| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Freddie Taylor (fresh) SG - Anthony Norman (fresh) SF - Craig Pike (fresh) PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) C - Henry Espitia (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 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Akron | Wallace Judson is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Norman | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Miami (OH) | Tim Trojanowski picks off the pass by Anthony Norman out of a doubleteam | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Akron | Wallace Judson slams it home set up by Tim Trojanowski | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Akron | Wallace Judson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Akron | Wayne Anders grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Akron | The short jumper by Mario Moreno is denied by Henry Espitia | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Wayne Anders pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Mario Moreno hits the finger roll set up by Tim Trojanowski | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Wayne Anders | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | Akron | Eric Camara's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Pike | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eric Camara - foul #1 on Eric Camara, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (SG), Chad Roberts (PF) Wallace Judson, Eric Camara | |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:34 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:34 | Akron | Mario Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | Akron | Mario Moreno knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 16:05 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter banks in the layup | 7-6 |
| 15:36 | Akron | Chad Roberts misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 7-6 |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Craig Pike | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Freddie Taylor (fresh) SG - Anthony Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Pike (fresh) PF - Joseph Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Espitia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arnold Mims (fresh) SF - Wayne Anders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Roberts (fresh) C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys (PG), Carl Romano (PF), Charles Stonebraker (C) Freddie Taylor, Joseph Carter, Henry Espitia | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Willie Morton (SF) Tim Trojanowski, Wayne Anders | |
| 14:50 | Akron | Wallace Judson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Arnold Mims | 7-9 |
| 14:29 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 14:28 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys is open but can't throw it down | 7-9 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Mario Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Chad Roberts knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Wallace Judson | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willie Morton - foul #1 on Willie Morton, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor (PG), Joseph Carter (PF), Henry Espitia (C) Anthony Norman, Craig Pike, Charles Stonebraker | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Wayne Anders (SF), Eric Camara (PF) Arnold Mims, Willie Morton, Chad Roberts | |
| 13:38 | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:21 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Tim Trojanowski, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Norman Reedy (SF) Jeffery Humphreys | |
| Subs | Akron | Willie Morton (SG) Wallace Judson | |
| 12:58 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia knocks in the runner in the paint | 10-11 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Morton | 10-13 |
| 12:19 | Miami (OH) | Norman Reedy loses the ball out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman (SG), Craig Pike (SF) Carl Romano, Norman Reedy | |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (SG), Chad Roberts (C) Willie Morton, Mario Moreno | |
| 11:55 | Akron | Arnold Mims is fouled on the floor by Anthony Norman - foul #1 on Anthony Norman, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG) Arnold Mims | |
| 11:36 | Akron | Eric Camara buries a shot from the left wing | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Freddie Taylor (fresh) SG - Anthony Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Pike (fresh) PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Espitia (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 10-15 |
| 11:26 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 10:57 | Akron | Wayne Anders misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-15 |
| 10:55 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Judson | 10-15 |
| 10:37 | Akron | Eric Camara can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-15 |
| 10:35 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 10:11 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike is whistled for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys (PG), Carl Romano (PF) Freddie Taylor, Joseph Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | Willie Morton (SF), Mario Moreno (C) Wayne Anders, Eric Camara | |
| 09:53 | Akron | Mario Moreno is whistled for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Stonebraker (C) Henry Espitia | |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG) Tim Trojanowski | |
| 09:35 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 09:33 | Akron | Chad Roberts pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:13 | Akron | Wallace Judson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Wallace Judson, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Rafael Santiago (PF) Wallace Judson, Chad Roberts | |
| 08:53 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 08:51 | Akron | The rebound goes to Tim Trojanowski | 10-15 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Mario Moreno blows the dunk but he's fouled by Charles Stonebraker - foul #1 on Charles Stonebraker, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor (PG), Norman Reedy (SF), Henry Espitia (C) Jeffery Humphreys, Anthony Norman, Craig Pike | |
| Subs | Akron | Wayne Anders (SF) Willie Morton | |
| 08:39 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:39 | Akron | Mario Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:39 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 08:21 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Arnold Mims - foul #1 on Arnold Mims, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Camara (PF) Rafael Santiago | |
