| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) SF - Alan Gully (fresh) PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ralph Toles (fresh) SG - Jamie McClanahan (fresh) SF - Eugene Melton (fresh) PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) C - Don Abate (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Don Abate wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:56 | Bowling Green | Walter Spann is called for the reach on Ralph Toles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Spann, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Bowling Green | Don Abate clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Thomas Knouse hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roy Gimenez - foul #1 on Roy Gimenez, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:17 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Alan Gully misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Jamie McClanahan | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Mathews - foul #1 on Paul Mathews, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Akron | Paul Mathews scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alan Gully | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jamie McClanahan and the foul's on Thomas Knouse - foul #1 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 17:57 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:46 | Akron | Clayton Craven can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 17:44 | Akron | Alan Gully grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Clayton Craven hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Walter Spann and he's hacked by Jamie McClanahan - foul #1 on Jamie McClanahan, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:09 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Weinmann (C) Don Abate | |
| 16:46 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Weinmann - foul #1 on John Weinmann, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Daly (SF), Jun Chiu (PF) Eugene Melton, Roy Gimenez | |
| 16:46 | Akron | Thomas Knouse makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:46 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:46 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:29 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles can't connect on a floater from the left block | 9-7 |
| 16:27 | Akron | Clayton Craven gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Jun Chiu takes the ball from Paul Mathews | 9-7 |
| 16:03 | Bowling Green | John Daly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 16:01 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ralph Toles (fairly fresh) SG - Jamie McClanahan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Daly (fresh) PF - Jun Chiu (fresh) C - John Weinmann (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Akron | Paul Mathews hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 9-7 |
| 15:46 | Akron | Paul Mathews snags the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 15:34 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Walter Spann | 11-7 |
| 15:16 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Toles and he's hacked by Thomas Knouse - foul #2 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), William Bauer (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen (PG), Eugene Melton (SF), Don Abate (C) Ralph Toles, Jamie McClanahan, John Weinmann | |
| 15:16 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu misses the free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:16 | Akron | Cliff Morgan snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Gary Lane is hacked by Don Abate - foul #1 on Don Abate, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez (PF) Jun Chiu | |
| 14:27 | Akron | George Woods hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 14:25 | Bowling Green | John Daly grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 14:03 | Bowling Green | John Daly buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Eugene Melton | 11-11 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Eugene Melton denies the turnaround by George Woods | 11-11 |
| 13:54 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 13:34 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen's layup is rejected by George Woods | 11-11 |
| 13:33 | Akron | George Woods pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:19 | Akron | The short jumper by George Woods is denied by Don Abate | 11-11 |
| 13:18 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:14 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen is hacked by George Woods - foul #1 on George Woods, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF) William Bauer, Gary Lane, George Woods | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles (PG), Jamie McClanahan (SG), Willie Edwards (SF), John Weinmann (C) Michael Hansen, John Daly, Eugene Melton, Don Abate | |
| 13:02 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann's pass is intercepted by Alan Gully | 11-11 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Paul Mathews connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-11 |
| 12:24 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Gary Lane (C) Jonathan Lipps, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 11:59 | Akron | Roy Gimenez steps in front of the Clayton Craven pass | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ralph Toles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie McClanahan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Edwards (fresh) PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) C - John Weinmann (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 11:40 | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards hits the follow up shot | 14-13 |
| 11:22 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Gary Lane tips it in | 16-13 |
| 10:58 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Lane - foul #1 on Gary Lane, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (SG), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Daly (SG), Eugene Melton (SF), Jun Chiu (PF) Jamie McClanahan, Willie Edwards, Roy Gimenez | |
| 10:58 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:58 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:58 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:35 | Akron | George Woods comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Weinmann - foul #2 on John Weinmann, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (SG) Walter Spann | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Don Abate (C) John Weinmann | |
| 10:35 | Akron | George Woods misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:35 | Akron | George Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:31 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Lipps in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 10:28 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps lays it up and in | 19-14 |
| 10:08 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles is fouled on the floor by George Woods - foul #2 on George Woods, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF) George Woods | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 10:08 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:08 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:46 | Akron | Jack Styles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Akron | Clayton Craven (PF) Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan (SG) Ralph Toles | |
