump hook by Joseph Key is blocked by Vince Lovell | 41-40 |
| 00:01 | Rider | Joseph Key can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Gregory Lee pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |