| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (fresh) SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fresh) SF - Jonathan Miller (fresh) PF - Norman Ewing (fresh) C - Ryan Roy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) SF - Willard Forbes (fresh) PF - Timothy Regina (fresh) C - David Lofton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | David Lofton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Franklin Floyd makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willard Forbes | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Ohio | Norman Ewing scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charlie Seely | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | Akron | Willard Forbes scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Regina | 3-5 |
| 18:35 | Ohio | Norman Ewing comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 18:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Vincent Stepp | 3-5 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Franklin Floyd makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 18:01 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo misses the jumpshot from the left side | 3-7 |
| 17:59 | Akron | David Lofton pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:57 | Akron | Willard Forbes's pass is intercepted by Jordan Piccirillo in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 17:37 | Ohio | Charlie Seely scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Roy | 6-7 |
| 17:20 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-7 |
| 17:18 | Akron | Franklin Floyd can't tip it in | 6-7 |
| 17:16 | Ohio | Norman Ewing grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:59 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-7 |
| 16:50 | Akron | Timothy Regina is hacked by Jordan Piccirillo - foul #1 on Jordan Piccirillo, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Donald Lang (SF), Thomas Hamilton (PF), James Thomas (C) Charlie Seely, Jordan Piccirillo, Jonathan Miller, Norman Ewing, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), James Bennett (SF), Lester Stephenson (PF) Vincent Stepp, Franklin Floyd, Willard Forbes, Timothy Regina | |
| 16:40 | Akron | Emory Oakley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Lofton | 9-10 |
| 16:26 | Ohio | Gregory Parish double dribbles | 9-10 |
| 16:24 | Akron | Ronald Cunningham is called for the reach on Emory Oakley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| 16:09 | Akron | James Bennett connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Emory Oakley and the foul's on Donald Lang - foul #1 on Donald Lang, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG) Gregory Parish | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 16:09 | Akron | James Bennett misses the free throw | 9-12 |
| 16:09 | Ohio | James Thomas gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 15:51 | Ohio | James Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 9-12 |
| 15:49 | Ohio | James Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) SF - Donald Lang (fresh) PF - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) C - James Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Aaron Hardin (fresh) SG - Emory Oakley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Stephenson (fresh) C - David Lofton (tiring) | |
| 15:40 | Ohio | James Thomas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Lofton - foul #1 on David Lofton, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Miller (SF) Ronald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Akron | Willard Forbes (SF) David Lofton | |
| 15:40 | Ohio | James Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:40 | Ohio | James Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:40 | Akron | James Bennett grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 15:21 | Akron | Emory Oakley connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Hardin | 9-15 |
| 15:04 | Ohio | Aaron Hardin is called for the reach on Donald Lang - foul #1 on Aaron Hardin, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Norman Ewing (PF), Ryan Roy (C) Donald Lang, James Thomas, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Foulk (PG), Timothy Regina (PF), David Lofton (C) Aaron Hardin, James Bennett, Lester Stephenson | |
| 14:51 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller is hacked by Willard Forbes - foul #1 on Willard Forbes, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG) Anthony Foulk, Emory Oakley | |
| 14:38 | Ohio | Charlie Seely's pass is intercepted by Willard Forbes | 9-15 |
| 14:34 | Akron | Franklin Floyd banks in the layup set up by Willard Forbes | 9-17 |
| 14:24 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo double dribbles | 9-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham (PG) Charlie Seely | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 14:18 | Akron | Franklin Floyd's pass is intercepted by Ronald Cunningham in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| 14:07 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 14:05 | Akron | Ronald Cunningham is called for the reach on Vincent Stepp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG), Gregory Parish (SG) Ronald Cunningham, Jordan Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 13:54 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ryan Roy - foul #1 on Ryan Roy, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Lester Stephenson (C) Vincent Stepp, Franklin Floyd, David Lofton | |
| 13:54 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Willard Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Lester Stephenson gets the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Lester Stephenson is open but misses the lay-in | 12-18 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Emory Oakley misses the tip | 12-18 |
| 13:46 | Ohio | Gregory Parish snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 13:24 | Ohio | Ryan Roy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 13:23 | Ohio | Charlie Seely snags the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 13:07 | Ohio | Charlie Seely hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Miller | 14-18 |
| 12:41 | Akron | Emory Oakley is whistled for traveling | 14-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Donald Lang (SF), Thomas Hamilton (PF), James Thomas (C) Gregory Parish, Jonathan Miller, Norman Ewing, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), James Bennett (PF), David Lofton (C) Aaron Hardin, Emory Oakley, Timothy Regina, Lester Stephenson | |
| 12:20 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 12:19 | Akron | David Lofton snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 12:04 | Akron | David Lofton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Lang - foul #2 on Donald Lang, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jonathan Miller (SF) Donald Lang | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 12:04 | Akron | David Lofton makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 12:04 | Akron | David Lofton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:47 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-20 |
| 11:46 | Akron | David Lofton grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Miller (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) C - James Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willard Forbes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Lofton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Akron | Franklin Floyd knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Vincent Stepp | 14-22 |
| 11:22 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-22 |
| 11:20 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller grabs the offensive board | 14-22 |
| 11:09 | Ohio | Charlie Seely misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 11:08 | Akron | David Lofton grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 11:06 | Akron | Thomas Hamilton is called for the reach on James Bennett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG), Norman Ewing (PF), Ryan Roy (C) Jordan Piccirillo, Thomas Hamilton, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Emory Oakley (SG), Timothy Regina (PF), Lester Stephenson (C) Vincent Stepp, Franklin Floyd, Willard Forbes, David Lofton | |
| 11:06 | Akron | James Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 11:06 | Akron | James Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 11:06 | Ohio | Ryan Roy pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 10:54 | Ohio | Gregory Parish connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 16-23 |
| 10:49 | Akron | Aaron Hardin connects on the shot near the basket set up by Timothy Regina | 16-25 |
| 10:25 | Ohio | Emory Oakley steals the ball from Jonathan Miller | 16-25 |
| 10:08 | Akron | Emory Oakley travels with the ball | 16-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | David Lofton (C) James Bennett | |
| 10:00 | Ohio | Ryan Roy misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by David Lofton - foul #2 on David Lofton, team foul #4 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Akron | Anthony Foulk (PG), Willard Forbes (SF) Aaron Hardin, David Lofton | |
| 10:00 | Ohio | Ryan Roy makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 10:00 | Ohio | Ryan Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Willard Forbes hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Foulk | 18-27 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Charlie Seely misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 18-27 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Lester Stephenson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 08:57 | Akron | Anthony Foulk drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Lester Stephenson | 18-29 |
| 08:34 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Ewing | 21-29 |
| 08:32 | Akron | Gregory Parish picks off the pass by Anthony Foulk in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 08:18 | Ohio | Ryan Roy is whistled for a carry | 21-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Thomas Hamilton (PF), James Thomas (C) Gregory Parish, Norman Ewing, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), James Bennett (C) Anthony Foulk, Emory Oakley, Lester Stephenson | |
| 08:02 | Akron | James Bennett is fouled on the floor by James Thomas - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| 08:02 | Akron | James Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 08:02 | Akron | James Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:46 | Ohio | James Thomas scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jordan Piccirillo | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Miller (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) C - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Willard Forbes (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Regina (tiring) C - James Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jordan Piccirillo - foul #2 on Jordan Piccirillo, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG) Jordan Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 07:31 | Akron | Franklin Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 07:31 | Akron | Franklin Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 07:05 | Ohio | Charlie Seely is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charlie Seely, team foul #10 | 23-32 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Timothy Regina knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Willard Forbes | 23-35 |
| 06:30 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 06:29 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton tips it back up and in | 25-35 |
| 06:25 | Akron | James Bennett misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 06:24 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 06:17 | Ohio | Vincent Stepp steps in front of the Jonathan Miller pass | 25-35 |
| 06:13 | Akron | Franklin Floyd lays it in on a great pass from Vincent Stepp | 25-37 |
| 05:50 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller is hacked by Willard Forbes - foul #2 on Willard Forbes, team foul #5 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Norman Ewing (PF), Ryan Roy (C) James Thomas, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Anthony Foulk (SG), Emory Oakley (SF), Lester Stephenson (C) Vincent Stepp, Franklin Floyd, Willard Forbes, Timothy Regina | |
| 05:40 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 05:39 | Akron | James Bennett snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 05:33 | Akron | James Bennett scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Hardin | 25-39 |
| 05:19 | Ohio | Norman Ewing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-39 |
| 05:15 | Akron | James Bennett is hacked by Charlie Seely in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charlie Seely, team foul #11 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG) Charlie Seely | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:15 | Akron | James Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 05:15 | Akron | James Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 04:55 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-40 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Anthony Foulk grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 04:47 | Akron | Lester Stephenson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 04:45 | Ohio | Norman Ewing pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 04:39 | Ohio | Donald Lang is hacked by James Bennett - foul #1 on James Bennett, team foul #6 | 25-40 |
| 04:19 | Ohio | Norman Ewing connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Lang | 28-40 |
| 04:00 | Akron | Aaron Hardin scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Foulk | 28-43 |
| 03:48 | Ohio | Gregory Parish loses the ball out of bounds | 28-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham (PG), Jordan Piccirillo (SG), Thomas Hamilton (PF) Gregory Parish, Jonathan Miller, Norman Ewing | |
| Subs | Akron | Vincent Stepp (PG), Franklin Floyd (SG), Willard Forbes (SF), Timothy Regina (PF), David Lofton (C) Aaron Hardin, Anthony Foulk, Emory Oakley, Lester Stephenson, James Bennett | |
| 03:42 | Akron | Willard Forbes is hacked by Ronald Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #12 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG) Ronald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:42 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Willard Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Piccirillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Lang (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Roy (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Vincent Stepp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Franklin Floyd (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Willard Forbes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy Regina (tiring) 3 pts. C - David Lofton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo is hacked by Timothy Regina - foul #1 on Timothy Regina, team foul #7 | 28-45 |
| 03:21 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 03:21 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 02:52 | Akron | Timothy Regina misses long on a runner in the lane | 30-45 |
| 02:50 | Akron | David Lofton tips it back up and in | 30-47 |
| 02:34 | Ohio | Ryan Roy clanks a runner from the right block | 30-47 |
| 02:33 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Roy | 30-47 |
| 02:19 | Ohio | Ryan Roy scores on a 3 from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Vincent Stepp hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Lofton | 33-49 |
| 01:30 | Ohio | Donald Lang hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by David Lofton - foul #3 on David Lofton, team foul #8 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Norman Ewing (PF), James Thomas (C) Thomas Hamilton, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | Akron | Aaron Hardin (PG), Anthony Foulk (SG), Emory Oakley (PF), Lester Stephenson (C) Vincent Stepp, Franklin Floyd, Timothy Regina, David Lofton | |
| 01:30 | Ohio | Donald Lang misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 01:30 | Ohio | Donald Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 01:30 | Akron | Lester Stephenson grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 01:21 | Akron | Emory Oakley misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-49 |
| 01:20 | Ohio | James Thomas grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 01:10 | Ohio | Jordan Piccirillo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-49 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | James Thomas snags the offensive board | 33-49 |
| 00:58 | Ohio | Charlie Seely scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jordan Piccirillo | 36-49 |
| 00:44 | Akron | Anthony Foulk is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-51 |
| 00:34 | Ohio | James Thomas buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Charlie Seely | 38-51 |
| 00:07 | Akron | Emory Oakley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 38-51 |
| 00:05 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 38-51 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | James Thomas clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 38-51 |