| 09:34 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Daly | 19-19 |
| 09:22 | Akron | Clayton Craven blows the layup | 19-19 |
| 09:20 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Jun Chiu | 19-19 |
| 09:04 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan is fouled on the floor by Jack Styles - foul #1 on Jack Styles, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF) Jonathan Lipps, William Bauer, Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez (PF) Don Abate | |
| 09:04 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:04 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:50 | Akron | Alan Gully buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Walter Spann | 22-21 |
| 08:25 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu blows the dunk | 22-21 |
| 08:24 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan snags the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 08:06 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 07:44 | Akron | Paul Mathews is whistled for traveling | 22-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF), Gary Lane (C) Clayton Craven, Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles (PG), Willie Edwards (SF), Don Abate (C) John Daly, Eugene Melton, Jun Chiu | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Styles (fresh) C - Gary Lane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ralph Toles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie McClanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) C - Don Abate (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Don Abate | 22-23 |
| 07:26 | Akron | Alan Gully hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Styles and the foul's on Roy Gimenez - foul #2 on Roy Gimenez, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG) Walter Spann | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen (PF) Roy Gimenez | |
| 07:26 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:08 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Jack Styles - foul #2 on Jack Styles, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Clayton Craven (PF) Jack Styles | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 07:08 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:08 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:52 | Akron | Gary Lane lays it in on a great pass from Paul Mathews | 27-25 |
| 06:46 | Bowling Green | Don Abate misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Lane - foul #2 on Gary Lane, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (SG), Cliff Morgan (C) Paul Mathews, Gary Lane | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 06:46 | Bowling Green | Don Abate makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:46 | Bowling Green | Don Abate misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:46 | Bowling Green | Don Abate pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:33 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willie Edwards | 27-28 |
| 06:15 | Akron | Cliff Morgan's floater is tipped away by Willie Edwards | 27-28 |
| 06:13 | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 05:56 | Bowling Green | William Bauer steals the ball from Michael Hansen | 27-28 |
| 05:53 | Akron | Clayton Craven lays it up and in on a great pass from William Bauer | 29-28 |
| 05:44 | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards is called for a charge - foul #1 on Willie Edwards, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG) Alan Gully | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Daly (SG), Eugene Melton (SF), Jun Chiu (PF) Jamie McClanahan, Willie Edwards, Michael Hansen | |
| 05:26 | Akron | William Bauer hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-28 |
| 05:07 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles hits the finger roll | 31-30 |
| 04:55 | Akron | William Bauer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 04:53 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 04:25 | Bowling Green | John Daly's pass is intercepted by William Bauer | 31-30 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Cliff Morgan scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Walter Spann | 33-30 |
| 03:49 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 33-30 |
| 03:47 | Akron | William Bauer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Cliff Morgan is fouled on the floor by Don Abate - foul #2 on Don Abate, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Fitzhugh (PG), Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF), Thomas Knouse (C) Walter Spann, William Bauer, Jonathan Lipps, Clayton Craven | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan (SG), Willie Edwards (SF), Roy Gimenez (PF), John Weinmann (C) Ralph Toles, Eugene Melton, Jun Chiu, Don Abate | |
| 03:28 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Cliff Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wilson Fitzhugh (fresh) SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - John Daly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie McClanahan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) C - John Weinmann (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez is hacked by Cliff Morgan - foul #1 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #11 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Akron | Gary Lane (PF) Cliff Morgan | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 03:07 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:07 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Paul Mathews clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jamie McClanahan - foul #2 on Jamie McClanahan, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen (PG) John Daly | |
| 02:54 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:54 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:32 | Bowling Green | Paul Mathews takes the ball from Jamie McClanahan | 37-31 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Paul Mathews hits the finger roll | 39-31 |
| 02:13 | Bowling Green | Paul Mathews takes the ball from John Weinmann | 39-31 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't connect on a shot near the basket | 39-31 |
| 01:56 | Akron | Gary Lane hits the follow up shot | 41-31 |
| 01:41 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Alan Gully misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 01:23 | Akron | Gary Lane grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 01:11 | Akron | Alan Gully comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 01:09 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Willie Edwards | 41-34 |
| 01:00 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-34 |
| 00:59 | Akron | Alan Gully snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 00:35 | Akron | Paul Mathews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 00:33 | Akron | Alan Gully tips it back up and in | 43-34 |
| 00:19 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), William Bauer (SG), Jonathan Lipps (SF), Jack Styles (PF), George Woods (C) Wilson Fitzhugh, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Gary Lane, Thomas Knouse | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles (PG), John Daly (SG), Eugene Melton (SF), Jun Chiu (PF), Don Abate (C) Michael Hansen, Jamie McClanahan, Willie Edwards, Roy Gimenez, John Weinmann | |
| 00:00 | Akron | Jonathan Lipps can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-34 |