| 08:21 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 08:21 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 08:21 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 08:03 | Miami (OH) | Mario Moreno steals it from Henry Espitia | 11-15 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Wayne Anders hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Norman Reedy - foul #1 on Norman Reedy, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman (SG), Craig Pike (SF), Joseph Carter (PF) Carl Romano, Norman Reedy, Charles Stonebraker | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG) Arnold Mims | |
| 07:48 | Akron | Wayne Anders makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 07:48 | Akron | Wayne Anders makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 07:29 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Craig Pike | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Freddie Taylor (fresh) SG - Anthony Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Pike (fresh) PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Espitia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Akron | Eric Camara can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Carter - foul #1 on Joseph Carter, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG) Tim Trojanowski | |
| 07:07 | Akron | Eric Camara makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Eric Camara misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:07 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 06:59 | Miami (OH) | Eric Camara denies the turnaround by Joseph Carter | 13-18 |
| 06:58 | Akron | Eric Camara grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 06:50 | Akron | Wallace Judson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Anders | 13-21 |
| 06:34 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Camara - foul #2 on Eric Camara, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys (PG) Freddie Taylor | |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Roberts (PF), Rafael Santiago (C) Eric Camara, Mario Moreno | |
| 06:34 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:34 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:05 | Akron | Wallace Judson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 06:04 | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 05:51 | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Stonebraker (C) Henry Espitia | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Willie Morton (SF) Wallace Judson, Wayne Anders | |
| 05:30 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Santiago | 15-24 |
| 05:23 | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor (PG), Carl Romano (PF) Jeffery Humphreys, Joseph Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Moreno (C) Rafael Santiago | |
| 04:55 | Akron | Mario Moreno throws it down on a nice dish by Arnold Mims | 15-26 |
| 04:40 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 04:18 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Arnold Mims | 18-29 |
| 04:09 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Craig Pike, team foul #5 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Norman Reedy (SF), Joseph Carter (PF), Henry Espitia (C) Anthony Norman, Craig Pike, Charles Stonebraker | |
| Subs | Akron | Wallace Judson (SG), Wayne Anders (SF) Arnold Mims, Willie Morton | |
| 03:43 | Akron | Wallace Judson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Anders | 18-32 |
| 03:26 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter is whistled for a carry | 18-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Eric Camara (PF) Mario Moreno | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Freddie Taylor (fresh) SG - Carl Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Reedy (fresh) PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Espitia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Tim Trojanowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Judson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Anders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Camara (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Akron | Carl Romano steps in front of the Tim Trojanowski pass in the backcourt | 18-32 |
| 03:21 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano hits the finger roll | 20-32 |
| 02:55 | Akron | Wallace Judson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 02:53 | Akron | Chad Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 02:36 | Akron | Wayne Anders is called for a charge - foul #1 on Wayne Anders, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys (PG), Anthony Norman (SG), Craig Pike (SF) Freddie Taylor, Carl Romano, Norman Reedy | |
| Subs | Akron | Arnold Mims (PG), Rafael Santiago (C) Tim Trojanowski, Chad Roberts | |
| 02:24 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike is hacked by Rafael Santiago - foul #1 on Rafael Santiago, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Charles Stonebraker (PF) Joseph Carter | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Moreno (C) Rafael Santiago | |
| 02:24 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:24 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Eric Camara misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Stonebraker - foul #2 on Charles Stonebraker, team foul #6 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano (PF) Charles Stonebraker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:00 | Akron | Eric Camara makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:00 | Akron | Eric Camara misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:00 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Carl Romano | 22-33 |
| 01:36 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Camara - foul #3 on Eric Camara, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Akron | Tim Trojanowski (PG), Rafael Santiago (PF) Wallace Judson, Eric Camara | |
| 01:36 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:36 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:16 | Akron | Tim Trojanowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 01:14 | Akron | Mario Moreno hits the follow up shot | 24-35 |
| 01:09 | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Henry Espitia | 26-35 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Wayne Anders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 00:42 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 00:38 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Humphreys | 29-35 |
| 00:17 | Akron | Wayne Anders makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Arnold Mims | 29-38 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Rafael Santiago denies the turnaround by Anthony Norman | 29-38 |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | The clock runs out | 29-38 |